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The journey 2006.

That's us This Fab Trek

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About.

Travel the world, as an independent photographer, imagine life.

Learn, understand, tolerate, enjoy, live - inhale different conceptions of life (all that TV [and the web] cannot give).

An Amazigh saying from the Moroccan Atlas: Those who rush are already dead. And Alain de Botton in The Art of Travel: Journeys are the midwives of thoughts. Take time and ponder - is from myself.

Land Rover Defender 6x6
Link to Foley

The prime vehicle is a cool 6-Wheeled Land Rover Defender, Foley's made, which needs a lot of caring attention. Some times we use other transport, however - with fuel prices up and shortages to come maybe we switch entirely, - some day.

The idea, adventure, project had been growing in my head for years. This feeling inside, the desire to leave and live a different life, it made it too easy to give up a job, give all other stuff away and hit the road. 22nd of June 2004.

In May 2005 I meet Hasna, Moroccan, she comes along! We are married, have two twin boys, Daniel and David. This Fab Trek continues. Photography and Journey, Story of Life Around the World.

I love Music, Art, Festivals and photography there off.

This is us.

Hasna, Manfred, Essaouira
Manfred in the desert of the Western Sahara
Hasna Essaouira
Hasna wedding Austria
Daniel left and David right
Daniel David, in Land Rover 6x6x, beach in Djembereng, Casamance, Senegal
Daniel and David on Bonnet of Land Rover 6x6x, on way to Casamance Senegal, eating Bananas.
Daniel and David with nanny Aisha, the best we ever had, black African Woman carrying white twin babies, in Bamako, Mali.

The Journey
as it happens.

Fcontains Festival/Art photography.

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The year 2006.

From Segou to Essakanne, to Segou to Bamako. Vienna and back down south to Bamako. And again Vienna and back down south to Bamako. (We get married 2nd time in Vienna).

A little Guinea adventure (Nov and Dec) and back to Bamako.

And this is where 2006 ends. And what a great year 2006 was. I know I have been extremely lucky/privileged. It is time to make a step back/think back/ponder as it is so prominently put in H1 on the top of the start page.

Back in Vienna 31/Dec/2006 Hasna has become huge/entered month 8. We look forward to the birth of twins soon.

2006 Map
Journey in 2006.

Back in Mali

  • 2006 12 28 - Bamako, Conakry to Bamako with bush fires in Guinea.

Guinea

  • F2006 12 23 - Conakry, the Concours National de la Percussion/National Percussion Competition.
  • F2006 12 20 - Conakry, Doundounba and Ballet Sanké on the Concours National de la Percussion.
  • 2006 12 13 - Conakry, Ballet Sanké, percussion and dance.
  • 2006 12 01 - Macenta, sweet life in Guinea's southern Forest Region.
  • 2006 11 29 - From Bamako to Nzérékoré and Mount Nimba. Encounter with Jacques.

Mauritania

  • 2006 11 06 - Nouakchott, Travel down from Europe in a Hyundai Galloper, Isabel Fiadero exhibition in Nouakchott.

Austria

Mali

  • 2006 07 17 - Dimanche à Bamako. End of journey in MB207.

Morocco

  • F2006 06 25 - Essaouira - Festival de Gnaoua. Rachid Taha, Barry.
  • F2006 06 24 - Essaouira more - Festival de Gnaoua. Pat Metheny, Hamid El Kasri.
  • F2006 06 24 - Essaouira - Festival de Gnaoua. Mahjoub Laghnaoui.
  • F2006 06 23 - Essaouira more - Festival de Gnaoua. Mahmoud Guinéa, Ba Cissoko.
  • F2006 06 23 - Essaouira - Festival de Gnaoua. Abdellah El Gourd, Gaada Diwane.
  • F2006 06 22 - Essaouira - Festival de Gnaoua. H'mida and Hassan Boussou.
  • 2006 06 11 - Marrakech, Morocco the East.

Austria

  • 2006 04 19 - Vienna, after Segou and Bamako we fly home, working the festival photos/pages.

Mali

  • F2006 02 05 - Segou, Festival sur le Niger. 4th day. Adama Yalomba, Djénèba Seck, Molobaly Keita, Nyangara.
  • F2006 02 04 - Segou more, Festival sur le Niger. 3rd day, Amadou & Mariam, Baba Salah, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Sekouba Bambino.
  • F2006 02 04 - Segou, Festival sur le Niger. 3rd day. Bassékou Kouyaté, Tindé, Pirogue race.
  • F2006 02 03 - Segou more, Festival sur le Niger. 2nd day, Habib Koité, Nampé Sadio, Babani Koné.
  • F2006 02 03 - Segou, Festival sur le Niger. 2nd day, Koredugaw, Donsow. Opening.
  • F2006 02 02 - Segou more, Festival sur le Niger. 1st day, Niger river forum, Caanaba tale.
  • F2006 02 02 - Segou, Festival sur le Niger. Preparations
  • 2006 01 23 - Djénné, after Tombouctou along the Niger River east to Gao and back via Dogon land to Djénné.
  • F2006 01 16 - Essakane again more, Festival au desert. Khaïra Arby, Itch, Bassekou Kouyate, ...
  • F2006 01 16 - Essakane more, Festival au desert. Markus James, Bassekou Kouyate, ...
  • F2006 01 16 - from Mauritania to Segou and further on to Essakane/Tombouctou for the Festival au desert, Baba Salah, Tiris, ...

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