Meet your travel host

An eye for the extraordinary.

The right neighbourhood. An art-filled morning. An evening worth lingering over.

Musée d’Orsay’s clock façade and Pont Royal at dusk, Paris; riverside context
Pont Royal and Musée d’Orsay · Paris riverside context · Pierre Blaché from Paris, France · CC0 · Photo credit

I’m Vivienne, the voice of Votonde’s travel edit. I bring together places with character and days with a little breathing room, so you can find an escape that feels like yours.

Vivienne Votonde

Votonde’s illustrated travel host

Vivienne Votonde, the illustrated host, offering a warm welcome in navy tailoring and an ivory scarf

A small philosophy for a better trip

Choose two special moments.
Leave room for discoveries.

Vivienne

The details that make the difference

Good taste is in the choosing.

01 / The setting

Start with the neighbourhood.

The streets around your stay become part of the trip. Explore the atmosphere and the journeys between the places you want to see.

02 / The occasion

Make a moment of it.

A gallery morning. An architectural wonder. An evening on the river. Choose what you will look forward to, then give it the time it deserves.

03 / The rhythm

Leave a little room.

Allow time for lunch, a second look and a change of mind. A useful itinerary gives your days shape while leaving them yours.

Inside Vivienne’s notebook

A few places to begin.

Explore all five trip ideas →
Musée d’Orsay’s clock façade and Pont Royal at dusk, Paris; riverside context
Pont Royal and Musée d’Orsay · Paris riverside context · Pierre Blaché from Paris, France · CC0 · Photo credit

Paris · Romance / Culture

Paris, after dark

Three nights, a Left Bank stay, art in the morning and the city after sunset.

3 nights / 4 daysExplore
Balconies and coloured façade detail of Casa Batlló, Barcelona
Balconies and coloured façade detail of Casa Batlló, Barcelona · Stefano Vigorelli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo credit

Barcelona · Culture / Food

Barcelona, in colour

Three nights of extraordinary architecture, open-air mosaics and enough space to look twice.

3 nights / 4 daysExplore

The voice behind the edit

A familiar host.
A useful point of view.

Vivienne is an illustrated character created for Votonde. Her suggestions draw on the site’s researched destination guides, local stories and practical information.

The edit connects inspiration with real choices. Free discoveries and official information belong alongside separately bookable experiences.

How suggestions and booking work →
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