Honestly, I never pictured myself as much of a big city girl. I grew up in the suburbs of a cow town capital, and I've always been more comfortable in smaller cities with a prominent beachfront. I've based my happiness on how easy it is for me to...
My love affair with Southeast Asia was one of those opposites-attract scenarios: uptight, punctual hipster meets chaotic-bordering-on-crazy. Although brief, it was intense: it reminded me the act of breaking my rules can be its own reward.
It...
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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.