I took a $776 taxi ride in Italy after my train was cancelled — but it was worth it
It was around 1PM on a bucketing wet day. I was in the front seat of the taxi with my driver, Matteo, flooring it along the A1 Autostrada between Florence and Rome. The meter had already hit 500 Euro, with a second extra ‘service’ charge blinking threateningly beside it, and we still had at least … Read more