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Here come the Unny Awards!

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…

Holland Italy Leiden Rome Tuscany Untourist of the Week

January 14, 2014 by Mtaussig

1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Carl and I and two dear friends had a marvelous experience in April in Leiden, the Netherlands. We loved the country and our UnTours guides for the week. As was our experience with our last UnTours to Tuscany and Rome, we were met at…

Monday Memories: First Feather Down, Last Feather Down

Austria France Italy Paris Rome Vienna

September 30, 2013 by Nickfortunatus

This week’s installment is our first from UnTourists! Get a glimpse of this memory from Eleanor and Bill Kover. Vienna, Austria. July 24, 1973. It was our first trip to Europe, part of a two week “Freelance” tour that included London, Vienna, Rome and Paris. You had the choice of taking a bus tour of…

France Italy Paris Rome Untourist of the Week

July 23, 2013 by Mtaussig

Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Our most recent UnTour was a three week sampler to Paris, Rome and Florence. We saw many of the highlights in all three places but would have loved to stay three weeks in each location. We enjoy the Impressionists so Paris was a wonderful spot;…

Czech Republic Heartland Italy Rome Switzerland Umbria Untourist of the Week Venice

May 15, 2013 by Mtaussig

1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Our most recent UnTour was at the Hastalska apartment in the Jewish Quarter in Prague. This was a great location for exploring the city both on foot and by public transportation. The apartment was delightful, well furnished and equipped, and we enjoyed the small…

Amalfi Coast Argentina Buenos Aires France Italy Paris Rome Untourist of the Week

April 2, 2013 by Mtaussig

1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Our lastest UnTour was to Paris last spring. We stayed in the Daguerre (sp) apt for two weeks and loved it! The street market around the corner was wonderful and we enjoyed shopping for great things to eat each day. The metro stop was…

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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…

Italy Rome Travel Tips Tuscany

January 10, 2013 by Andic

This is post number 3 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. Touching down at 7:45 am in Rome meant that I had a full day to work and explore despite the exhaustion of having gotten up…

Untourists of the Week: Pat and Jack Cruser

Alsace Argentina Austria Buenos Aires Czech Rep. Florence France Germany Heartland Holland Hungary Italy Leiden Paris Prague Provence Rhine Rome Salzburg Switzerland Ticino Tuscany Untourist of the Week Venice Vienna

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. A bit of background: we have completed 19 UnTours, with the 20th to be…

Italy, myth and reality

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September 26, 2012 by Andrea Szyper

Editor’s note about the photo: We thought a perfect complement to Andrea’s essay about getting beyond the stereotypes of a culture was one of Glenn McClure‘s many amazing portraits he takes while on Italian UnTours. See more of Glenn’s photos here at his website, or on this blog. The thoughtfulness he puts into his photographs…

Category Archives: Rome

Here come the Unny Awards!

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Monday Memories: First Feather Down, Last Feather Down

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Finalmente in Italia!

Untourists of the Week: Pat and Jack Cruser

Italy, myth and reality