Berlin isn't exactly the type of city you'll need your sunglasses for: it used to be a swampland and has maintained much of its former Eastern Bloc capital charm. Despite its rather depressing history, Berlin is a city worth visiting: the history...
I stumbled across these gems on a cloudy day in Lyon, and they were an instant burst of unexpected joy. I have no idea why they were there, or how the creator figured out how to create tropical creatures out of twigs, but I got a kick of them....
I've stayed in my share of places while traveling: hotels, hostels, apartments, guest bedrooms, a friend's couch, a stranger's couch. I've had good experiences and I've had bad experiences. Most of the time I'm just looking for reasonably clean,...
At home, you often get asked “what” you are. For me, the answer was long but easy: one quarter German, one quarter Polish, one quarter Italian and one quarter Irish. I identify most with being German, since I studied the language (briefly), am...
The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert last week for all U.S. citizens traveling in Europe. As soon as I heard about it, I was shocked--mostly by the giant waste of time and energy by the government and media in issuing and promoting this...
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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.