Una vita in viaggio

As a child, Riccardo Prati had a world map next to his bed and every evening before falling asleep he rotated it, stopped it with his finger and discovered an ever new strip of land on which to fantasize: Patagonia, southern Africa , the Indies, the Sahara desert, the Rising Sun, the islands of the Pacific. Now Riccardo is a man and his dreams have come true. He actually visited those mysterious lands, and one after the other he traveled the streets of over 120 countries. On foot, by motorbike, by boat, by local transport, alone, with the girlfriend of the moment, with friends or as an adventure travel coordinator: any occasion is a good one to leave. He can't say whether traveling is actually his job, but what is certain is that in a world where we are all too often defined by the work we do, Riccardo feels free to be as he wishes. So, in this book he talks about the incredible landscapes of the Danakil, the colors and magic of India, the motorcycle overlands across Africa and the Americas, the trekking on the five continents. And then Yemen, Everest, Sierra Leone, Greece, Ethiopia. The enthusiasm and passion of those who have made travel their life hook the reader to the page, and between anecdotes and encounters, unexplored places and others that are all too touristy, positive experiences such as humanitarian travel and more negative ones such as malaria, “A life on the road” accompanies us to discover every part of the world.