Welcome to NHS on the run

Last time we came to the Maldives was 1989. We return 35 years later more in hope than expectation.

my reason for writing anything at this time is simply to say thanks to everyone who has made my career at Datchet such a joy.....

The partially deflated softness of the mattress was gradually worsened by a slow puncture.

Montreux is a festival you are more likely to go to by Bentley than Ford Transit campervan.

We sell Nessa and look forward to what is coming next. Selling turns out to be emotional.

Cornwall and Portugal both famous for their fish. Which will have the best?

Back in India, looking at the fishing beach and feeling so comfortable here, it was the perfect place to reflect on our honeymoon.

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...

Pondicherry is memorable for so much more than photograph's. Most of all we will miss the happy ambitious Tamil people we met.

Serenity Beach. One of hundreds of Bay of Bengal fishing communities. Our home for a month now, a staycation so very far from home.

Now settled in Pondi. In this blog I shall confront my own (prejudiced) low expectations of Indian food hygiene.

I haven't managed to get footage that shows the pant soiling terror of driving here. But perhaps driving is a metaphor for life in India.

Settling in in Pondi. Puducherry. South east India. Culture shock is gradually subsiding and we are establishing a lazy and lovely routine.

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.

Conversational cricket for the uninitiated

2023 a summary

Mick does 100 press ups a day for Cancer research

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?

A day out in London. Recovery after eye surgery. The Speedboat Bar London

Further thoughts after our campervan trip to Europe. An attempt to look at the pros and cons of vanlife