Japan had been top of my (and my husband's) want-to-visit list for years, and I'm so glad that we were finally able to make it happen. We just got back from 10 days in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, and we're already thinking about how we can finagle a trip...
At the time this blog post goes live, I'll be in Japan! This is probably the most nervous, excited and overwhelmed I've been for a trip in a looooong time. I usually don't do too much trip research or crazy itinerary planning, but I have been deep in...
Although I don't live in New York City anymore, it's still one of my favorite cities in the world--and one I'm lucky enough, through work and family and friends, to visit regularly. Whenever I go back, I always make a point to wander through West...
There are often moments when David and I turn to each other and say how happy we are to live in San Diego, and listening to a symphony al fresco as the sun set over the bay: that was definitely one of them. We went to the Tchaikovsky Spectacular with...
When Crazy Rich Asians came out in theaters, it was eye-opening for me to realize that there hadn't been any feature films with a completely Asian and Asian-American cast in 25 years. I loved the book trilogy as well, and the success of the film...
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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.