Bringing this back! There are some posts in the archives that are just as relevant now as they were when I wrote them (up to eight years ago!). Once a week, I share one of my favorite posts that I still love to read today and a little reason why....
There's little I love more than a spa day: that sort of "forced relaxation" is not only a great example of self-care, but it's also a really healthy vacation activity. During my weekend in Quebec City, I spent an afternoon at the absolutely...
Dogsledding was never at the top of my bucket list--until one of my friends raved about it. It was one of the things I was most excited to try during a winter escape to Quebec City, and I'm pleased to say that it exceeded all of my expectations. Not...
Fun fact: my mom worked in Quebec City for a summer in the 1970's, selling mini-bus tours of the city! It was during the summer when she was a high school French teacher in rural Pennsylvania (her whole crazy life story, including her stint as an FBI...
After spending a weekend in Quebec City, my main question to myself has been: how the heck did it take me so long to get there?! It's only a two-hour flight from New York City, but it feels like a world away: between the winding cobblestone lanes and...
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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.