one has to ask oneself: where do I want to go?
And the answer should be: I can go anywhere!”

eating properly and staying active. We are a family of walkers!”

it’s demanding but challenging in a good way. You have to know how to cope with it so you can do everything you did before…and maybe even more!”

For a while, you stop thinking about your insulin levels and blood-glucose sensors…”

and I felt ashamed and different from other kids…”

it is our duty to stay fit and active because it contributes to our health.”

I have handed in my notice and dropped everything to fulfil my passion. My first departure is for May 4^th and I am reaching for the sky. I want to reach the opposite end of the world from Italy – Australia. Then I head east where the sun rises: after an initial stop in Poland, I get to Moscow and leave on the Trans-Siberian Railway destined for Beijing From Beijing, I am bound for the South-West until I get to Tibet and Nepal and then down to India. I will try to cross the Indian ocean to reach the Thai coastline. I will be northbound because I want to visit the whole of South-East Asia and then I will go south again towards Indonesia. Last of all, in the hope that someone gives me a lift on a boat, I will land in Australia near to Sydney. About 48,000 km and 16 different countries in 9 months.”

Claudio’s adventures have become a video blog called triptherapy.net – travelling as therapy for the body and soul. And because we are behind him all the way, we have sent some shoes to São Paolo to accompany him on his journey – a pair of Activity Greys!

So, what is next? To follow Claudio visit triptherapy.net

come si dice quando tocchi il fondo puoi solo risalire, e così ho cominciato a stare molto più attento a me stesso.”

I think it is better not to have a before and an after. I have always been like this, it is just the way my life is.”

but then I realised that if I stuck to the rules and began doing physical exercise again, I could lead quite a normal life.”