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Manfred is creator of ThisFabTrek.com, photography and journey, a travel blog (since 2004).

Understand and tolerate, report and photograph, enjoy and live - inhale different concepts of life (all that TV [and the web] cannot give). Reject jealousy, animosity, bigotry. Be free.

Manfred in the desert of the Western Sahara

The mind, when pondering at night has always asked those questions. What are you doing in corporate wonderland, banking, university, office, church. Who is the other animal asleep inside, thinker, punk, creative, cowboy, vagabond, anarchist, healer, artist, writer, photographer, intellectual? Oh God dare you to think.

So when he sees the gamble, manipulations and lies he follows the old old dream, sets out for this journey that is called life, explore the world traveling overland.

Manfred is father of twin boys, Daniel and David.

ThisFabTrek is ongoing. Photography and Journey, Story of Life Around the World, Music, Art, Festivals and Love and Peace. Photography and articles are for sale.

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.

6 wheeled Land Rover.

The vehicle of the Africa adventures, a Foley 6-Wheeled Land Rover Defender.

The Journey.

contains Festival/Art photography.

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Malian Highlights.

Hand of Fatima, night and moon, saying Goodbye to Mali, Jan 2009.

Artisanat Vendor, Dogon hat, Dogon Land.

Dogon Land, Jan 2009.

Irelli boys, Dogon Country, Jan 2009.

Bandiagara Escarpement, Dogon Land, Jan 2009.

Tellem Graneries, Dogon Land, Jan 2009.

Bassékou Kouyaté, Festival sur le Niger, Segou 2008.

Salif Keita, Festival sur le Niger, Segou 2008.

Groovy Cheik Tidiane Seck, Festival sur le Niger, Segou 2008.

Mangala Camara, so cool on the Festival sur le Niger, Segou 2008.

Habib Koité on the Festival sur le Niger, Segou 2008.

Friendly shepherd, Didieni, Sep 2007.

Thunderstorms in Mali, this is rainy season.

Pirogue on Niger, back to Vienna, after the Festivals.

The Niger River, after the festival we fly home to Vienna.

Julie Dupas, Nico Legandre on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Julie Dupas and Nico Legendre, professionals.

Djeneba Seck on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Djénèba Seck, tamani player.

Festival sur le Niger, Djénèba Seck, one of her singers.

Adama Yalomba on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Adama Yalomba, sound check in front of setting sun..

Tiken Jah Fakoly on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Tiken Jah Fakoly.

Sekouba Bambino on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Sekouba Bambino.

Amadou et Mariam on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Amadou & Mariam.

Baba Salah on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Baba Salah's dancers.

Festival sur le Niger, Baba Salah.

Bassekou Kouyate on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Bassékou Kouyaté.

Festival sur le Niger, Amy Sacko, wife of Bassékou Kouyaté.

Habib Koite on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Habib Koité's dancers..

Festival sur le Niger, Habib Koité.

Nampe Sadio on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Nampe Sadio's singers.

Donsow (hunters) on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Donsow.

Koredugaw (clowns) on the Festival sur le Niger.

Festival sur le Niger, Korédugaw.

Festival sur le Niger, Evening under the Balanzan, the tale of Caanaba.

Director of the Festival sur le Niger, Mamou Daffé welcoming people.

Moussa in front of stage design element.

Stage in Segou and Ismael.

Nico and Julie.

Djénné.

Mount Hombori and Hand of Fatima.

Niger River route.

kissing Khaïra Arby.

Khaïra Arby.

She sings with Bassékou....

Bassékou Kouyaté on the festival au desért.

Show riding on the Festival au desert gathering.

Bassekou Kouyate on the Festival au desert.

Beautiful Singer with a desert voice on the Festival.

Markus James, Tinariwen on the Festival au Desert/Essakane.

Touareg rider against the sun.

Baba Salah on the Festival au Desert.

Touareg on the Festival au Desert, Essakane 2006.

Nico, Fidel Castro, New Year 2006.

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