Get ready to be captivated by Alsace, the “crossroads of Europe,” in this excellent timelapse video. From Christmas markets and half-timbered houses to urban centers and rural vistas, it really gives you a wonderful picture of all that Alsace has to offer. Here’s the link to the original video.
Category Archives: France
Robert & Cheryl Beymer, Untourists of the Week: France, 50 years in the making
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We spent a week in each of the three UnTours sites in France: Provence, Alsace and Paris. We were by ourselves in Provence, but two friends met us in Strasbourg for the final two weeks in Alsace and Paris. The three regions were each…
Phil and Jane King, Untourists of the Week: Kids relive first trip to Switzerland
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1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Our most recent, and I believe our 14th, UnTour was to the City of Light, Paris. This was our fourth trip to Paris and our third UnTour there. It is an unbelievably beautiful city and so enjoyable to walk, both day and night. Plus,…
Timelapse of the week: Paris
Photo by UnTourist Thomas Buckhout You may or may not know that I am simply in love with timelapse videos of my favorite travel destinations. I actually didn’t know I was until I came across this one last year. Since then, I’ve been consuming them at an alarming rate. I thought you may be interested…
Diane and Lawrence Brenner (Untourists of the Week) …the more Untours the merrier.
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. This was our first UnTours adventure and we are already talking about another. We went to Florence, a Russian river cruise, Paris and Leiden. 2. Why did you choose to go there? Deo—where they stayed When we were in Florence in 1970, all the…
Provence Q&A with Sonia Ratcliffe
I was lucky enough to be able to interview our newest staff member, Sonia Ratcliffe. She is a travel nut and has spent a combined 18 months in France—two study abroad stints and a year teaching English, au pairing and working on a vineyard. Take a look at what she has to say about her…
Untourists of the Week: Patricia Arno and grandson Patrick do Paris
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1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Paris was our destination, my 16 year old grandson, Patrick and I. I chose the Latin Quarter. Our apartment was near Notre Dame, a great location to begin his adventure. Merci Ives, for showing us the patisserie from where we started every morning. 2….
And the Unny winners are…
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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…
Here come the Unny Awards!
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Alsace Amalfi Coast Andalusia Argentina Austria Barcelona Budapest Buenos Aires Canada Castle Czech Rep. Florence France Germany Greece Heartland Holland Hungary Istanbul Italy Leiden Nafplio Oberland Paris Prague Provence Quebec Rhine Rome Salzburg Spain Switzerland Ticino Turkey Tuscany Umbria Venice Vienna
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…