My name is Danyelle and my charming husband is Diego. We share a dream to travel the world together. This is our journey – through his lens and my ramblings.
This post is part of a series called Peace, Love & Nasi Goreng Diego and I finished up our time in Northern Sumatra at Lake Toba, the largest lake in Asia, learning about the Batak people. This is the first place where I wish we could have spent more time. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t practical…
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Traveling has always been about adventure, discovery and exploration for me. Back in June, as Danyelle and I left Chicago towards Cuba, I set out on a trip that I thought would bring answers to big life questions. Here we are, 5 months and 8 countries into our journey, and I have found that the…
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This post is part of a series called Peace, Love & Nasi Goreng This adventure began with off-roading and ended with elephants! We only spent one day in the village of Tangkahan, but it was a day we won’t soon forget. The Road to Tangkahan John told us about the plight of the Sumatran elephants…
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This post is part of a series called Peace, Love & Nasi Goreng Diego and I spent about 7 weeks in Indonesia. It seems impossible to share every experience with you, but let’s begin at the end on the rugged island of Sumatra in the jungle of Gunung Leuser National Park with our quest to…
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This post is part of a series called Exploring Scotland The Scottish capital city of Edinburgh is a fantastic place to visit during the spring and summer months. The city has a remarkable variety of vistas ranging from the green hills, the blue sea, the medieval buildings, the narrow passageways and its Royal Mile. Coupled…
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This post is part of a series called A Whale of a Time in Ireland For unknown reasons, we plotted our course as though we would enjoy good weather and the luxury of traveling Ireland’s narrow, winding, country roads at warp speeds. Mistakes were made. Nevertheless, we saw lots of beautiful Irish countryside through our…
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This post is part of a series called A Whale of a Time in Ireland Wandering around when we arrive in a new place is one of our favorite things to do. I’m always surprised at what we stumble upon and Dublin did not disappoint. We started with the Temple Bar area, which is known…
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This post is part of a series called A Whale of a Time in Ireland I’m happy to report that by the time Tammy and Xavier got done spoiling us, I was in tiptop shape and ready to enjoy round two of Ireland. We started in Dublin where we decided to hurt our livers a…
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This post is part of a series called A Whale of a Time in Ireland We visited Ireland twice for reasons that are not terribly interesting. The first stint was just 4 days and then we returned for another 10 days after our trip to Scotland. Now then, it’s Ireland so let’s talk about luck……
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This post is part of a series called Exploring Scotland We spent the majority of our time in Scotland’s charming capital city of Edinburgh, the name of which most definitely contains a silent “g.” Think “Edin-bro,” but say the bro part with your best surfer-dude accent. The city hosts the world’s largest annual arts festival…
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This post is part of a series called Exploring Scotland A mere $80 bucks secured our flight from Iceland to the United Kingdom. Score! We spent 4 days in Cork, Ireland before traveling to Edinburgh, Scotland to meet up with my dear childhood friend, Tammy. We returned to Ireland afterwards so I’ll come back to…
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This post is part of a series called Peace, Love & Nasi Goreng Diego here. I’m flying solo in Jakarta today and decided to explore the fascinating world of Javanese Wayang, the centuries-old Indonesian art of storytelling through puppeteering. The best way to learn about this is visiting the Wayang Museum in Jakarta. I am…
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It would be disingenuous to avoid politics when writing about our time in Bethlehem, but first, a little housekeeping. Please be warned that this contains political perspective that you may not agree with. Feel free to skip my words and take a look at Diego’s photos instead. I went to Bethlehem envisioning open fields, shepherds,…
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If life is a highway and you want to ride it all night long, check out the Iceland Ring Road in the summer when it’s never quite dark and the open road beckons you to continue until your eyes just can’t go on. And if you’re, ahem, *efficient* like us, then just climb into the…
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This post is part of a series called Go to Cuba! Varadero is a place where very few actual Cubans live. It’s a beautiful white sand beach chock full of resorts — exactly the kind of place I couldn’t wait to leave. To be fair, I’m not a beach gal. If you’re into the beach…
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This post is part of a series called Go to Cuba! We watched the city fade away as our view from the bus window was replaced by vast undeveloped land. I hadn’t realized how busy Havana was until we arrived in Viñales where life slowed waaaayyyyy down. The city is situated in the eastern most…
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This post is part of a series called Go to Cuba! First, add Cuba to your bucket list. You’re welcome. I thought I knew a little more about Cuba than my typical level of research. For example, I knew that there had been a revolution in the late 50’s after which Fidel Castro took control…
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