This year, I’ve been on 16 flights, two train rides and countless subway rides. I have my carry-on bag packing down to an art form and know the route to the airport like the back of my hand. Despite settling into a fixed life in New York City, there...
A few years ago, a fortune cookie told me You have a charming way with words. I tucked the fortune into my wallet, and carried it around with me as I traveled, wrote, took photos. A friend noticed it last summer, noting what an apt description it...
The 4th of July is a day that always makes me happy to be an American. Beyond the history of the founding of our country, it's the most summer-y day of the year. Everyone wants to be outside: at the beach or in a pool or the river or crowded around...
It's been said that good things come in threes: as of today, I've been blogging for three incredible years and I've got THREE brilliant travel plans to share.
The past year of blogging took me back to Paris and Nice, sailing through Croatia...
When I found out I'd be flying to Las Vegas to manage a trade show, I immediately started to figure out how I could work those cross-country flights to my advantage: namely, trying to squeeze in some extra sunshine, relaxation and catch-ups with the...
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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.