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Years before our big presence on Facebook and other social media, we set up an email listserv for travelers called Idyllchat. It became a community of friends who shared a love of travel, many of them Untourists, sharing advice on…

On Wednesday the Vatican announced plans to replace all motorized vehicles in Vatican City with electric cars by 2017. It is part of a larger plan to make Vatican City carbon neutral by 2024.   Tesla will partner with the…

Happy Birthday to us! It is hard to believe we have been around for 40 years. So much has changed in the world in that time, but one thing remains true: Those who seek cross-cultural understanding and honest, earnest experiences…

In celebration of our 40th anniversary, we’ve busted out the old photo albums and are scanning our hearts out to bring you some of our favorite photo memories from the early days here at Untours. Take a peek at some…

Although we don’t have a Philadelphia Untour, we have a soft place in our heart for the big city next door. Take a look at this amazing timelapse of Philadelphia, painstakingly crafted by photographer Nathaniel Dodson. I hope you like…

When I came across this video, I just thought to myself, “Now, this guy is redefining what ‘Untours-y’ means.” I think anyone who has taken an Untour, much less thought about it, would enjoy this video. On a 3-year motorcycle…

Photo by Allen Watkin cc If I could travel more often, I would be thrilled. And, I’m pretty sure I’m not the only person who feels that way. I should just get up and go, right? Well, there’s work, of…

Over the past 7 months, we have received hundreds of very deserving nominations for a free Untour in our second Untour Giveaway. As of right now, that list of nominees is inhabited by only one person: Joanne. She is the…

Much of this post is excerpted from a recent issue of the Eurozine. In 2015, we will celebrate 40 years of Untours. Forty years of changing the way people think about traveling, doing business and making a difference. Last month,…

Now that we’re firmly in 2014, I wanted to take a quick moment to share my top 5 travel-related videos of 2013. I actually meant to post this before New Year’s but time got the best of me and I’m…