i came across a flipboard article this morning which discusses how to explore tuscany cheaply. it quotes diesel as being €1.75 per liter. i did some quick converting to discover that €1.75 = $2.2 and 1liter = .264 gallons. thus, 1 gallon in tuscany will cost you approximately $8.80. i just paid about $4.27 a gallon at costco so what am i complaining about? but then again, i can also bike to manhattan beach on my bike and avoid incurring any automobile or gasoline expense so HA! take that! (what was my point, exactly?)