Disney World with my Grandma, 1982 My grandmother passed away this past fall, at the age of 93. She was adventurous into her 90s, joining my mom on road trips to my Aunt and Uncle’s lake house or my home in Philadelphia. She embraced life and travel with an unassuming openness. Unfussy, patient, and easily…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. This was our first UnTours adventure and we are already talking about another. We went to Florence, a Russian river cruise, Paris and Leiden. 2. Why did you choose to go there? Deo—where they stayed When we were in Florence in 1970, all the…
In these last days of winter, it is fun to think of Tuscan sun. One of our favorite hosts in Tuscany, Lorenzo Magnelli (above), recently shared some photos from the wine harvest at Le Chiuse farm. The farm has gotten much recognition for its Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino. In fact, they have been so…
I was lucky enough to be able to interview our newest staff member, Sonia Ratcliffe. She is a travel nut and has spent a combined 18 months in France—two study abroad stints and a year teaching English, au pairing and working on a vineyard. Take a look at what she has to say about her…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Paris was our destination, my 16 year old grandson, Patrick and I. I chose the Latin Quarter. Our apartment was near Notre Dame, a great location to begin his adventure. Merci Ives, for showing us the patisserie from where we started every morning. 2….
It’s hard to imagine a classier guy than our own baron, Manfred von Crailsheim, owner of Schloss Sommersdorf, the centerpiece of our Castle UnTour. Yes, the Baron opens his family’s 14th century castle and its beautiful grounds to our guests every year, placing them in the heart of Bavaria and giving them a truly unique…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We flew into Rome, stayed for a week, went to the airport to pick up our car and drove to Umbria, where we stayed in an agriturismo near Trevi, from where we traveled to many towns in the region. Spoleto, Assisi, and Orvieto were…
Photo by UnTourist Ron Anderson As you may know, we had the inaugural Unny Awards just recently. These awards are our way of recognizing the regions which have welcomed UnTours all these years. The Unnies are fun and lighthearted and that’s how we like things around here. We like to think of them as the…
The UnTours Foundation has begun 2014 with a new loan recipient, Philly Compost. Why commercial compost, you might ask? The food waste problemOver 36 million tons (72 billion pounds!) of food waste reached landfills in 2011 in the United States, according to the EPA. That’s an estimated 1,400 calories per person, per day. Meanwhile food…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We enjoyed the Bavarian Castle/Salzburg sampler. 2. Why did you choose to go there? We saw a bit of Bavaria and northern Austria of a bus tour in 2006 and promised ourselves then to return and enjoy the area at a more leisurely pace….