Eden Under Siege: An Amateur’s Guide to Madagascar

Jeannette Belliveau take a virtual return trip to the Big Red Island, looking at the changes since her initial trip to Madagascar, which became the first chapter of An Amateur’s Continue Reading →

An Amateur’s Guide to the Planet

In 1985, Jeannette Belliveau found herself starting to cry on an obscenely overcrowded Chinese train ride — which did not bother the uncomplaining Chinese passengers. Her awful train trip set Continue Reading →

Romance on the Road

“Fascinating, original, honest and revealing.” — Suzanne Siegel, Marie Claire For the first time ever, Romance on the Road tells the compelling story of female travelers around the globe who Continue Reading →

Adventure presentations

Please contact us to describe your audience, its special areas of interest and how together we can create a dynamic program. At some colleges, the Student Government Association, business school Continue Reading →

Bio

Jeannette Belliveau has outstanding credentials as a journalist, lecturer and traveler: Graphics editor at the Washington Post Assistant financial editor at the Baltimore Sun Selected to the prestigious Jefferson Fellowship Continue Reading →

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Our mission

Beau Monde Press publishes the work of Jeannette Belliveau, who specialized in unusual, deeply researched travel books, including An Amateur’s Guide to the Planet and Romance on the Road. Her website also offers copious resources to travelers, from discount travel links to the best international cookbooks and world beat music.