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Films in Mali

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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All our videos through YouTube. Just so much easier.

Driving past Gao.

On YouTube.

A video showing Hasna and me in the car. "Dandy Warhols" is playing, Life is good.

Otherwise click here to download. (4,082K).

Driving in Dogon Country.

On YouTube.

We had to mend (build) the roads ourselves, we must have been the first car in some 10 years coming this way.

Otherwise click here to see it. Give time to down load. (8,292K).

Mad Driving video.

On YouTube.

no comment. The guitar jam is George Harrison from the "All Things Must Pass" compilation. This one is funny.

Otherwise click here to download. (16,671K).

Locusts.

On YouTube.

Swarms of locust the size of small birds go up in the air as we drive past bushes and trees. In 2005 they were in part resposible for the famine that hit the region.

Otherwise click here to download. (1,530K).

Essakane, Tamnana.

On YouTube.

Traditional Touareg dance, danced at gatherings of nomadic tribes.

Such gatherings are being held several times per year as places to meet and interact, solve disputes, debate and listen and play music.

The Festival in the desert in Essakane north/west of Tombouctou continues the tradition of these gatherings.

Tamnana is the group performing.

Click here to download. (6,750K).

Segou Festival sur le Niger.

On YouTube.

Just as an idea of what Segou is.

The Festival sur le Niger.

Habib Koite super star guitarist/singer from Mali.

Or give time to download. (4,187K).

And one more.

from the Festival sur le Niger. On YouTube.

Neba Solo and his all drummers/percussion group.

Or give time to download. (5,025).

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