Much of this post is excerpted from a recent issue of the Eurozine. In 2015, we will celebrate 40 years of UnTours. Forty years of changing the way people think about traveling, doing business and making a difference. Last month, I mentioned that I would be asking you to help us celebrate our upcoming 40th…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. This past summer, Mary and I spent two weeks in the Esther apartments in Frutigen. This was the third year for staying in this apartment. This year, our guests were our daughter and her family, including two children, ages seven and five. Our purpose…
Photo by John Kratz cc UnTours and its foundation are two sides of the same coin – even when I am out of the loop. Earlier this year, we invested in Native Energy’s clean water project in Ghana. We like Native Energy for so many reasons including that it’s a pragmatic business dedicated to a…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Ticino Region. We haven’t departed yet but are equally excited to go in less than three weeks. 2. Why did you choose to go there? We have researched the area for places and things to experience in conjunction with the UnTours On-site Guide Book…
Photo by Conan cc As fair warning, you should sit down while reading this. It may be quite shocking, though I think it’s important for you to read. Police escorted two UnTourists from our Le Chiuse apartment this morning in Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. This is the first time in the near 40-year history of UnTours…
While Hal and I may promote simple living, I realize that he and I have never turned down gifts of new clothing, including florescent, personalized ones! We are now prepared to join the Wash Cycle Laundry bike fleet and pick up and deliver laundry. Part of the design of the UnTours Foundation is to help…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Our most recent UnTour was to Kuchl, Austria in May 2012. We chose the Seiwald apartment for two weeks. We found this to be a charming small town to base in with great scenery. It was interesting to sit on our balcony and watch…
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…