For those of us who live in Italian American communities, festival time can be better than Christmas. Whether a festival for a patron saint, traditional foods or ethnic pride, Italian American festivals bring out the best in the community and in many places are the highlight of the year. Everywhere […]
Recent Posts
The Italian-American Press
Little information on self-publishing and Italian American literature was readily available 40 years ago when Ralph Ferraro wrote his first book, Child of Wonder, an Italian religious novel about a child visionary. He remembers the discouragement of all those trying years of rejection of his manuscript by many of the […]
Ancestors
“We were like the Letters of the Alphabet. Alone, we had Little Meaning, but together we were part of a Great Meaning” My grandfather was never a man of many words, but when he spoke we listened. Though his words were few they were filled with wisdom. He would […]
Italian Harley Davidson Man
An Italian’s love for Harley Davidsons This good old friend of mine, Rodolfo Roiati, lives in Rocca Priora (a nice mountain town right outside Rome, placed in the Roman Castles) right around the corner from my me, has his 9th motorcycle of which most were Harley Davison. Michael Axel McCain […]
Moto Guzzi
The legend of Moto Guzzi was born in 1920, when three men who had served in the air corp decided to set up a motorcycle firm. Carlo Guzzi, Giovanni Ravelli and Giorgi Parodi had great dreams. When Ravelli was killed in a plane crash, Carlo and Giorgi made the decision […]
Ducati Motorcycle
Ducati is Born The Ducati motorcycle has become legendary. The Societa Radio Brevetti Ducati was established in 1926 by the Ducati family, which included three brothers, and several Bolognese investors. The plan was to produce industrial components for radio transmissions, which were based on the patents of Adriano Ducati. First […]
Motorcycles
Italian Motorcycles Brief introduction to Italian Motorcycles: The motorcycles that come out of Italy are simply unlike any other type of motorcycle made in any part of the world. Regardless of what company or what model is in question, when you see an Italian motorcycle you simply know it for […]
Motorcycle Tour From Rome – North
Between the Appennine pass and the marvelous landscape of Gran Sasso Durata Distanza Istruzioni 9.00 0,0 1 Starting point: Via di Torrevecchia, 1140, 00168 Roma RM in Via di Torrevecchia (South-West) per 0,8 km 9.01 0,8 Go RIGHT (West) on Via Boccea per 1,1 km 9.03 2,0 Turn LEFT (South) […]
Tour Italy 1
Italy in May by Motorcycle including Rome, Naples and Amalfi Coast in Ten Days Tourism by motorbike in Sardegna Question: We are two couples who want to ride for 10 days in May, in Italy, either North or South of Rome without hitting the big cities. Looking for coastal itinerary […]
Motorcycle Riding 3
The Essentials for the Long Haul Traveling with a motorcycle in Europe is not quite the same as Traveling with a car. Usually who travels by car has by main objective to get where he/she is going. Traveling by bike is different – usually getting there is more then ½ […]