Willy has died, but the gathering he founded has grown into Europe’s largest meeting for overland travellers. From 30 August to 1 September, between six and seven hundred travel vehicles assembled near Bad Kreuznach. The huge grounds resembled an open-air museum devoted to expedition vehicles.
Seventy-year-old converted veterans stood next to brand-new 18-tonne trucks, but the real subject was travelling the world and sharing experience – even if some vehicles give their owners more oil-stained hours with a spanner than carefree adventures on the road.
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