1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent Untour. My most recent Untour was to Quebec. The people, history, scenery, and food were all Untour-worthy! Quebec is a wonderfully walkable city. One thing I especially liked: all the charm and feel of Europe without the transatlantic flight! 2. Why did you choose to…
Photo by Untourist Ron Anderson As you may know, we had the inaugural Unny Awards just recently. These awards are our way of recognizing the regions which have welcomed UnTours all these years. The Unnies are fun and lighthearted and that’s how we like things around here. We like to think of them as the…
Since I started working here way back in 2011, the UnTours regions have been calling on me to give them some attention. Actually, not just attention, but distinction. Now, I know they are all big enough to speak for themselves. They don’t need you to tell them they’re great; we all already know that. What…
Ray leaving old Chapel with 15th century fresco on Wanda’s farm in Umbria. (inset is their photo of the fresco inside) 1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent Untour. It was a dream vacation: 8 days on the Variety Voyager, the sleek 73-passenger yacht that put us ashore at the fabled ports…
To continue our “meandering month” on the UnTours Blog, Wednesday finds us plucking a “Culture Clue” from the wonderful tripblog written by Norm and Barbara Graca on the UnTours Cafe of their Quebec Untour. This excerpt is from is their Day 7 entry. We particularly like this day because they highlight how the dramatic geography…
Photo by Linda Paplinski, Untourist As our month-long Québec City coverage comes to a close (and we prepare for Switzerland in April!), I’m sure you’re tired of me blabbing on about Mad Men, poutine and funiculars (but, really, who could be tired of funiculars?!). And, since this is one of our newer UnTours, I thought…
It tastes like: “a hypothetical melted scoop of apple gelato” “an ultrarich, amber-coloured indulgence… always big on apple, though it often evokes complementary nuances of vanilla, honey and woodsy oak.“ “fresh aromas of apples and vanilla and a crisp yet mellow flavor enhanced by delicate wood notes.“ “aromas of butterscotch and baked apple pie. Intense…
Photo by Avatarshark (license) I love Mad Men. In fact, I’m a bit of a junkie. When season 5 premiered this past Sunday, I couldn’t have been more excited. From the stupid grin I had on my face throughout the entire show, you’d have thought I was watching my 9-month old daughter take her first…
Kurt and Jean Struckmeyer have been on five UnTours. (Alsace, Quebec, Andalusia, Holland, Tuscany). Four of their five UnTours have been with their very good friends, the McKinneys. Tell us a little bit about your Québec Tour. Our Québec Untour in 2009 was one of our favorites. We traveled with our good friends, Jill and…
Tom and Pat Low, our Untourist of the week, have been on 15 UnTours! The latest was Quebec in 2011. 1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent Untour. We just loved staying on the Rue de St. Jean. It’s the main shopping street and so lively. We loved going to the park…