About me

My name is Maurizio Pittau. I was born in Tortolì, a coastal town on the eastern edge of Sardinia, in what is officially Italy’s smallest province. Early on, I understood that the world was too large to stay put.

I studied economics and marketing, but my real education happened elsewhere: eco-villages in England, Scotland, Denmark and Turkey, local development projects in Africa, Central America and the Balkans. Every place left something behind. I’m not always sure what, but it’s there.

I’ve been based in Dublin since 2007. Along the way I founded a radio station and an arts festival, worked as a journalist, a consultant, a trainer. But what defines me more than any job title is a stubborn pull toward slow movement: trains, secondary roads, places that don’t show up in package tours.

The Great Africa Traverse is the journey I’d been waiting years to take. From Dar es Salaam to Victoria Falls, by rail, local bus and private transfer through Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. Twenty-four days. No rush. Because travel, when done right, resembles life itself: lateral, unpredictable, and far more interesting than anything you had planned.

More info: www.mauriziopittau.it