motorcycle while parked in Vancouver. He laughs and
suggests that he has probably been lucky and hasn’t “had
many bad experiences.”
Travelling has given Paolo an outlook that we could
all learn from, and yet he continues to learn while on
the road, explaining that travel can only provide such an
outlook.
“Travelling is something that everyone should do,” he
grins. “Unfortunately, we tend to interpret ‘travelling’
with ‘going on vacation’.
“A true traveller, during a journey, gains a self-intro-
spection and reassess the priorities that come with it.
Travelling means going outside of your comfort zone,
perhaps putting yourself in situations that many would
consider dangerous. Going on vacation is instead the
need of relaxation after a year of work.”
Paolo continues, suggesting he has learnt so much
more about himself and the world through travelling,
something he would never have been able to realise with-
out the travel. He suggests it’s hard to explain what he’s
discovered as it’s such a personal experience and needs to
be something the individual finds for one’s self.
“I have changed many times in my life already,” Paolo
is convinced he will never stop learning. “It (world trav-
els) has changed me to the point that I chose to live this
nomadic lifestyle.
“The awareness and peace I’ve received cannot be pur-
chased or cannot be obtained in other ways,” he contin-
ues, explaining that he will keep on travelling for as long
as he possibly can.
Paolo has adapted to the nomadic lifestyle and has
thrown down his personal and social constraints, things
that held him down in the past. He’s changed and contin-
ues to do so as the environs changed around him.
“You have to set yourself free.”
As we spoke to Paolo he was back in Italy, visiting
family and rediscovering the importance of doing so, yet
the road will always call, and plans are already in place to
move on.
“I’ll ride back to Australia,” he grins again. “Through
the middle east and southeast Asia.”
His plans for the future only consider the very near
future as he laughs that he will plan to just eat, rest and
get strong again … Long term plans?
“No plans, are the best plans … “
To see more of Paolo's adventures through his social media try
instagram.com/paolocattaneophoto or facebook.com/paolocattane-
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