false 227534 5 It was love at first sight--the Vespa had everything he wanted--a few dents and scratches, saddle seats and temperamental electrics. When Moore sat on it for the first time, he felt like a sharp-suited, Ray Ban wearing young Marcello Mastroianni. Riding the back roads, visiting small towns, sleeping in haylofts, Moore shows us an Italy rarely seen--from picnicking in the Italian Alps to rattling through cobbled hilltop towns to gate-crashing France Mayes's villa. When Moore's girlfriend, Sally, joins him for two weeks on the road, his fantasy is complete, summer in Italy on a Vespa with too much chrome and a pretty girl riding on the back. But it is Sophia's delicate constitution we owe the greatest gratitude. Her need for constant pampering and frequent stops hypnotizes all those who gaze upon her. The locals, unaccustomed to foreign visitors, graciously invite Sopia (and Moore) into their homes, inns and restaurants to share their memories of their first Vespa; their first serious romance. Sophia forced Moore to slow down, gave him time to enjoy the simple beauty of Italy and its people--and let him experience Italy's dolce vita. 1181007 2005 Vroom with a View: In Search of Italy's Dolce Vita on a '61 Vespa total:69|5:14|4:27|3:27|2:1|1:0| 69 261 104 11 3 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 06:48:26 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 08:18:43 -0700 2009 Vroom with a View. In the previous adventure, Peter travels from Milan to Rome on a Vespa the same age as himself. Here he has acquired a slightly younger model in orange, which he names Marcello, and the ride is through the very different sunny, seaside parts of Italy. At the end of Vroom with a View...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Dec 19 14:42:41 -0800 2007 Wed Jun 06 20:47:07 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 20:51:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Mar 02 15:22:25 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 02 15:27:59 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 05 10:13:01 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 15:21:21 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 29 16:31:34 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 21:54:04 -0800 2007
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