Matteo Simona Piva Polli

MATTEO | Traveller, emotional writer, environmental guide and holistic practitioner. Matteo has discovered in walking a fundamental tool for personal growth, and in emotional writing the key to giving voice to his own experiences, intertwining geographical paths with inner ones. After his debut with 'Alla ricerca dell'Alba' and 'Destinazione Amore' — chronicles of a 4,000 km solo walk from the Dolomites to Santiago de Compostela — he continued his journey with 'In Cammino verso Casa', a collection of stories spanning ten years of adventures across Europe and the Americas. SIMONA | Traveller, transformative tourism and destination marketing professional, somatic coach and female wellness practitioner. Travel has always been a passion for Simona, one she turned into her profession for almost 20 years, ranging from the world of trip organisation and experience creation — both in Italy and abroad — to tourism marketing. Over the years she has specialised in transformative tourism, which in 2019 gave rise to travel2transformation.com, a blog dedicated to transformative travel, later enriched by themes of inner growth. Together, Simona and Matteo, have brought to life 'In viaggio con le emozioni', a story born from eleven months spent backpacking through South America. This journey is not merely the account of a geographical itinerary, but the manifesto of a transformative path, both individual and as a couple. From Colombia to Chile, passing through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil, each country served as the stage for initiatory trials as well as encounters with special Characters. Anger, Fear, Guilt but also Money, Vocation, Faith, and many others, follow one another in the dialogues of the book to offer precious teachings on the meaning of travelling and, more broadly, of life itself.