Woops, we were a little topsy-turvy this week. Our excerpts of Susan Umberger’s delightful account of her Venice-Tuscany UnTour Sampler came to you backwards, as she was in Venice (today’s entry) first, and Tuscany (last week’s entry)afterwards . But you can read her entire triplog here, in the proper order! My husband and I arrived…
Excerpts from Susan Umberger’s: Easter in Tuscany April 2011. Susan has kindly offered to let us excerpt some of her Italian wanderings from 2011. If you like this, see more here. We made the long drive from Venice to Buonconvento not without a couple of incidents—getting lost in Florence (what a crazy city to drive in!)…
Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour and why you chose that particular destination? It was a delayed honeymoon for us. I love Switzerland and this was my 7th trip but the 1st for my husband, David. I really wanted to go while our legs and knees “worked!” Why did you choose…
Bob & Doris Miller are some of our most active members in the UnTourist community (even though, in their nineties, they say their European wanderings are behind them.) In the years between 1994 and 2007, they regularly led trips of their hiking Club to Switzerland. Bob still contributes regularly and enthusiastically to Idyllchat, our email…
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;…
Alan’s picture of Jo, in Amalfi last year Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. In Austria, we stayed in the comfortable Seiwald apartment in Kuchl. The Kuchl location was ideal for visiting Salzburg and numerous nearby small villages. The town evoked memories of the Sound of Music. The lake and mountain…
Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour and why you chose that particular destination? We enjoyed two UnTours in Spain in 2008. First, we spent two weeks in Fuente Tojar (near Priego de Cordoba), enjoying auto trips to Granada, Cordoba, Sevilla. Then to Malaga, where we turned in the car, and flew…
Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour and why you chose that particular destination? Our last UnTour experience took us to Atrani on the Amalfi Coast for two weeks and then for another two weeks to Locarno, Switzerland to enjoy the beautiful Ticino Region. Both areas suited our needs to for a…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Mary and I love Switzerland and UnTours. Our most recent trip was in Aug/Sep 2010 to Hasliberg-Reuti in Switzerland. We spent 2 weeks at the Pollux apartment with its incredible views of the Wetterhorn mountain group, the Eiger, and our local village (Reuti). Shortly…
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…