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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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Hong Kong 2025 ... poorer, fatter, and shorter
After a month in the Philippines it is time for us to gently wend our way homewards, but first we went to Hong Kong...
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Mar 54 min read
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Backpacker goals - Tao tour - Philippines February 2025 - El Nido to Coron
The travelling spirit is very much alive and well and reassuringly accessible to anyone of any age prepared to risk it.
mbwatts
Feb 155 min read
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Palawan - escape from the city.
We have our first clothing casualty. I bought a dry bag. It seems obvious to everyone else, except me, that this is for dry goods......
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Feb 75 min read
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A fillip from the Philippines.
Mad Manila; a two day stay on the way to the Philippines less mental island's.
mbwatts
Feb 24 min read
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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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Jan 111 min read
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The Maldives 2024
Last time we came to the Maldives was 1989. We return 35 years later more in hope than expectation.
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Dec 2, 20244 min read
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Carry on Camping
The partially deflated softness of the mattress was gradually worsened by a slow puncture.
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Aug 20, 20243 min read
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Montreux Jazz Festival 2024
Montreux is a festival you are more likely to go to by Bentley than Ford Transit campervan.
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Jul 31, 20244 min read
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Porthminster to Portugal - fish heaven
Cornwall and Portugal both famous for their fish. Which will have the best?
mbwatts
Jun 19, 20248 min read
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South India : Madurai, Tamil Nadu - and carbon copy bookkeeping
Between each sheet of the ledger she places a thin blue sheet. I recognised it, but its name takes longer to come, carbon copy paper...
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Mar 13, 20245 min read
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South India - Leaving Pondicherry and the importance of Mr Kumar
Pondicherry is memorable for so much more than photograph's. Most of all we will miss the happy ambitious Tamil people we met.
mbwatts
Mar 9, 20244 min read
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Pondicherry - India : no longer "eat to survive"
Now settled in Pondi. In this blog I shall confront my own (prejudiced) low expectations of Indian food hygiene.
mbwatts
Feb 23, 20245 min read
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Pondicherry - Nous sommes arrivés
Settling in in Pondi. Puducherry. South east India. Culture shock is gradually subsiding and we are establishing a lazy and lovely routine.
mbwatts
Feb 11, 20244 min read
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South India - what's not to like?
Please think of this blog as a toasted open shit sandwich. Which, come to think of it, is actually a pretty good analogy for India.
mbwatts
Feb 6, 20243 min read
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Twenty Twenty Three
2023 a summary
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Jan 21, 20243 min read
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Indian summer, the beach in West Wittering and a short break to Cyprus
Having almost fallen out of love with our camper Van Nessa, we thoroughly enjoy short trip to the seaside. Perhaps this is the way forward?
mbwatts
Oct 26, 20233 min read
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London. Speedboat Bar and being half blind.
A day out in London. Recovery after eye surgery. The Speedboat Bar London
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Sep 2, 20233 min read
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Just Stop Campervan W#nkers
Further thoughts after our campervan trip to Europe. An attempt to look at the pros and cons of vanlife
mbwatts
Aug 16, 20236 min read
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Euro campervan trip 2023 - stage 10: jogging home
After hospital discharge we head home through Germany, Netherlands and Belgium heading for Dunkirk.
mbwatts
Aug 8, 20234 min read
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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.
mbwatts
Jul 27, 20233 min read
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