Traveling across the States
BY ELISA To tell the truth, I’ve always considered boring such a kind of trip, or at least not a priority, as I always preferred exotic places, and the United States were not on the top of my ‘Traveler Agenda’. Nevertheless, if you have been waiting to meet again a close friend for a long […]
Antwerpen: a tasty blissfull experience!
ARRIVING TO THE GROTE MARKT of Antwerpen, the main square of the town, is a joy for your eyes and a dive into the great past of this merchant Medieval town. On the map Antwerpen appears like a very complicated town, an network of little streets all leading to the heart of the town, under […]
Eternal Rome
GOING BACK TO ROME is like going back in time, my lifetime and history time. It’s a feeling that welcomes me since the moment I step off the plane every time, when the noisy sunny atmosphere immediately introduces me back to the Italian way. Rome is incredibly unique in the entire world, and the more […]
Argentina…the reasons of a dream!
FINALLY!!! I cannot believe it! In April I am going to Argentina! Where do I start from, once there? What to see, what to do, how to go all the way down to Ushuaia and ten thousands more questions are at the moment in my mind! Argentina has been one of my lifetime destinations for […]
Sunrise at Menoreh Hill
DEAR MY 1st IMPRESSIONS, I’ve seen so many rising sun at many places but this one was a breath taking! This pic was taken at Menoreh Hill near Borobudur Temple in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Thank you! Tommy
3 small islands to know!
IF YOU DON’T KNOW HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY ARE… Seen with the eyes of the rest of the world, Europe is a tiny Continent where everything is different and close at the same time. Considering its surface, you would say there are even too many people living in Europe, and you would probably never expect to […]
My Travel mates (Part #2)
MY CAMERAS My second travel mate is my camera. Me and my camera, always. My third eye, what transforms my emotions in imagines. I have had 3 cameras in the past 10 years. My old Nikon E2200 was a present from a very old friend. I got it in 2004 and with it I traveled […]
Tallinn, Medieval sweetness
TALLINN, ESTONIA, SEPTEMBER 4TH 2005 Tallinn and its colours, its narrow streets, its cute old Old City, its friendly and merry people has really astonished me. I had heard so many good things about this town before arriving, but I really didn’t imagine it so beautiful. It has the charisma and the taste of Praga, […]
My travel mates (Part #1)
MY FAMOUS GREEN BACKPACK Long time ago, at the time when I was living in Edinburgh, Scotland, I went to a special exhibition about Life, the common life of people. People in town had been asked to donate an important object of their life, symbolizing stories, their stories and emotions, and to write down a […]
Lofoten, lost paradise of Norway
LOFOTEN ISLANDS, NORWAY, JUNE 14th, 2003 We have truly arrived at the end of the world, both the human world and the natural one. Everything is extreme up here: weather, life, distances. My daily life from the beginning of summer is so far away.We are almost in a dimension of the afterlife, needed by the […]
Here we come, 2012!!!
LOTS OF WISHES FOR THIS 2012! Hope it will be a joyfull year for all of you friends and travellers. I wish you kilometers of freedom and wonder, new places to discover, new people to meet, great emotions to enjoy and safe trips always!!!! Love you all! Manu www.my1stimpressions.com
A view of Sydney and a promise to come back!
SIDNEY, AUSTRALIA, MARCH 28th 2008 Luckily this trip ends in Sydney. It will help me to make peace with Australia, with this world that I probably didn’t fully understand, but that Sydney allows you to forget, making you lose yourself among its sweet hills and breathtaking views of cliffs on the sea, and the opera […]
Sicily, a touch of sun!
Sicily, December 31st, 2010 Sicily gave me her welcome with an hug and a smiling sun. Coming from Amsterdam and its 0 degrees and landing in Catania, with 18 has been one of the best arrivals ever at the end of December. What a great feeling walking out of the plane and feeling the […]
Aachen, ancient and enchanting Empress
Aachen! What a marvelous surprise you were hiding behind your German name! And so it happened that I went to Aachen to find the X’mas spirit, in one of the most beautiful and famous Christmas market of Germany, and, in front of the reliquaries of Charles the Great, I suddenly discovered that Aachen, called […]
Brussels: capital of Europe!
Brussels, Belgium, January 17th, 2009 This 2009 has barely begun and it already wants me on the road, I’m almost at the end of these old pages and along comes the sign of so many other paths to travel during this new year. I know it. I start the new year with a European […]
Few things about the Icelanders!
– Icelanders make the best hot chocolate in the world! And their cinnamon cookies and the eggnog are simply delicious!!! – Icelanders love Christmas! They transform their towns, villages, houses in cozy worlds of colours, with lights everywhere. They offer you Christmas cookies even on the plane, they can wait hours on a frozen evening […]
Saudaje of Iceland
I still have in my eyes the beauty of Videy, a small island just in front of Reykjavik, peaceful and incredibly beautiful, I still have in my mind the beautiful icelandic people met on my last night at the hostel, their easy and friendly way to get in touch with people, their joy in introducing […]
South Iceland, a touch of Infinite
From up North directly to down South, destination the South Coast of Iceland and hopefully the black sand beaches of Vik. Well, it was too windy to make it down there. For a moment the little van we were in couldn’t even stay on the road. What a day, what an adventure, what […]
Back to Reykjavik and heading South
I left the North, Isafjordur almost with sadness today. I knew if I would have stayed longer, I risked to get stucked there for days due to the bad weather. But on the way to the airport and even more on the plane, looking at such beauty under my feet, so pure, so untouched, […]
