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Barberousse and the woman who saved Nice!

August 24, 2013 by Denis 2 Comments

Barberousse and the woman who saved Nice!

Barberousse and the woman who saved Nice! Read our previous posting “La Baie des Anges : Two legends and a fish story!” We will be taking off for London in a few hours, on our way to Nice on the Cote d’Azur in France. The hero of Nice is a woman named Caterina Segurana, or… 

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Filed Under: Europe, European Classics, France, French Riviera, Luxury Escapes, Nice, Travel Tales, Urban Adventures Tagged With: around the world, Barberousse, city breaks, Events, France, French Riviera, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, Segurane, Travel

La Baie des Anges: Two Legends and a Fish Story

August 16, 2013 by Denis 2 Comments

La Baie des Anges: Two Legends and a Fish Story

La Baie des Anges : Two legends and a fish story! Read our previous posting “Nizza or Nice France? Cote d’Azur or French Riviera?” First, I need to clarify that I did not write the story below but copied and pasted it from a website. All credits should go to Margo Lestz, who lives in… 

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Filed Under: Europe, European Classics, France, French Riviera, Luxury Escapes, Nice, Travel Tales, Urban Adventures Tagged With: around the world, Bay of Angels, city breaks, Events, France, French Riviera, Joie de vivre, la baie des anges, luxury escapes, Nice France, Quebec City, Riviera

Nizza or Nice France ? Cote d’Azur or French Riviera ?

August 15, 2013 by Denis 2 Comments

Nizza or Nice France ? Cote d’Azur or French Riviera ?

Nizza or Nice France ? Cote d’Azur or French Riviera ? Read our previous posting “Public Transport in France : a marvel“ I should be ready soon to make a list of our touring priorities for our upcoming trip to Nizza ( Nice France ) and the Cote d’Azur (French Riviera), and determine what will… 

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Filed Under: Culinary Delights, Europe, European Classics, France, French Riviera, Luxury Escapes, Nice, Travel Tales, Urban Adventures Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Cote d'azur, Florence, Florence Italy, France, French Riviera, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Nice, Nice France, Nizza, Paris, Quebec City, Renoir, Riviera, Tuscany, Villefranche Sur Mer

Public transport in France, a marvel!

August 14, 2013 by Denis 2 Comments

Public Transport in France, a marvel! Read our previous posting “Sarkozy at La Petite Maison” As I am planning our movements around the French Riviera, I keep being impressed by French public transport, whether bus or train. We have come to know and like the high speed TGV train service between Paris and the rest of… 

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Sarkozy at La Petite Maison

August 10, 2013 by Denis 2 Comments

  Sarkozy at La Petite Maison in Nice France. Read our previous posting “Yves Montand and Simone Signoret at La Colombe d’Or” Le roi de Jordanie et son épouse, Rania, avaient invité, ce mardi le couple Sarkozy à un dîner entre amis à Nice. En se rendant à “La Petite Maison“, Carla et Nicolas Sarkozy,… 

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Filed Under: Europe, France, French Riviera, Luxury Escapes, Nice, Travel Tales, Urban Adventures Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Events, France, French Riviera, Joie de vivre, La Petite Maison, luxury escapes, Nice France, Quebec City, Riviera, sarkozy

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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Filed Under: Europe, European Classics, France, French Riviera, Luxury Escapes, Travel Tales Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Events, France, French Riviera, Joie de vivre, La Colombe d'Or, luxury escapes, Nice France, Quebec City, Riviera, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand

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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Filed Under: Europe, European Classics, France, French Riviera, Luxury Escapes, Travel Tales Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Events, France, French Riviera, Joie de vivre, La Colombe d'Or, luxury escapes, Nice France, Picasso, Quebec City, Riviera, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

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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Filed Under: Culinary Delights, Europe, European Classics, France, French Riviera, Luxury Escapes, Travel Tales Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Events, F Scott Fitzgerald, French Riviera, Gerald Murphy, Isadora Duncan, Joie de vivre, La Colombe d'Or, luxury escapes, Nice France, Picasso, Quebec City, Riviera, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Sara Murphy, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, Zelda Fitzgerald

Cocteau : L’Oisivete me fatigue! (Idleness tires me!)

August 5, 2013 by Denis 2 Comments

Cocteau : L’Oisivete me fatigue (Idleness tires me) ! Read our previous posting at “Salade Nicoise et cuisine nissarde : The best of Provence and Italy!” Whenever we rent an apartment in a large city somewhere in the world or stay for an extended period , as we have done a number of times so … 

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Salade nicoise et La Cuisine Nissarde: Best of Provence and Italy

August 3, 2013 by Denis 4 Comments

  Salade nicoise et la cuisine nissarde : Best of Provence and Italy! Read our previous posting at “Eden Roc : Lunch at Hotel Cap Eden Roc in Antibes!” When one thinks of Nice, one immediately thinks of Salade Nicoise, that refreshing summer day salad which seems to always include tuna, anchovies, hard boiled eggs, olives, corn, boiled… 

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A NEW addition to the BonVoyageurs team is CA-based travel writer and culinary expert Dominique Gagnon, and travel photographer Justin Ellis. By day, Dominique works in marketing and innovation for some of the world's leading food brands, cooking shows, and restaurants, while Justin is a neuroscientist researching early brain development. By night, when not working through The French Laundry cookbook or watching The Great British Bake-Off, they are out looking for inspiration (and joy)!

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