New York City is an incredible place for book lovers to enjoy. On top of having some of the most stunning libraries in the world and delightfully unexpected nooks to tuck away in with a book, it also has plenty of quirky and independent bookstores to...
One of the highlights of our recent trip to Maui: driving the road to Hana--and beyond! I was really on the fence about whether or not we should do it: we only had five full days in Maui (which feels like a lot until you're there, and we were working...
I would like to make a grand defense of the easy vacation: the vacation that is all blue skies and sandy beaches, psychological thriller paperbacks and catching up on all the podcasts, morning walks along the water and rum-POG cocktails at sunset....
Part of the fun of living in San Diego is being close enough to finally check out all of the things I want to do in Los Angeles without actually living there (aka I can handle the traffic for a total of 36 hours before I go bonkers). On my last trip...
Experiencing Day of the Dead (or Dia de los Muertos, as it's locally known) in Mexico was truly an incredible experience. The streets of Guadalajara, and particularly in the neighborhood of Tlaquepaque, were filled with intricate altars heaped with...
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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.