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January Sunshine in Göttingen

I've only really lived in Göttingen for about five weeks now. I'm still discovering something new every day. I still search for coffee shops and restaurants on yelp and try to find my new favorite. I'm still getting used to the speaking melody of the people living here and I still have to learn all the insider shortcuts. But I’m also slowly starting to feel at home. Last year I realized (once more) that starting over somewhere new is never easy, but that it is worth all the struggles if you don't give up. I'm a stronger and more confident [...]

By Julika|2014-03-09T23:49:02+01:002014/01/12|Categories: Destinations, Europe, Germany|Tags: Europe, Germany, Göttingen|24 Comments

New Year, New Unpredictability

It's both beautiful and terrifying, the idea of a blank page. All empty and untouched, meaning anything could happen. A full range of possibilities. And yet, endless possibilities also leave room for fear, doubt, and that stupefying feeling of being simply overwhelmed with everything that could be done. Where to start? The first sentence is always the hardest one, and the sight of a blank page is not always easy. But as soon as you're over the obstacle of that first blank page, those other 364 pages will fill up steadily. I love the thought of a blank page, a [...]

By Julika|2014-01-26T10:15:17+01:002014/01/05|Categories: Specials|Tags: Europe, Germany, thoughts|30 Comments

My 2013 Highlights via Instagram

I've done a lot of review posts this year and you might hate me for it already. Fair enough. But I love reading reviews and I also love writing them. The idea of the year ending makes me nostalgic. I like reminiscing. And honestly, I'm one of those 21st century people with the attention span of a Buzzfeed list -- I mean, what offers more entertainment than a list of photos with witty headlines? Especially during the holidays when there's not much time to spend hours reading online in-between all the family dinners? I'm won't go all "27 Inappropriate Outfits [...]

By Julika|2014-03-09T23:46:39+01:002013/12/30|Categories: Specials|Tags: Europe, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, The Netherlands|20 Comments

Photo Essay: Christmas in Germany

Above everything else, 2013 was the year in which I really got into photography. I still have to learn SO much about it, but I love images more than ever. I feel more comfortable about letting photos tell the story and what I want to say -- and maybe, the words don't even come to me as easily as the ability to spot an aesthetic combination of composition, light, and shapes. In 2013, I really enjoyed doing seasonal photo summaries of my life in Germany. In many ways these photo essays were just random everyday observations, but I cherished how [...]

By Julika|2013-12-25T09:49:30+01:002013/12/25|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Europe, Germany|18 Comments

All You Need to Know about German Christmas Markets

I won't lie, winter in Central Europe is not fun. It's dark, it's cold, it's depressing. The sun sets in the afternoon and most daytime is spent inside with the lights on. It usually only starts snowing when Christmas is over and when everybody is ready for spring. (The heaviest snow storms I experienced actually happened in April!) And no, it's not romantic and cozy to freeze in the dark. The longer winter lasts, the crankier people around you become in Central Europe. However, there is one tiny exception to all the Central Europe wintertime depression: Those four weeks before [...]

By Julika|2014-11-29T22:16:32+01:002013/12/20|Categories: Specials|Tags: Europe, Germany, Göttingen|24 Comments

Around the World in Coffees: The 2013 Edition

About one year ago, I collected all my coffee photos from my previous years of travel and combined them in a photo essay called "Around the World in 80 Coffees". This post didn't cover the whole world, nor 80 coffees, but it presented a view of the world through the eyes someone who loves coffee and travel equally. From fantastic Portuguese galois on the beach to spectacularly good espressos in hip London coffee shops like Prufrock, 2012 was a great year in "caffeine travel" for me. So I ended my 2012 coffee post with the resolution to travel more and [...]

By Julika|2014-03-20T09:21:40+01:002013/12/09|Categories: Specials|Tags: Belgium, Europe, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, The Netherlands|24 Comments

A New Beginning

A while ago, I read an article on some kind of semi-dubious internet site introducing a study on the latest posts of all WordPress blogs out there (at least, that's what I remember the article being about). Interestingly enough, two thirds of all the blogs out there had their latest post starting with "Sorry I haven't posted in a while". I immediately swore to myself that I would never start I post like that. If only to not appear in this kind of statistics. But well, sometimes, life simply gets in the way of writing and creativity -- and I [...]

By Julika|2014-05-28T09:45:09+02:002013/11/24|Categories: Specials|Tags: Europe, Germany, Göttingen, thoughts|43 Comments

Photo Essay: Fall in Germany

About two months ago, I wrote a photo essay on the transition season that was about to start. Back then, the leaves hadn't really turned yet, and change was only a faint scent in the far distance. The subtle presentiment of change filled me with fear and excitement at the same time. Today, I look out of the window and the transition season has passed. The trees have no leaves anymore, the days grow shorter and chillier, and the layers of cloths become thicker every day. The season of changes is almost over, but I'm not ready to let go. [...]

By Julika|2013-12-31T14:13:56+01:002013/11/11|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Europe, Germany, Photo Essay, thoughts|16 Comments

The Art Historian’s Guide to Falling in Love with Frankfurt

It's awkwardly quiet on the train leaving Frankfurt main station on this Tuesday afternoon considering there's no empty seat left. People are even standing in the hallways, but they are quietly looking at their phones, or reading. Rarely anyone speaks. I watch the long shadows created by the late afternoon September sun fly by the window and wonder: What is it that fascinates me about the city I just left? A city that apparently doubles its population during office hours? The people around me wear dark suits and expensive bags. They are business people working in finances and investment banking. [...]

By Julika|2021-12-22T16:54:38+01:002013/10/17|Categories: Art History, The Art Historian’s Guide to…|Tags: Architecture, Europe, Frankfurt, Germany, The Art Historian's Guide to...|18 Comments

What’s Next: Travel, Life, Future

A while back I promised big news on my facebook page. And here they finally are. Well, they might not be big news to anyone else, but they are to me -- and Sateless Suitcase of course. I'm done with my Master's Degree! Last week I had to "defend" my Master's Thesis -- my very last examination! And I passed!! Yes, I'm officially done with my Master's!! Can you believe it? After studying for six years and suffering through a seemingly endless depressing thesis writing winter, it's finally over! And since German universities rarely have graduation ceremonies, let alone caps [...]

By Julika|2013-09-28T13:28:06+02:002013/09/27|Categories: Specials|Tags: Germany, thoughts|23 Comments