In the past two weeks, I’ve stayed in three different hostels. City Backpackers in Stockholm, Sweden set a new high, a standard against which all future hostels will be judged. And Oops! Hostel and Young & Happy in Paris are fighting it out for...
Sweden: home of Ikea, H&M and Absolut--and gorgeous blonde people. Stockholm, the country's capital, boasts much more than just DIY furniture, low-cost clothing and popular vodka--although it stays true to form with plenty of attractive blondes....
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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.