About me

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!
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 that there's only two months (TWO MONTHS, people!) left until the Christmas, I get scared how incredibly fast time flies. 


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 ...