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Terracotta Warriors of Xi’An !

September 5, 2012 by Denis

Terracotta Warriors of XiAn !

Terracotta Warriors of Xi’An ! Read our previous posting “China Eastern Airlines to Xi’An“. Dominique was wondering whether we were still on a diet! Yes, there is a scale in our bathroom at the Shangri-La Hotel Xi’An, but I tell Lynn that it is not calibrated properly. I am becoming addicted to the pain au… 

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Filed Under: Asia, China, Exotic East, Travel Tales Tagged With: around the world, Beijing, China, Chinese cuisine, city breaks, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, shangri-la hotel, Sichuan, Tang Dynasty, Terracotta Warriors, Travel, United States, Xi'an

China Eastern Airlines to Xi’An !

September 4, 2012 by Denis

China Eastern Airlines to Xi’An, the eternal capital of China! Read our previous posting “Beijing China … A hutong and the Olympic Park!” This morning’s breakfast at the Horizon Club lounge of the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing was somewhat of a challenge. None of the staff on duty at the lounge spoke English! An order for… 

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Beijing China … A hutong and the Olympic Park !

September 3, 2012 by Denis

Beijing China … a hutong and the Olympic Park! Read our previous posting “Shangri-La Hotels welcome in Beijing China!” Before I start on our day in Beijing China, I need to mention that I did receive my Chinese cell phone and my Chinese mobile hotspot yesterday; they were waiting for me when we arrived at… 

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Shangri-La Hotels welcome in Beijing China !

September 2, 2012 by Denis

Shangri-La Hotels welcome in Beijing China. Read our previous posting “Air Canada from Toronto to Beijing China!” It is actually Monday 03SEP12 at three in the morning when I start writing this post. Lynn is sleeping in our suite at the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing but, as was always the case when I traveled the world… 

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Air Canada from Toronto to Beijing China !

September 1, 2012 by Denis

Air Canada to China! Lynn and I are on our way to China to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary! We have just settled into our comfortable seats at the Maple Leaf lounge of the Toronto airport, as we wait to board our flight Air Canada 31 from Toronto to Beijing. How we ended up on… 

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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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