One of our UnTours Foundation loan recipients, Tosheka Designs, is hoping to raise funds this month through Kickstarter, a website that has helped raise over $500 million for 40,000 projects. Kickstarter accepts – or not – your request to fund your art, technology, or perhaps social justice project. It then posts the request for all…
The sun is shining on our guests in Amalfi this week. It is a lovely spring on Italy’s most gorgeous stretch of coastline. Our Amalfi Coast UnTour is in full swing. Guests fill cafe tables on the piazza and soak up sun on their terraces. It is stark contrast to my trip in January. Why…
April 22nd, the actual 20th anniversary of the UnTours Foundation, was another great day at the office. How perfect for the foundation and Hal that the anniversary was also Earth Day. My day began with a call from the SosteNica staff singing “Happy Birthday, UnTours Foundation” to me. And I get paid for this!! Then,…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We visited Venice for the 5th time, the 3rd time with UnTours. We had a great apartment in the non tourist section of Venice. There were excellent eating places near by, close to the vaporetto stops. 2. Why did you choose to go there?…
Today, as much of the world celebrates Earth Day, we here in Media, PA, are also celebrating the 20th anniversary of the UnTours Foundation. Hooray! As you may know, the UnTours Foundation was founded by Hal & Norma Taussig, with the goal of creating “change, not charity.” They took the after-tax profits of UnTours and…
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the feisty UnTours Foundation, we have more anniversary gifts to showcase. These gifts arrived in response to our question: If the UnTours Foundation was your best friend, what would you give it for its 20th anniversary (this Monday, April 22nd)? ► Tell us here ◄ Money, of course!Cheers…
I didn’t know, when I came, just how beautiful this town is, most especially it’s “ancien cité” at the very center. It’s small. Ten minutes to walk around it. Yet I’ve been here two weeks today, and every morning, when I go for my fresh bread, I end up dawdling through the same streets. Read…
Amy & Laurie are sisters who travel together a lot. The photo is of Amy and the words are Laurie’s. 1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Our most recent trip was to Provence, though we’ve been there twice and cannot wait to return for a third time! This is one…
Photo by Doug Wertman cc Here is a question we posed to you along with some of your answers. If the UnTours Foundation was your best friend, what would you give it for its 20th anniversary (this April 22nd)? ► Tell us here ◄ The world’s most comfortable shoes, lightest and best binoculars, apps for…
A note from Helen: The family pix do not include me since I was the photographer. I am looking forward to a Swiss UnTour with a friend in August of 2013 and another visit to Kandersteg with grandsons in 2014. UnTours does it right!!! 1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour….