On Journey with Danny G.

“I am an epic character really… I mean there is Ulysses, Agamemnon, and…well…me.  As far as heroes go.” —Ed Lyons.  What a thing to proclaim at the wet-behind-the-ears age of just 25!!  Ed and I really had the whole world ahead of us at that time, as the journey was just beginning.  While we sometimes went on separate journeys, you’ll find here, significant nuggets of knowledge and wisdom as Ed and I discuss a bit of the hero’s journey, the exploration and understanding within that comes out of long term travel, and the transformation of the brash and brazen to some humility and self reflection in life’s culmination to present day.   To learn more about Danny G, please be sure to check out his Instagram @guerratravels.

I never expected to land in Fiji toward the end of a 15 month journey across the world.  But Fiji called me through a series of love interests, beckoning island beaches, and the Fijian people who right from the start shared their generous hearts and warm homes with me and my companion as we drank kava and ate our way through this island nation with gusto! To learn more about Danny G, please be sure to check out his Instagram @guerratravels.

Join us for this dynamic episode where I interview Nancy Penner, world traveler and international consultant.  Nancy traveled to over 60 countries around the world and often did that solo.  She shares her experiences, tips on staying safe, and what she learned along the way.  We also got to have a few laughs over how we met and the experiences that have led to 25 year friendship. To learn more about Danny G, please be sure to check out his Instagram @guerratravels.

Did you ever have a dream that so far outweighed what you thought was possible that you sometimes tried not to dream it because it was just too painful?  I had a dream like that, and it was to go to Nepal and trek through some of the most striking, stark, at times desolate, and timeless, high altitude terrain that the world has ever known. In this episode, join me on a journey that begins by crossing over the Indian border with a cast of characters atop the roof of a bus, then exploring the other-worldly city of Kathmandu, and ending up at 17,700 feet — on top of the world—across the Annapurna Circuit of The Himalayan Mountains. To learn more about Danny G, please be sure to check out his Instagram @guerratravels.

It was 1999 and I entered a country where few budget travelers were found.  With little to no infrastructure for tourism, this adventure was largely created through curiosity, seizing opportunity and creative improvisation. In this episode, come along for the journey riding on a slow boat down the Mekhong River, experience sunsets and sunrises that are unparalleled, reflections on friends from home, and the development of new bonds and relationships in this country of 10,000 greens! To learn more about Danny G, please be sure to check out his Instagram @guerratravels.

The contrast of the bustling, over-crowded, dynamic, tourist-thronged city of Bangkok against the backdrop of the Thai Smile and iconic beaches make this adventure one for the books!  One night turned into a 3-4 month journey that took me from the depths of city life, teaching English to locals, to the hills of a tribal Lahu Village in the north and of course, across the beautiful, wind-swept islands on all sides of this beautiful nation.  In this episode, I explore the beginnings of discovery in my learning alternative modes of healing and wellness --I threw myself into the mix, dreaming of a future that might contain some of what I was learning. To learn more about Danny G, please be sure to check out his Instagram @guerratravels.

I have $400 for 4 months' worth of travel.  "Is that a wooden sign that says D.J.?", I ask as I disembark the overnight ferry to Santorini?  That job was arguably better than washing cars and sanding houses in the mountains but in retrospect—it's all part of the adventure!  Beautiful Greece with its incredible beaches, dynamic night- life, and ancient culture never disappoints and it certainly didn’t on this epic, shoestring journey. To learn more about Danny G, please be sure to check out his Instagram @guerratravels.

I’m on the beginning of a 15 month journey across the globe and it more or less starts right here, in Edinburgh.  From musical pubs, to hitching across Lochs, biking through wildflower fields and landing in a cosmic, universalist, naturalist compound —the journey from Edinburgh to Glasgow to Elgin was filled with mirth, adventure, and of course, a litany of international characters.  This hearty land with its resolute and stalwart people make for a memorable journey! To learn more about Danny G, please be sure to check out his Instagram @guerratravels.

When you think of Brazil, does your mind go to Rio, Copacabana, Brazilian BBQ, Beaches, and Carnaval?  If so, you may enjoy accompanying me beyond those places, to this Shangri-La interior.  Chapada Diamantina —the site of abandoned diamond mines embedded in natural splendor.   Epic bus rides, beautiful waterfalls, strange encounters, and of course, my observations of the whole process make for a challenging and exciting experience! To learn more about Danny G, please be sure to check out his Instagram @guerratravels.

Welcome to the start of ON JOURNEY! Journey with me to Sydney, Australia and then up the coast to Byron Bay.  Along the way, visit the enigmatic and sometimes wacky world of shoestring travel, as I recount and recall some events that have shaped my thoughts and skills as a world traveler.  Nature’s beauty and a memorable cast of travel characters help take our listeners along for the journey. To learn more about Danny G, please be sure to check out his Instagram @guerratravels.