What I Am Buying And Why You Should Buy One Too!

Hey everyone and welcome back! It’s just another day here in Italy, but today I have a special surprise. In my last post, I spoke about a certain item that I will be purchasing in the future. Lucky for you, today I am going to let you in on the secret. Not only will I tell you what it is, I’m also going to convince you to buy one too. Trust me, it will improve your life.

Instead of telling you, just check out the video below.

So there it is. A couple of you guessed it. A motorino. Quite possibly my favorite thing that I have done in the past two months. I was a little hesitant to get on at first, but after the first couple minutes I didn’t want to get off. This particular motorino DID NOT have one of those nice seats that holds you in place(see example below).

It was just a flat bench with two wheels. No back to ensure that you stay on the seat while the motorino is propelling forward. If you lean to far back well then, you know what happens.

Since there were two of us and only one motorino, we had to both hop on. I got on the back and immediately I realized there wasn’t a single thing to hold on to. No handles in sight or within reach. Within a couple second we were off. Cruising down the street on a motorino. I thought we were going to go slow but we were zipping away. As soon as I got used to riding on the motorino, we came across our first obstacle. A sharp turn, with bumps. We cruised around this turn and must have hit every single pot hole on the way. As we went around the turn the whole motorino slanted on it’s side. I was envisioning ending up on the ground. I know Jessica drives a motorino everyday, but my guess would be that it must handle differently with a 250 lb guy on the back.

At this point we were well out of the town and into the country. Driving down a country road in Italy on a motorino is a whole different experience. I had driven down this exact road before in a car but this just wasn’t the same. From the comfort of the car I never realized how cold and damp the air was. From the car I could never see just how many dimly lit towns were tucked away up in the mountains. With my new unobstructed view I had a new appreciation. There were no more barriers between me and the earth. Just driving down the road with the wind in my face.

After a short amount of time, I found myself very comfortable on this motorino. Instead of dreading the sharp turns, I started to embrace them. The bumpier the ride, the more fun it became. I thought since I wasn’t holding on anyways, I might as well take out my camera right? Great idea! While taking all of these videos there were a couple times I forgot that I was supposed to be balancing myself on this thing rather than trying to take the funniest videos. In the end, I made it through and lived to tell about it.

Since I can’t bear the thought of never being able to ride on one again, I’ve decided to purchase one. The details aren’t worked out yet, but they are in my near future. Maybe I’ll buy one in the U.S. Or maybe I’ll leave it in Italy at my summer house (No I don’t have a summer house in Italy YET, but will gladly accept donations). In addition, I think you should buy one too. Save money on gas and also help the environment. You can’t go wrong.

Hope you enjoyed this post. I’ll be checking back in soon. I am also contemplating an impromptu trip to a new city in Southern Italy that I’ve never visited before. Any suggestions?