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Dakota .D Journal
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My name is Dakota! I've left my life behind in New Zealand where I was working as an international flight attendant for life and love on the other side of the world. Right now I'm in Bordeaux, France!
#12757 in All , #10 in General Travel

Life by the sea in Raglan, New Zealand…

In Raglan I’ve been savoring the colors and contrasts of life by the sea. Late afternoon sunsets, conversations and moments of organic cuisine remind me once again of last year when I was here!...

12 dec 11

Hanna Bernhard Paris…

This week in Paris I had the opportunity to meet French designer, Nathalie Bernhard of Hanna Bernhard! We talked about travel, design, culture and life at her apartment on the other side of the city....

16 aug 11 1 person likes this

Sunsets in the colorful neighborhoods of Porto…

What intrigued me the most about Porto were it’s snippets of visual imperfection and the way that decay exists here amongst what is living. In the local neighborhoods of the city there are apar...

09 aug 11

Macarons and sparkling wine…

Petit déjeuner in Bordeaux this morning: Parisian Macarons and Ridgeview sparkling wine from my most recent travels in London!! – A delicious combination of the following flavors: Passionfruit,...

05 aug 11

Moments together in Bordeaux, France…

When I was traveling in Milan during April, I received an interesting enquiry from someone in London who reads Dakota .D Journal! – To know if I would photograph their family gathering at an ol...

29 jul 11 2 people like this

A way of life on the coast of Nazaré, Portugal…

My experiences of local living on the coast of Nazaré have been some of my favorite travel memories from Portugal! I’ve spent most of my days here with Amarvel and Valentina, Pezinha’s au...

24 jul 11 1 person likes this

The black widows of Nazaré…

Nazaré is still a very traditional part of Portugal. Many of the women that I’ve seen in the town still wear veils and seven layer dresses, as well as flamboyant gold jewelry to show their stat...

22 jul 11 1 person likes this

The seaside village of Nazaré…

On the coast of Nazaré I’ve been staying with my Portuguese friend Pezinha in a traditional house that belonged to her grandparents! The walls and floors of the house are inlayed with painted A...

11 jul 11 1 person likes this

Praça da Ribeira, Porto…

Right now I’m in Porto, where I’ll be for the next few days before I travel further north to the seaside village of Nazaré. The quaint way that this city has aged over time as well as it’...

04 jul 11 2 people like this

Photographs from Bologna: The food capital of Italy…

This month has been another amazing chapter of travel through Italy!! I’ve been to: Florence, Pisa, Venice and Verona, each of which have had their own unique sense of character. Bologna howeve...

29 jun 11 4 people like this

The art galleries of Museo de Bellas Artes in Seville…

In Seville I visited the fine art gallery of Museo de Bellas Artes, previously known as Convento de la Merced Calzada, a sixteenth century convent of the past. The artwork on the walls translated a l...

18 jun 11 1 person likes this

Bodegas Vega Sicilia in Ribera del Duero…

Recently when I was in Northern Spain I had an exclusive opportunity to visit Vega Sicilia, one of the most prestigious Spanish wineries in the world! – An estate that is not open to the public...

14 jun 11 1 person likes this

Delicious food in Bordeaux, France…

Life in Bordeaux this weekend has been all about: Afternoon strolls through Marché des Capucins where we found fresh oysters and mediterranean delicacies to indulge over at my friend Desirea’s ...

05 jun 11 1 person likes this

Mudéjar design at Plaza de España in Seville, Spain…

The Mudéjar-inspired facade of Plaza de España is where I spent my last afternoon in Seville, undoubtedly one of my favorite cities in Spain! From the shade of a tiled alcove, I saw people riding hor...

01 jun 11 1 person likes this

Madrid food diaries…

In Madrid some of my favorite moments were the moments that involved food… Like tapas and red wine nights in the city then fresh fruit and tropical smoothies at the markets during the day… - At...

28 may 11 1 person likes this

The Egyptian galleries at the British Museum in London…

When I was at the British Museum in London, another one of my favorite galleries were the ancient Egyptian exhibitions!! The wall paintings had this unusual etherial quality in a way that felt somewh...

26 may 11 1 person likes this

London’s colorful China Town…

When I travel to cosmopolitan cities, often I like to wander through a China Town if I can find one! To savor authentic Chinese cuisine, drink jasmine tea, and browse the market stalls. Whenever I ha...

26 may 11 1 person likes this

Asian art and design inspiration in London…

Last week when I was in London, what inspired me were the design galleries and museums around the city!! One of my favorite exhibitions that I had the opportunity to visit was the Asian gallery at Th...

22 may 11 1 person likes this

Moorish garden oasis: Maria Luisa park in Seville, Spain…

Before I fly to London tonight, I thought I’d write about the colorful photographs I took during an afternoon in Maria Luisa park, Seville. – One of my favorite moments of relax during my...

14 may 11 2 people like this

Photographs from Feria de Abril in Seville, southern Spain…

In Madrid there were late nights that lead to late mornings with tinto de verano’s, calim ocho’s and tapas on Ana’s balcony, five levels above the neighborhood where Latin American m...

11 may 11 2 people like this

Good morning from Madrid, Spain…

- Photographs that I took at a Spanish art exhibit in Bordeaux last week. Good morning from Madrid, Spain! I’m on the balcony of my friend’s city apartment, with a cup of coffee, absorbing Madrid’s ...

05 may 11 1 person likes this

Bernard Magrez Château Fombrauge: Vintage French interiors…

This weekend was spent in Saint Émilion, northeast of Bordeaux… Where I had an amazing opportunity to visit Château Fombrauge! I enjoyed wine from the estate, as well as a wander through the de...

02 may 11

A colorful introduction to Milan: The Milano clown festival…

Arriving in the fashion capital of Italy was an interesting experience… I remember looking out through the window of an old wooden tram and I couldn’t help but feel like there were moments of New Yor...

25 apr 11 1 person likes this

The train journey from Palermo to Taormina…

Palermo’s urban outskirts faded behind us as we travelled further along the coast into winding hills of lemon trees and beachfront villages on an old Sicilian train. I was genuinely captivated ...

23 apr 11 1 person likes this

Dakota .D Journal: Travel and lifestyle photographs…

Photographs: Bordeaux, France: My home away from home. Le Roi Soleil, Château Versailles – Paris. Rome Food Diaries. Marie Antoinette and Bordeaux Prayers. Over the last week I’ve been wo...

22 apr 11 1 person likes this

Maker of myth: The art of Paul Gauguin…

I’ve been wanting to share the photographs that I took in London at the Paul Gauguin art exhibition for quite a while!! Paul Gauguin’s paintings have had an impression over me ever since ...

19 apr 11 1 person likes this

A morning at Mercato di Capo market in Palermo…

The souk-like markets of Palermo evoked culinary ideas of… Calamari, seafood risotto and delicious local wines. Underneath a canopy of colored canvas, stretched upon hooks that were attached to...

11 apr 11 2 people like this

Observations of life in Palermo, Sicily…

My first evening in Sicily lead to the dark and quiet alleyways of Palermo, it was past 12:00a.m and the lampposts shed only dim light. Finally, after an hour of feeling spontaneously lost, we found ...

10 apr 11 2 people like this

Gallery of exotic flowers: Fabrice Normande Bordeaux…

Following my last post about Bordeaux… I thought I would write about Fabrice Normande. I was there yesterday after visiting Jardin Public. Flowers feel like such a celebrated art form in Bordea...

10 apr 11 1 person likes this

Bordeaux, France: My home away from home…

For the month of April I will be in Bordeaux, my home away from home in France! Since moving to other side of the world I’ve discovered that, home really is, where your heart is. There are so m...

08 apr 11 1 person likes this

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