The true changing of the seasons is probably the #1 thing that I appreciate the most living on the East Coast: there's nothing like the incredible pop of colors blooming after a long gray winter or the turning of the leaves when the temperatures...
We had the loveliest fall weekend away at Scribners Catskill Lodge near Hunter Mountain: full of stunning foliage, perfect-for-pugs hikes and delicious diner meals. It was Gertie's second hotel stay (she was SO tiny for her first one!), and she...
After two long years of restoration, the Rose Main Reading Room in the New York Public Library opens to the public today! I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek yesterday morning, and it is such a wonderfully reverent space in the middle of a chaotic...
For the past three years that I've been living in New York City, I've gone home to Sacramento every September. It's my favorite time of year to visit: not only are flight tickets so much cheaper than around the holidays or in summer, but it's also...
Whenever I visit Paris, I stay in the Marais neighborhood. My very first trip to Paris was when I was 11: it was with my mom and a family friend, and we stayed in a teeny-tiny hotel room up a skinny circular staircase right down the street from the...
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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.