ABOUT US
I have visited unimaginable places
I met extraordinary people
With you traveler friend, we have accomplished fantastic feats through the most beautiful deserts of our "Earth". I've been traveling with you for thirty years now. I started my long journey in the countries geographically closest to us such as Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco and, after a few years, curiosity and euphoria turned into nostalgic passion and love for those cultures, populations and lands that, over the years, they have enriched my soul as a traveler and explorer more and more.
From the Maghreb, we went south, towards the poorest countries, in the "Desert" par excellence: the Sahara. Thus, Mauritania, Niger, Mali and Tchad have opened the borders to all of us who, partly for the African sickness, partly to experience the thrill of driving without limits of horizons, have traveled thousands of kilometers in each direction. As a logical consequence we have continued in the states that, south of the Sahara, overlook the Atlantic Ocean such as Senegal, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and many others. For some, this is the true Africa, the "Black Continent", where a hundred different cultures, scattered between savannah and forest, live side by side.
Personally I have always been attracted to deserts, which, contrary to popular belief, are absolutely not monotonous expanses where life is totally absent. Here the sand dunes can take on wonderful colors ranging from the pure white of Douz to the golden yellow of El Oued, from the red of Awbari to the streaked on the banks of the Niger River. At night fennek, hyenas, gerbils, scorpions and gazelles come out of their burrows in search of food. Over time, the incredible expanses of the American continent have been added to the African deserts: Mojave desert, Sonora desert, Atacama desert, Nazca desert and finally the Arabian Peninsula, with its immense dunes in the Rub al Khali.
All this is part of the great emotions that I have felt in recent years traveling by car and motorbike through asphalted roads and tracks. I still have a dream in my drawer that I hope to realize very soon, and I would like to always do it with you "friend", following the path that in the last century led the explorer Wilfred Thesigher to cross the Rub al Khali desert from Oman United Arab Emirates, through Saudi Arabia. ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY SAND DUNES!
My intention has always been to transmit and make you relive the same emotions and experiences for you traveler; I think I succeeded even if at times with some difficulty. I have always tried to make cars and motorbikes only the means to reach and know the realities of different countries and peoples; never the end, with the risk of transforming the trip into a driving race or worse of having to finish it prematurely.
Unfortunately today it is no longer possible for us to meet different peoples known during our long journey of discoveries due to political, ethnic and religious problems. We had to adapt like other travelers and look for countries that are quiet and far from wars. Observing the world he found them in: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Baja California: the new tourist destinations for the traveler.
Now more than ever, in an era where everything is changing, where the contrast between peoples and religions is constantly increasing, it is necessary to pay more attention to travel planning but above all to have the courage to stop, when the situation does not allow to have all the necessary guarantees. Adventure travels, therefore, but in absolute safety, enhancing the cultural and naturalistic aspects, proposing solutions within everyone's reach, always guided by the enthusiasm to discover new places and new friendships.
A warm greeting
Ettore Francesconi
I met extraordinary people
With you traveler friend, we have accomplished fantastic feats through the most beautiful deserts of our "Earth". I've been traveling with you for thirty years now. I started my long journey in the countries geographically closest to us such as Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco and, after a few years, curiosity and euphoria turned into nostalgic passion and love for those cultures, populations and lands that, over the years, they have enriched my soul as a traveler and explorer more and more.
From the Maghreb, we went south, towards the poorest countries, in the "Desert" par excellence: the Sahara. Thus, Mauritania, Niger, Mali and Tchad have opened the borders to all of us who, partly for the African sickness, partly to experience the thrill of driving without limits of horizons, have traveled thousands of kilometers in each direction. As a logical consequence we have continued in the states that, south of the Sahara, overlook the Atlantic Ocean such as Senegal, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and many others. For some, this is the true Africa, the "Black Continent", where a hundred different cultures, scattered between savannah and forest, live side by side.
Personally I have always been attracted to deserts, which, contrary to popular belief, are absolutely not monotonous expanses where life is totally absent. Here the sand dunes can take on wonderful colors ranging from the pure white of Douz to the golden yellow of El Oued, from the red of Awbari to the streaked on the banks of the Niger River. At night fennek, hyenas, gerbils, scorpions and gazelles come out of their burrows in search of food. Over time, the incredible expanses of the American continent have been added to the African deserts: Mojave desert, Sonora desert, Atacama desert, Nazca desert and finally the Arabian Peninsula, with its immense dunes in the Rub al Khali.
All this is part of the great emotions that I have felt in recent years traveling by car and motorbike through asphalted roads and tracks. I still have a dream in my drawer that I hope to realize very soon, and I would like to always do it with you "friend", following the path that in the last century led the explorer Wilfred Thesigher to cross the Rub al Khali desert from Oman United Arab Emirates, through Saudi Arabia. ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY SAND DUNES!
My intention has always been to transmit and make you relive the same emotions and experiences for you traveler; I think I succeeded even if at times with some difficulty. I have always tried to make cars and motorbikes only the means to reach and know the realities of different countries and peoples; never the end, with the risk of transforming the trip into a driving race or worse of having to finish it prematurely.
Unfortunately today it is no longer possible for us to meet different peoples known during our long journey of discoveries due to political, ethnic and religious problems. We had to adapt like other travelers and look for countries that are quiet and far from wars. Observing the world he found them in: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Baja California: the new tourist destinations for the traveler.
Now more than ever, in an era where everything is changing, where the contrast between peoples and religions is constantly increasing, it is necessary to pay more attention to travel planning but above all to have the courage to stop, when the situation does not allow to have all the necessary guarantees. Adventure travels, therefore, but in absolute safety, enhancing the cultural and naturalistic aspects, proposing solutions within everyone's reach, always guided by the enthusiasm to discover new places and new friendships.
A warm greeting
Ettore Francesconi