As much as I loved the hipster side of Reykjavik, the city isn't all beanies and beards (although it's certainly all Instagram-able). While it's merely a town by international standards with a population of 120,000 (the same size as the suburb I grew...
We totally fell in love with Hofn. It's the farthest point from Reykjavik that we drove to: 280 miles/455 kilometers and the closest "metropolis" to the glacier lagoon. It's one of those places that, looking back, I'm not quite sure why we were so...
A road trip is without a doubt the best way to see Iceland. The country is stunning, but it's sparsely populated. There are public transportation options, but they stick to the Ring Road. This is a country that gets better the farther you go from...
While living in Australia, I fell in love with scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef. Since then, I've explored underwater in Hawaii, Thailand and Indonesia (where I earned my certification to dive!). I've always equated snorkeling and scuba diving...
I'm never sure if I love or hate the term "hipster." Living in the Lower East Side, I'm just a river away from the ultimate hipster enclave of Williamsburg: I love the incredible cafe and bar scene, the funky fashion and the quirky ways that people...
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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.