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    Europeans to Enjoy Travel throughout Europe this summer !
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    A Week in Bourbon Country ~ Louisville, Kentucky
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    USA Travel Destinations in the Post Covid-19 Lockdowns World
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    Travel Precautions for Seniors in the Post Covid-19 Lockdowns World

Thessaloniki, formerly the Jerusalem of the Balkans

  Thessaloniki, Greece is a city with a long history, which many nationalities have helped build over the centuries. The Greeks, the Turks, the Bulgarians, the Romans have all played major roles, but one group whose major contribution is at risk of being overlooked, because relatively few traces remain of its presence, is the Jews… 

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BEST of Djibouti food : Skoudehkaris !

Skoudehkaris is a classic Djibouti dish, a flavorful lamb and rice stew. . The following recipe comes from 196flavors.com : Ingredients - 1 lb. of lamb shoulder (shank) cut into pieces - 2.5 cups of rice - 5 fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced - 1 tablespoon of tomato paste - 1 red onion, sliced… 

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Azerbaijan, land of fire!

Azerbaijan. Read our previous country posting: “Austria, land of drop-dead gorgeous Alpine settings!” COUNTRY ROLL No 12 : Azerbaijan, land of fire, hosting 49 countries in 2015 for the first European Games!     Read our related posting: “Best of Azerbaijan food: Lamb Pilaf (Plov)!” Read our next country posting: “Bahamas, 3000 islands Caribbean playground… 

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Grasse, France ~ The scent of a woman …

Grasse France.   We had saved today for the historic and hilly town of Grasse, the world capital of perfume, located about ten miles up the hills of the Maritime Alps behind Cannes. The small town of Grasse still accounts for two thirds of France’s production of perfume essence and food flavorings. The hills around… 

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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 [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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