*** The Asco International adventure started in 1995 when Mauro Barattino teamed up with other Italians who had, like him, been working in Tourism for some time. (See the legend of the name "Asco").
*** We had grown to love Indochina starting many years ago when we accompanied the first groups of European travellers. Seeing the endless fascination of these beautiful lands, the sweetness of their inhabitants, and the richness of their art and cultures, we could only lament the lack of adequate tourist infrastructure.