Statistics
- Respected Member
- Member since Sep 21, 2005
- 89 trips
- 922,930 kms travelled
- 115 countries visited
- 995 photos
- 420 forum entries
- 57 guide edits
- 14 blog entries
About @Simon Lavender
44 years old • Male • Excel chap
Travelling nutter,been to over 109 countries, most of them more than once, never keep my feet still, extreme off-roading, cycling, golfing, everything. Lots of sports and activities, all films, some books, most foods, dozens of languages etc.
- Hobbies:
Screenplay writing, making films, watching fillms, travelling, socialising
Off to Egypt again this year and Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Estonia and Greece and seeing more of central England (Nottingham, Warwick Castle etc)
- Favourite places:
Viet Nam, Fiji, Denmark, Goteburg.
- Elsewhere: Distractions
Smile and the world smiles with you
Trips
Southern Africa
31 Jul 2026 - 09 Aug 2027 • 26,698 kms
United Kingdom
England
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
Klaus's 70th birthday party
15 Aug 2026 - 29 Aug 2026 • 1,665 kms
United Kingdom
England
Germany
Stans
12 Mar 2026 - 16 Apr 2026 • 14,674 kms
United Kingdom
Turkey
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
England
Latest Blog Entries
- Booked Helsinki! in Seeing the worlds bounty of goodness!
- Booked! Istanbul 11-16th March! in Seeing the worlds bounty of goodness!
- Northern Balkans in Seeing the worlds bounty of goodness!
Travel Blogs Simon Lavender runs
- Seeing the worlds bounty of goodness! - Travel: Planning trips
Forum - Latest posts
- Backpacks and Rucksacks
- Overlanding by bus in South-eastern Africa
- Travel buddies (solos) Africa in April-ish time
- Africa by car?
- Buddy(ies) for Cali, Aus, Fiji, Bali, Thailand May-Aug 2016!
- Auschwitz: How long to see it/tour - from Krakow - costs?
- List countries you have visited
- Did you get Yellow fever vaccination when going to Iguazu?
- Vaccinations for Latin America
- List towns/cities you have visited (so Country-Town/City