mbwatts15 hours ago4 min readThe Maldives 2024Last time we came to the Maldives was 1989. We return 35 years later more in hope than expectation.
mbwattsAug 203 min readCarry on CampingThe partially deflated softness of the mattress was gradually worsened by a slow puncture.
mbwattsJul 314 min readMontreux Jazz Festival 2024Montreux is a festival you are more likely to go to by Bentley than Ford Transit campervan.
mbwattsJun 198 min readPorthminster to Portugal - fish heavenCornwall and Portugal both famous for their fish. Which will have the best?
mbwattsMar 135 min readSouth India : Madurai, Tamil Nadu - and carbon copy bookkeepingBetween each sheet of the ledger she places a thin blue sheet. I recognised it, but its name takes longer to come, carbon copy paper...
mbwattsMar 94 min readSouth India - Leaving Pondicherry and the importance of Mr KumarPondicherry is memorable for so much more than photograph's. Most of all we will miss the happy ambitious Tamil people we met.
mbwattsFeb 235 min readPondicherry - 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.
mbwattsFeb 114 min readPondicherry - Nous sommes arrivésSettling in in Pondi. Puducherry. South east India. Culture shock is gradually subsiding and we are establishing a lazy and lovely routine.
mbwattsFeb 63 min readSouth 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.
mbwattsOct 26, 20233 min readIndian summer, the beach in West Wittering and a short break to CyprusHaving almost fallen out of love with our camper Van Nessa, we thoroughly enjoy short trip to the seaside. Perhaps this is the way forward?
mbwattsSep 2, 20233 min readLondon. Speedboat Bar and being half blind.A day out in London. Recovery after eye surgery. The Speedboat Bar London
mbwattsAug 16, 20236 min readJust Stop Campervan W#nkersFurther thoughts after our campervan trip to Europe. An attempt to look at the pros and cons of vanlife
mbwattsAug 8, 20234 min readEuro campervan trip 2023 - stage 10: jogging homeAfter hospital discharge we head home through Germany, Netherlands and Belgium heading for Dunkirk.
mbwattsJul 27, 20233 min readEuro 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.
mbwattsJul 24, 20234 min readEuro campervan trip 2023 - stage 6 : Austria - Bad GasteinBack in Austria in the summer after a 45 year gap. Old memories are triggered!
mbwattsJul 22, 20233 min readEuro 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.
mbwattsJul 20, 20234 min readEuro 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.
mbwattsJul 16, 20233 min readEuro 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.
mbwattsJul 13, 20234 min readEuro campervan tour 2023 - stage 2 : The Somme to SwitzerlandStage two of our European road trip. The Somme to Switzerland.