What a difference a year and a half makes!
Sunny days in Dresden
How to be a Weekend Warrior
I realize that I don't talk about my day-to-day life on here very often. I remember once talking to Monika, with whom I exchange blog comments frequently, and she remarked that she didn't even know my name. (It's Arielle.) It's not that I'm trying to be any enigma, but I just can't help how mysterious …
In the gutter, looking at the stars
I was obsessed with Oscar Wilde in high school. My pinnacle of cleverness was sarcasm and sick burns, and Wilde has some good ones attributed to him. Of course, many of his noteworthy quotes are from his plays or novels, which means they are things that characters said, and don't necessarily reflect the views of …
It’s all Crete to me
Something about Greece reminds me of home. Maybe it's the hot, dry weather or the mountainous, desert landscape, or the way Greek sounds vaguely like a more guttural Spanish. Something about the Mediterranean climate speaks to me. In fact, I've noticed this about every place I've visited in the region--Crete, Tel Aviv, Italy, Barcelona. The …
How to be hungover in Dublin
Step 1: Straight off the airport shuttle, meet some American girls in your hostel room and offer to French braid their hair. Immediately decide to go out with them without changing the yoga pants you wore on your flight. Step 2: Go to shitty pub in Temple Bar. Pay too much for a drink and …
I love Prague in the rain
This weekend is my third time in Prague, and I finally feel like I can walk around Stare Miasto without getting totally lost. Also, it seems like April is the off season in Prague. It's the first time I walked anywhere near the old town square and it wasn't completely swarmed with tourists. But maybe …
Romantic ramblings: Paris edition
As my avid readers (lol) already know, I was in Paris last month, but only for two days. As those avid readers (who definitely exist) also know, Paris is hella expensive for someone who gets paid in zloty (Polish currency). Plus, I ate a lot of pain au chocolat. What does all this add up …
Ne me quitte pas mon cher
I've heard many people talk about how much they love Paris. How they loved it at first sight, and have loved it ever since. I saw pictures of this Paris that they fell in love with, and I thought, "I could fall in love with that too!" But I didn't. Sure, Paris is beautiful. …
2 Days in Paris
Even though I think that Paris is overrated (beautiful! but overrated), I still felt like I owe it to myself to check it out and see what all the fuss is about. The only problem is... I have no idea where to start. Obviously you can't fit every tourist attraction in Paris in two days. …
