cambria is a darling little town by the beach in central california. we usually stay here for a few nights on our family road trips but this time, we just stopped on our way to and from carmel. our favorite restaurant there is called robins and it has a great vegan menu. we ended up stopping there on the way there and back to grab a bite to eat. i got the coconut tofu curry and thai tofu lettuce wraps, both of which were amazing! we also love hearts ease, a garden shop across from robins. though it wasn’t as manicured as it usually is when we visit in the spring or summer, it was still as cute and quaint as i remember. though we didn’t stay long, cambria will always feel a little like home
last weekend, a few people from my school and I took a day trip to tirau, which is a quaint little town a few hours away from school. i almost didnt go because of the huge load of homework i had but i glad i decided to throw caution to the wind because the homework eventually got done and i had a great time. the town is really cute and quirky and it reminded me a bit of the towns in norcal like carmel and cambria my family road trips to every year. i had a lovely time meandering through the shops, drinking awesome coffee, getting homework done in cute cafes and gawking at the huge sheet metal sculptures at every turn. it was a nice and much needed break from the daily grind of college life.
i have always loved Lord of the Rings. when i was a kid, i read them with my mom and i have seen all the movies on opening day. i even did a dance in my grade school talent show to music from the movie soundtrack! they are some of my favorite movies partly because of the beautiful scenery and cinematography! so when i found out i was going to new zealand, going to hobbiton was on the top of my list of things to do! this past week, i finally got to go to hobbiton and it totally exceeded my expectations! it was so quaint and beautiful and alot larger than i imagined! they just redid it for the filming of the hobbit series and we got lucky because the lake area opened to the public just a week before we visited!
every sunday, we go to tauranga, a beach town near the school, to serve at the local church and after, we usually have some time to explore and wander around. this past week, we were watching a surf competition and it started pouring rain. though i live in california, i have never been to the beach in the rain and it was so pretty! i think rain makes everything more beautiful
i’m so glad i stumbled on this cute little cafe while i was in wellington! while wandering around on cuba street, my friend and i decided to stop here for a quick bite to eat and ended up staying 4 hours! the rhubarb and strawberry breakfast parfait was beyond amazing and the hot chocolate was good but it was no scopa, which is just a few doors down and still the best i’ve ever had! i’ll always have fond memories of this darling cafe.