About Us

Hello! We are Dan and Julia, the owners and writers of this fantastic blog www.monkeysventures.com. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, we love sharing our adventures throughout California and beyond. Being driven by curiosity since childhood, we explore, learn, and spread the word about this amazing world we live in.

Side by side photos of Dan and Julia childhood pics, owners of monkeysventures.com

What’s in the name ?

This blog is a product of our love, passion, and labor. In the social media world, we are known as “Monkeys”. But truth to be told, the only Monkey in our household is our beloved four-legged muse. In the tradition of many Silicon Valley start-ups, the site is named after our best buddy, the most huggable, buggable, loveable boy in the Universe. Meet the one and only Monkey!!! He loved to travel with us on road trips.

A photo of our handsome Shiba-Inu dog, Monkey.

What’s MonkeysVentures.com blog about?

Being married for over a decade, we love exploring new places at home and abroad, sharing our experiences, along with travel tips, tricks, and recommendations. We enjoy popular destinations, as well as those off the beaten path, just as long as we get to see them with our own eyes. Our stories are inspired by places we’ve been and what we’ve learned from locals. Anything and everything that piques our curiosity to see, try, taste, and do!

On our blog platform, we also like to share whatever else we find intriguing, useful and fun that might be beneficial to us and our readers. 

How can you work with us?

In a variety of ways! Speaking engagements, conferences, press tours, marketing campaigns, reviews, sponsored and guest posts, freelance content writing, brand sponsorships & ambassadorships.

For the San Francisco Bay Area & California destinations, organizations, and businesses – we love our Home State of California and enjoy showcasing it to the world. Reach out and let’s discuss opportunities for partnerships! You can email us at monkeysventures(at)gmail.com

For the rest of the world, don’t be shy, you can contact us as well! 😊 We speak a few languages (some fluently, some not, but we try!). We got a couple of Master Degrees. And a few certifications from HubSpot Academy and others! One of the latest:

MonkeysVentures Content Marketing Certification by HubSpot Academy

Even some awards from our fellow bloggers!

And speaking of which, you are welcome to follow us on Twitter, our preferred social media channel. We are proud members of the #traveltribe, which is a tight-knit online community of travelers, writers, and photographers who love sharing their love of exploring and writing about it.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonkeysVentures

You can find us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/monkeysventures/

And also, on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monkeysventures/

Let’s connect!

The childhood photos of founders of monkeysventures.com

Thank you for visiting us! You know we love hearing from you, so comment away below, and don’t forget to subscribe to our blog!

Yours Truly,

Dan, Julia, and Monkey (in spirit) of MonkeysVentures.com