The Berkshires is easily my favorite weekend escape from New York City, mostly because of how relaxing and laid-back it is. I swear my big city anxiety melts away the minute I breath in that fresh country air! And unlike many weekend destinations...
Spending a July weekend in the Berkshires has become one of my favorite summer traditions. My boyfriend's family goes up every year, and it's such a nice, relaxing weekend away from the city. The weather wasn't great--overcast and rainy for most of...
I feel like I spend so much of my time trying to go to new places: I want to explore new countries, and discover new gems in the city. But last weekend in the Berkshires reminded me just how nice it is to go back somewhere--especially when that place...
Bold statement, but I think the single best thing that my boyfriend has introduced me to is the Berkshires. He's a New York City native (such a rare breed!) who grew up on the Upper West Side, but spent summers at a lake house in the Berkshires (near...
I'm a child of California: while I've certainly seen snow before, the prospect of a blizzard is still enough to make me giddy. However, snow in New York City is more of a black slushy nightmare: public transportation hold-ups, slippery sidewalks,...
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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.