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December 29, 2014

Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver

While in Vancouver, I stayed at the Pan Pacific Hotel, a 4-diamond hotel which is perfectly situated in downtown Vancouver overlooking the city's magnificent waterfront and surrounded by Coal harbor, Stanley Park and Coastal Mountains.  With the iconic five sails rising above it, the Pan Pacific is an unparalleled downtown luxury hotel destination which is very popular with celebrities, athletes and famous artists. It feels like you are on board of the giant cruise ship with the latest amenities - quite surreal!
Honestly, after exploring the city I couldn't imagine a better location for my Vancouver stay. And the views that you get to see every single day just by looking out the window are so magnificent that you don't want to leave the room! As for my favorite amenities, the hotel offers several waterfront restaurants with breathtaking views (one of them even hosts weekly Opera nights!), outdoor swimming pool and a hot tub overlooking the city's harbor (I wasn't brave enough, but there were quite a few guests that enjoyed the outdoor hot tub even in wintertime).
And most importantly, I love the hotels that like to give back. For the last 22 years, Pan Pacific hosts an annual Christmas Wish breakfast where thousand of toys and cash are donated to needy children. All of those who donate are invited to a complementary breakfast buffet. It's truly an extraordinary experience and I wish I could witness it myself, because even the thought of it warms my heart.
I  had a truly festive Christmas experience there with tons of Christmas decorations around and truly amazing personnel to make all my christmas wishes come true.

December 26, 2014

Christmas in Canada - Breathtaking Views

Happy Holidays, my friends! Hope you had a beautiful Christmas! If you follow me on social networks you already know that I spent my Christmas in Vancouver. I fell in love with the city's beautiful landscape, perfect winter weather (it's cold enough to wear hats and scarves, but still sunny and dry) and what seemed to be the most festive Christmas atmosphere. Seriously, I met a few Santa Clauses who approached me first (!) and were more than happy to chat and take photos with me. And I am still obsessed with a perfectly decorated Christmas tree in every single building. 
As for fashion, I tried not to pack too much, so I ended up wearing the same accessories (boots, a bag and a hat) in 2 completely different looks over the past 2 days. Check out both outfits below and let me know which one you like more ;)

December 22, 2014

Style Resolutions


As the New Year approaches, Target has challenged me to come up with style resolutions to update and refresh my style in 2015. As you know I love playing around with my style and I try to stay as versatile as possible, but I must admit, I still play it safe sometimes and rarely go completely out of my comfort zone. My style resolution is simply to try pushing further in exploring countless style possibilities and never be afraid of trying anything new.
I was thinking about what's missing in my wardrobe and what I'd like to see myself wearing more and I came up with ... tights. I started wearing patterned tights recently and immediately fell in love with the idea of countless patterns. You can change your look completely just by changing the color or the pattern of your tights! I already acquired a few additions to my growing collection at Target and I am on the quest for more - luckily Target has a lot to offer :)

December 16, 2014

Be Inspired and Shop Smart with Lyst

So the holiday season is happening right now :) I don't know about you, but I am following all my favorite stores and trying to take advantage of their ongoing sales. It's been quite a stressful and time consuming experience for me.  Either my size is always sold out, or the last item I finally decided to buy sold a few hours ago, there is always something.. It's shopping after all - it should only be FUN and EXCITING!
Recently though I discovered Lyst - a personalized fashion marketplace that allows users to create a customized shopping feed of products - and I immediately decided to tell you about it, because it's especially useful now during the holiday sales season!
In addition to making a tailored shopping experience, users can also "lyst" items to plan their wardrobes and wish lists and also be instantly alerted when anything they lyst goes on sale or comes back in stock. So much time can be saved now! I don't have to keep checking every sold out item I like until it goes back on sale - Lyst will do it for me :)
I definitely went crazy with the platform and already have 4 different categories for gifting and wardrobe ideas - so excited to tag every other item from my favorite Isabel Marant :) Check out my full wish list HERE.