As soon as I decided to go to Sydney, I started daydreaming about long, sun-drenched days at Bondi Beach--so much so that I included it in my Australia bucket list.
Bondi Beach is synonymous with Sydney beach culture: I didn’t even realize...
Manly Beach is just a short ferry ride or long bus ride away from downtown Sydney. One of the most beautiful of the Northern Beaches, it's a fabulous place to go for a stroll, eat lunch with a view or--if you're lazy like me--read on the beach all...
The coastal walk from Bondi to Coogee is a fabulous way to get a bit of exercise with a gorgeous backdrop. As usual, I'm glad I packed both my umbrella and my sunglasses: stormy skies closed down the beaches, but the sun was shining by the time I...
Bronte Beach quickly became my beach of choice, being named after one of my favorite authors and also being host to the oldest surf live-saving club in the world. Thus, I feel perfectly inspired to read my book and quite safe if I do decide to dip 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.