One of the reasons why I blog is simply to have the space to write: getting things “on paper” helps me to process my feelings and organize my thoughts. I also love having a record of my life over the past few years: a place that holds all of my...
Despite having lived here for three years, this was my first 4th of July in New York City! I'm starting to learn that long weekends are my favorite to stay at home: you don't have to deal with traffic or increased rates, the city is delightfully...
One of my greatest travel skills is being able to sleep on planes—and not just on planes, but on RED-EYES. The fact that I’m able to squeeze in at least a few hours of shut-eye when on long-haul flights from the USA to Europe/Middle East/Asia or even...
One of the reasons why I blog is simply to have the space to write: getting things “on paper” helps me to process my feelings and organize my thoughts. I also love having a record of my life over the past few years: a place that holds all of my...
This is my last postcard with all of the colorful buildings in Curacao, I promise--although, to be fair, I wish there could be more! Otrobanda is the neighborhood on the other side of the port in Willemstad--it literally means "the other side." Once...
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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.