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Disposable Underwear : another travel tip from BonVoyageurs!

October 28, 2014 by Denis 3 Comments

Disposable Underwear There are several good reasons to travel with disposable underwear, particularly on extended trips: 1. Space: Disposable underwear needs very little space compared to regular underwear. One can easily pack enough disposable underwear to last a whole month in the same space one would need for three or four jockey shorts. 2. Virtually… 

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Filed Under: Travel Tips Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Disposable, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, Tips, Travel, travel tip, Underwear

Vamoose : between New York and Washington, take the bus

May 21, 2014 by Denis 1 Comment

Vamoose : between New York and Washington, take the bus! The distance between New York City and Washington DC is a mere 200 miles or so, but the area is one of the most densely populated in the United States and if you want to minimize travel time, cost or stress, you may want to… 

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Filed Under: N. America, New York, New York, Travel Tips, Urban Adventures, USA Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, New York, Quebec City, Travel, Vamoose, Washington

SAVVY TIPS: For a superb view of Firenze, go shopping!

May 11, 2014 by Denis Leave a Comment

It only takes a bit of sunshine to inundate Firenze with tourists. Florence is one of the most visited cities in the wold, and rightly so given the wealth of its historical offerings and the charm of the city itself. Few tourist destinations have so much to offer in a relatively small area, and the… 

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Filed Under: City Breaks, Europe, Florence, Italy, Travel Tips Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Duomo, Europe, Firenze, Florence, Italy, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, Travel

SAVVY TIPS: Why the savvy traveler, male or female, wears a travel vest and hidden cargo pants!

March 23, 2014 by Denis 4 Comments

Security concerns have been increasing around the world during the past decades, not only related to major terrorism in the skies (such as 9/11) or on land (such as the Mumbai Attack), but also related to personal safety concerns arising from a growing number of pickpocket and mugging incidents in tourist destinations everywhere. At the… 

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Filed Under: Travel Tips Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, Scottevest, Security, Travel, Travel Vest

Taj Mahal : Full Moolight tour on Valentine’s Day!

February 13, 2014 by Denis 9 Comments

Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal in Agra India is open to visitors from sunrise to sunset. However, five times a month, the Taj Mahal opens its doors at night to a select few, the 400 people who have pre-booked one of the eight available “Moonlight Tours”, so called because they occur solely on the night… 

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Filed Under: Asia, Exotic East, India, Travel Tales, Travel Tips Tagged With: Agra, around the world, city breaks, India, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Oberoi, Quebec City, Taj Mahal, Travel

3 simple steps to safeguard your laptop data!

January 29, 2014 by Denis 1 Comment

Laptop data security. What kind of protection against laptop data theft do you have when you travel? Do you rely simply on a start-up password and a Windows (or Mac) password to guarantee the safety of your information? If so, you should know that laptop data can easily be accessed without having to power on… 

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Filed Under: Travel Tips Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, hard drive, intel, Joie de vivre, Laptop, laptop data, luxury escapes, password, Quebec City, Travel

Border search exception : confiscating your cellphone is legal!

January 2, 2014 by Denis 6 Comments

Border Search Exception. International travelers, be forewarned: the US federal court decision announced on New Year’s Eve did not seem to attract a lot of attention, but its impact should be of interest to all of you. The court upheld the government’s right, at the borders, to inspect and copy the contents of travelers’ laptops… 

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Filed Under: Travel Tips Tagged With: airports, American Civil Liberties Union, around the world, Border search exception, Canada, cellphone, city breaks, Edward R. Korman, Electronics, ipad, Joie de vivre, Laptop, luxury escapes, Mexico, Quebec City, Reasonable suspicion, Travel, United States, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, … the smart way to travel!

December 3, 2013 by Denis 15 Comments

Global Entry. A few years ago, I was coming back from overseas into the US and was waiting in line for my turn to go thru passport control at the airport.  While hundreds of us were standing around waiting, we could see a few travelers head to a row of ATM-looking machines on the side… 

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Filed Under: Travel Tips Tagged With: Airport security, around the world, Australia, Canada, city breaks, FAST, Global Entry, Joie de vivre, Korea, luxury escapes, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, NEXUS, PreCheck, Privium, Quebec City, SENTRI, SES, Smart Gate, TSA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United States

Can you spot the pickpocket in this picture?

November 17, 2013 by Denis 18 Comments

  You are looking at Gammeltorv, the oldest square in Copenhagen. I took this picture on June 15th of this year (2013), as we were walking on the pedestrian Storget on our way from the old port of Nyhavn to the Tivoli Gardens. We were traveling with friends, on a 14-day Baltic and Scandinavia cruise… 

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Filed Under: Travel Tips Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Copenhagen, French Riviera, Gammeltorv, Helsinki, Joie de vivre, Kappelli, luxury escapes, Nyhavn, pickpocket, Quebec City, Riga, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Storget, Tivoli Gardens, Travel, Vence

Pocket Earth : The best travel app in the world?

November 1, 2013 by Denis Leave a Comment

Pocket Earth. Being a frequent traveler as well as a smartphone user since such devices came on the market, I have tried and used many many travel apps these past few years. Most of the hundred or so travel apps on my iphone have provided only temporary help or specific help on one or other… 

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Filed Under: Travel Tips Tagged With: around the world, Barcelona, city breaks, Earth, Guide book, IPhone, ITunes Store, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Map of the Earth, Pocket Earth, PocketEarth, Quebec City, Travel

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TOP 10 travel experts and influencers on social media and rated as one of the most influential travel bloggers in the world, Denis and Lynn Gagnon have been circling the globe for more than 45 years. Former international business travelers, they know how to travel - with class, comfort, and style. Members of the National Press Club, PTBA , NATJA and SATW. Wish to connect? Email them at BonVoyageurs@gmail.com.

A NEW addition to the BonVoyageurs team is Atlanta-based travel writer and culinary expert Dominique Gagnon, and travel photographer Justin Ellis. By day, Dominique designs and grows new meaningful consumer brands, while Justin is a neuroscientist and psychiatrist researching early brain development. By night, they are watching Chef's Table while plotting their next culinary and sport adventure.

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