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A travel blog for life's journey
Welcome to NHS on the Run, a travel blog and so much more. You will be part of our journeys and adventures in general as we move into retirement. There will be nothing elderly or slow paced about our lives.
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Jan 111 min read
2024: Our year at NHSontheRun
So it's a relief that as we reach the new year I can simply look back at our blogs from this year and reflect on what's happened.
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mbwatts
Aug 20, 20243 min read
Carry on Camping
The partially deflated softness of the mattress was gradually worsened by a slow puncture.
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mbwatts
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Van Nessa goes on to live with real vanlifers!
We sell Nessa and look forward to what is coming next. Selling turns out to be emotional.
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mbwatts
Aug 16, 20236 min read
Just Stop Campervan W#nkers
Further thoughts after our campervan trip to Europe. An attempt to look at the pros and cons of vanlife
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mbwatts
Aug 3, 20236 min read
Euro campervan trip 2023 - stage 9 : Linz (Austria) and my eye emergency
After 3 weeks we start heading for home. First the interesting saga of my eye issue comes to a head. Austrian health care comes up trumps
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mbwatts
Jul 27, 20233 min read
Euro campervan trip 2023 - stage 7: Salzburg and onwards to Hungary (warts and all)
After 19 days of travelling mood starts to dip in camp. The world isn't like Instagram. The downside of #vanlife. Warts and all account.
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mbwatts
Jul 24, 20234 min read
Euro campervan trip 2023 - stage 6 : Austria - Bad Gastein
Back in Austria in the summer after a 45 year gap. Old memories are triggered!
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mbwatts
Jul 20, 20234 min read
Euro campervan trip 2023 (Stage 4 - a week of chill out by Lake Garda, Italy)
5 days by lake Garda northern Italy. Expecting down time, but getting a lesson in the power of geography and the fury of weather.
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mbwatts
Jul 9, 20233 min read
Euro Campervan trip 2023 (Stage one : home to The Somme)
We are off to Europe. Our longest adventure in Van Nessa. Over a month of #vanlife beckons and thanks to Mrs NHSontheRun we are all...
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mbwatts
Mar 25, 20232 min read
Van Nessa ..... is the love affair over?
The start of our third year with Nessa, is the love affair with camper van life over?
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mbwatts
Sep 8, 20223 min read
France 2022. Première Étape: Dieppe to Île de Ré
For some reason, our first trip abroad in Nessa feels like our first real trip ever. Nervous in a good way. Excitement of the unknown...
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mbwatts
Aug 29, 20223 min read
C4R-FEST in Nessa
Weekend campervan festival fun food wine music
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mbwatts
Jul 23, 20224 min read
Lynton and Lynmouth in Nessa July 2022
Lynton and Lynmouth by campervan. Long walks, fresh air, food and wine!
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mbwatts
Jul 15, 20226 min read
Buying a campervan conversion? Top 3 things
What to think about when buying a campervan conversion. #learnthehardway #pitfalls
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mbwatts
Jul 10, 20223 min read
The Blue Ship, Sussex
A spontaneous night away in the van. #vanlife. Sun, good pub campsite, wine and stars!
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mbwatts
Apr 25, 20223 min read
The River Café - restaurant review 2022
Food, wine, River Café, Hammersmith, travel, birthday, vanlife
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mbwatts
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Whitstable Kent - back on the road in Nessa 2022!!!
After amazing travels to Costa Rica, weve missed #vanlife really badly. One weekend at home, the sun came out, bought a new bbq, so...
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mbwatts
Jan 30, 20222 min read
Cider country - first outing for Nessa January 2022
Travel blog about a quick trip away in campervan conversion
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mbwatts
Jan 25, 20221 min read
Adventures in Nessa number 1 ! Wimborne Dorset
For our first trip in Nessa we wanted to get to know how to use all her facilities .... but needed somewhere to park , inevitably a pub,...
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