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Notes on traveling with a baby

I've lived in this in-between space ever since I started blogging: I've never wanted to be a full-time traveler. I love to travel, but I also very much love being home in my own bed and my own kitchen and my own perfectly calibrated routine. For...
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View out the airplane window

How to survive (and maybe even thrive on) a long-haul flight

One of my greatest travel superpowers is being able to sleep well on red-eyes and long-haul flights: it’s a skill that my husband deeply envies, and one of the things that makes it a lot easier to me to travel often. Most of  the power rests in...
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Christine A. Merrill at the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City

Is RTR Unlimited worth it?

Is RTR Unlimited worth it? The short answer: yes! TLDR: I’ve been using RTR Unlimited for most of 2018, and although I was reluctant to try it, I’m now a huge advocate. It’s totally changed the way I shop!   Here’s the quick overview of...
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Christine Amorose Merrill at Flower Fields

My favorite drugstore beauty buys

One of the things that I believe strongly is that things that are more expensive aren't necessarily better. One of the things that I've been trying to do recently is rejigger my beauty routine to include products that work, regardless of the price or...
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Flying to St Bart's on Tradewind Aviation

Notes on my pre-airplane routine

Although I'm certainly not a full-time traveler, travel is still (obviously) a big part of my life. I average about 30 flights a year, mostly for pleasure but a few for business. I almost always fly out of JFK, and fly JetBlue 75% of the time and...
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