As we move from May’s focus on Prague and Budapest into June’s insights on Austria, I want to introduce you to the dynamic duo delivering these delicious UnTours – meet Cathrin Baumbach and Sue Baker! If you know either of these brilliant women, you know that they know their stuff when it comes to anything…
Editor’s Note: This post was written by guest blogger, Samantha DuBois. She is the author of the blog TravelGirlSeesWorld.com and has recently returned from a semester abroad in Padova (Padua), Italy, where she lived with a host family and took all of her classes in Italian. We hope you enjoy her writing as much as…
As we begin to close out January and, subsequently, our daily features on Italy (France is coming in February!), I wanted to take a moment to recognize our Italian dynamic duo, Andi Cancelliere and Andrea Szyper, for all they do to make UnTours such a great place and this blog chock full of delectable Italian…
Photo: “Piazza Santa Croce” © 2008 John Spooner, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Domenico The next time you vacation in Florence, make sure you stay in the Santa Croce section of the city. Here, you’ll not only find our lovely Domenico apartment, you’ll also find some relaxation – if you want to…
Here are the most common coffees you’ll find in an Italian bar; most of these should be available in the ubiquitous “bar” no matter where you are in Italy: Caffè In Italy the word “caffè’” naturally implies an espresso. There is no need to specify “espresso” when ordering. Served in a demitasse cup. Caffè macchiato:-…
It’s no accident that there are few if any Starbucks in Italy. Arguably, Italy (in our humble opinion) invented the concept that Starbucks shoots for. In Italy there often are two or three bars per city block, staffed by a skilled “barista” who knows their customer personally and serves even the quickest, cheapest coffee with…
Whether it’s the gripping history of the Medici family, the inescapable allure of the Duomo or the seemingly endless string of artistic masters that lived and worked there (Dante, da Vinci, Brunelleschi, Michelangelo…and on and on and on), Florence presents you with innumberable excuses to stay “just one more night.” In fact, when I first…
Each Monday, The UnTourist interviews an UnTourist of the Week and features the discussion for your enjoyment. This week’s UnTourist is Metha Hillard, who has been on 17 UnTours. We hope you enjoy her story. Thanks, Metha! Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. In the spring of 2011, after a stay…
Although UnTours are about so much more than the great apartments you stay in, we want to give you an idea of the types of apartments we have to help you make more informed decisions when choosing your UnTour. So, each week, we’ll be featuring a property for you. Enjoy! Il Pozzo Our Il Pozzo…
Photo: “Toscana – Val d’Orcia – dalla Via della Foce” © 2009 Oishi Kuranosuke, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ If you ask me, it’s a given that Italian food (you know, the kind cooked in Italy) is going to delight your taste buds. In addition to the gustatory glee I get from…