Vroom with a View

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. Read Vroom with a View author Peter Moore – kino-fada.fr Vroom With A View is a fun, light read If you have ever traveled in northern Italia, Toscana and Lazio, this book transports you back quickly What is evenfun is he does so on a classic Vespa for his 40th Birthday As Moore describes the...I got this book from a friend Thanks Leigh before my trip to Italy, and so in the spirit of reading thematically, which I like to do on trips, I brought it with me, though the cheesy cover art gave me pretty low expectations While I don t agree with the reviews on the cover proclaiming it hilarious, it s entertaining and lighthearted and actually contains quite a bit of information about various parts of Italy Combined with facts gleaned from my guidebook, it gave me a much better sense o I got this book from a friend Thanks Leigh before my trip to Italy, and so in the spirit of reading thematically, which I like to do on trips, I brought it with me, though the cheesy cover art gave me pretty low expectations While I don t agree with the reviews on the cover proclaiming it hilarious, it s entertaining and lighthearted and actually contains quite a bit of information about various parts of Italy Combined with facts gleaned from my guidebook, it gave me a much bette...Loved it a wonderful entertaining read about author Peter Moore s travels around Italy on an eBay bought 1961 Vespa The people, the famous cities and countryside, the not so famous out of the way places, the frustrations and disappointments, and the great delights, all to...A must read for all us armchair travellers I have a new appreciation for kinder surprise choc eggs.This was just wonderful,the magic of journey , the people along the way and the food all contributed to just wanting to buy a vespa.Vroom with a View In Search of Italy s Dolce Vita on a 61 Vespa is a very amusing travelogue through Northern Italy as seen from the back of that most iconic of Italian motor scooters the mighty Vespa Meandering via the back roads through bucolic countryside and visiting the best tourist spots the regions of Lombardy, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and Lazio have to offer, Vroom with a View provides a breezy armchair escape to one of the most loved parts of the world.Having watched too many Sophia Vroom with a View In Search of Italy s Dolce Vita on a 61 Vespa is a very amusing travelogue through Northern Italy as seen from the back of that most iconic of Italian motor scooters the mighty Vespa Meandering via the back roads through bucolic countryside and visiting the best tourist spots the regions of Lombardy, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and Lazio have to offer, Vroom w...Found this when I went to release a few books in Toowong Village I love Peter Moore and though I have just started this book, it looks to be as good as Swahili for the Broken Hearted, which I loved.12 January You know, this book was even better than Swahili, which I didn t think ...Very entertaining book especially as I know all the places he went to on his 40year old Vespa.Absolutely love this book My favorite travelogue ever Whoever stated that, this book is a love letter to Italy, was spot on Looking forward to reading its companion Vroom by the Sea.There s something romantic about exploring Italy on a scooter Maybe not one that breaks down every so often, but it s the misadventures and wrong turns that lead you on some forgotten and hidden paths that make a tripworthwhile and memorable Vroom with a View is a unique, sometimes whimsical, journey from Milan to Rome that s full of colorful, mostly friendly and helpful Italians and plenty of overnight stays at obscure places that have remarkable views of Tuscany and the Italian count There s something romantic about exploring Italy on a scooter Maybe not one that breaks down every so often, but it s the misadventures and wrong turns that lead you on some forgotten and hidden paths that make a tripworthwhile and memorable Vroom with a View is a unique, sometimes whimsical, journey from Milan to Rome that s full of colorful, mostly friendly and helpful Italians and plenty of overnight stays at obscure places that have remarkable views of Tuscany and the Italian countryside A 1961 Vespa with plenty of chrome and saddle seats steals the hearts of the author, Peter Moore, and many locals, some old enough to remember being courted upon a Vespa in their younger days The scooter...When he was young, Australian Peter Moore saw an old black and white movie with Sophia Loren riding a Vespa through Italy When he turned forty, he decided to fulfil his dream and he bought a 1961 Vespa on eBay Picking it up in Milan, he took a summer to drive it down the west coast of Italy to Rome and wrote about his misadventures in Vroom with a View.This was an entertaining book, easy read, and proved that tourists to Italy should buy a guide book to get around Even then, they will get l When he was young, Australian Peter Moore saw an old black and white movie with Sophia Loren riding a Vespa through Italy When he turned forty, he decided to fulfil his dream and he bought a 1961 Vespa on eBay Picking it up in Milan, he took a summer to drive it down the west coast of Italy to Rome and wrote about his misadventures in Vroom with a View.This was an entertaining book, easy read,...

• English
• 02 August 2017
Peter Moore
• Paperback
• 283 pages
• 1933572019
• Peter Moore
• Vroom with a View