I've always had quite a sweet tooth, much to the dismay of my dentist and any attempt I've ever made at a diet. I just can't resist dessert!
Luckily, Australia has more than enough means to satisfy my sweet tooth. I've fallen for homemade...
I'm ready for it to be summer. Been ready, actually, since I left California in the dead of winter, had a few all-too-brief weeks of sunshine in Sydney, and then got hit with the gray skies and chilly winds of a Melbourne winter.
And...
If there's one thing I love about Melbourne, it's that there is always something on. Last weekend, it was Melbourne Open House, a celebration of architecture in the cultural capital of Australia. 75 buildings opened up for the public to explore:...
My dislike for driving in general, compounded with my discomfort on the left side of the road, means that I'm generally stuck to seeing Australia by buses or trains. Every once in a while, however, an Australian takes pity on my car-less state and...
“New York City is where you go to make it,” said the producer of Masterchef, a popular cooking reality TV show, when asked why the show took finalists for a week in the Big Apple. It struck me as odd that in order to “make it,” Australians need to...
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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.