Confession: the first time I saw an airboat was on the latest season of The Bachelor (my guiltiest pleasure!). I wasn't quite sure what that silver boat with the giant propeller was, but swampy marshlands did seem a lot more beautiful and worth...
When my parents told me they were retiring to Arizona, I was pretty stoked: although I haven't spent a ton of time in the state, I'm a big fan of the year-round heat and sunshine, hiking on crazy rock formations and prickly pear margaritas. So...
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...
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...
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.