I still can’t believe that I’m wrapping up my last week in Nice. I’ve decided to spend my last month traveling—but not through the less-touristed parts of France, as originally planned. I’ll save the wine tasting and oyster slurping for when I have a...
Nine thematic gardens. A view of the sea from three out of four windows. A water show played to classical music every half hour. A collection of instrument-playing monkey figurines.
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La Tomatina is basically one giant food fight that occurs for one hour on the last Wednesday of every August in a tiny town outside of Valencia, Spain. Since being established (rather accidentally) in 1945, banned in the 1950s and approved (and...
The thing that struck me most about Valencia was its green-ness: tree-lined streets, a river-turned-park that snakes through the city, a lovely expanse of gardens and shady spots. A few of my favorite shots from this gorgeous Spanish city:
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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.