Car Classic by the Sea
Cars and hats were the order of the day, so we brought both. Megan and I have never had a car in a car show, but the Alfa Romeo Owners...
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Chuck and Megan Marra
Oct 14, 20213 min
Our Drink of Summer (2021)
Well, the votes are in. Megan and I are the only ones who voted, but it still counts. We have had a lot of terrific wine and beer this...
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Chuck Marra
Sep 6, 20213 min
The Lost Abbey
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Benjamin Franklyn reported said that, and I wholeheartedly agree. The...
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Chuck Marra
Aug 28, 20212 min
Modern Times
It was a warm day, and a drive down the Coast Highway again was just what I needed. I headed down to Encinitas. Just feet before the...
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Chuck Marra
Aug 20, 20215 min
The Mission at San Luis Rey
It was a day for a beautiful drive. I left the coast in Oceanside and the road heated up quickly going east. The ocean was behind me...
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Chuck and Megan Marra
Aug 13, 20212 min
A Good Cafe on Pleasant Drive.
Then there was the hot weather, and the need to find some sort of escape from it. If you head east from Los Angeles and just about when...
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Chuck Marra
Aug 7, 20213 min
The Pier in Oceanside
At home, I am a local living in a tourist town, so it is nice to be a tourist in someone else's hometown. To see what they live in. day...
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Chuck Marra
Apr 11, 20212 min
Why is Targa Florio So Important?
In brief, Targa Floria is the race that put Alfa Romeo on the map. photo credit: http://www.alfaromeohalloflegends.com/models.html Alfa...
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Chuck Marra
Apr 11, 20212 min
What's with the Logo?
So, a snake, a man and a Cross walk into a bar... When Alfa (A.L.F.A. for Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili) Romeo was founded in...
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Chuck Marra
Apr 11, 20212 min
Quatrofoglio
The other big reason that Targa Florio is so important to Alfisti is that it is where the four leaf clover logo came from. Yeah, I...
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Chuck Marra
Apr 11, 20211 min
What's in a Name?
I originally thought it must mean Alfa; the first primo, best, il miglior cane! (the top dog in Italian). I was mistaken. Actually, it...
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Chuck Marra
Jan 10, 20212 min
The Right Glasses
Putting the top back up in an Alfa is just not an option, unless we can no longer out run the rain, or the heater at full-blast is...
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Megan Marra
Jan 10, 20211 min
Bull City Olive Oil
Laura gave us this bottle of Greek Lemon fused Olive Oil and we fell in love with it. It's very high-quality oil and the flavor of lemon...
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Chuck and Megan Marra
Sep 15, 20206 min
The End and The Beginning - Santa Barbara and Back. September 15, 2020
This was going to be such a fun day and start to a great fall (no pun intended). We were going to drive Sophia up to Santa Barbara to AA...
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Chuck Marra
Sep 2, 20203 min
Day 15 - California and Home Again - September 2, 2020
We've driven the I-15 back from Vegas maybe 50 or sixty times, and I love it, but it is a whole different drive in a ragtop. From the...
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Chuck and Megan Marra
Sep 1, 20206 min
Days 12-15 - We'll Always Have Paris. Aug 30-Sept 1, 2020
The sights and smells of a casino at three in the afternoon are delicious and intoxicating. The the sweetness of fresh pastries, charred...
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Chuck and Megan Marra
Aug 29, 20205 min
Day 11 - Tucumcari to Flagstaff - August 29, 2020
The next morning, we packed the car, Richard makes two different brews in the morning. He is kind of a coffee aficionado. And what we...
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Chuck and Megan Marra
Aug 28, 20203 min
Day 10 - The Road to Tucumcari - August 28, 2020
The sun burned down on us and the air was still. The large metal sign in front of us informed us rattlesnakes were nearby; just off the...
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Chuck and Megan Marra
Aug 27, 20204 min
Day 10.1 - The Historic Motor Court - August 27
Night had fallen and a desert chill had taken the air, by the time we pulled off the interstate. It was as if we had sailed on a fast...
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Chuck and Megan Marra
Aug 27, 20204 min
Day 9 - Oklahoma City Memorial - August 27
We hadn't planned on going to see the Oklahoma City Memorial. We had to get on the road. We still had half the country to get across and...
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