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August 2012

Obsessed with cocktails al fresco: my favorite rooftop bars

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August 31, 2012
I first fell in love with rooftop bars in Melbourne: the city center is scattered with open-air spaces to sip a cocktail, eat dinner or watch a movie. The aptly-named Rooftop Bar was one of my favorite levels of Curtin House on a warm summer evening,...
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Postcard from Amarillo

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August 30, 2012
Amarillo isn't on the the top of many people's lists of what they want to see in America. This "Yellow Rose of Texas" makes many an appearance in country music songs, but it's not at the forefront of Texas tourism. Honestly, Amarillo is a...
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Life lessons 101: from freshman year to the real world

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August 27, 2012
There's a certain energy that takes over a college campus in the weeks leading up to the first day of school: a buzz of  opportunity and optimism, a feeling that this is a brand-new start. Subletting a room on the street that borders Columbia...
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Postcard from Santa Fe

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August 23, 2012
To be fair, we didn't spend that much time in Santa Fe. And to be honest, we spent most of it drinking on rooftops. That being said, Renee and I both absolutely loved this artsy Southwestern city in New Mexico after just one afternoon. The...
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Money versus time: what’s the value?

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August 22, 2012
Time is money, or so they say. However, often when you're traveling long-term, you seem to have a whole lot of time and not a lot of money. You're willing to spend all day on a cheap local bus packed with people in Vietnam. You don't mind working on...
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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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