Ten years ago, our beloved Hal Taussig, my boss at the time, sent me on a Swiss UnTour as part of my job. Quite a perk! Hal wanted me to experience his travel company in action, so I could prepare the board of the UnTours Foundation to one day inherit the business. Elizabeth (right)…
There’s no place in the world for train travel quite like Switzerland! The GoldenPass Line links three regions, two languages and eight lakes, tempting travelers to discover some of Switzerland’s most diverse delights. In the morning the timeless tradition of German-language Central Switzerland. Followed by the beautiful Bernese Oberland. And in the evening the…
For Alpine enthusiasts, a visit to Switzerland is pure paradise. It is also easily discovered and enjoyed, thanks to the extensive network of mountain railways, all accessible with the Swiss Travel Pass. The pass covers travel between cities and into the mountain villages around UnTours territory. But sometimes, our guests want to venture to…
Swiss UnTourists use their Swiss Travel Pass to zip all over the country by rail (and boat and bus), taking in the best of the Alps. Here is some news about a new option, the Gotthard Base Tunnel. It offers insight into the engineering brilliance of the Swiss. Construction of the world’s longest train…
Here is a notice for all of our Swiss UnTour guests. As our Swiss UnTour includes a Swiss Travel Pass that covers rail travel, guests spend much time exploring the best scenery by rail. From 2017, the Wilhelm Tell Express will be replaced by the Gotthard Panorama Express (GoPEx). But as before, travelers will still…
Meet the Robinsons. Paul and Eleanor recently traveled to Switzerland with us, spending two weeks on the Swiss Heartland UnTour. As Paul said when he returned from their trip: “We have been on other structured tours in Europe. They have been great, but this one was super great. Why? We could check the…
On a recent visit to the Kunstmuseum in Basel, I was overwhelmed by the size and breadth of the museum’s modern art collection. A friendly guard explained it succinctly. “Yes, Switzerland and America have the largest collections of modern art because they could collect and protect ‘degenerate art’ while Hitler was marching through Europe.” I’d…
This really happened. It seemed like a fairy tale. But it is a true story. It was during our Swiss Heartland UnTour in 2004. We had decided to spend the day in Brienz. It was a beautiful sunny day. The lady in the Tourist Information Office suggested that we take a walk in the older…
Above: Walking the St. Bernard. Copyright Switzerland Tourism: swiss-image.ch/Christian Perret If you’re a kid or traveling with a kid, there’s just so much to do in Switzerland, from its well marked hiking trails to its pristinely clean and swimmable lakes. You can get your train fix, take a boat, or fly down a mountainside on…
UnTourist and author Janet McCrea Dieman shares her travel adventures here. She has shared the Swiss UnTour and other travels with her grandchildren. All grandkids should be this lucky! You may be thinking about taking children or grandchildren to Europe and wondering what the best age is to plan a trip. Most people…