Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour.: Our most recent UnTour was Rome, one of our favorite cities that we have visited many times, always staying in an apartment. The UnTours apartment near Piazza Navona was great and the transportation pass encouraged us to use all forms of public transportation, more than…
Today marks the second in our series of posts reviewing movies and books that we think the independent traveler, and the UnTourist in particular, will love. Last Wednesday, we reviewed our first movie, A Good Year, and today, we’ll review our first book, or, in this case, introduce you to the inimitable Bill Bryson, an…
If you’re scrambling (like I am) to get your Valentine’s gift(s) in order, we’re trying to make it a bit easier on you by giving you the chance to get up to 14% off any UnTour. Head on over to our main site and check it out. Trust us, an UnTour is the right gift….
Photo by Alan Levine cc Vacations were invented as a way to spend more time with the ones we love. While there’s absolutely no truth to that, I do believe that that’s what vacations have become about, and thankfully so. When we decide to take a break from our daily lives and unwind, many times…
Darian & Bob have been with us Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour.: We’ve been UnTouring for over 18 years and this was our first UnTour Sampler — Umbria and Amalfi. In the past we’ve done 2 week UnTours in Holland, Swiss Oberland, Greece (twice!), Portugal, Spain/Andalusia, France/Provence, Italy/Tuscany and France/Alsace….
In case you hadn’t heard yet, for the past several months, we’ve been working on developing and working out the kinks on a brand new UnTour. And, today, we proudly present the fruits of our labor: the Istanbul UnTour. That’s right. After countless requests from our UnTourists, the timing was right for us to develop…
Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour.: Our most recent UnTour was to Tuscany and Rome. We enjoyed the food in both places and the history in Rome. We went to the Vatican and were able to see beautiful art there and also in Florence. We enjoyed our time in the little…
Photo by Heather Rai cc As I mentioned in my post a couple weeks ago, I often get a case of airfare buyer’s remorse when booking a flight. Now that I’ve found a solution for that, I’ve moved on to a travel purchase I make much more frequently than airfare: hotel rooms. When OTAs (online…
Photo by Gabriel White CC Almost like clockwork, a week (or less!) after booking my airfare, I am struck with an overwhelming sense of buyer’s remorse. I don’t grieve because I’m not excited about my trip, but because I find cheaper airfare for my itinerary. Now, don’t ask me why I was even looking for…
Alix Rabin has been a part of the UnTours family for over two decades now. She and Hal and Norma have a mutual admiration society. Passionate about the environment, Alix was a key player in launching an extensive recycling project in her community. Among many things, we count on Alix for her dry and quick…