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…
Category Archives: Istanbul
Here come the Unny Awards!
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…
ABCs of Istanbul
M is for minarets, a dramatic part of Istanbul’s skyline, especially at night. Istanbul marks UnTour number ten for Sandra Kohler and Walt Hagenbuch. They were captivated (and occasionally overwhelmed) by their experiences in Istanbul. As a poet, Sandra has a keen eye for detail, and here her experience finds an outlet in this thoughtfully…
Best of Istanbul: What to See and Where to Refuel
Steve and Karen Savel at the Chora Church in Istanbul. Long-time UnTourists Steve and Karen Savel recently returned from our new Istanbul UnTour. Last week on the blog they gave us the full review of their 21st UnTour in an Istanbul UnTour Q&A. This week, we share their list of favorite sights and places to…
Istanbul Untour Q & A with Steve Savel
Long-time UnTourists Steve and Karen Savel recently returned from our new Istanbul UnTour. This marked their 21st UnTour! How did Istanbul compare? Read what Steve had to say about their exciting time in a city they adore. Q: You were an early advocate for an Istanbul UnTour, asking us to add it to our offerings…
Untourists of the Week: Elsa and Raymond Heald
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…
Istanbul was Constantinople was Byzantium
This is post number 2 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. I had no idea what to expect of the city that spans two continents, neither as I was planning nor as we made our bumpy…