Now that summer is right around the corner--I went without a jacket for the first time in New York City yesterday!--I can't help but think about my favorite summer destinations. I've been noticing Croatia popping up on a lot more of my friends'...
The New York Times recently posted The 46 Places to Go in 2013: the ultimate guide to this year's wanderlust. I've only been to six of the cities mentioned (I've got my work cut out for me this year!), but seeing Hvar Island mentioned immediately...
After visiting Plitvice Lakes and sailing the Adriatic Sea, I thought I had seen all of the most impossibly pristine waters Croatia had to offer--and then I went to Mljet Island.
Not only does this national park have woodsy paths and water...
My memories of Croatia shall forever be a thousand shades of shimmering blue: the vivid and cloudless sky, the fish swishing through impossibly clear turquoise water, the sun dancing over the sea.
Sure, there were other colors, too: the...
Lately, Hvar has cultivated a reputation as an exclusive playground of the rich and the famous: an sparkling island paradise where you can dock your swanky yacht and indulge in champagne, sandy beaches, all-night clubs or whatever else your heart...
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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.