Daniele S Longo

Daniele S. Longo is a seasoned traveler and a curious life learner. He lived, worked or travelled in 20+ countries (plus sea), changed job multiple times with 7 different companies and relocated 9 times across Europe and the United States. Avid observer, since he left Sicily, 30 years ago, Daniele has made it his quest to learn as much as possible about the places he explored by visiting unique locations, learning how to cook local dishes, listening to folk stories and music, studying local history, and collecting lifelong friendships worldwide.

Daniele holds a MS in Industrial Engineering (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) and a MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship (Northern Kentucky University). For the time being, Daniele lives with his family in Shorewood, Minnesota, where he works in Healthcare and Automation. Passionate about technology, avid reader and collector of old books, he is constantly planning unique journeys for his family and friends.

About: Hilsen fra Daniele, Greetings Norway

Hilsen fra Daniele, "Greetings from Daniele", is a vivid travelogue of a nearly 3,000 mile solo road trip across Norway's breathtaking fjords, islands, and valleys: a memoir blending travel, cultural exploration, and self-reflection.

About: Angels, Love and Lost Souls: A Journey to Sicily

Lives, aspirations and broken dreams cross paths in Greater Minneapolis where an adoption disruption brings the relationship between John and Laura Berg to a critical point. The accidental connection with a startup Travel agency run by two inexperienced and naïve entrepreneurs, will take John and Laura through a transformation trip to Italy that will change their lives forever and will rescue a lost soul. All through the journey, a colorful collection of experienced mentors, visionary technologists, close friends and forgotten family members will chime in to help, advice, and sometimes cover up as needed.

About: Gerard and Sebastian Travel Novels

Fiction, real life stories and dialogues shared across time and places, find their way in the Western suburbs of Minneapolis, where people mend relationships, find love, overcome losses and build relationships with the guidance of two entrepreneurs who, themselves, are trying to figure out their own paths. Daniele’s collection of books, Gerard and Sebastian Travels, will take the readers on unique journeys around the world while eating shrimps on a pier in Oslo, getting engaged on a volcanic rock surrounded by the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean sea, playing hide and seek behind tree-shaped columns of a Spanish Cathedral, sleeping under a canopy of stars in Santorini, or skinny dipping on a lost beach in Anacortes.