One of the things I love about Texas is that it's big enough to constantly surprise you. Some of the stereotypes are certainly true: there's a easy and outgoing hospitality, complimented by a Southern drawl, and the wide open landscapes are dotted...
I spent last weekend at home in Sacramento, and it was simply glorious. I booked the ticket as a sort of belated Mom's birthday slash early Mother's Day present: essentially, a trip home to hang out with my parents and their dog. Even though I was...
One of the things that I really truly believe is that you don't need to go far away to have an excellent travel experience: just the act of escaping from the everyday can be refreshing in itself. And that's why I'm such a huge proponent for quick...
Full disclosure: if you do not like flowers, you are going to hate this post, and I will not even be mad if you close out of it immediately (although I would be a little sad because as Ralph Waldo Emerson said: the earth laughs in flowers). That...
It's no secret that Connecticut is one of my favorite weekend destinations from New York City: an easy two-hour drive, and suddenly, you're surrounded by fresh air and open skies and delicious seafood and small town living. We opted for a seaside...
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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.