The trip that changed everything Some trips are lovely. A few rearrange how you travel for the rest of your life. For one UnTours family, that trip happened in a tiny village called Reuti. Gary and Chris Rice share their memories. Reuti sits on the Hasliberg, a sunny mountain terrace high above Meiringen in…
The bakery around the corner Ask travelers what they remember about Andalusia and you expect to hear about the Alhambra. Maybe the striped arches of the Mezquita. For one UnTourist couple, Gary and Chris Rice, the real highlight was the local bakery and what it taught them. We loved touring the Alhambra and the…
This summer we asked UnTourists to share a photo from their travels, and you delivered. You opened your camera rolls and sent us the moments that stayed with you long after you unpacked back at home. Honestly, choosing the winners was hard for our team, but it brought us a lot of joy. What…
Some trips take you somewhere new. Others take you back. Every so often, a story lands in our inbox that reminds us exactly why we do what we do, and this is one of them. It comes from a longtime UnTourist whose parents traveled with us in our earliest days, and who recently returned to…
Sometimes our UnTourists of the Week answer our questions with one single answer, like the wonderful travelling twin sisters, Elaine and Cecilia Hruska: Tell us a little bit about your UnTours experiences: As one gets older, it seems like the birthdays that are most important are the ones that occur each decade. So when we,…
One of our favorite things about UnTours, especially as we celebrate nearly 50 years, is that the trips don’t really end when you fly home. Sometimes, they quietly keep going for decades. UnTourist Beth Stus shared this story with us, and it’s a perfect reminder of what can happen when you slow down…
Some UnTours stories are about lifelong friendships. Others are about moments so perfectly timed—and so perfectly Swiss—that they stay with you forever. UnTourist William McClements shared this memory from a return trip to the Swiss Heartland in 2014. It’s a reminder that when you slow down and settle in, the magic often arrives quietly:…
Some UnTours stories read like postcards. Others feel like cherished family lore. And then there are a few, like the one shared by longtime UnTourists Judy and George W., that remind us what made UnTours’ founder, Hal Taussig, so special. Because for all the wisdom Hal poured into creating a new way to travel,…
Some of the best UnTours stories unfold in the quiet moments—on train rides, over shared meals, or in the unexpected generosity of the people you meet along the way. As we look back on 50 years of traveling differently, we’re reminded that UnTours has never been just about places. It’s always been about people: the…
When Marcia and Dan Brown set off for Switzerland in the summer of 2024, they weren’t just traveling with their daughter and son-in-law—they were introducing their two granddaughters to a world of alpine magic. “Switzerland, specifically Meiringen, was our home base in two lovely apartments, one on top of the other,” says Marcia. “Meiringen…