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Food Worth Traveling For !

July 1, 2020 by Lynn Leave a Comment

FOOD WORTH TRAVELING FOR ! Do you eat to live, or do you live to eat?  Denis and I are definitely in the latter category.  In fact, we will travel long distances just to eat in the restaurant where a favorite recipe was created.  Such a trip is even more exciting if the chef who… 

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Filed Under: Austria, City Breaks, Countries of the World, Culinary Delights, Europe, France, French Riviera, Italy, United Kingdom, Vienna Tagged With: Austria, Food, France, Italy, Travel, UK

Venice at Carnival time, Simply Magical !

February 20, 2019 by Lynn Leave a Comment

VENICE at Carnival Time, Simply Magical ! Enchantment I first visited Venice when I was 19 while traveling throughout Italy.  I was impressed by the many ancient monuments of Rome still standing and the glorious Renaissance art and architecture of Florence, but I was truly enchanted by Venice with its unique lifestyle of water travel,… 

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Filed Under: Countries of the World, Europe, Hotel Danieli Venice, Hotels, Italy Tagged With: Carnival, Italy, Travel, Venice

The Provincial Charms of Salento in Italy

May 1, 2018 by Denis Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Countries of the World, Europe, Italy Tagged With: Italy, Puglia, Salento, Travel

Baroque splendor, postcard beauty, that’s Southeast Sicily!

November 1, 2015 by Denis 6 Comments

Southeast Sicily : Modica

From the metropolitan expanse of Catania in the shadow of magnificent Mount Etna to the layered climbs of hillside Modica, from the coastal charms of ancient Siracusa to the postcard beauty of hilltop Ragusa, from the picturesque fishing villages of Aci Costello and Aci Trezza to the baroque splendor of Noto, southeast Sicily is an… 

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Filed Under: Countries of the World, Europe, Italy Tagged With: AciCastello, AciTrezza, BAROQUE, Catania, Etna, Italy, Modica, Noto, Ragusa, Sicily, Siracusa

Gradara : If you love Romeo and Juliet, go to Gradara !

October 25, 2014 by Denis 19 Comments

Gradara : If you love Romeo and Juliet, go to Gradara ! When we left the town of Rimini, located on the Adriatic coast of Italy at the southern edge of the province of Emilia Romagna, and headed south to the neighboring region of Marche (in English “the Marches”), I did not expect to see… 

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Filed Under: Europe, Italy Tagged With: around the world, Borgia, city breaks, Dante, Europe, Gradara, Italy, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Marches, Quebec City, Romeo, Sforza, Travel

My lifelong affair with Spaghetti alla Carbonara!

September 19, 2014 by Denis 1 Comment

In 1968, Time Life Books released a new book about cooking, “Recipes from Italy”. Up until then, my idea of Italian food did not extend much further than veal piccata, spaghetti with meatballs, or pepperoni pizza. But my girlfriend was intent on becoming a good cook, and, following carefully the instructions from the book, she… 

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Filed Under: Culinary Delights, Italy, Uncategorized Tagged With: around the world, Carbonara, city breaks, Food, Italy, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, Spaghetti, Spaghetti alla Carbonara, Travel

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

Menton, France ~ The birth of the French Riviera

September 6, 2013 by Denis 1 Comment

Menton, often called “the pearl of France” and historically famous for its lemons, is situated at the far eastern end of the French Riviera, right on the border with Italy (those clouds you see on the photo are on the Italian side of the border; the sky in France is still cloudless). It enjoys the… 

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Filed Under: Europe, European Classics, France, French Riviera, Luxury Escapes, Travel Tales Tagged With: around the world, Cap d'Ail, Cap Martin, city breaks, Cocteau, Events, France, French Riviera, Italy, Jean Cocteau, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Menton, Monaco, Quebec City, Riviera, Travel

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Meet the Crew.

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 [email protected].

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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