Apparently not! At least not when it comes to “crowdfunding,” which is the practice of funding a business or project by raising small amounts of money from large numbers of people. We think of it as a new idea, but the base for the Statue of Liberty is the result of crowdfunding, and I’m sure…
This is a favorite of ours and seemed worth revisiting as the first of two Palio days approaches in Siena on July 2. This historic horse race is a critical part of Siena’s culture, and a favorite spectacle for visitors to the Tuscan UnTour. All photos by Andrea Cancelliere. I arrive on the back of…
This series of posts was written by UnTours staffer Sonia Ratcliffe. I just got back from my first trip to the Andalusia region of Spain and, instead of writing a lengthy description of my travels, I wanted to just show you my favorite pictures from the trip! This week, we’ll start with my first stop…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. My wife, Joanne, and I travelled with our grandson Brian (then age 14) to Spain in June 2012. We decided that the ideal was to experience the Spanish countryside as well as the cities. UnTours has the perfect match for that. We did a…
For me, this week’s timelapse of Andalusia is one of the most enlightening I’ve come across, because I’ve never had the pleasure of visiting Spain myself. Not only is it filled with amazing visuals but, because it was created by spain.info, Spain’s official tourism site, every shot is nicely labeled so I can know what…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We stayed at the Esther apartment in Frutigen, hosted by wonderful people. Peter was amused when I asked to see his “bomb shelter!” We selected Frutigen in part because we desired to reach the Valais, Zermatt, and Lake Geneva area yet be close to…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Two years ago, we visited Frau Von Moos in Giswil. We lucked into a great music festival at Ballenberg, a great concert at a church in Meiringen and, did I mention Shoenbuel, Planplatten, the Aare Gorge and the multitude of spectacular views? In Luzern,…
When I came across this video, I just thought to myself, “Now, this guy is redefining what ‘UnTours-y’ means.” I think anyone who has taken an UnTour, much less thought about it, would enjoy this video. On a 3-year motorcycle world tour he dubbed The Modern Motorcycle Diaries, the man now known on Twitter as…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We spent two weeks (May 7-22, 2013) on the Holland UnTour. We were in the Frans Hals apartment in Leiden. Leiden is an ideal place to stay: a beautiful university town that didn’t feel the least bit touristy. Wonderful museums, too. 2. Why did…