"D O Y O U W A N T T O S E E T H E W O R L D ? I N A D I F F E R E N T W A Y, Y E A H !" - The Kooks

 

LESFRECKLES INTRODUCES: DOLORES PARK, SAN FRANCISCO

MEET THE CITIES BIGGEST NERDS SLASH MOST COLORFUL ,OPEN, FRIENDLY PEOPLE. DOLOROES PARK IS FAMOUS FOR ITS HIPPIE FEELING, GREAT VIEW, FREE BEERS AND BARBECUE PARTIES IN SUMMER. I WENT THERE LAST WEEKEND WITH SOME FRIENDS AND WE HAD A BLAST, AS YOU CAN SEE. TOFFEE COFFEE ICECREAM. THREE ANGELS FOR CHRIS. BLUE SKY. TONS OF TARTS, QUICHES & CREAMCHEESE BAGELS. SUNSHINE. PEOPLE WATCHING. SLACK LINE. SOON MORE!

LOVE,

CATHI

(ALL PHOTOS BY CATHI K. , CHRIS T. OR KHAMI LEON OF WWW.KHAMILEON.BLOGSPOT.COM)

"I W I S H I W A S A N O R A N G E C O U N T Y S U R F E R G I R L "

LESFRECKLES INTRODUCES: DESIRE FOR ORANGE COUNTY

BOY, I MISS THE OC. THE BEACHES, THE WEATHER, THE PEOPLE. IF YOU EVER GO TO NEWPORT, RENT A BIKE, RIDE IT ALONG THE PIER AND ENJOY THE WARM OCEAN BREEZE BLOWING THROUGH YOUR HAIR :)! LOOKING THROUGH THOSE PICTURES REMINDED ME, THAT I REALLY WANT TO LEARN HOW TO SURF. THATS WHY I BOOKED A SURF LESSON IN SANTA CRUZ FOR ME AND MY BOY TODAY, YEAH! UNFORTUNATELY WE WILL NEED WET SUITS, CAUSE NORTH CAL JUST ISN'T QUITE SOCAL. BUT SURFING IS SURFING, RIGHT? :)

INTERESTED IN SURFING?

SURF SCHOOL SANTA CRUZ:

http://www.santacruzsurfschool.com/

MAVERICKS INVIATIONAL SURF FESTIVAL 2012 HALF MOON BAY:

http://mavericksinvitational.com/

LOVE, 

CATHI

(ALL PHOTOS BY CATHI K. & CHRIS H.)

"I S T H E R E A C H A N C E Y O U M A Y C H A N G E Y O U R M I N D ? O R A R E W E A S H E S & W I N E ?" A Fine Frenzy

 

LESFRECKLES INTRODUCES: ILLUSTRATOR/ ARTIST FABIAN CIRAOLO

PICTURES OUT OF A 21ST CENTURY FAIRYTALE. PROVOCATIVE COMBINATIONS. CHILDHOOD MEMORIES &TODAYS REALITY. THE ARTWORKS OF FAB CIRAOLO, A CHILEAN ILLUSTRATOR, ARE STUNNING AND LIKE NOTHING I'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE. GOTTA GET ONE OF THESE, AS SOON AS I HAVE MY OWN APARTMENT. 

CHECK OUT THE ARTISTS BLOG:

http://fabianciraolo.blogspot.com/

BUY HIS ARTWORK HERE:

http://www.artflakes.com/en/shop/fab-ciraolo

LOVE,

CATHI

(ALL PHOTOS VIA ARTFLAKES.DE, I DO NOT OWN THE PHOTOS)

"Y O U A R E T H E H O N E Y & T H E M O O N T H A T L I G H T S U P M Y N I G H T S" - Joseph Arthur

LESFRECKLES INTRODUCES: THE HAIGHTS, SAN FRANCISCO

ONCE THE CENTER OF THE HIPPIE MOVEMENT THE "HAIGHTS" TODAY ARE A PLACE, WHERE YOU CAN FIND ARTISTS, AS WELL AS HOMELESS, AS WELL AS TOURISTS.

THE STREETS ARE COLORFUL, FILLED WITH GRAFFITIS & NEONSIGNS & SPORADICALLY A LITTLE BIT DIRRTY, WHAT, IN MY OPION, JUST CONTRIBUTES TO THE CHARM OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU CAN FIND HIP SECOND HAND BOUTIQUES, WELL KNOWN RETAIL CHAINS WITH A LITTLE HIPPIE TOUCH (LIKE BEN & JERRYS), NICE RESTAURANTS , TATTOO ARTISTS & TOURISTY HIPPIE STUFF.

UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T HAVE TO MUCH TIME IN THE CITY TODAY, BUT I ALREADY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE VIBE OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, SO YOU ARE ALMOST CERTAIN GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IT SOON. 

ADDRESS:

HAIGHT STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

LOVE (& PEACE!),

CATHI

(ALL PHOTOS BY CATHI K.)

"T H I S C O U L D B E P A R A D I S E" - Coldplay

LESFRECKLES INTRODUCES: PARADISE, AKA BIG SUR

I JUST CAN'T STOP TALKING/ WRITING ABOUT OUR ROADTRIP DOWN THE 1. THIS WAS CLOSE TO 'BIG SUR' IN NORTH CAL. A BEAUTIFUL, ROUGH COAST & A LOT OF UNTOUCHED NATURE. COLDPLAYS SONG 'PARADISE' ALWAYS MAKES ME THINK OF THAT PLACE. 

LOVE,

CATHI




(ALL PHOTOS BY CHRIS H.)

"B E W H O E V E R Y O U H A V E T O B E I W O N T J U D G E Y O U"- The Kooks

LESFRECKLES INTRODUCES: VENICE BEACH BOARDWALK

WHERE ART MEETS OCEAN. THE VENICE BEACH BOARDWALK MIGHT NOT BE THE CLEANEST PLACE ON EARTH, BUT IT IS COLORFUL, ARTSY & HIP. EVEN IF YOU DONT WANT TO BUY ANY OF THE ART THAT IS OFFERED DIRECTLY NEXT TO A STUNNING BEACH, THE BOARDWALK IS WORTH A VISIT JUST FOR ITS PEOPLE. ARTISTS OF ALL KINDS, HIPPIES, GIRLS ON ROLLER-SKATES, THAT COULD BE OUT OF A 80S' VIDEOCLIP. ON THE SECOND PHOTO YOU CAN SEE AN ARTIST, THAT DESCRIBED HERSELF AS "AN OLD HIPPIE, JUST HAVING FUN IN THE SUN, DOING ARTS AND STUFF". AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT EVERYONE HERE SEEMS TO BE DOING. AND I MEAN- WHAT IS TO BE SAID AGAINST IT?

BEST PLACE TO PARK:

NORTH VENICE BLVD. & OCEAN FRONT WALK,

VENICE, CALIFORNIA

LOVE, 

CATHI

(ALL PHOTOS BY CATHI K.)

"A N D I S A I D 'H E Y I W A N T Y O U R D I R R T Y S O C C E R S O C K S I W A N T Y O U R E V E R Y T H I N G H E Y B A B E T U R N T H I S H O U S E I N T O A H O M E'"

LESFRECKLES INTRODUCES: MAISONS DU MONDE

VERY URBAN & VERY ALTERABLE, THAT IS THE FRENCH FURNITURE STORE "MAISONS DU MONDE". I DISCOVERED IT WHEN I WAS ABOUT 13 AND ON A SUMMER VACATION AT MY AUNTS HOUSE IN LYON, FRANCE. THE COLORFUL STORE IN DOWNTOWN LYON GRABED MY ATTENTION WHEN I SAW A BEAUTIFUL BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE OF MY FAVORITE ICON AUDREY HEPBURN ON A FLUFFY, FAWN PILLOW. SINCE THEN I AM ADDICTED TO THIS STORE AND IN MY MIND I PROBABLY ALREADY DESIGNED ABOUT A 100 HOUSES FILLED WITH MAISONS DU MONDE FURNITURES. IF SIMS WOULD HAVE HAD MAISONS DU MONDE I WOULD HAVE MADE MY CHARACTER A ROBBER OR WHATEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN NECESSARY TO GET ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THESE FURNITURES. OKAY, I THINK YOU GOT MY POINT. THE FRENCH BRAND IS AVAILABLE IN 10 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, INCLUDING FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN & GERMANY.

SOME OF MY FAVORITES YOU SEE ABOVE, MOSTLY OUT OF THE 'INDUSTRIAL/LOFT' , 'BAROQUE' & 'VINTAGE' COLLECTIONS.

CHECK IT OUT:

http://www.maisonsdumonde.com/UK/en/

LOVE, CATHI

(ALL PICTURES SHOWN ABOVE BY WWW.MAISONSDUMONDE.COM, I DO NOT OWN THE PICTURES, COPYRIGHT BY WWW.MAISONSDUMONDE.COM)