Lesleyanne Ryan. Canadian Armed Forces Veteran. Peacekeeper. Novelist. Photographer. Traveller. Cat Lover.
Trafalgar Tours’ Contrasts of Scandinavia and Russia – May/June 2010
This tour is no longer offered by Trafalgar but follows very closely to the current Capitals of the North tour. The major difference is that Contrasts of Scandinavia took the train between the cities whereas the Capitals of the North goes by bus. I notice many of the hotels are the same. Continue reading “Scandinavia and Russia by Train”
Jordan Experience
In December, 2009, I took Insight Vacations’ Jordan Experience following a week in Israel on Insight’s Israel Discovery. It’s a short tour with the primary focus on Petra. I was lucky enough to decide to spend the one free day between the two tours in Amman instead of Jerusalem as this gave me the opportunity to see a part of Jordan not included on the tour. Continue reading “Jordan Experience”
Splendors of Japan with Hiroshima
When I started traveling again in 2009, Japan was at the top of my list, so I was delighted when Trafalgar introduced this tour in 2013. I had a choice between the 10 day tour which ends in Kyoto or the 14 day one that includes a night in a monastery as well as a visit to Hiroshima via the bullet train. Continue reading “Splendors of Japan with Hiroshima”
The Best of Greece and 7 Day Aegean Cruise offered by Trafalgar Tours is actually two tours combined – the Best of Greece and the Aegean Odyssey. The land portion visits Athens then took us around Greece to sites such as Olympia, Delphi and Kalambaka. Continue reading “Best of Greece and 7 Day Aegean Cruise”
In June, 2013, I was looking for a tour that was under two weeks and not too far away and given that it was June, I looked north. I had narrowed my choices down to Alaska Norway or Iceland.
Iceland won out and I signed up for Insight Vacations’ Natural Wonders of Iceland. Continue reading “Natural Wonders of Iceland”
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