One could hardly be blamed for thinking that Oberammergau, in Germany is the oldest Passion Play in the world. It is certainly the most famous. But, tucked away in a beautiful little village on the Bavarian-Tyrolean border is one that is much older. This year is its 400th year. The village of Erl, with fewer…
Jim and Kathy Snyder went to Prague, Budapest and Vienna in 2011. Here are their impressions. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We went to all three cities and they were all great in their own way. Prague highlights were The Charles Bridge (We could walk there in five minutes from…
Former UnTours staff member, Fran Douglas, is the peanut butter between Foundation donors Chris Noble and Chris Farrow-Noble. They are in front of our “upside-down” world map. ……..do you even want to visit your travel company? And where else does your travel staff person come out of retirement to greet and hug you? Only at…
Photo credit to Cha già José (license) Although UnTours are about so much more than the great apartments you stay in, we want to give you an idea of the types of apartments we have to help you make more informed decisions when choosing your UnTour. So, each week, we’ll be featuring a property for…
“Behind the Iron Curtain” is a phrase familiar to Americans past the age of 40. Any trip into the UnTours of Prague or Budapest will surely stir up those blunted, but not forgotten, images. Yet today, Budapest, with its broad boulevards and luxurious spas, often dubbed the little Paris of central Europe, seems a far…
Photo courtesy of Prague Municipal House Whether you like to peer at passers-by, awe at architecture or just savor some strudel, Kavarna Obecni dum is a must-stop the next time you’re in Prague and feel a rumble in your tummy. Its name literally means Common House Café and, since it’s housed in Prague’s historic Municipal…
This week we depart from our normal question and answer format to let the Halls tell you about their trip in their own words. In June of 2011 my husband and I took a Prague/Vienna UnTour, and were very happy with the whole UnTours approach. The best thing was the accomodations! In Prague we…
When a cocoa farmer visited from Ghana, she told us how the men had to do more work under the Fair Trade system. Before Fair Trade, women and children harvested the cocoa while many men saw their roles as selling the cocoa and controlling the funds from the cocoa sales. With Fair Trade, children go…
Although UnTours are about so much more than the great apartments you stay in, we want to give you an idea of the types of apartments we have to help you make more informed decisions when choosing your UnTour. So, each week, we’ll be featuring a property for you. Enjoy! VlasskaWhen I reminisce about my…
The unforgettable Szechenyi public baths in Budapest The spa culture — going to a hot spring to relax — has been in place in Budapest for millennia. The word spa is often said to derive from the Latin words “Sanitas Per Aquam” which means healing through water. Located on the Danube, at the start of…