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Untourists of the week: Joann and Gordon Pitz

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Andalusia Spain Untourist of the Week

July 16, 2012 by Mtaussig

Joann and Gordon Pitz, in front of the National Museum of Art in Barcelona How is taking an Untour different from other ways of traveling? For many years we traveled independently of any tour group.  This gave us maximum freedom, and enabled us to develop a sense of how people in other countries live.  But…  


Of course, you’ll need to see La Alhambra when you go to Spain…

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Spain Travel Tips

July 10, 2012 by Mtaussig

Anyone who chooses the Spanish Untour, inevitably wants to see La Alhambra in Granada.  We recommend that you purchase your tickets here ahead of time.  Then you can collect the tickets by printing your tickets at the collection terminals at the entrance of La Alhambra. (You’ll need the credit card with which you purchased them.)…  


Antoni Gaudi: learning to fly, because you can’t afford the shoes

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Barcelona Spain

July 9, 2012 by Mtaussig

A diagram of a  hyperboloidal vault, Gaudi’s genius, La Sagrada Familia and other things in Barcelona way over our heads Barcelona is a city unique in all the world for many reasons,  but it owes its celebrated singularity more to one man than any other single factor:  Antoni Gaudi. While originally classed as a Modernist, …  


Untourist of the Week: Pam Nesbit

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Andalusia Spain Untourist of the Week

July 2, 2012 by Mtaussig

About the picture, Pam says: ” The picture is taken on The Sacred Way in Athens.  I was pretty thrilled to be on the Sacred Way having read about Greece for years, so I was doing a little “Sacred Way” dance and my husband got hold of the camera…” 1.    Tell us a little bit…