The Red Rucksack

The Red Rucksack

Deeply disillusioned with life, Ben sells his share of a profitable pharmacy, puts his house on the market and casts off to find happiness. A love of mountains leads him to tackle the Himalayas where he saves an ill-balanced Sherpa before he strikes out to explore the Gobi desert in a rattly, old Russian van. Ben’s next stop is South America where he falls in love with both paragliding and one very fetching Danish lawyer. <br /> <br />Ben’s knack for following remote, rocky paths, and befriending the quirky characters on the way, often leads to comical misadventure, but also to moments of breathtaking wonderment and awe. <br /> <br />Ben’s journey does not involve meditating with orange-robed monks, burning incense or <br />banging gongs. Rather, Peruvian bandits, wired Amazonian shamans, wrestling midget bikers and paintball paragliding insanity all help Ben answer one question: <br /> <br />Am I running from my problems or towards a life truly lived?