I've stayed in my share of places while traveling: hotels, hostels, apartments, guest bedrooms, a friend's couch, a stranger's couch. I've had good experiences and I've had bad experiences. Most of the time I'm just looking for reasonably clean,...
While working as a waitress in Nice, we once had a huge lunch rush, resulting in a longer wait time for main courses than normal. (The Snug only has one chef in a teeny-tiny kitchen!) One of the tables was a group of young French professionals, who...
For starters, the food isn't anything worth being thankful for. Cranberry sauce out of can--either whole or jellied--just wouldn't cut it next to fresh confiture. Oven-warmed rolls don't stand a chance against a baguette, fresh from the boulangère....
Not many countries can boast a gastronomic capital. But this is France, and food is never taken lightly. Lyon, an industrial city along the Rhone, is known best for its nurturing of haute cuisine and its pork-filled bouchons. While the restaurants...
Paris is always a good idea. While that was Audrey Hepburn’s opinion, I’d have to say I agree. Paris is a city that captures the heart of Francophiles and Franco-wary alike, with its iconic architecture, world-famous gastronomy and unbelievably...
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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.