Goreme is the little tourist hub in the region of Cappadocia: the tiny town only boasts about 3,000 residents, and a local estimated that about 95% work in tourism. For quite a little town, there's a lot to do: stunning hot-air balloon rides at...
In general, I try to spend as little time as possible in hotel rooms. I'm usually not too fussed about luxury hotels or a ton of hotel amenities, unless I'm on an island and want nothing more than an infinity pool. I can sleep just about anywhere and...
I flew all the way to Cappadocia to take a hot-air balloon ride, but after seeing the otherworldly landscape from the sky, I was eager to see the view from ground level as well. The reddish hues of the rock formations reminded me of the Grand Canyon,...
I don't feel like I had a chance to catch my breath in June, between a whirlwind birthday trip to Turkey and my yoga teaching final. Now that July is here, I'm determined to get back to some healthier practices: daily meditation, cooking at home,...
One of the reasons why I blog is simply to have the space to write: getting things “on paper” helps me to process my feelings and organize my thoughts. I also love having a record of my life over the past few years: a place that holds all of my...
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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.