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June 2010

Syrups are for cocktails, not pancakes

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June 18, 2010
I've always had a sweet spot for syrups. Shirley Temples were my drink of choice throughout my childhood, and I had a great run with Dirty Shirleys when I started going to the bars. I also loved Italian sodas, especially with a dash of half-and-half...
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Clafoutis: the perfect five-ingredient dessert

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June 17, 2010
Little-known fact: I had a brief stint as an au pair in a tiny village west of Paris when I was 18. However, it only took me about two weeks to realize that I'm not cut out for the countryside or crying children. The only upside to country living? A...
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Today, Nice parties for France

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June 16, 2010
150 years ago, Nice chose France. Well, at least that's what all the posters say--but really, the territory that has switched hands between Italy and France countless times in its history was ceded to France as a territorial reward for French...
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So close yet so far away

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June 14, 2010
Thanks to the glorious technology of Skype, I talk to my parents now just about as often as I did when I lived two hours away. True, I can't pick up my iPhone and call my mom when I'm waiting in traffic or photo text my dad when I see something...
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You can close the beaches, but you can’t take our sunshine

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June 13, 2010
Another epic windstorm hit Nice last week--one of those days where you walk outside and literally feel like you might be blown away. I saw a flower pot blow off a fourth-story window in Old Nice and shatter just inches from people walking below. 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.

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