Our UnTours Foundation Co-CEO Jonathan Coleman recently returned from his first UnTour trip, and his first time ever visiting Switzerland and France. Here he shares his first impression of Paris. I arrived in Paris on a train from Basel by way of Strasbourg. For the last leg of the trip, I had the bad luck…
Category Archives: Prague
Across the Charles Bridge: Meet Prague’s Castle District
Prague does not have a single city center. Contemporary Prague revolves around Wenceslas Square and historic Prague around Old Town Square. But for the best views over all of it, discover Royal Prague in the Castle District. And what a way to get there, via the Charles Bridge! Hradcany, the Castle District, is one of…
The Best Gardens in Europe: 16 of Our Favorites
As spring merges into summer, gardens in much of Europe are at their most vibrant and colorful. Whether you seek out gardens as a main sight for your day or duck into them as a respite from sightseeing in built environments, it is hard not to fall in love with these lovingly cultivated spaces. They…
What’s on in Prague: Q & A with Alena, Untours Prague Staff
What do you love about living in Prague? I get to live in the city which all the world wants to see. Prague has everything: nice architecture of many styles, many gardens for relaxing, Β galleries, cafes, and great views. Also, only half an hour by local transportation, the picturesque Czech countryside awaits.Β What is something…
Top 10 Prague: Castles, Gardens, Beer Halls and More
Prague is one of my favorite cities in Europe. I love the history, the architecture, the beer halls and cobbled streets. It doesn’t get more charming than this. There are so many reasons to stay a week or more in Prague. Here is a list of sights and experiences you should not miss when you…
Prague Q&A with Cathrin Baumbach
Cathrin Baumbach has worked for UnTours since 2001 and is a Jill of all trades here. She began her UnTours career on the Swiss Team and has gone on to run what we affectionately call the Boho (Bohemian) Team, covering our destinations in Austria and Germany, along with Prague and Budapest. She also runs the…
And the Unny winners are…
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!
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
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
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…