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Hungry for Hungary: A Goulash Origin Story

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Budapest Food and Drink Hungary

September 22, 2020 by Andrea Szyper

Sometimes a bowl of soup is more than a bowl of soup. Goulash is Hungary’s national dish for some good reasons. Aside from being deeply satisfying and spectacularly red, its development speaks to the development and history of a nation. Given its interesting history and cultural significance, here is a little context on the dish…  


River Cruise Guide: The best towns and cities on Europe’s waterways

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June 8, 2015 by Rachelwortmann

Top Places to See on Your European River Cruise Europe is filled with rivers darting in, out and alongside some of its most famous and beautiful cities. This sometimes makes rivers better than roads in order to get to and from major European cities. Before deciding which rivers in Europe to cruise check out our…  


The Perfect Budapest in 10 Easy Steps!

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Budapest Hungary

May 26, 2015 by Cathrinbaumbach

When I think of Budapest, my brain activates distant memories of backpack travel as a college student. In those days, money was tight, and luckily the city had much to offer that was free or inexpensive, and that has not changed. Just imagine a sprawling Castle District and marvelous views of a city glistening in…  


And the Unny winners are…

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March 3, 2014 by Nickfortunatus

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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February 23, 2014 by Nickfortunatus

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…  


Untourist of the Week: Susan Shanley

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October 22, 2013 by Mtaussig

We find it particularly delightful that Susan started travelling on UnTours in the 80’s with her parents, and has continued on her own. Tomorrow, we continue celebrating the Untour habit, as it gets passed down the generations with another slideshow celebrating kids, their parents and their grandparents, on UnTours. 1. Tell us a little bit…  


Untourists of the Week: Elsa and Raymond Heald

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March 21, 2013 by Mtaussig

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…  


Untourists of the Week: Pat and Jack Cruser

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December 12, 2012 by Mtaussig

Tell us a little bit about your most recent Untour? When Marilee asked me some questions about our experiences with UnTours, the review of memories turned out to be fun for the most part, funny in some aspects, and always enlightening.Β  A bit of background:Β  we have completed 19 UnTours, with the 20th to be…  


Vickie Kelber, Renaissance Woman

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September 17, 2012 by Mtaussig

Vickie Kelber, our Untourist of the week has to be, pound for pound, one of the top contenders for the best photographer/writer we have among our many, many talented Untourists. She does both of them fabulously. We’re all the more lucky, then, that she takes lots of pictures and usually writes a blog that she…