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October 2011

What to do in Wellington

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October 17, 2011
I wasn't sure what to expect heading to Wellington. I booked the trip on a whim: a sorority friend was living there, the USA was playing Australia in the Rugby World Cup on a Friday night, and the plane ticket was cheaper than going to the other side...
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Postcard from Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

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October 12, 2011
This is my perfect spring afternoon: sun shining, flowers blooming, an endless park of green lawns and ponds with ducks to feed and countless varieties of flowers and trees and ferns. My camera in hand, fully-charged iPod earbuds tucked in, good book...
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The zen of stand-up paddle boarding

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October 10, 2011
Every time I've watched stand-up paddle boarders, I've thought that it can't be that hard and I've wondered what the appeal was. It doesn't seem as difficult as surfing or as exhilarating as snowboarding, yet it's become more and more popular on my...
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Postcard from Wellington waterfront

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October 6, 2011
The Wellington waterfront is one of the city's sparkling attributes: skies that seem almost too blue stretch above glittering turquoise water. I meant to spent my day exploring museums, shops and photography exhibits in the city--but with the sun...
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Thank you, David Walsh: The MONA experience

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October 5, 2011
As I left the Museum of Old and New Art, cruising down the Derwent River in the sunshine, the first thought to cross my mind: even if the rest of Hobart is absolutely awful (thankfully, it had its highlights), this was totally worth it. When's...
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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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