Vespa Lexington

I love a good Vespa adventure, and I am sure most of you are looking forward to a few Vespa adventures as it warms up. For the second year in a row photographer Clay Enos is currently making his way across the country on his Vespa 300. Last years adventure was called “The Local Time Vespa Tour – Touring back roads on a Vespa, eating locally and sustainably, and of course, making pictures.”, and this years journey is called “The Organic Coffee Vespa Tour”.

“THE ORGANIC COFFEE VESPA TOUR is inspired by the ideas first explored on the Local Time Vespa Tour. That 7,000 mile ride across the United States focused on local economies and sustainable food. Now, my latest Vespa-powered journey will take me through Central America to explore the business of specialty coffee and to meet the people growing some of the finest beans in the world for the Organic Coffee Cartel and others.

My plan is to spend time making photographs of the farmers, families and landscapes that most of us know nothing about or just don’t concern ourselves with when we order our five dollar coffee concoctions. I plan to put a face to that morning cup. The same way tasting a fine wine can connect you to the rolling hills of Burgundy, I believe a great coffee can be equally stimulating to the imagination. I love the idea that a cup of coffee can connect us to far away places and hard working people. I’m excited to creatively test that idea and share my findings.”

Clay has made following his travels easy though steady updates on his website, his Twitter account, his Tumblr, and through his Flickr account. It’s been a lot of fun keeping up with Clay’s travels, if you have a chance you should tag along via those links.

Clay has visited several Vespa shops along the way, and would love to show him some southern hospitality at Vespa Lexington if he swings through Kentucky. Besides, don’t he know I am the Original Coffee Bandit?

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