Travel
Portland’s Pearl: CARGO
My new obsession is the shop Cargo in Portland, located in the Pearl District. At first glance it looks like a mad Asian market/party store, something on the lines of Pearl River Mart in New York, but inside it is filled with an insanely cool collection of things. Everything from Indian rugs to Mao sculptures [...]
Eureka, California
Eureka means “I have found it” in Greek and so became the name of the mining town hub of the Pacific Northwest in the 19th century. Erected in 1850, the city still holds onto a lot of its old west heritage while lightly incorporating modern themes, like great signage. We stopped in to catch the [...]
Road Trip From Oregon to San Francisco
The drive from central Oregon to the coast and down the 101 is incredible. The natural beauty is spectacular and reminds you what life outside the city is like. It’s also one of the weirdest drives because of all of the Redwood tree sculptures, especially the ones of the Sasquatch and Shrek! Enjoy….
Oregon Wine Country
One of our favorite things about Oregon is the wonderful wine that comes out of the Willamette Valley. On our second trip through the wine country, we visited our old favorite Stoller Vineyards as well as some new ones Panther Creek, Redhawk and Benton Lane. Similar to the Napa Valley, the Willamette Valley has gorgeous [...]
Portland, Oregon
After driving up from San Francisco, Nick & I settled into the Ace Hotel in Downtown Portland and soon after met up with our friends Fred & Ali for a terrific holiday weekend. Portland is definitely a foodie’s city and we had some incredible meals. It’s also a great city for vintage shopping as the [...]
Road Trip From San Francisco to Portland
Nick & I took a road trip from San Francisco to Portland & back for the Fourth of July weekend. We took the 5 up, hitting cool towns like Shasta and Ashland, and for the way back we went through Oregon wine country on the way to the coast. It was one of the most [...]
Golden Gate Park & Kickball
I am a bit backlogged on blogging. Here’s a few Sundays ago when we walked to Golden Gate Park and played kickball. Photos by Nick…
Sutro Baths & Ocean Beach
One of my favorite places in San Francisco is Ocean Beach and the Sutro Baths. So much history lies here. Photos by Nick (for the most part)…
Nick’s New York
Nick received a new camera for his birthday and he’s been taking some really cool shots. Aside from 2-3, all of the following are his…
Bodega Bay
Nick and I had a glorious weekend in Bodega Bay thanks to our good friend Leah & Andy. We met new and incredible people, drank damn good bloody mary’s, went on a scary vertigo-producing hike, ate tons of delicious food and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and view on the deck. Couldn’t have been m0re lovely.
Sunshine & Greenery in Napa
A couple weeks ago Nick and I drove up to Napa to visit my mom and take a hike with her. I’ve been teaching Nick more about photography, so he’s taken over on a lot of our “shoots” and he’s been doing a great job of capturing the true essence of our surroundings. Napa is [...]
Tahoe
Way back in the early 80s my dad lived in Tahoe and I would ski and eat snow cones and play Pacman and Centipede on a table top console with my older brother. I have not been back to Tahoe since 1986, which is hard to believe considering I’ve lived most of my life in [...]
Prague
Prague is an enchanting city. At night the bridges, castles and spires glow and illuminate all the arcades and alleyways with golden light. During the day there are a million things to see and do, from gorgeous medieval churches to hidden breweries with delicious beer made by monks. We saw a ton of the city [...]
London
After many travel complications due to the British Airways strike, Nick and I are finally home in San Francisco. We had an incredible time in London and Prague and I took a ridiculous number of pictures. The pictures speak for themselves but my top 3 highlights in the UK were: 1. The amazing packing design [...]
London
Today marks my fourth day in London with the Williams family. I’m very excited to post all the pictures, but until the time allows I just have these two: the flat we’re staying in in Cadogan Gardens in Chelsea (pronounced Caduggan Gardens) and the very strange breakfast I had this morning…a sort of funny classic [...]
Hog Island Oyster Co.
Yesterday Nick & I went up to Hog Island Oyster Co. in Tomales Bay for our friend Dean’s 30th Birthday…
Thailand
Nick and I have been married now for five months already. Time flies! Here are some photos from our recent honeymoon to Thailand. We started our trip in Ko Lanta, which is in the Krabi province. It’s extremely mellow, which is just what we needed. Afterward we stayed in the northwestern area of Phuket, which [...]
Thailand or Bust
After three and a half months of waiting, Nick and I are finally taking off to Thailand tonight for our honeymoon. Rest, relaxation, quiet, rain forest, Thai food, fresh seafood, beaches….and nothing to do.
Griffith Park in Black & White
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Griffith Park in Color
Today Nick and I went on a hike from Fern Dell Park up to the Griffith Observatory. We usually hike in the Malibu hills so it was a nice change of pace try something new, plus the trees and streams reminded me of my hometown in Marin. The hike was mainly uphill, but pretty short [...]
Seattle in Color
© 2009 Sara & Nick Williams
Seattle in Black & White
© 2009 Sara & Nick Williams