Danika Smith

Reasons to Visit Istanbul: Falling in Love with Turkey's Capital #solotravel #istanbul #turkey Photo © by Danika Smith

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

Disclaimer: I didn’t plan to stay in Istanbul These are my main reasons to visit Istanbul that triggered my love at the first site for this busy city. If you’ve read some of my other blog posts, you’ll know I prefer natural landscapes over cities as I travel. At first, I didn’t have any reason to

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Experience the Unseen: Egypt’s White Desert Camping – An Adventure Like No Other by Danika Smith #egypt #camping #whitedesert

Experience the Unseen: Egypt’s White Desert Camping – An Adventure Like No Other

On My First Trip to Egypt I knew I would visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. Being a nature lover (I talk about my love for nature traveling here), I wanted something beyond the busy attractions. That’s how I stumbled upon an overnight White Desert Tour. After an

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Can Adopting a Traveler Mindset Make Us More Receptive? photo by @DanikaDuarte #travel #mindset #perception

Can Adopting A Traveler Mindset Make Us More Receptive?

Today I’m going to talk about how our thought process changes while we explore the world—the traveler mindset. Exploring a new place after flying hundreds (or thousands!) of miles is exciting. New sights, new landscapes, new people, new food, new smells—we are filled with wonder as we explore. As we wander with excitement, locals pass

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