Woops, we were a little topsy-turvy this week. Our excerpts of Susan Umberger’s delightful account of her Venice-Tuscany UnTour Sampler came to you backwards, as she was in Venice (today’s entry) first, and Tuscany (last week’s entry)afterwards . But you can read her entire triplog here, in the proper order! My husband and I arrived…
Photo taken at Grounds for Sculpture Kate has worn many hats at UnTours from foundation board member to expert editor for many of us. She succeeded in describing UnTours and its foundation beautifully and in under 100 words for the packaging of Equal Exchange’s coffee: Hal’s Blend. Quite a feat! Though she’s moving onto a…
Excerpts from Susan Umberger’s: Easter in Tuscany April 2011. Susan has kindly offered to let us excerpt some of her Italian wanderings from 2011. If you like this, see more here. We made the long drive from Venice to Buonconvento not without a couple of incidents—getting lost in Florence (what a crazy city to drive in!)…
Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We combined two fascinating destinations into a marvelous, once-in-a-life time adventure. We began with two weeks in the old-section of Istanbul (as the first-ever Istanbul UnTourists) and concluded with a week in a wonderful apartment in Venice.What made you choose these particular destinations?A dozen years…
Steve and Karen Savel at the Chora Church in Istanbul. Long-time UnTourists Steve and Karen Savel recently returned from our new Istanbul UnTour. Last week on the blog they gave us the full review of their 21st UnTour in an Istanbul UnTour Q&A. This week, we share their list of favorite sights and places to…
Photo by Christiaan Briggs cc I’ve participated in lots of trainings on how to start and lead movements. Some of the trainings have cost thousands of dollars. But here’s a short, sweet, and hilarious video that covers the synopsis of what I have learned. It’s the best 3 minutes you may spend today. And actually,…
Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour and why you chose that particular destination? It was a delayed honeymoon for us. I love Switzerland and this was my 7th trip but the 1st for my husband, David. I really wanted to go while our legs and knees “worked!” Why did you choose…
Photo by lenngrayes cc I recently heard that we in the US spend more time watching cooking shows than actually cooking. So, why swim upstream! Here’s a great and amusing 3 and a half-minute cooking video from a favorite foundation investment: IceStone. Here’s to Chef JFab at IceStone for keeping a sense of humor in…
Long-time UnTourists Steve and Karen Savel recently returned from our new Istanbul UnTour. This marked their 21st UnTour! How did Istanbul compare? Read what Steve had to say about their exciting time in a city they adore. Q: You were an early advocate for an Istanbul UnTour, asking us to add it to our offerings…
Bob & Doris Miller are some of our most active members in the UnTourist community (even though, in their nineties, they say their European wanderings are behind them.) In the years between 1994 and 2007, they regularly led trips of their hiking Club to Switzerland. Bob still contributes regularly and enthusiastically to Idyllchat, our email…