AKIS TEMPERIDIS

A GENUINE OVERLANDER

Akis Temperidis is a hardcore traveller on wheels. After a long and rewarding career as a car, motorcycle and travel writer, in 2007 he turned his ultimate dream into reality by starting up “The World Offroad I” project, an around the world expedition in a Land Rover Discovery3 fitted with a Maggiolina Green Forest roof tent. Akis was accompanied by his partner in life Vula Netou in the epic adventure, which was predominantly sponsored by the best-selling car magazine in Greece. The figures of the first “The World Offroad” expedition speak for themselves: 167,000 km in 1,234 days in 67 countries in 5 continents. 718 nights spent in the Maggiolina tent! The expedition became a media sensation as soon as Akis and Vula returned to Europe in 2010 and since then they never settled down. After a 15-month break in Tanzania where they worked as managers at Saadani River Lodge, the couple of adventurers moved to Italy, where their daughter was born. In 2014 Autohome introduced Akis to the “7 Mila Miglia Lontano” association and he became the only non-Italian member of its Around the World project. After six years of living and working in Italy, Akis decided to take his family and travel the world again. The World Offroad Vol.2 started in summer 2018 and after prologue tour around Mediterranean Europe, it starts heading towards central Asia and Mongolia. The vehicle is a 4x4 IVECO camper fitted with a one-off Overland tent on its roof to be used as an extra space for relax or for hosting a family guest. While travelling, Akis always works as a writer, photographer and publicist on numerous projects with auto makers, and is also a freelance correspondent for travel magazines and websites like the greek Quattroruote, Motoroids.com, Andro.gr and other media overseas. Akis intends to travel around the world for much longer this time and prepares a series of documentary films focused on his overland adventures.

“Maggiolina was our home for 1200 days. And we still miss it!”

"A life spent travelling is tough but rewarding”, my partner Vula is fond of saying. These years from 2007 to 2010 were the best in our lives so we are confident that our new project will be as rewarding, not only for our family but for all the people who follow us. We organized this new trip around the world not only because we couldn’t stand ordinary life, but aiming to give our daughter the unique experience of overlanding, provide her the best possible education and enrich her personality.

More than a tent: positive energy!

During our previous, 1,234-day adventure, the Land Rover was like the third member of the expedition and the Autohome Maggiolina tent our home. We still miss it! Maggiolina was essential to our lifestyle, since it accommodated us for no less than 718 nights in more than 600 different spots around the world. We lived in it for almost two years, actually the best years of our lives: from the dunes of the Sahara desert to hundreds of remote African villages, from the mountains of the Assassins in Iran to the Himalaya range in Ladakh and from downtown Mumbai to the salt desert of the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. Each dawn was unique. Going back in time we still remember all nights we spent in our beloved Maggiolina – it made our downs greener providing us with positive energy every single day of the trip. We can say we were addicted to the Maggiolina each time we were invited to stay in a local house or hostel. Local people were curious and friendly to meet two people who were living in 2x1,30 m. space, that’s why a roof tent inspires empathy to all people. We slept in sizzling temperatures in Pakistan and in freezing conditions in Patagonia but we always felt cocooned, safe and happy in it. This time we have a proper camper vehicle but we still needed a roof tent, that’s why we asked from Autohome to manufacture a one-off, 90 cm wide Overland tent to fit it on the roof of our IVECO. We have already used it extensively in our European tour and is a great place to relax or take a nap during the day or to host a friend. It is our country house on wheels!

More than a tent: positive energy!

During our previous, 1,234-day adventure, the Land Rover was like the third member of the expedition and the Autohome Maggiolina tent our home. We still miss it! Maggiolina was essential to our lifestyle, since it accommodated us for no less than 718 nights in more than 600 different spots around the world. We lived in it for almost two years, actually the best years of our lives: from the dunes of the Sahara desert to hundreds of remote African villages, from the mountains of the Assassins in Iran to the Himalaya range in Ladakh and from downtown Mumbai to the salt desert of the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. Each dawn was unique. Going back in time we still remember all nights we spent in our beloved Maggiolina – it made our downs greener providing us with positive energy every single day of the trip. We can say we were addicted to the Maggiolina each time we were invited to stay in a local house or hostel. Local people were curious and friendly to meet two people who were living in 2x1,30 m. space, that’s why a roof tent inspires empathy to all people. We slept in sizzling temperatures in Pakistan and in freezing conditions in Patagonia but we always felt cocooned, safe and happy in it. This time we have a proper camper vehicle but we still needed a roof tent, that’s why we asked from Autohome to manufacture a one-off, 90 cm wide Overland tent to fit it on the roof of our IVECO. We have already used it extensively in our European tour and is a great place to relax or take a nap during the day or to host a friend. It is our country house on wheels!