Submitted by Untourist and Untours Foundation supporter Jerry Nolan recently shared this touching story with us, about his memories of WWII and his return to France to reconnect with a French family he befriended. In October of 1944 the U.S. army shipped…
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Submitted by Normally Memorial Day is an important day at the American war cemetery in Margraten, in the south of the Netherlands. For decades, the soldiers resting here, fallen in WWII, have been adopted by locals. It’s considered a duty and an…
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Submitted by Updates and check-ins continue to pour in from Untours staff in Europe. Here is the latest from the Netherlands, an update from Edmund, our colleague and friend in Amsterdam. Amsterdam today reminds me of Sunday mornings a long, long time…
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Submitted by Duncan MacKellar is our on-site host for the Scottish Highlands Untour. Last year he shared some insights into the deep traditions of his region. To understand the traditions and culture of a nation, you have to look at the people…
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Submitted by Our colleague Helen Glave, Untours on-site staff in Florence, shared this update with us this week from Florence, where residents are under Red Zone restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Italy. It was really lovely to get your…
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Submitted by This story is written by Untourist and Untours Foundation supporter Peter Mullen. When Christine and I got off the train at Sarnen in central Switzerland, we were warmly greeted by the Untours host family, whom we would spend the next several…
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Submitted by Wendell Rogers is a repeat Untourist who has joined us more than a half dozen times in Europe since 2011. He also happens to be a gifted photographer. He shared his images of Alsace from a recent trip, and here…
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Submitted by “Photography develops the art of seeing and the art of living,” says Frances Schwabenland. Frances is an Untourist and a travel photographer whose work has been published in books and widely on the internet. She has also shared her skills…
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Submitted by The Gordons and Boicourts recently joined us in Meiringen, Switzerland, on our Swiss Heartland Untour. Three generations of their family stayed in one of our favorite towns in central Switzerland and made amazing memories together against the timeless backdrop of…
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Submitted by Alsace is a unique destination, one of France’s most picturesque corners. This region is so rich with history and so linked with its traditions, it feels like a bridge to Old World Europe. It also vibrates with color, and is…
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