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The journey 2008.

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 2008.

After Ouagadougou back to Bamako. In Jan I fly back to Vienna, pack up my family, fly via Casablanca back to Bamako, Mali then Senegal, Guinea Bissau. On my own I head south, pass Guinea into Sierra Leone, then Liberia, into Cote d'Ivoire and back to Bamako.

Now, in Morocco and Europe we are planning a new adventure.

2008 Map
Journey in 2008.

Cote d'Ivoire, June 2008.

  • 20080610 Yamoussoukro - San Pedro to Abidjan, Grand Bassam to Yamoussoukro and north through rebel territories to Bamako.

Sierra Leone and Liberia, who said it's dangerous?

Guinea Conakry, 3rd time, last time?.

  • F20080429 Conakry - Ballet Sanke, Friends and another Dance/Percussion Competition.

Guinea Bissau, still with Daniel and David.

  • 2008 04 12 - Bissau, Buba, Jemberem and the Arquipelago dos Bijagos.

Senegal revisited.

  • 2008 03 13 - Ziguinchor, Senegal and Casamance revisited.

We are back in Segou, Mali, with Daniel and David.

  • F2008 02 02 - Segou, Festival sur le Niger, 4th edition, Salif Keita, Bassékou Kouyaté, Cheik Tidiane Seck.
  • F2008 02 01 - Segou, Festival sur le Niger, 4th edition, Habib Koité Mangala Camara, Abdoulaye Diabaté.
  • 2008 01 05 - Bamako, Mopti, Ouagadougou, Bamako, Vienna, Casablanca, Bamako.















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