One of the biggest reasons why I didn't get a dog earlier was because I traveled so much. I didn't feel like it would be fair to a dog if I was constantly gone, and I (selfishly) knew it would be both more expensive to travel with a dog AND more of a...
I’m a very routine-driven person, and nowhere does that shine through more than in my self-care. I am not a person who buys a lot of products or likes to experiment: when I find something I like, I stick to it. And because my schedule can be tough,...
My trick for using the map function on my phone without racking up big charges when I'm traveling abroad: airplane mode + screenshots!
Whenever I'm traveling internationally, I keep my phone on airplane mode for the entire trip (to ensure that I...
On Saturday night, I made a list of all the things I can't believe I haven't done yet in my four-and-a-half years of living in New York City: all the things that I've been meaning to do, but haven't quite gotten around to. And then on Sunday, I went...
I'm always hesitant to post about my travel plans too far in advance since so much of it seems to change--so much so that I rarely try to predict where the month, let alone the year, will take me. Some of my favorite trips in recent years have been...
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Christine Amorose Merrill
C'est Christine is my little slice of the internet to talk travel, lifestyle and twenty- and thirty-something struggles. After stints living in France, Australia and NYC and lots of (often solo!) travel around the world, I currently live in San Diego with my husband, daughter and two pugs.