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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
Dec 2, 20244 min read
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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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 31, 20244 min read
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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mbwatts
Jun 19, 20248 min read
Porthminster to Portugal - fish heaven
Cornwall and Portugal both famous for their fish. Which will have the best?
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mbwatts
Mar 13, 20245 min read
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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mbwatts
Mar 9, 20244 min read
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.
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mbwatts
Feb 23, 20245 min read
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.
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mbwatts
Feb 11, 20244 min read
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.
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mbwatts
Feb 6, 20243 min read
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.
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mbwatts
Oct 26, 20233 min read
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?
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mbwatts
Sep 2, 20233 min read
London. Speedboat Bar and being half blind.
A day out in London. Recovery after eye surgery. The Speedboat Bar London
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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 8, 20234 min read
Euro campervan trip 2023 - stage 10: jogging home
After hospital discharge we head home through Germany, Netherlands and Belgium heading for Dunkirk.
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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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Jul 22, 20233 min read
Euro campervan trip 2023 (Stage 5 Lake Garda to Pragser Wildsee)
The next step on our campervan trip through Europe. Two weeks in we travel from lake Garda to the Italian dolomites. Night in swanky hotel.
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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 16, 20233 min read
Euro Campervan trip 2023 (Stage three : Lake Lucerne to Lake Garda)
Stage three of our summer road trip in our campervan. Our plan is to move from lake to lake. This stage follows us from Lucerne to Garda.
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