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archiraid

Ten Thousands Kilometers Views



Taking part in a human and sporting adventure, we journeyed over eleven thousand kilometers of roads and abandoned paths, hidden from Western eyes. Our mission was to contribute to a joint effort led by the organization Europ'raid, supported by numerous associations, to promote and facilitate (re)education initiatives across Europe.

Twenty countries in twenty-two days, covering more than four hundred kilometers daily without any assistance, presented both a sports and mechanical challenge. We had to reach each stage of the itinerary and navigate through this vast terrain of five million square kilometers, avoiding highways and expressways, instead opting for the hidden byways that offer unique views and encounters that make them so special. Brief friendships and sincere smiles blossomed in the corners of Europe as our procession of almost thirty-year-old Peugeot 205s, decorated for the occasion, passed by.

Vlöre, Albania, welcomed us as we carried school, medical, and sports supplies to a children refuge perched on the heights of the city and inhabited by small turtles. The school's relentless mission is to support the – too many – children who are either out of school or in dire living conditions. Their activism is formidable, necessary, yet somehow overlooked by Western countries, despite their proximity.

archiraid consists of a team of three young architects, for whom a photographic project served as a pretext for embarking on this immense human adventure. Moreover, it became a means to showcase these forgotten, unknown, or neglected corners of our continent.

Throughout the journey, we kept a daily logbook, and here is an excerpt from it.

Itinerary
  1. Belfort FR Schattdorf CH
  2. Schattdorf CH Uboldo IT
  3. Uboldo IT Longarone IT
  4. Longarone IT Flattach AT
  5. Flattach AT SI Karlobag HR
  6. Karlobag HR Blidinje BA
  7. Blidinje BA Tjentiste BA
  8. Tjentiste BA Plavnica ME
  9. Plavnica ME Vlora AL
  10. Vlora AL Preveza GR
  11. Preveza GR Laveris GR
  12. Laveris GR Grevena GR
  13. Grevena GR Kriva Palanka MK
  14. Kriva Palanka MK Kazanlak BG
  15. Kazanlak BG Pitesti RO
  16. Pitesti RO Simeria RO
  17. Simeria RO Gödöllo HU
  18. Gödöllo HU SK Krispinow PL
  19. Krispinow PL Hostivar CZ
  20. Hostivar CZ Möckern DE
  21. Möckern DE Haarlemmermeer NL
  22. Haarlemmermeer NL BE Beauvais FR

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