A year of answering questions
A collection of the most quoted questions I heard during this year, waiting and planning Africa HOW DID YOU FIND OUT SUCH A PROJECT? On Internet. It was the 2nd of January of this year and I was on Facebook reading pages of travelers around the world and suddenly I found the […]
One month away from a dream!
So here we are! It’s exactly 11 months since I found the ad about Vikings Across Africa back in January, I have been talking and dreaming about this for more than 330 days, organizing everything of my preparation, and now, just according to what I planned, everything is happening…for real! I left my house last […]
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 […]
Haunting Petra at night, by Anisha
Today, I’m hoping to make it up to the High Place of Sacrifice. The 800-odd rocky stepsbegin near the Amphitheatre. But I get the impression fewer people visit this spot. Of course, everyone visiting Petra will see The Treasury; the first sight. In one day, it’s possible to hike up to the Monastery too, as […]
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 […]
Brighton choice, by 30 Traveler
I arrive in Brighton train station from London. The trip was short. An hour. It took almost as long to get between London neighborhoods as from London to Brighton. Inside the train station is beautiful. Light, airy and with high ceilings. I feel a sense of anticipation that I MIGHT like this place.I hadn’t liked […]
The Blue Lagoon, at night!
The Blue Lagoon in Reykjavik is one of those surprising places and experiences that managed to make me forget about everything and enjoy a great moment of pure pleasure while traveling. I even didn’t want to go there, at the very beginning. I had been already in a Blue Lagoon, one year earlier, in Mivatn, […]
Prague, like a fairy tale
It was 2004 and with some of my best friends we decided to head to Dresden to visit a friend of ours who was in Erasmus there. We spent some days in Dresden and then from there we decided to go to Prague, as it was a stroll away and as it was going to […]
Costa Rica: “Pura Vida”, by Jenny
Of all the places I’ve been, Costa Rica fills me with inspiration. This small country in Central America promises a unique and wonderful experience as soon as you arrive. I first visited Costa Rica in 2007. I was invited along as a Safety Boater and Photographer for a Whitewater Kayak School from Canada that leads […]
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 […]
“End of the World” at Petra, Anisha’s 1st impressions
EARLY START The adrenaline has been pumping so despite a sleepless night, I leap out of bed at dawn eager to get into Petra. It’s like being a child again on Christmas morning. As I wander through the initial route, my guide recounts fascinating tales of Petra’s history that only add to the wonder. […]
Backpacking Bangkok: Frances’ 1st impressions
Walking down Koh San Road for the first time, on your first ever backpacking trip is always going to be a shock on some level. Doing the same on the evening of the Thai Queen’s birthday… culture shock isn’t the word. Thai people adore their Queen, there were fireworks, there was dancing and the crowds […]
Petra, Jordan Wonder of the World, by Anisha Shah
Sometimes, no lens or words can capture the essence and beauty of a moment as clearly as the naked eyes. Exasperating scenes, epic landscapes & breath-taking panoramas are extremely tricky to capture in an image, not only because it has to portray the scene but encapsulate the emotions often apportioned to such observations; fear, isolation, […]
Maggie’s impressions in the Death Valley
The most breathtaking view ever seen in my life, Dante’s View. (In Death Valley National Park, California, US) Driving up to there was quite scary. I can’t forget the super-massive excitement that I felt when I knew I was almost there. This place is 1699 m high but it made me feel like 1699 […]
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 […]
Orkneys Islands, a discovery of freedom
You may already know how much I love Orkneys Islands, as I included on my top 3 favourite islands some time ago, but here I would like to share with you the page of my diary written when I just arrived there, with all my astonishment and happiness to have made it to such an […]
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 […]
Møns Klint and the lucky stars!
“Basta with these cities…they look all the same!!! ” these were my famous words on the train leaving Copenhagen and heading to the little island of Møns Klint with my friend back in the summer 2005. We had spent few days in the Danish capital, and it was still amazing but we were tired to […]
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 […]
Bergen, my Norwegian love
20th June 2003 I go back to the starting point, there where everything started one yeat ago, the most beautiful and unpredictable year of my life. I haven’t even walked through the town yet, but I feel Bergen is the same than last year the same as usual, and I love it more than before […]
