This week’s Monday Memory is from UnTourist Laura Morris. We did a two-week UnTour in Andalusia in May 2013 with two friends. It was wonderful. We stayed with Maria in a marvelous 4-bedroom house in the middle of an olive grove outside Fuente Tojar. The one mistake we made was thinking we would be able…
So, what does one of Hal’s employees do on her day off in New York City? What else? Bike riding! And what better place than Central Park. (Yes, I should have worn a helmet, and didn’t learn till after my ride that a helmet came with my rental.) And what else did I do? Took…
We asked Janet Dieman to be an UnTourist of the Week. Her creative answer to the questions—Tell us about your last UnTour? Why did you go there? What’s your favorite UnTour memory? What three words best describe UnTours?—are below. We’re not sure it’s ever been so poetically stated. Rather than telling you about my most…
This week’s Monday Memory is from UnTours staffer and mezzo-soprano extraordinaire Ellen Peters. In 1984, I was a 14 year old brat who insisted on hating opera. My dad enjoyed it and therefore it was just not cool. That year I was accepted into All-State Chorus in NJ. The grand finale of the concert was…
Witness to Innocence (WTI), which received a bridge loan from our foundation last year, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. WTI empowers death row survivors, whose convictions have been overturned, and their loved ones to be effective leaders in abolishing the death penalty. I attended WTI anniversary festivities this week meeting the fiery, feisty, fearless,…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We experienced a Spain Sampler: we spent one week in Barcelona and one week in Andalusia, outside the tiny town of Carcabuey. 2. Why did you choose to go there? Although we had taken four previous UnTours, we had never taken a Sampler trip….
This week’s Monday Memory is from UnTourists Vickie Kelber and George Wilhelm. I have no idea who these two people are! Seriously, this is us in front of our first UnTours apartment in Kaiserstuhl, Switzerland in 1991. We felt so fortunate to have found this apartment and UnTours. Our landlady and landlord, Sepp and Rosemarie…
So, what are the perks for our foundation’s loan recipients? Technical assistance and a cheerleading squad at every turn – like it or not! Last week I wore the cheerleader hat and spoke at the Philadelphia Convention Center on behalf of Tosheka Designs, which continues to train and hire 400 women in Kenya to make…
This week’s installment is our first from UnTourists! Get a glimpse of this memory from Eleanor and Bill Kover. Vienna, Austria. July 24, 1973. It was our first trip to Europe, part of a two week “Freelance” tour that included London, Vienna, Rome and Paris. You had the choice of taking a bus tour of…
Photo by Beth Scupham cc Hal is all about getting to know others and their cultures for the sheer fun of it and also so that we have more incentive and understanding to live peacefully. Hence, the idea behind UnTours. UnTourist Glenn Marshall sent me the short clip below about an exemplary world citizen, who’s…