There’s truly nothing like the feeling of pure happiness you get from following your passions.

Passion drives us to do things that would prompt people to raise a sceptical eyebrow or two, but in the end the only thing that matters is the happiness we feel by fulfilling our passions and dreams.

Sounds corny, I know, but it rings true for many people who live by that positive thinking mantra.

Take the chap pictured above, Mario Pecorari, for example.

At the age of 65, this Italian man travelled almost 4 000 kilometres on a Vespa to join other enthusiasts at the Vespa World Days Rally that took place from June 14 – 17 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Talk about dedication, am I right?

AOL has more on Pecorari’s extraordinary trip:

Mario Pecorari, from Trieste in north eastern Italy, crossed the Alps on a machine bedecked with stickers to join fellow enthusiasts in Belfast for a Vespa World Days festival.

He said: “The Vespa is not a scooter, it is a philosophy of life.”

He wore leathers adorned with stickers and labels from scooter clubs around the world, reflecting friendships forged while pursuing his hobby.

“They are very good people; Vespa people are free people.”

It took him [and companion Sandra Carozzi, pictured in top image] five days and 2 450 miles [3942 km] to cross the continent to Belfast.

Needless to say, Pecorari was in good company among 3 000 Vespa enthusiasts and their magnificent vehicles from 37 countries for four days, judging from these Topspeed pics:

Thousands of bikes bedecked with flags and stickers lined up near the slipway from which the Titanic was launched, a panoply of different nations and languages on display.

It’s a great opportunity for Pecorari to indulge in his love for Vespa scooters, and to enthuse about them with like-minded riders:

It is an occasion to find a friend, I know many people, from Finland, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, in this event it is possible to find people.

Only here it is possible.

To see Pecorari and all the other Vespa riders gathered together is an incredible sight. Watching the scooters parading down Belfast’s Titanic Quarter was a spectacle in itself:

Fumes, smiles and waves, 2,000 Vespas (at least!) make their way through Belfast: https://t.co/6cvMdaZZlW pic.twitter.com/AX7BQaM5K4

— Ciarán Dunbar (@CiaranDunbar) June 16, 2018

I can’t see Pecorari, but he’s somewhere in there.

Here’s a timelapse of what’s probably the greatest Vespa ride-along of all time:

World Vespa Day has reached Carrickfergus as a few thousand enthusiasts hit the road from the Titanic Centre.

The cavalcade stretched from University of Ulster at Jordanstown to the Abbey Centre at one stage.

DST Con#VespaWorldDays #VWDBelfast2018 #RideSafe pic.twitter.com/UmmQ1rOe0C

— PSNI M&EA District (@PSNIMEADistrict) June 16, 2018

An awesome sight that we’ll have to wait a whole ‘nother year to see, when the event takes place in Hungary in 2019.

If you want to join other enthusiasts next year, or perhaps riding a Vespa has sparked off an adventurous flame within your soul, just email Seth at editor@2oceansvibemedia.com with the subject line “Vespa me now” – that way, he’ll hook you up with a discount.

Go forth and indulge those passions, friends!

[sources:aol&topspeed]