That time I went to Livorno and they gave me the keys to the city
When I first rattled into Livorno, little did I know I would become the city's adopted son.
- January 11, 2022
Vespa
My top 5 experiences from ‘Vroom by the Sea’
My favourite moments from my epic Vespa ride through the sunny parts of Italy.
- August 20, 2021
Casano Vini and the Marsala of my childhood
Riding through Sicily on a bright orange Vespa stirs up a long-forgotten childhood memory.
- September 4, 2020
Vespa Blind Date: Meeting Sophia
Bought sight unseen on eBay Italy, would this 40-year-old Vespa live up to my expectations?
- May 21, 2020
Vespa breakdown blues, Ferriere, Italy
Even when things went wrong on my Vespa journey from Milan to Rome, they were really going right.
- April 20, 2020
Sophia stars at the Piaggio Museum
That time my Vespas were the stars of the 'On The Road With Vespa' exhibition.
- April 3, 2020
That time Sophia was kicked out of Vernazza
Sophia and I only spent one night apart on our journey from Milan to Rome. This was it.
- February 25, 2020
The Butcher of Naples
I engage the services of a roadside Vespa mechanic in Naples. What could ago wrong?
- February 22, 2020
Bar Civili, Livorno
Welcome to bar that’s like Livorno itself – shabby, feisty and authentic as hell.
- March 3, 2018