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February 23, 2014 by Nickfortunatus

Since I started working here way back in 2011, the UnTours regions have been calling on me to give them some attention. Actually, not just attention, but distinction. Now, I know they are all big enough to speak for themselves. They don’t need you to tell them they’re great; we all already know that. What…  

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Jay and Patricia Anderson, Untourists of the Week

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France Paris UnTourist Stories

February 18, 2014 by Mtaussig

1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Paris/Provence, September-October 2012. We are “going Dutch” in just three weeks, also! Gracieuse—where they stayed 2. Why did you choose to go there? Paris had always been on our must-see list. The opportunity to combine this with Provence was too good to pass by….  

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Foundation Fridays: Meet Shannon Davidson!

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Untours Foundation

February 7, 2014 by Elizabethkillough

Shannon was a gift to me from my board, which saw better than I that I was drowning in work after Hal retired. Shannon was hired to be my amazing colleague, which she is indeed! A film editor by training, Shannon worked on several of Ken Burns’ film projects. You can see some of her…  

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ABCs of Istanbul

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Istanbul Turkey

February 6, 2014 by Andrea Szyper

M is for minarets, a dramatic part of Istanbul’s skyline, especially at night. Istanbul marks UnTour number ten for Sandra Kohler and Walt Hagenbuch. They were captivated (and occasionally overwhelmed) by their experiences in Istanbul. As a poet, Sandra has a keen eye for detail, and here her experience finds an outlet in this thoughtfully…  

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Plnnr: Trip planning made easy

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Trip planning

February 3, 2014 by Nickfortunatus

Photo by Samrat Mondal cc Every now and then, I get a chance to take a look at a travel app out there. As I’m an iPhone guy, I typically experience most of my travel apps through my phone: AirBnb, TripTracker, Hipmunk, Google Field Trip (review upcoming on this). It’s just so easy to find…  

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My Top 3 Travel Videos of 2013

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January 16, 2014 by Nickfortunatus

Now that we’re firmly in 2014, I wanted to take a quick moment to share my top 5 travel-related videos of 2013. I actually meant to post this before New Year’s but time got the best of me and I’m just getting around to it now. I hope you still enjoy it nonetheless! The WestJet…  

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