Morocco, so far so good

Manu | 5 February 2013 | 1 comment
Morocco, so far so good

  Morocco is revealing itself slowly and a charming warm place that loves to steal your heart and keep it hidden the labyrinth of its beauty forever. We left Fes at the beginning of the week, destination Rabat, where a lot of burocratic works need to be done. At the moment of writing we are […]

Fes, the charm of ancient Morocco

Manu | 30 January 2013 | 4 comments
Fes, the charm of ancient Morocco

  Arriving to Fes the day after the celebration of Mohammed’ birthday, basically the Arabic Christmas, and entering the labyrinth of its old Medina, getting lost among its narrow streets, absorbing unknown scents, getting under the attentions of the people standing there, admiring the Arabic art of some of its most beautiful buildings and hearing […]

Entering Africa from Chefchaouen coloured doors

Manu | 24 January 2013 | 1 comment
Entering Africa from Chefchaouen coloured doors

My first step in Africa and in Morocco has been just glorious. Chefchaouen, the blue town, lost and hidden in the middle of beautiful mountain rages, has given us the best welcome ever to this country that I already love it a bit.   I felt almost like an invisible ghost last night when we […]

Leaving Europe: Malaga

Manu | 21 January 2013 | no comments
Leaving Europe: Malaga

Malaga has been a warm and nice stop over with a lot of surprises. Its Mediterranean style didn’t astonished me too much, as I found it too touristic for my tastes, with a multitude of narrow streets packed of tapas bars and clothes shops. It was like a trap for tourists, and the whole town […]

In the Sun! Spain, finally!

Manu | 19 January 2013 | 2 comments
In the Sun! Spain, finally!

Finally in the sun! Getting to Spain has been definitely one of the best moment of the trip so far. Since we entered the country, together with the landscape and the language changing, the temperatures have started to high up as well. The cold wind has been taken over by a mild breeze that keeps […]

Crossing Europe, through cold and snow

Manu | 16 January 2013 | 6 comments
Crossing Europe, through cold and snow

We thought the cold was gonna be ended when we have left the ship, in Hirtshals, and that from there on it would have been better and better, crossing Europe and heading finally South. But we were wrong.. Since Saturday it has been a constant drive into the cold and snow. Everyday we say to […]

Far Oer: hidden pearl of the North!

Manu | 14 January 2013 | 2 comments
Far Oer: hidden pearl of the North!

  What can you do for 3 nights and 2 days on a boat from Iceland to Denmark, stopping over the Far Oer Islands only for six hours before starting to sail again? We were all wandering this in the ghost town of Seydisfjordur, on the East Coast of Iceland, on Wednesday, when we were […]

Day 2: from Vik to Hofn across the glaciers

Manu | 8 January 2013 | 5 comments
Day 2: from Vik to Hofn across the glaciers

Simply glorious! If I would have to use a word to use to describe such a great day, it would be this one. The sun started to shine early this morning, and even before it was right in the sky, we were all already on board of the truck, hitting the Southern road of Iceland. […]

The long way to Africa: 1st day

Manu | 7 January 2013 | no comments
The long way to Africa: 1st day

So here we go. Still dark outside, engine on, ready to depart from Reykjavk and finally start this adventure that is gonna finish only in round 6 months, and on the other side of the world. Yesterday at 6pm we met in a pub downtown Reykjavik to know each other and prepare the departure. This […]

Finally the day of the departure arrived!

Manu | 4 January 2013 | no comments
Finally the day of the departure arrived!

So here we are! Few hours away from my dream that becomes reality! It’s hard to describe how I really feel tonight. I am excited. I know it because I have that recognisable chills under my feet ad in my stomach that doesn’t allow me to sleep and to rest my mind, that’s the sign […]

My 2012, what a year!

Manu | 31 December 2012 | 1 comment
My 2012, what a year!

  So, the longest year of my life is finally ending! This 2012 has been a great one , not only for the kilometers wandered, but also for the wonder and excitement that has been part of my daily life for 365 days. It was the 2nd of January when I found the ad by […]

Happy Birthday to me! One year of 1st impressions…

Manu | 24 November 2012 | 5 comments
Happy Birthday to me! One year of 1st impressions…

  One year ago My 1st impressions was officially starting to hit my daily life and your daily network update !!! For me it was an exciting moment, it was almost like publishing a book, I could finally start sharing my travels and photos with my friends and with those who didn’t know me at […]

Sinterklaas in Amsterdam

Manu | 18 November 2012 | 3 comments
Sinterklaas in Amsterdam

I am not a big Christmas fan at all, but I must admit the arrival of Sintaklaas in Amsterdam is contagious and today I experienced it! The legend say that Sinter Klaas, Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Mira, came to Holland from Turkey before reaching his final destination in Spain. And every year he comes back […]

A step closer to Africa

Manu | 2 November 2012 | 2 comments
A step closer to Africa

  A step closer to Africa and another further from Amsterdam: that’s how I feel at the beginning of this November, on my last month in my house in Amsterdam, with my friends, at work and on the month of My1stimpressions 1st birthday. Good news is: I found my 1st Sponsor. GlobeLink Travel Insurance is […]

I travel alone!

Manu | 16 October 2012 | 4 comments
I travel alone!

As you may already know at this stage I do love traveling alone. When I decide to travel alone is most of the time not only by chance but it’s my choice, and the more I travel by myself the more I like it. There are several points that make a solo travel something to […]

On the way to Africa: an emotional update

Manu | 6 October 2012 | 9 comments
On the way to Africa: an emotional update

It’s less than 3 months left now! It’s becoming exciting and also scary at the same time. I am leaving a place where I have been for four amazing years, I am leaving my friends and my daily life to pursue a dream of freedom and it cannot be more scary than this. The plan […]

A little bit of Metal…

Manu | 24 September 2012 | 1 comment
A little bit of Metal…

  Baroeg Open Air festival has been one of the coolest metal events I have ever been since long time. Great weather, great people, liters and liters of beer and two stages where new Metal Bands and Old Ones performed all day, from 1pm to midnight. The entrance to the festival was free. This made […]

Happy Birthday Bro!

Manu | 6 August 2012 | 1 comment
Happy Birthday Bro!

Today my brother turns 30! 🙂 I will be far from home, as usual, but feel sad not to have the chance to celebrate it with him. I wanna use this page to wish my brother not only Happy Birthday, but the best he can have and guess in life. I shared a lifetime with […]

A day in pink at Amsterdam Gay Parade

Manu | 5 August 2012 | no comments
A day in pink at Amsterdam Gay Parade

I must say when Amsterdam wants to party, it does it right! This year, it was the first time I was in town for the Gay Pride, as I am usually hanging around Edinbugh this time of the year. Here in the Dam, the 2 most important days of the year are Queensday and The […]

Holland: land of wind and windmills!

Manu | 1 August 2012 | 1 comment
Holland: land of wind and windmills!

What a fairy land  the country side of Holland is! A truly surprisingly beauty that I didn’t expect at all. As soon a s you step up from the city center, Holland invades your sight with its peaceful bucolic landscapes of green. You are not going to see the majestic mountain peaks of course, but […]