In interesting facts: Bermuda is only a two-hour flight from New York City! I've always imagined that Bermuda is part of the cluster of Caribbean islands just south of Florida: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rica, Jamaica and so on. But it's actually off...
Despite having lived here for three years, this was my first 4th of July in New York City! I'm starting to learn that long weekends are my favorite to stay at home: you don't have to deal with traffic or increased rates, the city is delightfully...
This is my last postcard with all of the colorful buildings in Curacao, I promise--although, to be fair, I wish there could be more! Otrobanda is the neighborhood on the other side of the port in Willemstad--it literally means "the other side." Once...
One of the things from The Happiness Project that really resonated with me was asking what you liked to do as a kid: I loved riding my bike as a kid, and I love riding my bike now--even though the chaotic streets of New York City are a far cry from...
If it's not clear enough by now that the colorful buildings of Curacao were a BIG reason why I decided to go--in addition to all of those beautiful beaches--they were. I was genuinely excited to wander around the city in search of brightly-hued...
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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.