Though it is not well known for its viticulture, Austria produces excellent white wines and increasing good red ones. Vienna itself is a wine-growing region, surrounded by vineyards which supply the Heurige (see below) in the city and the outskirts with young local wines. The most popular and wine in Austria is fruity, food-friendly…
Paris is a city for foodies, a true epicurean paradise. While its restaurant scene is storied and extremely well known and documented, we have our own lesser known favorites. Here are some of our favorite ways to eat • Pack a picnic and head out to the Jardin de couvent pour habitant laïc,…
There is so much to see and do in Scotland, we need two UnTours to contain and cover it all! For a healthy jolt of urban life, shake off the castle cobwebs and head to Glasgow in Central Scotland. With its busy modern center, office buildings and traffic, it is a perfect foil to…
Well, with one exception, I would say that the wild parakeets of London carry their own majesty. But aside from meeting these marvelous birds, my London adventure this summer with my husband to visit our daughter, was anything but the London I’ve known in the past. Here’s our daughter in Hyde Park…
The Toepfers just returned from the Venice UnTour and shared these thoughts and images. Venice is a miracle marvel: A unique city with its magical and spectacular scenery that claims a priceless art and historical heritage was a true miracle of creative genius. It is an engineering marvel built on mud, sand, and slime in…
Jerry and Deena Koffler have traveled with UnTours almost 20 times, and to many different destinations, on both UnTours trips and Ventures. You may have already checked out their photos of Holland and the Amalfi Coast here on the blog. If you have, you already know that Jerry is a fantastic photographer, and that he…
I don’t know much about whisky. At a tasting at a tiny Speyside distillery in the north of Scotland, I was glad I didn’t have to report on lingering sherry notes or hints of burnt licorice. The smoky peat flavors were about all my unsophisticated palate could detect. Though the tour did leave me…
Jerry and Deena Koffler have traveled with UnTours at least 18 times, taking more than one trip in some years. Whether they find themselves UnTouring in Italy or cruising on an UnTours Venture, the Kofflers always have a good time and eat well. As they love good food and scenery, it is no surprise they fell…
Ten years ago, our beloved Hal Taussig, my boss at the time, sent me on a Swiss UnTour as part of my job. Quite a perk! Hal wanted me to experience his travel company in action, so I could prepare the board of the UnTours Foundation to one day inherit the business. Elizabeth (right)…
There’s no place in the world for train travel quite like Switzerland! The GoldenPass Line links three regions, two languages and eight lakes, tempting travelers to discover some of Switzerland’s most diverse delights. In the morning the timeless tradition of German-language Central Switzerland. Followed by the beautiful Bernese Oberland. And in the evening the…