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Japan Favorite Experiences

January 23, 2019 by Lynn Leave a Comment

A Few of our Japan Favorite Experiences … GETAWAY WEEKEND JAPANESE STYLE … An overnight or – even better – a getaway weekend at Nishimurya Honkan, a ryokan in the very historic hot springs town of Kinosaki Onsen.  We wandered around the charming town as a light mist of rain was falling, creating a beautiful… 

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Filed Under: Asia, Countries of the World, Japan Tagged With: Japan, Travel

Japan Culinary Experiences

January 16, 2019 by Lynn Leave a Comment

Japan culinary experiences …   Welcome to Matcha tea, Matcha Tea ice cream – with or without gold leaf sprinkles (!), Japanese pickles, the lightest most delicious rice crackers and rice snacks and much of the freshest fish in the world.  Plus, an amazing selection of fine aged Sake to sample and savor as well… 

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Filed Under: Asia, Countries of the World, Culinary Delights, Japan Tagged With: Japan, Travel

Japan Travel – Cultural Notes

December 26, 2018 by Lynn Leave a Comment

  Our three weeks of travel in Japan recently were organized to focus on culinary and cultural experiences.  It was an eye-opening trip full of exciting new tastes and insight into a highly successful culture which appears to be different from other eastern cultures we’ve experienced in significant ways.  Here are some reflections on the… 

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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 [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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