exploring Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Sun, 02 Jul 2017 17:23:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 How to Ride a Vespa Scooter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/06/how-to-ride-a-vespa-scooter/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/06/how-to-ride-a-vespa-scooter/#comments Sat, 24 Jun 2017 04:04:18 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7595 How to Ride a Vespa Scooter — With Your Eyes Wide Open A couple weeks ago I left the house on a damp morning with no goal other than to find breakfast.  For me, that’s how to ride a Vespa scooter — without limits or preconceived notions of what it was designed to do or […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/06/how-to-ride-a-vespa-scooter/feed/ 28 7595 My Book of Dreams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2016 05:05:08 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999 Curl Up with a Map Since I was a kid I’ve loved maps.  They offer the chance to imagine journeys and adventures anywhere in the world.  I have a worn and tattered Pennsylvania Atlas and Gazeteer, my book of dreams, that has been part of lots of travel — real and imagined. On a rainy […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/feed/ 16 5999 With New Eyes https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/11/with-new-eyes/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/11/with-new-eyes/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2015 06:53:45 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5548 My dog looks into me and asks why? At least that’s what I see as I gear up for a ride.  He’s witnessed the process many times and still he watches as if with new eyes.  There’s a great language in the eyes and though I’m not always an accomplished reader I recognize the power […]

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