The Sweeneys return to Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

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On Wednesday morning, my parents, auntie, uncle and I arrived back in the Swansea valleys after six lovely days in Donegal. We’re going to take a look at some of what we got up to in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in Austin ๐Ÿค 

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Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Austin, Texas, for a week, as the final part of my 2026 US adventure. We’re going to take a look at some of what I got up to in today’s blog.

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Want to know one of the best things about solo travelling?ย 

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A couple of weeks ago, I was in New Orleans for a week, where I got reminded about one of my favourite things about solo travelling – the people. We’re going to take a look at what I mean by this in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in New Orleansโ€ฆ

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Growing up playing the trombone in a brass band, I’ve always been a huge fan of jazz and swing music. With this in mind, it’s only natural that New Orleans was a place that I had to visit one day, and three weeks ago, I got to do just that.

We’re going to be taking a look at some of what I got up to there in today’s blog.

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I’m off to the US of A ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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I hope you’re having a brilliant start to the week!

Tomorrow, I’m heading back to the USA for a little two-week adventure – I can’t believe how quick the time has gone since I was there last May ๐Ÿคฏ

We’re going to take a look at some of what I’ve got planned for it today.

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Van Gogh – A lesson on life…

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Last May, on my mini tour around some of the US, I got to see Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” painting, while visiing the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Let’s take a look at some of my thoughts surrounding this and art in general in today’s blog.

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A Wholesome DC Encounter

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Back in May, I was on a two-week mini-tour of the US, when I made it to Washington, DC, for my final three days. We’re going to take a look at a chance meeting that happened there, which has stayed with me ever since ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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A Sweeney in Norfolk…

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Last weekend, 25 of us from the Undefinable Community travelled over to Norfolk for our 2025 Autumn Retreat. We’re going to be taking a look at some of what we got up to there in today’s blog ๐Ÿ

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A Sweeney at the Edinburgh Fringe…

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On Monday, I came back from an awesome long weekend at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We’ll take a look at some of what I got up to there in today’s blog!

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How I nearly got stranded in New York…

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Back in May, I went on a little two-week trip around the United States, having the time of my life. However, the trip nearly took a very strange turn, as I was close to being stranded in NYC – we’ll be checking out this story in today’s blog.

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Reflecting on Porto – One Year Later

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It’s crazy to think that this time last year, I was only recently getting back from my first ever solo-holiday to Porto in Portugal. We’re going to be diving back into some of what I got up to on the trip and my thoughts on it 12 months later in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney Camping… ๐Ÿ•๏ธ

Last weekend, 18 of us from the undefinable community returned to Wild Combe Camping in the South Downs for our summer retreat. This was my 7th retreat with this crazy group, and it certainly didn’t disappoint ๐Ÿ™‚

We’ll take a look at some of what we got up to in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in Sousse…

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Last Monday, my parents and I got back from a lovely week in Tunisia, staying a short five-minute walk away from Port El Kantaoui. We’ll take a look at some of what we got up to on the trip in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in Washington DC?!

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Three weeks ago, my friend Aidan drove me to Washington DC for the final three days of my mini US tour. Let’s take a look at what I got up to there in today’s blog ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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A Sweeney in Philadelphia…

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Two weeks ago, I was in Philadelphia for two days, starting off the second half of my mini US tour. Let’s take a look at what I got up to there in today’s blog. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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