There have been a lot of travelogues with their author’s riding scooters but this remains one of my favorites. Perhaps the grumbling and skepticism and gin drinking is what I like best. (Let’s face it – travel and road trips are not fun all the way through.) A real collectible.

Related posts:

1. This Week's Rare Bit O'Swag: Page from Indonesian Kids Coloring Book I really hope one doesn’t ever have the need to...
2. This Week's Rare Bit O'Swag: Early Feminist Literature! With Scooters! I don’t know much about these books other than they...
3. This Week’s Rare Bit O’Swag:
   Children’s Book on Police (Scooters)! From the delightful blog “Awful Library Books” comes this photo...
4. This Week’s Rare Bit O’Swag: Bart Simpson on Scooter Here is the October 2006 issue of Marvel Comic’s Simpsons...
5. This Week’s Rare Bit O’Swag: "Enrico’s Vespa" You can find a couple copies of this book on...