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Hi! I am Asta! I am a philologist and a philocalist to the heart's core. Here I share things that I consider being aesthetic and fantastic!
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2018 is almost knocking on our doors, so it's time to look back and remember what happened during this year. So, without further ado, all aboard the train down the memory lane! 

My 2017

2018 is almost knocking on our doors, so it's time to look back and remember what happened during this year. So, without further ado, a...

Last Minute Christmas Presents

If you just realized that there's only four days left until Christmas and your gift bag is still (half) empty, there's a chance tha...

Unwind

With another year drawing to an end, it's time to press "pause" and look around. Time really flies, huh? It seems that only y...

Comic Con Baltics: Sunday

This weekend was all about pop culture and geeky stuff: for the first time in the history of Baltic countries, we had our very own Comic Co...

Paviljono knygų savaitgalis arba apie šventę širdy

Šiandien Vilniuje judėjimo buvo daug: minios traukė apžiūrėti vakar įžiebtos eglutės (kurią su drauge dėl spalvinio derinio pakrikštyjom Ša...

My Christmas Wishlist

This year my traditional Christmas Wishlist is very short. It's not the first time when I set my mind on a very precise thing. This ...

Trying Out Italian Cosmetics: L’Erbolario

My acquaintance with Italian brand L'erbolario started more than a year ago, when I found a tester of their deodorant in one of the ma...

Summer Moments: Trip to France

The best cure for the autumn gloom are photos with encapsulated summer memories, don't you agree? This year when me and my husband were...

Gabija Grušaitė | Stasys Šaltoka. Vieneri metai

Pradėsiu nuo to, kam šios knygos skaityti nerekomenduoju: tiems, kurie aktyviai nesinaudoja socialiniais tinklais (prisijungimas kartą per ...

Trying Out Estonian Cosmetics: Puhas Loodus

If you haven't heard about "Puhas Loodus", I wouldn't judge you. Before I came to live in Tartu earlier this year, this ...

We Are Golden

Recently it is impossible to leave home without wearing gloves and a warm scarf, the skies are back to the usual grey, and when you think...

L'Automne à Vilnius

After a period that looked like prelude to the Deluge, we finally got to experience some sunny and warm days (or afternoons,  more likely )...

City on the Border: Narva

Just two weeks ago I was again standing in Vilnius Bus Station with a packed suitcase and tickets in my hand, ready for yet another adventu...

Undinė Radzevičiūtė - Kraujas mėlynas

Naujausias Undinės Radzevičiūtės romanas  Kraujas mėlynas  (Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos leidykla, 2017) ant spintelės lovos galvūgalyje gu...

MADAME EN VACANCES VIII: Tastes of France

When travelling, my philosophy is very simple: tasting local foods is as important as visiting "must see" points on the map. More...

MADAME EN VACANCES VII: Marvellous French Alps

There is this saying, that if you want to know the real face of a person, go to the mountains together. It is indeed an environment that so...

MADAME EN VACANCES VI: Les merveilles d'Ardèche

Although today is not a "Throw Back Thursday", in my opinion Monday is a very appropriate time to dive into the vacation memories...

It's #Kaunastic!

Apparently, Indian Summer is over and we dived back into the murky gloom of typical Lithuanian autumn. Luckily, I listened to my (usually ...

Postcards from Biržai

I have (again) abandoned my blog. Sadly, writing two presentations (one for a symposium and another for a conference) and keeping my blog u...

MADAME EN VACANCES V: Cities of Rhône-Alpes

Cities of the region of Rhône-Alpes are no less astonishing than its countryside. Packed with historical objects and museums, tiny cafes an...

MADAME EN VACANCES IV: Castlemania

I just love castles! Maybe this feeling stems from the fact that we have so few of them here in Lithuania? Well, while I was in France, fin...

MADAME EN VACANCES III: Villages de caractère

Aaand with this post we're back to France (again)! This time I want to tell you about the Character Villages ("Villages de caractè...

Must be an Indian Summer

Today we were rewarded with an exceptionally good weather, so it would have been a sin to stay at home and waist such a lovely day! "M...

MADAME EN VACANCES II: VIENNE

Our trip in France, after we left  Alsace , continued in the region of Rhône-Alpes, which (as you will see in my future posts) is full of c...

Madame en vacances I: Alsace

Autumn is a perfect background for summer memories, especially when the days are getting shorter, colder, and less exciting. It's time ...

Mėnuo Juodaragis XX: #Po_Perkūnais!

Hello, internet! My vacation is over, but before I start posting pictures from this year's adventures in  France , I want to tell you a...

It's Vacation Time!

I can't believe it either, but, apparently, it's time for my vacation!

July Beauty Favorites (The Body Shop Products Review)

July is coming to an end and it's time for my (very irregular) review of the favorite beauty products of the month. This time I'm g...

Garden Birthday Party

During the summer I try to spend as much time outside as possible. Since these past months are not spoiling us with sunshine and warmth, ev...

DAYS OF LIVE ARCHAEOLOGY IN KERNAVĖ 2017

Our quick trip to the Days of Live Archaeology in Kernavė was blessed with sunshine and warmth. Each year I try not to miss this festiv...

What I've Been Up To Lately

I wouldn't be the first calming that this summer is not the kind of summer that we all have expected. I was so enthusiastically prepari...

Moments Worth Remembering

Summer heat waves just hit my country and I was so lucky that we planned to visit our homeland during this weekend! Since the weather was p...

Father's Day 2017

Although Lithuania celebrated Father's Day on 4th of June, our family did it this weekend. Since our way of celebrating usually involve...

Wonder Woman Review

Before leaving Estonia , I decided to spend my last evening in cinema, watching the latest movie from DC Comics - "Wonder Woman"....

My Tartu Guide

Two months have passed since I arrived to study in Tartu , and I am back in Lithuania again! Time really flew by and I have to admit that m...

Loodusmuuseum

Nature was always an interesting subject to me. Although during my school years I wasn't blessed with decent biology teachers, I was in...

Vanna Tallinn

Somehow my (supposed to be) lifestyle blog is turning to one about travels and traveling. I wouldn't say that I travel that often, actu...

Goodbye to Mexico!

The end of our short vacation came as suddenly, as its start. I must say that returning from Mexico, I felt that this whole adventure helpe...

Above the Jungle

I looked forward to visiting Coba not only because it was another one impressive site of Maya culture, but also because you can still climb...

Iguana Paradise

If you ever google "What to see in Cancun?", Tulum is going to be one of the top ten places recommended to see. And if you'r...

Hearts and Stones: Chichen Itza

When me and Vincas learned that we're going to Mexico, we opened Google Maps and just looked for objects that we could visit during ou...

Hola Mexico! Pt. 2

Our trip to Mexico is, so far, the highlight of this year! In my last post  I made a short introduction to our journey, also wrote about th...

Hola Mexico! Pt. 1

Hello internet! How are things? Sorry for not blogging for quite a while, but I have a good excuse. My crazy life just upgraded to even cra...

#tereTallinn

Living in Tartu: Week 3

Three weeks in Tartu basically just flew by: occupied with my studies, (still) fixing my health, and exploring the city on weekends I fe...

New In: Stenders, Mossa, L'Erbolario

Spring is getting weird lately here in Estonia - with unexpected cold winds and snow (!), being outside looks less and less appealing. Si...

Closed Bridges

So, they finally closed the Kaarsild - Arch Bridge - across Emajõgi. It will be reopened in autumn, so I was happy that I got to cross it o...

Spring is Coming!

City of Tartu was basking in the sunshine for the last few days, which made me to look for other signs of spring. I definitely noticed gree...

Tere, Tartu!

I'm back! I feel a bit guilty that I managed to produce just one post during the month of March, but I had way too much on my plate, an...

Kaziukas Fair 2017

Vilnius recently is living pretty active life: last weekend people were coming to the capital because of Vilnius Book Fair , and this weeke...
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