Danica & Molly
RENO, NV to AUSTRALIA
The two kiwis become three kangaroos.
Danica and Molly left the Custom Ink life in September 2018 to travel the Americas for 4 months (mostly South America but with some National Parks and Hawaii mixed in). Without long term intentions, they applied for a New Zealand Working Holiday Visa and flew around the world. After just a few months, the appeal of a slower travel pace and the ability to get to know the community on a deeper level captured their hearts.
After a year full of kiwi picking, bar tending, road trips, and exploration, their visa date approached and it was time to leave NZ. Danica and Molly came to Australia for a three week long adventure with me, then went off to India, Indonesia Vietnam, and Thailand before heading back to the States.
Through her travels, Danica found a trend of her videos starting with a shot of the ground and her shoes to a pan up to showcase everything around her - so shoes.and.views was born! With a passion for videos, traveling with Danica means you need to be willing to dance, strut, crawl, and parade around sites in order to capture the moment. I can’t complain - I can goof with the best of them!
Molly is all about living in the moment and taking the time to process and share at her own pace. With just her iPhone, Polaroid camera, and a desire to improve her writing skills, she’s documenting her experience through her tumblr and instagram accounts. I love Molly’s willingness to take on new challenges and the way she captures a certain angle or color that makes you view an experience in a different light.
I typically will feature the stories of people I meet while traveling versus people I already know, but Danica and Molly were so instrumental in my decision to take the leap into the backpacker life that this wouldn’t feel right to not include them. From video chats to catch up to countless encouraging texts and requests for help packing after I decided to leap to a detailed Google Doc itinerary for our travels, thank you for everything. I can’t wait to see what this next chapter brings for you both and I know you’ll keep being you!
