Tuscany Trails: with passion, red wine & many kilometers to the trail book
Ines and Max embarked on an unusual adventure for their book Tuscany Trails. In order to find the best trails in the region, the two of them covered around 800 kilometers, 255 of which were on single trails, not including the many excursions to restaurants, beaches and countless detours. The other research efforts are as impressive as they are amusing.
How long did your research take?
Ines: We spent a total of one month in Tuscany. Two weeks in October 2020 and two in February at relatively short notice. Not the ideal month for photography, but our daughter's due date was in April 2021, so we didn't have much time.
Max: Even though we already knew some of the places, the trips almost turned into a marathon stage race with daily tour research, photography, restaurant testing and tourist games.
Speaking of which, how many restaurants did you "have" to visit?
At least one every day, sometimes two or three. So we made sure we had enough carbohydrates. We would have liked to visit more, but unfortunately some were closed due to the pandemic. Perhaps that was our luck, otherwise we might still be researching today.
Max: There are just over 400 photos that have made it onto the 200 pages of the book. If you consider that for every good picture there are certainly ten less good ones, I must have taken over 5,000 photos.In the end, how many liters of heart and soul went into your book?
Ines: The required amount of lifeblood can easily be weighed up in liters of red wine that Max "had" to drink with the trail farmers - so quite a lot.
The book "Tuscany Trails" will be available in bookshops from April.
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