Login
  • UNTOURS
    • Browse All Untours
    • Austria
      • Salzburg
      • Vienna
    • Czech Republic
      • Prague
    • France
      • Alsace
      • Paris
      • Provence
    • Germany
      • Bavarian Castle
      • Rhine
    • Greece
      • Nafplio
    • Holland
      • Leiden
    • Hungary
      • Budapest
    • Ireland
      • County Kerry
    • Italy
      • Amalfi Coast
      • Florence
      • Rome
      • Tuscany
      • Umbria
      • Venice
    • Portugal
      • Porto
      • Sintra
    • Spain
      • NEW - Cordoba
      • Andalusia
      • Barcelona
    • Scotland
      • Central Scotland
      • Scottish Highlands
    • Spain
      • Andalusia
      • Barcelona
    • Switzerland
      • Swiss Heartland
      • Swiss Oberland
    • United Kingdom
      • London
      • Central Scotland
      • Scottish Highlands
  • VENTURES
    • Browse Cruises & Adventures
    • River Cruises
    • Sea Cruises
    • Barge & Canal Cruises
    • Global Adventures
  • SPECIALS
    • Virtual Events
    • Wine & Food Untours
    • Art Untour
    • Shop Euro Baskets
    • Shop Wines
    • Deals
  • CATALOG
    • Free Catalog
    • eNewsletter
    • Email Deals Alerts
    • Blog

Author: Special Guest

Amalfi apartment stay
Submitted by Special Guest
on January 5, 2022 under Amalfi CoastFood and DrinkItaly

First Impressions of the Amalfi Coast: An off-season visit

Our new Italian Untour Director Amber Martin recently returned from a visit to all six of our Italian Untours. It was the only one of our Untour areas where she had not spent time before. Here she shares her first…

Continue reading »
Paris romance
Submitted by Special Guest
on December 14, 2021 under FranceParisPrague

Parisian Passion: A First Impression

Our Untours Foundation Co-CEO Jonathan Coleman recently returned from his first Untour trip, and his first time ever visiting Switzerland and France. Here he shares his first impression of Paris. I arrived in Paris on a train from Basel by…

Continue reading »
A guide to Swiss food
Submitted by Special Guest
on November 5, 2021 under BeerCheesesFood and DrinkHeartlandOberlandRestaurantsSwitzerlandTravel Tips

Eating Switzerland: An Alumni Guide to Swiss Food

This post comes to us from Swiss Untour alumnus Jerry Nolan. Because my wife Sandy and I went to Switzerland summer after summer for many years before age and circumstance grounded us, I often find myself pining over memories of…

Continue reading »
Stay in Switzerland
Submitted by Special Guest
on October 5, 2021 under HeartlandHiking and WalkingOberlandSwitzerland

Jonathan Reports from the Swiss Untour, fall 2021

Jonathan Coleman is the Co-CEO of the Untours Foundation. He just returned from his first trip to Switzerland, on a Swiss Untour. Here are his impressions. When traveling, one meets interesting people. It’s an inevitable truth and an undeniable draw…

Continue reading »
Submitted by Special Guest
on September 9, 2021 under AndalusiaPortugalSpain

From the Archives: Untourists in Portugal & Spain on 9/11

Recently our colleague Joao, from Sintra, Portugal, was cleaning out some old paperwork and stumbled upon a thank you note from Untourists whom he had hosted during the tragic events of 9/11, back in 2001. Joao hosted the first iteration…

Continue reading »
Can you travel to Greece this summer?
Submitted by Special Guest
on July 22, 2021 under GreeceNafplioTravel TipsTrip planning

Greece Untour Trip Report: Our First Untourists in 2021.

In June we welcomed our first Untourists back to Europe. After over a year of COVID-related closures, we were thrilled to see early interest in travel. As Greece was the first of our destinations to reopen its border to international…

Continue reading »
Vienna by Claudia
Submitted by Special Guest
on June 7, 2021 under AustriaVienna

Claudia’s City: A Singular View of Vienna

Our colleague Claudia Prieler recently shared these gorgeous shots of her beloved Vienna, a city of sophistication, royal architecture, and sublime beauty. Claudia, our Vienna Untour host, is connected to the city’s storied arts and culture. A sought-after professional photographer, Claudia’s…

Continue reading »
German castle stay
Submitted by Special Guest
on May 24, 2021 under CastleGermany

Sketching the Castle: Memories of Bavaria

As we dig through some of our archives, we occasionally unearth a gem or two. We recently found these beautiful sketches and watercolors, created by Untourist Kenneth Gantz on an Untour to Bavaria a few years ago. He shared them…

Continue reading »
Submitted by Special Guest
on May 7, 2021 under Food and DrinkFranceProvenceWine

To Châteauneuf du Pape with Anne: A Trip to the Vineyards

We miss travel. We miss France. We miss the the vineyards of Southern France. Our Untours at Home series has helped us bridge the time until we can return to Europe. Our Provence Untour staff person Anne Plomb has helped…

Continue reading »
Tuscany food
Submitted by Special Guest
on April 5, 2021 under CheesesCoffee & CafesFlorenceFood and DrinkItalyTuscany

Bringing a Canned Ham to Tuscany

This guest post by Carol Yee is adapted from her book book Welcome Back to Abuja Once Again: How I Became a Citizen of the World.  When one thinks of Tuscany, one may think of Florence, the leaning tower of Pisa,…

Continue reading »

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 8 Next Posts»

Subscribe!

Get the Untours blog in you inbox every Friday. Sign up here!

Follow us on

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Instagram
  • Newsletter

Categories

  • Alsace
  • Amalfi Coast
  • Apartments
  • Austria
  • Barcelona
  • Budapest
  • Cordoba
  • Cruises
  • Family travel
  • Florence
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Holland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • London
  • North America
  • Paris
  • Portugal
  • Prague
  • Provence
  • Rome
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Travel Tips
  • Tuscany
  • Umbria
  • USA
  • Venice
  • Ventures
  • Vienna
Browse
  • What is an Untour
  • All Untour regions
  • All Ventures
  • Cruises & More
Read
  • Blog
  • Eurozine
  • Eurozine Archives
  • Resources
  • Untours Cafe
  • News
  • Bookstore
Plan
  • My Trip
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Insurance
  • Payments
  • Resources
  • FAQ
Contact
  • Contact
  • Staff
  • Foundation
  • Agents
Values
  • About
  • Untours Foundation
  • Green Travel
  • B Corp
  • Ownership
  • Copyright © 2010-2017 All Rights Reserved
  • Privacy Policy
  •                  
  • travel@untours.com   |   1-888-868-6871

Newsletter

Subscribe to get our posts in your inbox!

×