» The Golden State: Highlights

The Golden State

- a place where the sun shines so bright all your dreams come true -

Some of my future posts will include:

Food and sunshine(lots of it),

Downtown San Francisco,

Pier 39,

AT&T Park,

Golden Gate Bridge,

Napa Valley wineries,

Santa Monica Pier,

Disneyland,

LACMA,

Hollywood,

& my beloved family.

Stay tune!

xx

» Wildcraft

Happy birthday Safia! (this is a super belated post..)

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During final exam season, we all took a break and went out for S's birthday.

For some good food, we went to Wildcraft.

This was what I ordered: Chicken bacon burger with sweet potato fries.

What they don't tell you to do (which I don't understand why) is that you should put the Aoli Mayo as a spread onto the burger. Makes it just absolutely delicious!!!

And my alcohol of choice: vino, of course.

M & I shared a bottle of pinot from Sicily! Delicious :)

I've been here a couple times and every time I come, I'm not really surprised. In my opinion, everything is mediocre and a little overpriced for what I'm getting.

But it does have a cute patio and it is a great place for group gatherings :)

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A great night with good company & a break from studying - just what I needed to destress.

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fotd & ootd

I was debating on the shorts or skirt, but ended up choosing the skirt :)

top / talula

skirt / talula

scarf / primark

shoes / urban outfitters

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On another related note, I just got back from my vacation to the Golden State!

I'm currently trying to piece my life back together while meeting up with a bunch of special individuals before I head back to school. I'll slowly be organizing my photos so I can share my travels with you all. Hang in there :) x

If you want a more 'current' update, follow me on instagram @ karencng!

» Vincenzo's

Mmmm mmmm good

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Since I'm leaving Waterloo for good (soon), I decided to make a to-do list of all the places (mainly food) that I wanted to try before leaving.

Evidently, Vincenzo's was on the top of my list.

It is a small Italian supermarket that sold basically anything you can think of - from oil/vinegar dispensers to wine and cheese wooden boards to fresh ham and foods. (It smells amazing in there)

They had a cold cuts section just to the right of this but my main interest was the hot foods bar.

They had soups, pasta, and two sandwiches that sounded mouthwatering.

So, I got the veal on a bun & M got chicken schnitzel on a bun.

And oh it did not disappoint.

Here is the veal on bun (and of course I'd get an americano).

The chicken schnitzel

What I didn't tell you is that the buns were sauteed mushroom and pepper filled.

Just absolutely delicious!!

I can't believe I've never been here before. I guess it's out of the way but it's soo worth it.

Can't wait to go again to buy some fresh meat/cheese and try something else!

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& yes, I'm back to blogging :$! But not for long.

I'm heading out to the West Coast tomorrow so when I come back from that vacation, I'll actually be back.

Look forward to my travel posts :)

YYZ > SFO > LAX > YYZ

» The 4 Ks

Who sends me snapchats while I am sad and studying?!

Of course it's these goofs :)

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I, absolutely love my family.

I'd turn down plans with friends just to hang out with my fams. (Slash I always do that...hehe sorry fwends)

That's just how we are.

There is never a time where we aren't laughing or just being silly.

I can honestly say they're my best friends :')

OKAY, this is the end of my sappy post.

I just miss them :(

I hate this stupid final exam season when I don't get to go home.

WAHHH.

Can't wait to be done on August 12th!!

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On another note, sorry for not updating! I've been consumed by my final exam season. I'll start posting again once I'm done :)

» Voyager Avec KN

The fact that I started Voyager Avec KN (my travel blog) over a year ago,

And the fact that it's almost been a year since I've embarked on my European adventure,

AND the fact that my travel blog still gets over 500 views a month...

Calls for a "I miss Europe" post.

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It's hard to resist posting some (okay, I'm going to post a lot) pictures of my amazing trip haha so here are some of my highlights :)

Paris, France

Nice, France

Ibiza, Spain

Santorini, Greece

Sahara Desert

Venice, Italy

Barcelona, Spain

Rome, Italy

Bangkok, Thailand

Swiss Alps

London, England

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& now some bits and pieces of my Parisian life...

My room in Paris!

Weekly tea time at Ladurée 

ISC Paris - the school I attended

   

Eiffel Tower - during the day & at night

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For more pictures of my adventures, go check it out for yourself at Voyager-Avec-KN :)

xo