 Ricetti's experience aligns with European traditions of hermitism that are not essentially religious in origin whereby an individual makes a conscious (rather than an enforced) choice to remove himself or herself from society, often after a long period of solitary wandering (Ricetti trekked on foot for a decade from Adelaide through north Victoria and southern NSW to Griffith).Ricetti's choice of landscape conforms to many European hermit dwellings.Caves are frequently chosen, particularly those located on steep hillsides or in mountains.