Travel Writing
Synopsis
It was a 1972 Rally 200 in the same shade of orange as Donatella Versace with white, go-fast stripes down each side. It was bright and brash and made every other Vespa in the workshop look dull. Even sitting on its stand it had a swagger.
Best-selling writer and traveller Peter Moore decides to go on an adventure through Sicily, Sardinia and the Amalfi Coast as a last fling before the onset of fatherhood.
Riding his bright orange Vespa, Marcello, through some of the world’s most stunning scenery, Peter meets a multitude of interesting characters and discovers a side of Italy that tourists rarely see. Eliciting free beers from barmen, swoons from young women and beeps and whistles from other drivers, Peter finds that this most Italian of machines draws him deep into the heart of this fascinating and fun-loving country.
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Featured in Reader’s Digest, July 2009
Derby Evening Telegraph, 6th November 2009
'Riveting read... a tour of Italy on a bright orange 1972 Vespa... with his journey raking him to places that tourists rarely see.'
The Cumberland News, July 3rd 2009
'in parts it’s utterly hilarious... A fun-loving and informative read for any who love the sun, Italy and the idea of turning holidays into adventures. Revelling in some of the...
Kent on Saturday: Review Magazine, July 5th 2009
'a bloke in his 40's taking a 2,000-mile tour of the Italian east coast aboard a 35-year-old Vespa... the Vespa was the machine that got Italy mobile after the war....
The Dorest Echo, June 12th 2009
'...jolly entertaining.'
'The tour of Sicilly, Sardinia and the Amalfi coast is relayed with gentle humour, while tales of human interest sit nicely alongside notes about some of the locations along the...
Waterstone’s Books Quarterly, Spring 2009
'With impending fatherhood looming Peter Moore decides to return to Italy for one last adventure before settling down to new responsibilities... Moore’s talents lie in the way he can deftly...
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