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<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”post-category-menu about”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Welcome to The Bon Vivant Journal, my blog about the best restaurants, bars and hotels in London and beyond.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:48px|text_align:left|color:%2300719c|line_height:50px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]I founded Bon Vivant, a luxury travel and concierge service, back in 2009, born from a love of hotels and restaurants.<\/p>\n

This later morphed into a London-based Virtuoso travel company advising on and planning holidays and business trips for our customers.<\/p>\n

The Bon Vivant Journal is my tips about my favourite London spots and feedback on my travels around the world.<\/p>\n

I write about London restaurants, my favourite London bars, the best hotels in various cities and write hotel reviews from all over the world.<\/p>\n

I dine out and travel often to make sure I\u2019m experiencing what I can then recommend to clients and to my readers.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s the best hotels in New York<\/a>, my favourite escapes near London<\/a>, a guide to the hotels and restaurants in Mallorca<\/a> or a monthly guide to the new restaurants and bars opening in London, my aim is to give you my advice, recommendations and tips on the best of the best.<\/p>\n

Nobody pays to be featured in our guides or reviews and it is not a commercial blog.<\/p>\n

While I may receive invitations for dinners, events and hotel stays, it will only appear here if it\u2019s good enough. Many don\u2019t make it.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy reading my food, travel and luxury related reviews and recommendations, including many \u2018best of\u2019 and \u2018top 10 lists\u2019 for London and beyond.<\/p>\n

Through this blog, I hope to tell you what you need to book, for whom, when and how \u2013 sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy The Bon Vivant Journal!<\/p>\n

Emyr[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”about”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Get in Touch” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:48px|text_align:left|color:%2300719c|line_height:50px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]If you would like to contact me regarding any editorial or advertising queries, please email<\/a> me here.<\/p>\n

I can be contacted for hotel reviews, restaurant and bar reviews, \u2018best of\u2019 guides and other travel lifestyle opportunities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”post-category-menu about”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Editorial Policy” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:48px|text_align:left|color:%2300719c|line_height:50px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Bon Vivant Journal is designed to promote venues and events that I believe our members and readers will be interested in visiting \u2013 if something isn\u2019t good enough, I simply won\u2019t feature it.<\/p>\n

This is not a place to criticise or highlight the worst of London and beyond \u2013 this is a site for positive reinforcement.<\/p>\n

I want to shout about the best and leave the criticism for others.<\/p>\n

I am fortunate to be invited to previews and events and get asked to review restaurants and hotels, often on a complimentary basis.<\/p>\n

However, if something is not good enough for me to put my name behind it, it simply won\u2019t be featured \u2013 whether free or not, that is a guarantee.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”about”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Blog Statistics” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:48px|text_align:left|color:%2300719c|line_height:50px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Here are the current statistics for The Bon Vivant Journal.<\/p>\n

Monthly Unique Readers: 40,000<\/p>\n

Monthly Page Views: 80,000<\/p>\n

Newsletter Subscribers: 6,000<\/p>\n

Twitter Followers: 12,000+<\/p>\n

Instagram Followers: 13,000+<\/p>\n

Facebook Likes: 2,500+[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”about”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Top 100 Luxury Travel Blogs” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:48px|text_align:left|color:%2300719c|line_height:50px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Bon Vivant Journal has been selected as one of the top 100 luxury travel blogs in the world! Click here<\/a> for further details.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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