When we went to Costa Rica over New Year's Eve, we purposely didn't make any plans or schedule any activities in advance. For the first time in a long time, we figured we would show up and see what was on offer--and worst case scenario, I had no...
Instead of agonizing over what to get each other for Christmas this year, my boyfriend and I bought each a trip to Costa Rica for New Year's Eve. In other words, we may have started the best tradition yet because it was actually a gift that we both...
New York City welcomed us back with open arms and 12-degree temperatures! Although it's wonderful to be home--and I'm so excited to share more about our time in Costa Rica--I'm definitely missing those long sunny days with nothing to do but swim and...
As much as I loved the isolation and subsequent relaxing vibes of Costa Dulce, I started to get a little stir-crazy midweek: completely blame that sensation on my current New York City lifestyle. A few of us decided to head into town for the...
The last week in Nicaragua was (almost) exactly what I'd hoped for: early morning yoga classes accompanied by astrological insights, a hammock on my balcony with an ocean view, lazy afternoons spent reading/walking/surfing on a private beach, fresh...
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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.