When I told people that we were going to Estonia, the most common response was: where?! And to be completely honest, I didn't really know exactly where Estonia was located until I looked a little closer at a map when I was scheduling flights. And the...
One of my favorite part of long flights is being able to catch up on movies (thank you Delta for having an incredible array of in-flight entertainment options): I like to watch a mix of new releases and classics that I’ve never seen, as well as...
Confession: I’ve been to London six times, and I’ve never been to Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge or Westminster Cathedral. Other than my first time in London (a one-night jaunt from Paris with my mom when I was 19, where our main priority was a...
We've spent this week in London and Tallinn, and it has been such a delight! Despite the very short days and cold temperatures, we've had a lovely time catching up with friends and indulging in so much delicious food. This is my sixth-ish trip to...
One of my greatest travel superpowers is being able to sleep well on red-eyes and long-haul flights: it’s a skill that my husband deeply envies, and one of the things that makes it a lot easier to me to travel often.
Most of the power rests in...
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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.