Posts Tagged ‘Scooter Travel’

A Transcontinental Vespa Adventure in the Making

Nov 7, 13 • 92 Views • Best of the Web, Scooter Adventures, Vespa • Nathaniel Salzman • 4 Comments

Scooter adventurer Alexander Eischeid is taking on North and South America in a big way. His plan is to ride what appears to be a Vespa PX-150 from Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada all the way to Argentina and the southern tip of South America. To say...
Kickstart This: The Scooter Diaries

Sep 23, 13 • 24 Views • Best of the Web, Lambretta, Scooter Adventures, Scooter Touring • Eric Almendral • 2 Comments

In November, 1959, Ronald N. Bowman quit his job as a reporter, sold his car and purchased a new Lambretta LD150. His plan: ride from his hometown Thorold in Ontario, Canada, to Peru. Though that alone would make for a memorable tale of adventure, weeks...
Video: A visual history of the Vespa

Jul 10, 13 • 22 Views • Best of the Web, Vespa, Video • Nathaniel Salzman • No Comments

To the unfamiliar eye, all scooters look the same. Yet even just within the Vespa marque, the bikes have evolved over the years. In this terrific animated video, we see the shape of the iconic Vespa change over the years. Created by French creative agency
Video: Rome by Scooter

May 21, 13 • 13 Views • Best of the Web, Scooter Adventures, The Joy of Scooters, Video • Nathaniel Salzman • No Comments

For many, their romantic attachment to scooters is tied directly to the root of that very word: Rome. Traveling Italy by scooter is something many scooter fans dream of doing, and thanks to a myriad of tour companies, is something pretty accessible to anyone...