At home, you often get asked “what” you are. For me, the answer was long but easy: one quarter German, one quarter Polish, one quarter Italian and one quarter Irish. I identify most with being German, since I studied the language (briefly), am...
The beauty of Paris lies in its timeless architecture, monumental attractions and perfectly-planned French gardens. However, much of its character can be found in its streets: the graffiti, the murals, the posters that have been torn down and put...
Sometimes travel is frustrating: you're out of your comfort zone, you don't understand the language, your train is running late, you're ridiculously tired and all you want is to be curled up in the comfort of home. That, or a really good cry and a...
In the past two weeks, I’ve stayed in three different hostels. City Backpackers in Stockholm, Sweden set a new high, a standard against which all future hostels will be judged. And Oops! Hostel and Young & Happy in Paris are fighting it out for...
I adore modern art for its ability to invoke emotion and encourage discussion about what is art. Would you consider this man, set up outside the Centre Pompidou, an artist for bringing smiles and creating photo opportunities to the crowd? I think I...
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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.