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October 2010

Postcard from the streets of Paris

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October 31, 2010
The beauty of Paris lies in its timeless architecture, monumental attractions and perfectly-planned French gardens. However, much of its character can be found in its streets: the graffiti, the murals, the posters that have been torn down and put...
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My list of little travel joys

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October 29, 2010
Sometimes travel is frustrating: you're out of your comfort zone, you don't understand the language, your train is running late, you're ridiculously tired and all you want is to be curled up in the comfort of home. That, or a really good cry and a...
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The good, bad and worst in three hostels

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October 25, 2010
In the past two weeks, I’ve stayed in three different hostels. City Backpackers in Stockholm, Sweden set a new high, a standard against which all future hostels will be judged. And Oops! Hostel and Young & Happy in Paris are fighting it out for...
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Postcard from a Paris bubble

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October 24, 2010
I adore modern art for its ability to invoke emotion and encourage discussion about what is art. Would you consider this man, set up outside the Centre Pompidou, an artist for bringing smiles and creating photo opportunities to the crowd? I think I...
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Alliance Française: the best way to learn French

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October 21, 2010
Learning a language isn’t easy. Even with a built-in French tutor as a mother, a few linguistic séjours under my belt and more French grammar books than I can count, I still hesitate to call myself fluent. However, I haven’t hit a situation yet that...
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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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