Hal Taussig, UnTours Founder, enjoying a bicycle ride, on a boat ride. This photo was taken on along the Rhine, on our Rhine UnTour in Germany, but Hal has been a Holland fan and bicycle advocate since he gave his last car away forty some years ago! When once asked if there was one UnTour…
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Bikes, dikes and other delights of Holland: through the eyes of Holland Untourists, Patricia & Jay Edie
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Arial view of Leiden from LaPlace eating cafe on the top of the VD Department Store. Did you know that we have a wealth of Holland UnTourists who’ve had wonderful trips to Holland and shared it on UnTours’ own social network, UnTours Cafe? Here’s a sample: Patricia and Jay Edie have writing a wonderful Triplog,…
Culture Clue: Where the Dutch fall between ‘direct’ and ‘diplomatic’
Perhaps the biggest culture difference that most visitors to Holland notice (in social behavior) is what some call the “Dutch directness.” Our Dutch team here at UnTours says: “They always speak their mind and ask questions that most would deem personal. This gives the impression they are rude or crude–attributes they refer to as openness….
Culture Clue…….start with your own.
Some of you may know that before I worked at UnTours, I was a consultant to corporations and my main role was in the delivery of workshops on cultural diversity. I wrote workshops and delivered them, spending a lot of my time training trainers, who would then teach the workshop to lots and lots of…
Holland Untourists of the Week: Jerry and Deena Koffler
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Jerry and Deena Koffler, enjoying one of their 9 UnTours! Holland (2x), Italy (Amalfi)2x, German Castle, Spain – Andalusia, Prague, Budapest, Greece, Swiss Heartland, Tuscany, Umbria Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Holland 2012: This was the first time we returned to an UnTour destination. We were looking forward to our…