When I started my sabbatical last year, I expected to enjoy the full three months off: I don't think I truly expected to stop blogging. And then a month into 2019, my company was acquired by Spotify: since that happened, it's been a fairly constant...
Although I took a break from blogging this year, I certainly didn't take a break from traveling! I racked up plenty of airline miles and hotel points through almost-weekly work travel: while it's not always glamorous, I spent plenty of time in New...
I wrote the following op-ed that was published in the Los Angeles Times and wanted to save and share it here as well. It's a thing that I think a lot about, both when I'm traveling and when I'm at home in San Diego, and still struggle with how to...
One of the things I believe most deeply is that you don’t have to travel across the world to have the travel experience that you need and want. So many beautiful places can be found in your own backyard, and it's one of the things I'm most grateful...
It seems like Of the moment posts were the only thing that people really missed sooooo...here I am! Even though they're pretty quick and easy, I don't think I can quite commit to doing them once a week but I am going to try and pop in here monthly or...
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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.