No other vacation destination is more delightful to explore by train, bus, and boat than Switzerland. And no mode of travel is more family friendly than Swiss rail. It is one of the secrets behind the success of our Swiss UnTours, especially for families. In case you are considering taking your kids or grandkids to…
The Isle of Arran is one of the most beautiful and accessible Scottish Islands. From Stirlingshire, home of the Central Scotland UnTour it takes only 80 minutes to get to the ferry port of Ardrossan on the mainland then just a 55 minute crossing on the Calmac Ferry The island is considered a mini Scotland,…
Amsterdam is one of Europe’s great cities and hosts one of the continent’s best collections of museums. Guests on our Leiden UnTour spend much time in Amsterdam, on a hosted walk with UnTours staff, and exploring on their own. The museums are a highlight of their time not just in Amsterdam but of their whole…
Enjoy this Q & A with Robin Kester, age 8, who just returned from his first London UnTour. (Kids stay free on the London UnTour!) Here he tells us about one of his favorite attractions, the Warners Bros Studio just north of London, which hosts a massive Making of Harry Potter exhibit and tour. What…
UnTourist Kemp Plugh first fell in love with Switzerland on a Swiss UnTour. He has returned to Switzerland many times since, capturing the landscape with his keen eye and photography skills. In those years, he has also become a regular supporter of the UnTours Foundation, donating annually. Here he shares some of his best landscape…
Vienna has so much to offer for the culturally curious. Its museums are well worth your time and money, and a concert, a cafe, and some fine dining are a good use of your travel funds. But two of Vienna’s biggest draws, its gardens and its music, can be enjoyed for free. Be sure to…
Did you know Albert Einstein lived in Bern, Switzerland for 7 years at the beginning of the 20th century? They were among his most important. It was here, while working as an officer at the federal patent office, that he developed his theory of relativity. He formed a discussion circle around science and philosophy, published…
You’ll pay nothing to visit many of Scotland’s top attractions. Plenty of them are free to enter, and there’s an array of free events and experiences to enjoy too. Many of them are within easy reach of our UnTours in Central Scotland and the Scottish Highlands. Edinburgh The National Museum of Scotland, Royal Botanic Garden…
Leave it to the cheeky Londoners. There’s no good punchline here, though the question hints at the dry humor of Londoners and their rhetorical referendum on the city’s evolving skyline. If you haven’t been to London recently, these will be new to you! Meet a few of London’s more, err, distinctive skyscrapers. The Gherkin Real…
On our last day at the UnTours farm near Spoleto in Umbria, Maurizia at the nearby bakery gave us big hugs and kisses and “bona fortuna” as we thanked her for the wonderful open “forno” experience. We would miss our morning trip for danish, panini, and poppy gazing. We also had to say goodbye with…