So, we spent one night in Montgomery, Alabama. It's on the short list of places in the USA that we wouldn't go back to. The downtown was eerily empty, the outskirts were nothing to write home about. We stayed in a crappy suburban hotel, and the...
Here's how I felt in New Orleans: hot, sweaty, full, hungover, repeat.
And then we arrived, and we ate. And drank. And I dragged Renee on an hour's walk in the sweltering humidity to look at cemeteries on the first day, and then to wander...
Texas was my first "new" state on this trip, and Austin was the city I was most excited to visit.
It didn't disappoint; in fact, it exceeded all of my expectations. If New York City doesn't work out, don't be too surprised if I decide to give...
Austin seems an unlikely choice for the capital of Texas--but then again, many are surprised to learn that California isn't led by San Francisco or Los Angeles, but rather my lovely hometown of Sacramento. Austin is liberal, active, outdoorsy, fit in...
Amarillo isn't on the the top of many people's lists of what they want to see in America. This "Yellow Rose of Texas" makes many an appearance in country music songs, but it's not at the forefront of Texas tourism.
Honestly, Amarillo is a...
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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.