Mai lasciare lo zaino vecchio per quello nuovo

“On the cusp of seventy, you should be wise enough to know that your backpack doesn't need to follow fashion: it's a piece of you. Yet hubris struck me again, I made the purchase and went home trying not to let the bulky plastic bag be seen. Having bought another backpack risked arousing general hilarity and perhaps even blame for the way in which I used the family fortune, too similar to that of a Russian prince in a Dostoevsky novel." The protagonist of this book is a 45+10 backpack that the author receives on the occasion of his first Camino de Santiago. It will accompany him on the Via Francigena, on the Via di Giovanni e Paolo, on the Romea and on many other routes. A trusted companion, over the years it will deteriorate to the point that he will think of replacing it. Never leave the old backpack for the new one... Among the pages of this book you will not only find anecdotes but also reflections: on the journey as prayer, on steps and time, on the search for happiness, on the difference between pilgrims and modern ones, on the desire for discovery.