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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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La Colombe d’Or ~ Luncheon in the shadow of artists

August 30, 2013 by Lynn 4 Comments

Sometimes the spirit of a place is so strong that its influence sets the mood and tone.  Such is the case with La Colombe d’Or, a restaurant which was frequented regularly by artistic greats such as Picasso, Chagall, Modigliani, Matisse, Miro, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Isadora Duncan, Yves Montand, Edith Piaf and the list goes on …… 

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Marc Chagall in Saint-Paul-de-Vence!

August 30, 2013 by Denis 2 Comments

Chagall. Read our previous posting: “Art and Gastronomy … The finale of Renoir’s life and the debut of Escoffier’s!” Highlights of our day in Saint-Paul-de-Vence: *We had lunch at La Colombe d’Or in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. The founder of La Colombe d’Or, Paul Roux, liked to paint and as a result ended up attracting artists, writers, celebrities… 

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Yves Montand and Simone Signoret at La Colombe d’Or

August 9, 2013 by Denis 2 Comments

Yves Montand and Simone Signoret at La Colombe d’Or in Saint Paul de Vence Read our previous posting “Picasso at La Colombe d’Or in Saint Paul de Vence” Read our next posting “Sarkozy at La Petite Maison” Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from… 

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Picasso at La Colombe d’Or in Saint-Paul-de-Vence

August 9, 2013 by Denis 1 Comment

Picasso at La Colombe d’Or in Saint Paul de Vence Read our previous posting “Joie de vivre meets art de vivre” Read our next posting “Yves Montand and Simone Signoret at La Colombe d’Or” Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from around the world…. 

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Joie de vivre meets art de vivre!

August 9, 2013 by Denis 2 Comments

  Joie de vivre meets art de vivre! Read our previous posting at “Cocteau : L”Oisivete me fatigue (Idleness tires me) !” I have been compelled to make another lunch reservation, this time at La Colombe d’Or in Saint Paul de Vence (I wonder if Anne-Marie has been there yet). This is not because the… 

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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 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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