I notice the ever-industrious Editions Extreme-Sud (J Gandini) are experimenting with foreign language editions.
They even seem to produce or sell a GPS Android tablet for €850, but preloaded with all XSud routes.
Last summer they issued 'Jebel Sagho' in English (as well as Sp, DE and IT).
Maybe that's what he was researching in 2021.
Spiral bound, all the historical stuff gets cut out to 140pp compared to the 320pp French version, but for the same unapologetic €36 plus another €20 for the tracklogs download. It's currently on amazon.uk for 40 quid, though I see French reviewers have not been so generous on the full-fat 320pp edition.
I remember trying to use Gandinis in Libya 25 years ago when there was nothing else (apart from German).
Gandini knows his history and so on and travels with a Berber guide/chum, but I'm not convinced he's learned how to lay out a guide book useably. Perhaps it doesn't matter once you buy the tracklogs.
My review of Sagho: https://sahara-overland.com/2023/01/...ff-road-guide/
Last edited by Chris Scott; 14 Feb 2024 at 10:14.
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