Expertise
Luxury travel, Culinary travel, Traveling off the beaten track
- Hélène has lived in 6 countries on 3 different continents and traveled to over 30 countries.
- She learned to walk in Madagascar and to talk in Tahiti.
- For a story, she once visited the culatello (cured meat) producer in Italy that supplies King Charles and Buckingham Palace.
Experience
Hélène is a travel journalist and editor splitting her time between Switzerland and Paris. She helped launch the digital edition of Air France's in-flight magazine, EnVols, and has been published in various publications including BBC Travel, Wallpaper* and Fodor's. She writes about travel, crafting guides to some of the best places to eat, sleep and visit in her two native countries – France and Switzerland – and across the globe.
Education
Hélène has a bachelor's degree in English and Hispanic Studies from Université de Montréal and a master's degree in Journalism from Concordia University.
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Set sail on an intimate eight-day river cruise through Eastern and Central Europe, choosing between a Rhine Gorge route and a journey through the Netherlands.
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