Archive - Danika’s Substack

How to Travel for Change Instead of Futile Escape

We all need breaks regularly, but traveling as an escape is different. If travel is a means of avoidance, then what are we missing out on?

Feb 19 •

Danika Duarte Smith

Daring to Let Go on the Northern Edge of Spain

We can't move forward toward better things in life unless we let go of things in the past that weigh us down.

Feb 13 •

Danika Duarte Smith

The Truth About Travel: A Story of Turmoil in Berlin

We carry our baggage (literally and figuratively) wherever we go.

Feb 5 •

Danika Duarte Smith

January 2025

How to Find Happiness: Lessons From Nepal

Everyone wants to be happy, but modern-day living makes that a convoluted, messy process.

Jan 29 •

Danika Duarte Smith

A Colorful Travel Experience: The Power of Connection

No matter the destination, it's the people we choose to spend our time with that make a difference.

Jan 22 •

Danika Duarte Smith

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

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