Planning Our Trip: San Fran, Monterey, Carmel and Big Sur

OK, so I finally set down last week and booked a lot of our California trip. For our ten year anniversary we are headed to North California and I am beyond excited. Sam and I haven't been on a trip alone like this in a decade and it's highhhhh time. The last time we went to California Sam got food poisoning for half the time we were there so we have some serious catching up to do on the west coast. I know.

photo by stan russell

I've been dreaming of Big Sur ever since I saw photos from my sister, my brother, my dad and my friend Jen. Dream just doesn't even cut it. We will be flying into San Francisco and working our way down the coast. I've gotten

many amazing recommendations and I doubt we'll be able to cover all of it but I wanted to share them in one spot here. Hope you can dream along with me or if you're planning a trip here, you'll get some ideas! Also, if there is anything amazing I've missed please feel free to leave your recommendations in the comment section and I'll add them to the list.

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Let's get started!

San Francisco:

We won't have much time here, but we'll have lunch here our first day and then spend our last day and evening here as well as the following morning. I also have a best friend that lives here so we'll be grabbing a drink with her and her boyfriend as well! So fun.

+ Food + Drink:

for drinks

for cupcakes

+ To do:

- Ride bikes over Golden Gate bridge

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