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AnnecyBlog

Annecy, Haute-Savoie

Lenny January 25, 2025 Leave a Comment 148 Views

I have been to Annecy more times than I can recall but I’m always happy to go back. It’s a lovely picturesque town with canals and a lake. And far too many visitors but that’s understandable.  Today was one...

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AustraliaBlog

Daydreaming on Daydream Island

Lenny January 10, 2025 Leave a Comment 155 Views

My final day on Daydream Island was my one day of real vacation. When I was planning this Australia trip, I only added a couple of days in the Whitsundays as an afterthought so that I could have a...

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AustraliaBlog

Snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef

Lenny January 8, 2025 Leave a Comment 155 Views

So today I went snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef. It wasn’t my first time but it was my first time at Hardy Reef. It’s about a two-hour cruise with Cruise Whitsundays from Hamilton Island to the Reefworld pontoon....

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BlogIntentions

Intentions for 2025

Lenny January 1, 2025 New Year Leave a Comment 146 Views

This year is an important one for me and I need to pick my intentions carefully. Choose the life I want It’s time to take risks and be reckless. Life is short so I need to make sure that...

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BlogUnited Kingdom

A trip to Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Lenny December 1, 2024 Leave a Comment 137 Views

I’m in Australia as I write this but last time was in England, I went on an impromptu trip to Berwick-Upon-Tweed. I’d never been before but it had alway been on my radar because my Grandad used to go...

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BelgiumBlogGhent

Back to Belgium

Lenny June 15, 2024 Leave a Comment 480 Views

So four weeks later and I’m back in Belgium, this time for a Saw Doctors gig. It’s been twenty years since I last saw them live which is pretty unbelievable! Although I was staying in Brussels, I didn’t see...

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BlogParis

Farewell Paris

Lenny May 25, 2024 Disney Leave a Comment 479 Views

Paris used to be one of my favorite places on Earth but, over recent years, I have become disillusioned. And after this trip, I think the love affair is over. I don’t think I’ll come back to Paris, except...

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BelgiumBlog

The things I do for my friends

Lenny May 18, 2024 Antwerp, FEATS Leave a Comment 353 Views

So today I was meant to be watching the tennis qualifying but instead I find myself on my way to Antwerp for the FEATS 2024 theater festival. It has been eight years since I was last in Belgium (how...

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BlogTicino

So what did I eat in Ticino?

Lenny May 13, 2024 Lugano Leave a Comment 369 Views

Food is a big reason why I travel and one of my favorite restaurants is in Lugano. (It’s not the only reason I keep coming back…) The first night I took advantage of asparagus season and had a lovely...

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BlogTicino

Locarno and Ascona

Lenny May 12, 2024 Ascona, Locarno Leave a Comment 594 Views

My final day in Ticino was also Mother’s Day which made a leisurely Sunday lunch a less viable option because that’s what everyone else was doing. So I hopped on a train and headed to Locarno. After yesterday’s exertions, the...

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Currently…

…travel planning

Current and upcoming trips

Manchester, UK ~ May 3, 2025

Home Sweet Home ~ May 9-10, 2025

Locarno, CH ~ May 29-31, 2025

Berlin, DE ~ June 7-8, 2025

London, UK ~ June 12-13, 2025

Home Sweet Home ~ Jun 14-18, 2025

Blackpool, UK ~ June 19, 2025

Home Sweet Home ~ Jun 20-21, 2025

Home Sweet Home ~ Jun 27-Jul 7, 2025

Budapest, HU ~ July 11-13, 2025

London, UK ~ August 16-17, 2025

Home Sweet Home ~ Aug 29-Sep 1, 2025

Paris, FR ~ Oct 4-6, 2025

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