Overpriced and over-promoted, there’s nothing as disappointing as Tuscany. Why do we put up with it, asks George Reynolds
George Reynolds is a food writer who lives in Islington, North London. He has written for The Sunday Times, Noble Rot and Eater London. He tweets as @go_scriptor and spends too much time on Instagram as @gwhr3.
Overpriced and over-promoted, there’s nothing as disappointing as Tuscany. Why do we put up with it, asks George Reynolds
Rome? It’s easy – the Pantheon, the Forum, the Sistine, and a pizza. No, no no, says George Reynolds. You’ve got it the wrong way round The old gag is that Rome is the easiest place on the earth to be a tourist: if you need to know the way, all roads lead there; once you’ve arrived, just do like …
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