Green Village Bali

woah.  this is a cool place.
read more about it here

What a tub!

Dreaming

It's that time of year again..I've got an itch that I need to scratch.

Riding Giants

I just finished watching the surfing movie Riding Giants again. 

Waves, the ocean...it's so beautiful and powerful.

Awesome.

img: weheartit.com

Lets Go

here:

Just when you think you've seen all the landscapes the world has to offer...this comes along, what?!
these are called the Vermilion Cliffs in Arizona. 
amazing. 
the U.S. has some pretty incredible landscapes to see. 
very fascinating that these places exist!
roadtrip...one day.

Magazine Roundup

Real Simple:

I've always loved beaded curtians...especially here.

pretty!

Coastal Living:

I just really liked this photo of Costa Rica...that is one awesome outdoor market.

Colour Inspiration

I watched the Bachelorette last night which was filmed in Bora Bora (my ultimate dream vacation spot).  I couldn't help but drool over the colours of that place...turquiose, blue, bright green, white, blood red orange, fuschia, pink...everything is so fresh, warm and cheery!  This is the colour palette of my dreams.

P.S. Yay, Roberto!

One Year Ago...

Golden Dreams

Whistler's Best Kept Secret:

The River of Golden Dreams.

It is SO beautiful

Venice Beach

I've always heard that Venice Beach is "seedy"....and maybe it is...but from what I can tell it looks pretty cool. 

There was an article in Coastal Living about it being the perfect day trip...I think I'd agree. 

I can make it there in a day right?

P.S. this store has some pretty cool interiors check it out here

The Surf Lodge

I'm about bursting with things to share that I found in my recently loaned Coastal Living magazines.

I'll start with one of my favourite finds...The Surf Lodge in Montauk, New York.

The designer, Robert McKinley, is a man after my own heart. 
Check out his place:

  I LOVE IT.

The vintage surf photos, the patterned pillows, the white walls, the whicker basket, the tree trunk bench, the retro globe, the puka shell necklaces dangling off the frame, the giant white lantern (not sure what to call it), the ruff rug...i love it all. 

Not to mention the fact that surfboards make a cool accessory (sadly, an accessory is all they would be in my place because there are no waves in vancouver). 

Now for his Surf Lodge hotel:

Coastal Living gave a spread of inspiration from this surf lodge which was also quite awesome

*on a side note, i watched The Endless Summer for the first time last week...not what I expected, it's so old (the narrator called a girl surfer's bikini top a "green chest protector" haha).  it's pretty amusing...kinda like old Warren Miller movies.*

*new favourite colour combination reddy-orange and a that sort of muted turquiose...this jumped off the page! 

That elephant tray is pretty amazing too...i want it badly, it's from Fran's Wicker.  The knobs are from Anthropologie.*   

Happy Imaginary Traveling

I went to the library to pick up / check out the latest home decor magazines and ended up coming home with 4 exotic travel mags and The Endless Summer and Darjeeling Limited dvds.

a couple of things:

1.  Conde Nast Traveler is my new favourite travel mag
2.  Our planet is AMAZINGLY beautiful!
3.  A few people in this world have access to unbelievable luxury...beyond what I could ever imagine..."does that place REALLY EXIST?!"  insane.

 

The Andaman Islands and Rajan the elephant who retired there.

Sea-U Guest House in Barbados...heaven.

il san pietro di positano...literally built into the cliff

apa Villa Illuketia in sri lanka

Sacha Lodge Equador

Whitepod resort, Switzerland

La Digue Isle, Seychelles

who knew Tanzania had such beautiful beaches?