Here's what I love most about living in San Diego: year-round sunshine, laid-back lifestyle, easy access to beaches and hiking trails, a dynamic craft cocktail and microbrewery scene, and unsurprisingly, excellent tacos. And lucky for you: all of...
Sometimes people ask me how I choose where I travel next, and it's honestly a pretty tough question--there's not really a good answer! Although there are some places that have been top of my list for years, figuring out the next destination is often...
Important lesson learned on this girls trip: no matter what the weather is like, all you need is a spa treatment, a glass of bubbly and plenty of distraction-free time to catch up to have a really delightful time. My friend Jillian (former coworker...
I had high expectations for Mexico City, and yet: it went above and beyond every one of them. The top-level takeaways: there are beautiful buildings, tree-lined streets and a selection of world-class museums. The food scene is outrageous: everything...
Once in a while, I get obsessed with a place or an idea and must make it happen. Exhibit A: Seven Magic Mountains. It's a large-scale public artwork by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, featuring "seven thirty- to thirty-five-foot high dayglow totems...
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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.