Juneau . Juneau, the Capital of Alaska, has a lot to offer tourists. Do we go see the famous Mendenhall Glacier, or take a boat safari out to see the sea mammals, including humpback whales, or do we take a nature walk in the National Forest where bears roam free and sockeye salmon swim…
Strangers in Paradise … Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan Imagine a paradise for salmon fishing … thousands of pink salmon running upstream through miles of fresh creek water which flows into their spawning grounds in Margaret Lake. The creek runs through Tongass National Forest, the largest forest in the U.S. which happens to cover most of southeast Alaska, and is just…
Vancouver’s best seafood dining, Blue Water Cafe!
Blue Water Cafe Vancouver, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, is most definitely a city for foodies. From street food to fine dining, there is something delicious, and often local or at least from the “Pacific Northwest”, to meet most everyone’s taste and budget. Our dinner at Blue Water Cafe located in…
Cook Islands, South Pacific home to famous Manihiki black pearls!
Cook Islands COUNTRY ROLL No 42 : Cook Islands, South Pacific paradise located between Tonga and French Polynesia. Second largest producer in the world of black pearls, the famous black pearls of Manihiki! Photo GuideTropical.com Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from around…
BEST of Cameroon food : Shrimp Ndole !
Shrimp Ndole. Since Cameroon comes from the Portuguese word for “shrimp river”, it is only fitting that our featured dish for the country be the shrimp Ndole, made from essentially from peanuts, shrimp, and vegetables. “Ndole is one of the national dishes of Cameroon. The Ndole is like the Cameroonian flag revered by her children…
BonVoyageurs: Our Travel Blog is Traveling!!!
Travel blog. Everyone deserves to travel to new destinations – including a blog. Lynn and I are thrilled to announce we have just launched a whole new website this week! Be sure to check all that the new BonVoyageurs.com website offers! For those of you who are not already on our email list, please come…
Proud new member of the IFWTWA : International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association!
I am pleased to share with you what the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association posted on their website ifwtwa.org earlier today: Welcome new member Denis Gagnon Denis combines his passion for travel writing, languages and a long career of senior executive positions in international corporations – V.P. International Group for Sta-Rite Industries, Board…
New Year’s Day falls on January 1st since when?
The answer: January 1st, 1753. If you live in America or in any other country then part of the British Empire, 1753 was the first year where January 1st was celebrated as the first day of a new calendar year. The Calendar Act of 1751 was the British law which set 1752 as the…
Which came first? The Delhi Belly, Montezuma’s Revenge or the Cairo Two-Step?
Which came first? The Delhi Belly, Montezuma’s Revenge or the Cairo Two-Step? As part of my research into Indian food for our upcoming trip to India and Nepal, I came across a recent newspaper article about the discovery by British researchers of a vaccine “against the curse of the Delhi Belly”. Apparently, researchers from the…