Blogs from Torquay, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Easter in South Devon - April 2012
Published: April 29th 2012Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Torquay
April 9th 2012
IN ENGLISH London to Torquay, Devon, UK: 219.4 miles on the way out & 197.4 miles on the way back 6-9 April 2012 As I (Nelly) wanted to gain more riding experience, we decided to travel on two bikes for this long bank holiday weekend. The first leg of the journey was going to be on the M4 west to Bristol and then on the M5 south to Exeter + a bit of A roads to Torquay our final destination. All went well, despite tiredness and feeling achy; we stop several times to rest and arrived in Torquay at 6pm. We had made a reservation at the Robin Hill B&B which turned out to be a lovely place. One small inconvenient: the driveway to the hotel entrance goes up on a steep hill and John had ... read more
May 14th 2010
G'day!!! First we'd like to thank you all for subscribing to the blog - hope everybody is well? As most of you are aware, we are still waiting for our Aussie Visa's to come through, so we have decided to do some travelling along the way. Our first stop being Auckland in New Zealand, where we will meet up with our good friends Matt (Smiler) & Kate (Wheels). The 4 of us have hired a beast of a campervan to do a tour of the Kiwi Country, so yes we've joined the Caravan Club!!! All our goodbye's and farewells have been said - just a few last minute bits to try and fit into our backpacks!!! Our Leaving party was great, thanks to all that came along - a cracking night was had by all!!! A ... read more
December 26th 2009
With all injections complete, various vital equipment bought and much knowledge gained about Peru, I feel ready to go. Just as well, departure from England will take place in less than two weeks. I was asked what comforts I would be taking with me in addition to the packing list. I don't think I'll be needing comforts. All the volunteers, I'm sure, will be enough nice reminders of what England is like. We will all see the differences between cultures, find certain aspects of Peruvian culture strange perhaps, and be intrigued by something that a Peruvian (obviously) would take as a normal thing. So by experiencing this all as a group from the same culture, we can support one another fully. ... read more
In search of Basil in Torquay
Published: August 8th 2009Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Torquay
August 1st 2009
Saturday 1st August In search of Basil in Torquay Today we are off to visit and stay in a town that has been top of our list since 1975 and that wonderful TV series Fawlty Towers.For those readers who don’t know it and haven’t seen Basil and Sybil try to run the perfect British seaside hotel then you have missed classic comedy at its very best.Basil played by John Cleese is a bumbling but very likeable hotel owner while Sybil,his wife(played by a name that just escapes me for the moment)is ‘a would be if she could be’type and tries to keep Basil in order.Together with a Spanish porter and various guests they create mayhem in each half hour programme. Anyway its not that we expect to find that the proprietors of our hotel tonight will ... read more
Korean Homestay - Day 16-20 - Adventure Activity Week
Published: August 11th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Torquay
August 11th 2008
NAME: JI HOON 8.5 I WOKE UP AT 9:00 O’CLOCK. I’M VERYLATE. I DON’T KNOW WHY I’M VERY LATE. KI YEON AND ME, YESTERDAY WE WENT TO BED AT 11:00 O’CLOCK. I HAD BREAKFAST. BREAKFAST WAS BACON, AND EGG. YESTERDAY BACON WAS TOO MUCH SALT IN THE BACON. BUT TODAY WAS BACONIS NOT TOO SALTY IN THE BACON. BACON WAS VERY GOOD. EGG WAS SO SO. TIEM SAID TODAY WAS FREE DAY. I’M VERY HAPPY. I THINK EVERYONE WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY NOW. WE TAKE A BUS. IT’S A LONG WALK TO THE BUS STOP. WE TAKE BUS TODAY. WE WENT TO MANY GIFT SHOPS. WE BUY MANY GIFTS. I’M FINISHED BUYING GIFTS. BUT, NOW I HAVE £40. but I’m FINISHED MY MOM, DAD…EVERYONE’S GIFTS FINISH. I’M HAPPY. I EAT LUNCH. LUNCH WAS SANDWICH AND CRISPS. SANDWICH ... read more
Korean Homestay - Day 13-15 - Adventure Activity Week
Published: August 10th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Torquay
August 10th 2008
NAME: sang hack. 2008, 8, 2, sat I wake up at 7:30. I’m very tierd. I’m don’t eat a break fast. I’m extreme n e r y h u g r y. I take a shower and and wash my hair. I ‘ m ex t re me n e r y clean. I’m ex t re me n e r y happy. We take a train and subway. We take double floor bus. We take bus in five hours. It is an extremely long time. I take a taxi. We go to a swimming pool. It is very deep. Left is very deep and right is shallow. I play in the shallow end. I swim and play water basketball. It is very funny. I buy chocolate milk, it is delicious and sweet. Today is extremely ... read more
June 10th 2008
Its two weeks today before we leave and we are both excited and nervous at the same time... do we have everything? mostly. though keep thinking of things we need (when im in the shower and by the time im out i have forgotten what it was we needed, pls can someone invent shower pens or pencils and paper) the only thing we need is the coach tickets to london, better get them soon... ... read more
May 10th 2008
As it was my birthday last week, we thought we'd have a little trip away. I've been wanting to visit the Cornwall/Devon area and it's been years since mum has been there, so we decided to hire a car and hit the road. 06/05/08 We left first thing on Tuesday morning and headed towards Plymouth. But as ws we got closer and looked at the map, we realised Torquay was on the way so we decided that would be our first stop. We had already been driving for the best part of the day so by 4pm we were ready to stop anyway. They call Torquay the 'English Riviera' and although I haven't made it to the Riviera yet, that's what I imagine it to look like. It was lovely! We had a little wander around ... read more
March 1st 2008
Saturday -- I woke up way too early today to catch my train to Exeter. I thanked Natalie (she was an amazing host), caught the bus to the Bounds Green tube station (4 quid a ticket - $8!!!) then made my way to Paddington Station. Had time to kill, so meandered around, bought a cheese & tomato sandwich from Upper Crust (love that place) and The Independent then hopped on the train to head to Devon. The train was pretty uneventful although I had the honor of sitting across from this terribly obnoxious couple, who liked to talk very loud about every little thing they had an opinion about, esp the Madeleine case (the little girl who went missing in Portugal). Yup, her parents killed her. Which that may be the case, but when you're hungover ... read more
Happy days before the Delhi belly sets in
Published: February 23rd 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Torquay
February 23rd 2008
Hello everyone , well this is the start of the new beginnings , first of all remember I can't spell to save my life and will not have the time for spell check so please remember to use your phonetic dictionary when reading on .......... Ok so far I have been to Tanya , Frazer , Keira & megans house , Dad & Connies , Mum's , Blair Jo zach n Coopers , Angela and Al's , Just about to do a crazy night out in London with Angela , Al , Bo and Sue all the others were away or unavailable but I know what it is like so next time something will happen just I am so Unorganized SORRY !! Here are a few photo's before I head off to Delhi on wed , ... read more
