Earlier this year, I realized that I hadn't done a girls-only trip in LA since my best friend and former roommate moved out there two years ago. Although we'd caught up over dinner and drinks when I was out west for work (and when she was back in NYC...
I'm back in New York City after such a fun weekend in Southern California, feeling so rejuvenated for the week and winter ahead. It started off on an epic note: when my best friend picked me up at LAX, she surprised me with VIP Kanye West tickets...
For the past three years that I've been living in New York City, I've gone home to Sacramento every September. It's my favorite time of year to visit: not only are flight tickets so much cheaper than around the holidays or in summer, but it's also...
Despite growing up in California, I haven't spent much time in Los Angeles proper--and before my latest trip to the West Coast, I don't think I'd ever stepped foot in Downtown LA. In some ways, I was pleasantly surprised: there were palm trees and...
After working in Los Angeles last week, I drove out to Palm Springs for a weekend reunion with my college girlfriends: we celebrated a 30th birthday, a new baby on the way and more than nine years of friendship. I flew out on the red-eye on Sunday...
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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.