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Bill Bryson; the patron saint-author of independent travelers

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February 13, 2013 by Mtaussig

Today marks the second in our series of posts reviewing movies and books that we think the independent traveler, and the Untourist in particular, will love. Last Wednesday, we reviewed our first movie,  A Good Year, and today, we’ll review our first book,  or,  in this case, introduce you to the inimitable Bill Bryson, an…  


Untours Cruisers of the Week: Sarah & Clay Cook

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February 12, 2013 by Nickfortunatus

Sarah & Clay have been on UnTours to Tuscany and Rome in 2011 and took the Portraits of Southern France cruise in 2012. Tell us a little bit about your most recent Untour cruise. Sarah and I enjoyed a Viking River Cruise in concert with UnTours.  We flew from Kansas City to Marseilles, France via…  


Foundation Fridays: What we do at recess

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February 8, 2013 by Elizabethkillough

When Hal suggested in 2005 that we make our hometown of Media, PA, a Fair Trade town, I responded by laughing! But alas, it proved to be an idea whose time had come. Media was ready for that vision and 23 towns and cities from Boston to San Francisco have followed suit. Our foundation’s loans…  


The Untours Valentine’s Day Special

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February 8, 2013 by Nickfortunatus

If you’re scrambling (like I am) to get your Valentine’s gift(s) in order, we’re trying to make it a bit easier on you by giving you the chance to get up to 14% off any Untour. Head on over to our main site and check it out. Trust us, an Untour is the right gift….  


Flights with Friends makes planning group trips a cinch

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February 4, 2013 by Nickfortunatus

Photo by Alan Levine cc Vacations were invented as a way to spend more time with the ones we love. While there’s absolutely no truth to that, I do believe that that’s what vacations have become about, and thankfully so. When we decide to take a break from our daily lives and unwind, many times…  


The Istanbul Untour has arrived!

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January 31, 2013 by Nickfortunatus

In case you hadn’t heard yet, for the past several months, we’ve been working on developing and working out the kinks on a brand new Untour. And, today, we proudly present the fruits of our labor: the Istanbul Untour. That’s right. After countless requests from our Untourists, the timing was right for us to develop…  


Robert & Darian Dennis, Untourists of the Week

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January 31, 2013 by Mtaussig

Darian & Bob have been with us Tell us a little bit about your most recent Untour.: We’ve been Untouring for over 18 years and this was our first Untour Sampler — Umbria and Amalfi. In the past we’ve done 2 week UnTours in Holland, Swiss Oberland, Greece (twice!), Portugal, Spain/Andalusia, France/Provence, Italy/Tuscany and France/Alsace….  


Bruce and Pat Barton, Untourists of the Week

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January 30, 2013 by Mtaussig

Tell us a little bit about your most recent Untour.: Our most recent Untour was to Tuscany and Rome. We enjoyed the food in both places and the history in Rome. We went to the Vatican and were able to see beautiful art there and also in Florence. We enjoyed our time in the little…  


Firenze, la bella

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January 29, 2013 by Andic

This is post number 5 of 6 in a series covering my 5 weeks in Greece, Istanbul and Italy. The other posts are linked at the bottom of this post. Florence has always been one of my favorite stops when in Italy, even before we had an Untour there, even before I started working at…  


Dawna Warren and Jim Moore, Untourists of the Week

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January 29, 2013 by Mtaussig

Dawna and Jim have taken UnTours to Tuscany (1999), Swiss Heartland (2000), Umbria (2002), Greece (2005), Tuscany (2008), Swiss Ticino (2008), Rhine and Holland (2010), Provence (2012) and Alsace (2012). In this picture, they are walking in Greece. Tell us a little bit about your most recent Untour. Our all-France visit. Two weeks in St….