Archive - Danika’s Substack

How To Determine Our ‘Passion’ In Life: Remove the Noise

Are you living your life according to your passion, or stumbling down a path because it 'seemed like the logical thing to do'?

Jan 15 •

Danika Duarte Smith

December 2024

Blooming in the Frost: How to Stay Creative Through the Winter

How a walk on a frosty morning can inspire you to create something new.

Dec 17, 2024 •

Danika Duarte Smith

November 2024

Inheriting the Travel Bug: Roots of a Wandering Spirit

Do we catch the travel bug from our environment, or is it passed through our genes, like our hair and eye color? Here is how it all works out for me.

Nov 11, 2024 •

Danika Duarte Smith

September 2024

Living Every Day As If I'm Traveling

Learning to let go, and embrace our surroundings as novel and wonderful no matter where we go.

Sep 25, 2024 •

Danika Duarte Smith

August 2024

Home is Wherever You Make it

Finding gratitude in the bittersweet sensations of returning home after long-term travel.

Aug 1, 2024 •

Danika Duarte Smith

June 2024

Impenetrable Joy

How staying in a remote Nepali village altered my idea of happiness.

Jun 3, 2024 •

Danika Duarte Smith

May 2024

What can you find on Danika's Substack?

Travel stories, travel transformations.

May 12, 2024 •

Danika Duarte Smith

May 2023

7 Reasons to Visit Istanbul: Falling in Love With Turkey’s Capital

Disclaimer: I didn't plan to stay in Istanbul

May 11, 2023 •

Danika Duarte Smith

June 2022

My White Desert Tour Experience: Camping On Another Planet

On My First Trip to Egypt

Jun 30, 2022 •

Danika Duarte Smith

June 2021

The Solo Traveller’s Mindset: Freedom and Focus

If you’re an avid solo traveller, you could probably give me a long list of why you love it.

Jun 21, 2021 •

Danika Duarte Smith

How to Bring Home the Traveller’s Mindset: Being Receptive

Exploring a new place after flying hundreds (or thousands!) of miles is exciting.

Jun 13, 2021 •

Danika Duarte Smith

The Impact of Taking Photos On Our Travel Experiences

What’s one item that you would NEVER want to forget before catching the flight on your next trip?

Jun 7, 2021 •

Danika Duarte Smith

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