ealgisi's VirtualTourist Home Page

Hi, welcome to my personal home page on Virtual Tourist.

What i am here for ? Well obvious... go places and do things :)
Traveling is a way of living, not just a matter of see new things and people, but to understand someone else way of life, culture, etc...

Be always respectful, and remember that if you like something it doesn't mean that everybody else has to and vice-versa.

Let me spend few words about me:

I live in Switzerland near the city of Lugano in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland (about 7 km far from Lugano).
I was born the 4th of September 1980 in a small city called Bellinzona, always in the Italian speaking part.
I am divorced (well this can also be part of the life) and i have a terrific daughter, Nicole, she's the joy of my life, born the 14th of August 2001.

Since i was 6yo i started to have the passion for computers, so i started the school later on.
Now what was a simple passion has become my job, in fact i work for a big multinational company as IT Engineer.

Since some years i also started the activity as volunteer in a local Ambulance, and after 1 year of training (study study and study), i became Paramedic Volunteer.

I am complete mad for motorbikes, specially KTM, so for this reason in March 2007 i decided to buy one, a KTM 640 LC4 Prestige SuperMoto, i love this baby :) (well actualy my baby got stolen in July... dammit!)

I like to listen for rock and pop music, my favourite bands are: Simple Plan, Avril Lavigne, Metallica and OffSpring.
I also have a terrific passion for photography, my Canon EOS 350D always comes with me every time i leave my country.

I speak English, French, Italian (my mother language) a little bit of Greek and a little of Dutch.
I love foreign languages, even those who are difficult, well when i travel i love to learn main words in local language :)
Check out the bottom of the page for my biggest passion.

I love to travel and fortunately i had the possibility to travel a lot in the past, most of the times just for business but it was nice anyway.
Now sice some months i started to have another big passion, Dinamic Shoot with Gun, uhm could sound maybe a little rough but believe me it's nice, there's a lot to learn about it....

My profile at Deviantart: http://ealgisi.deviantart.com/
My profile at Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzo_algisi/

Well that's all (at least for now)

MY MOTTO: KEEP HOLDING ON !!! - FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION !!!

Please keep in mind that all the pictures, tips etc... available in my webpages are copyrighted !

See you soon GlobeTrotter !!!

My next trips, countries i will visit:

I am getting so excited, finally after some stop time i start again to travel, below my list of places i will visit:

I hope this list will grow and grow, always more and more, so stay tuned.

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Trips i've done, countries i've visited:

2002: France - Paris
2003: France - Paris
2003: Portugal - Lisbon
2003: Greece - Athens, Santorini and Ios
2004: USA - Orange Country, Beverly Hills and Hollywood
2004: Czech Repubblic - Jicin
2004: Greece - Athens
2004: Greece - Crete
2004-2005: Italy - Venice
2005: Spain - Tenerife
2006: Norway - Oslo and Tromso
2006: Netherland - Amsterdam
2006: Netherland - Zeeland
2006: Netherland - Amersfoort
2006-2007: Finland - Rovaniemi and Helsinki
2007: Italy - Rimini
2007: Latvia - Riga, Jurmala, Salaspils and Sigulda
2007: Holland - Amsterdam, Belgium - Bastogne, Libramont, Gent, Brugge, Knokke
2008: Austria - Innsbruck
2008: Holland - Noordwijk, The Hague, Scheveningen, Rotterdam, Sassenheim, Muiden
2008: Switzerland - Trun, San Gottardo, Ponte Capriasca, Bellinzona, Oberalp, Lugano
2008: Switzerland - Italy, San Bernardino, Julier, Maloya, Saint Moritz, Bolzano, Glorenza, Ober Bozen, Stelvio
2008: France - Saint Pierre du Perray, Versailles, Paris, Lieusaint, Ris-Orangis, Epernay
2008: Austria - Germany, Innsbruck, Gerold
2008: Austria - Innsbruck
2008-2009: Austria, Germany - Mauthausen, Innsbruck, Hall in Tirol, Neuschwanstein
January / February 2009: Russia - Petrozavodsk, Segezha, Kondopoga

Tips update

March 2009: Added tips about Petrozavodsk, Segezha, Kondopoga
February 2009:: Added tips about Mauthausen, Innsbruck, Hall in Tirol, Neuschwanstein
October 2008: Added tips about Innsbruck
September 2008: Added tips about cities in Switzerland and Germany
July 2008: Added tips about cities in France
June 2008: Added tips about cities in Switzerland and Italy
June 2008: Added tips about Lugano, San Gottardo, Oberalp and Bellinzona
May 2008: Added tips about Venice and Burano
April 2008: Added more tips to my travel pages
April 2008: Added tips about Holland
March 2008: Added tips about Innsbruck
November 2007: Added tips about Bastogne, Brugge, Amsterdam, Gent, Knokke-Heist

March 2008:

Online the website in English

March 2008:

Online the entire new website, in Italian and English (some English pages are still under construction).

November 2007:

Online the new webpage, new layout, information and pictures.
Only in Italian version for now.

October 2007:

Working on the new website, news coming :) LOL stay tuned !

http://www.algisi.net

In memory of a free soul.
Multiple champion of the Dakar and a big example for all us bikers.
A champion, a friend, a person

You rock Fabrizio, i'm sure you are driving your KTM in heaven and that you are watching us all to protect us.
Another Angel in heaven, rest in peace eagle !

Official website:
http://www.fabriziomeoni.it/fm/ns.asp

Tribute:
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=Xeww9iDKoDU&mode=related&search=

The memory remains...
It's always so nice to receive postcards from all over the world (well maybe sometimes you can get gelous) but when you open your mail and you see a postcard... Amazing...

So here's the list of postcards i've received from VTER's during the time.
Wanna send me one ? Just ask my address and become my friend :)

AUSTRALIA
1 - From Karlie85, Edmonton - 16 July 2008
AUSTRIA
1 - From anjutka (my love), Innsbruck - 10 June 2007
BOLIVIA
1 - From marcelo15, Isla Inca Huasi - 24 August 2008
BRAZIL
1 - From little.cintia, Fortaleza - 02 May 2007
CANADA
1 - From karlie85, Moraine Lake, Alberta - 25 August 2008
CZECH REPUBLIC
1 - From Anjutka (my love), Cesky Krumlov - 16 July 2008
ENGLAND
1 - From romina78, Lake District - 07 May 2007
2 - From steveo666, Cornwall - 27 August 2007
JAPAN
1 - From rahoka, Hong Kong - 16 May 2007
LATVIA
1 - From kkarin, Riga - 11 May 2007
MALAYSIA
1 - From slliew, Penang - 02 August 2007
2 - From winnietankl, Penang - 31 August 2007
3 - From winnietankl, Bali - 25 August 2008
POLAND
1 - From chiara76, Warsaw - 10 May 2007
RUSSIA
1 - From anjutka (my love), Petrozavodsk - 16 July 2008
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
1 - From chiara76, Dubai - 25 May 2007
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1 - From lrsorr, New Hampshire - 09 May 2007
2 - From mexicruiser, Ventura - 14 May 2007
3 - From littlesam1, Baltimore - 27 December 2007

Underwater world... we are just guest of this fantastic environment, so always have respect for animals vegetation, and nature.

This is my biggest passion, when i go diving i feel relaxed, diving recharges my batteries.
I love to dive upside down and watch bubbles run to the sourface....
I started to dive just because i was curious and after the first immersion i fell in love with this new world, so i decided to continue my training, here are some courses i took:

Courses i did:

2006 - PADI Open Water Diver
2006 - PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, with the following specialties:
(deep diving, navigation, search and recovery, night diving, drift diving)
2007 - PADI Rescue Diver

Specialties:

2006 - PADI Discover Enriched Air Nitrox 32%
2007 - PADI Verzasca River Diver

Next destination ? -100mt in Dahab, Egypt
Deep Blue baby !

Don't be a good diver, be a SAFE diver ! Heroes only give names to roads and heaven doesn't need Heroes !