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Bailey Merlin
Bailey Merlin
Oct 12, 20184 min read
Paris (again): Day 7
This is what it’s like to eat sunshine. I finally come to terms with my self-inflicted solitude over a tartlette citron (which I’m pretty...
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Bailey Merlin
Oct 11, 20185 min read
Paris (again): Day 6
Not going to lie, this seems like a viable career option. I start the day later than expected, but this is understandable when one...
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Bailey Merlin
Oct 10, 20183 min read
Paris (again): Day 5
Look at this beauty. Again I ask: What could possibly go wrong? I love it when things work out. A few days ago a German woman and I made...
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Bailey Merlin
Oct 9, 20185 min read
Paris (again): Day 4
Sometimes the most beautiful sights are the ones right outside your own door — a Belleville belvedere. Today begins with success: waking...
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Bailey Merlin
Oct 8, 20183 min read
Paris (again): Day 3
Look at this beautiful building I don’t go in because of the heinous amount of people. The day again starts abnormally late, even after ...
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Bailey Merlin
Oct 6, 20184 min read
Paris (again): Day 2
Late morning walks help you forget the hangover. One of the things they don’t tell you about international travel: You should not drink...
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Bailey Merlin
Oct 5, 20185 min read
Paris (again): Day 1
The journey to the airport isn’t as dramatic as I expect it to be, which is disconcerting. My big ass backpack and I catch all of the...
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Bailey Merlin
Oct 4, 20181 min read
Paris (again): Pre-Game
We will begin by saying that I don’t want to go to Paris. It’s for a lot of reasons, both practical and anxiety-related. Why am I...
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Bailey Merlin
Aug 17, 20174 min read
Paris: Day 9-10
Paris will teach you about self-love, man. The last full day in Paris is bittersweet. Even after this short period of time, I feel like...
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Bailey Merlin
Aug 10, 20173 min read
Paris: Day 8
Appropriately dour. Today was the sort of day where you leave the past where it belongs. I took a hard look in the mirror and said,...
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Bailey Merlin
Aug 7, 20173 min read
Paris: Day 7
Laundry day starts with pajamas and wine, no matter where you live. When travelling, one rarely thinks about laundry; however,...
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Bailey Merlin
Aug 3, 20173 min read
Paris: Day 6
Me, channeling that healthy, pensive mood. It’s fine; I’m fine. I start off with my head near a toilet and wishing that I would learn not...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 29, 20173 min read
Paris: Day 5
Me, after emerging from Hell and finally calling an Uber. While both the journey to Versailles and Lisa tried to murder me today, I...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 28, 20173 min read
Paris: Day 4
Funny how one day can begin with screaming on the bottom floor of a Parisian metro because you’re lost and end by giving cheek kisses to...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 27, 20172 min read
Paris: Day 3
A couple of fearless women, one with crazy hair (news flash: it me). I knew I would mess up and skip a day of blogging. What can I say?...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 25, 20173 min read
Paris: Day 2
Look at this kid: Fierce as fuck and ready to meet the day. We won’t discuss the many ways in which I made an ass out of myself today....
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 24, 20173 min read
Paris: Day 1
A foolish child going into the wilderness. I never thought I’d make it to France. Even as the leaving date grew closer, it didn’t seem...
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Bailey Merlin
May 18, 20171 min read
Paris or Bust
Since my relationship ended and my life restarted, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of being more adventurous. I guess I mean that I want...
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