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Not too late for us, and I hope not for you. Trick one: When following signs, find a major place further than you want to go. For example if I were in Colmar and wanted to go to a small town betwen there and Strasbourg, I would follow signs to Strasbourg knowing that before I got there I would see a sign to turn off for the place I really want to go. Sounds obvious, but it wasn't until we learned. That is instead of trying to go by route number which we tend to do here in the States and they don… Continue

When we were in Alsace recently we purchased a French phone card in case of emergency. We didn't have any, so the card is unused with all the 50 minutes remaining. Viviann said it was the best kind as it has an imbedded chip and doesn't require pin numbers. It expires Jan 1, 2010. We don't expect to be back in France before that so I am offering it to the first Untourist who asks with our blessing and best wishes. Email me direct at sjnncme@aol.com and it is yours. If you haven't ever used a pho… Continue

It may be my ineptitude in finding my way about the Untours Cafe, but I don't see much on Alsace. We just came back from a two week Alsace Untour and can recommend it highly. If you are going directly to Alsace you will be met in Strassbourg and excorted to your home as usual.Since we came from Switzerland we made our own way from Zurich to Basle and got our car in the French section of the shared airport. It was a breeze.
The Alsace Untour is less structured than the Hearland, more like Provenc… Continue

If reed (parlor or pump) organs don't interest you, you can stop reading now. But if they do, or you enjoy finding the biggest or best of anything, read on. We stumbled upon a wonferful bed and breakfast in Truro, Nova Scotia. The warm welcome, the comfortable rooms, the lovely garden and sun room along with a gourmet breakfast are enough to draw one, but the special attraction is the collection of reed organs the owner has assembled. There are over 100 of them, all in working order (except f

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On the very last day of our recent two-weeker in Meiringen, our gear was all packed and the weather didn’t appear conducive to hiking, so we took the long train ride to Gruyere. You can start at Meiringen on the 8:39 local to Interlaken Ost. From there the connections at Zweisimmen and Montbovan are snappy so the trip passes quickly. The ride takes you from the steep,austere bluffs of our Hasli valley past Lake Thun an

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