It tastes like: “a hypothetical melted scoop of apple gelato” “an ultrarich, amber-coloured indulgence… always big on apple, though it often evokes complementary nuances of vanilla, honey and woodsy oak.“ “fresh aromas of apples and vanilla and a crisp yet mellow flavor enhanced by delicate wood notes.“ “aromas of butterscotch and baked apple pie. Intense…
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How Mad Men made me think about Canadian money
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Photo by Avatarshark (license) I love Mad Men. In fact, I’m a bit of a junkie. When season 5 premiered this past Sunday, I couldn’t have been more excited. From the stupid grin I had on my face throughout the entire show, you’d have thought I was watching my 9-month old daughter take her first…
Untourists of the Week: Kurt & Jean Struckmeyer
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Kurt and Jean Struckmeyer have been on five UnTours. (Alsace, Quebec, Andalusia, Holland, Tuscany). Four of their five UnTours have been with their very good friends, the McKinneys. Tell us a little bit about your Québec Tour. Our Québec UnTour in 2009 was one of our favorites. We traveled with our good friends, Jill and…
Foundation Fridays: Meet Tom Hibberd!
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Stanley T. “Tom” Hibberd, III, and his then future wife, Wendy, were students of Hal’s in 1Elizabethkillough3 at Springfield High School in Pennsylvania. It was this relationship with Hal along with the foundation’s work to make Media, PA, a Fair Trade town, that drew Tom to the foundation board. What Tom likes most about the…
Canadian French and French French: how different are they?
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Like almost any cultural phenomenon, the French language you find in Canada has a many-layered story behind it. For one thing….it’s not really Canadian French at all. Admittedly, the lion’s share of Francophones are in Quebec provence (6 million of the 7 Million French speakers (about 22% of the Canadian population.) Canadian French is, rather,…
Where to find the best poutine (and other foods) in Québec City
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Photo by LWY (license) Although I’ve touted the things to do, ways to get around and places to stay in Québec City, I want to jump on the cuisine bandwagon that my good friend Marilee has been focused on (see here and here). The food in Québec can easily be overshadowed by the city’s visual…
Untourists of the Week: Tom & Pat Low
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Tom and Pat Low, our UnTourist of the week, have been on 15 UnTours! The latest was Quebec in 2011. 1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We just loved staying on the Rue de St. Jean. It’s the main shopping street and so lively. We loved going to the park…
Foundation Fridays: Meet Andy Paminger!
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Andy Paminger got to know Hal and Norma Taussig in 2010 when he began working as the Marketing Director at UnTours. Personal circumstances pulled him back to Boston in 2011, but when asked to join the UnTours Foundation board – and take on a long board meeting commute! – he graciously said Yes! It was…
French-Canadian Fun with Funiculars
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Photo by Friejose (license) By now, you’ve hopefully realized that there is more to Québec City than meets the eye. Posts like Marilee’s wonderful tips on Québec cuisine and the Québec adventures of UnTourists Don & Deby Elliott have already shed light on things to do and foods to eat in the Old Capital. Today,…
Untourists of the Week: Don & Deby Elliott (again!) bicyclists extraordinaire
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Don and Deby Elliott were our UnTourists of the week last Monday. When we saw all the amazing photos that they’d sent (unsolicited, from their Iphone, back las summer during their trip) we decided we’d just have to do two postings on the Elliotts. So the last week’s was a general overview of their trip,…