It's no secret that I loved Cape Town. Out of all the places I visited in South Africa, Cape Town was the only place that I immediately felt home. It was colorful and vibrant, sunny and warm, full of friendly people and awesome restaurants and...
If you want the best view of Cape Town: you go up to Table Mountain! On a clear day--which is not always guaranteed, since low-hanging clouds often cancel out any visibility from the top--the plateau on top of Table Mountain affords epic views of the...
Out of all the places we went in South Africa, I don't think any singular place gave me more joy than the Bo-Kaap neighborhood in Cape Town. As soon as I got out of the car and saw all the blue skies and array of colorful houses, I was practically...
I don't even know where to start about my trip to South Africa. It already feels like it was a dream! The lead-up to the trip all happened so quickly, and although the trip itself was 13 long, packed days: it feels like it passed in the blink of an...
Although I’m still traveling in South Africa, I wanted to share a little Cameo I made of our time on safari. Prior to this trip, going on safari had never been a bucket list item of mine.
Safari In South Africa from Christine Amorose 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.