I know what you’re thinking. Where is it and how do you pronounce it?

Lesleyanne Ryan. Canadian Armed Forces Veteran. Peacekeeper. Novelist. Photographer. Traveller. Cat Lover.
In 2010, I started a tour of Scandinavia in Copenhagen. I wasn’t sure what to expect but I found Copenhagen to be a very safe,
very clean city that takes our responsibility to the environment seriously.
However, for most, myself included, when you think of Copenhagen, you think of one thing.
The Little Mermaid.
We met up with our tour guide in the morning and the first thing I wanted to know was if we were going to see the iconic statue that morning. Continue reading “Travel Shorts: Copenhagen”
In 2009, I took a cruise of the Greek Islands in the Aegean Sea after completing a week long tour of Greece.

When I arrived on the ship, I had a couple hours free and decided it was time to do a week’s worth of laundry. I hauled everything out of my luggage and set to work washing it all in the sink. When I was done, the room was full of shorts, jeans, t-shirts and underwear hanging from every possible spot.
Then I went to dinner. Continue reading “Travel Shorts – The Greek Islands”
I just returned from a three week tour of South Africa and neighbouring countries and while I recover from the jet lag, I thought I’d let some photos tell the tale.


Delays are a normal part of air travel, and people love to bash Air Canada over everything from food to customer service to delays. After having flown multiple times with them over the years, I honestly have no complaints. My luggage has never been lost, I’ve never been bumped and the few minor delays I’ve experienced have never been that disruptive to my travel plans. Continue reading “Travel Shorts – Toronto Pearson”
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