Coney Island was on my list of "things to do this summer" but somehow, I didn't make it there until the very first day of fall. Luckily, the weather was perfect for an afternoon of reading on the beach, strolling along the boardwalk and indulging in...
When Kirsten Alana nominated me to take part in the annual Capture the Color contest, I immediately thought of Jordan. I didn't know what to expect when I arrived in Jordan, but I had instant sensory overload once I stepped onto the streets of...
It's fairly easy to navigate Iceland: there's one road that loops around the entire country. Commonly known as the Ring Road, Highway 1 is roughly 830 miles of two lanes through glaciers and rolling hills, next to beaches and waterfalls.
As we...
For many visitors to Iceland, the Golden Circle is their ultimate road trip: the popular loop features a waterfall, a geysir and a national park, all within a day's driving of Reykjavik.
Although we had seen dozens of waterfalls and a constant...
We totally fell in love with Hofn. It's the farthest point from Reykjavik that we drove to: 280 miles/455 kilometers and the closest "metropolis" to the glacier lagoon. It's one of those places that, looking back, I'm not quite sure why we were so...
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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.