Author Archives: Jane

Bank Holiday Weekend

By Jane | Published: April 27, 2010
Thinking of getting away to the sunny seaside for Bank Holiday???? Well there’s no place sunnier than Torquay (not for the last 3 weeks anyway). We still have some space left in the Backpackers so give me a call 01803 299924 ASAP. Torquay is looking beautiful just now. Spring flowers are out and sea is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Working Holidays

By Jane | Published: April 13, 2010
Sooooo……. all you people who come to the UK on working holiday visas- Where are you? Don’t you know that living and working in London doesn’t count as experiencing the ‘working holiday’ thing in England, Britain, or even Europe! What you doing?- apart from breathing the fumes of a million cars  and searching high and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Torbay Events and Festivals

By Jane | Published: March 22, 2010
Thinking of a visit to the Bay? There’s always plenty to do around here but just in case you want to arrange your holiday around a particular event: 30th April- 2nd May BMAD Festival in Paignton. Bikes, bikes and more bikes. Motor bikes, that is! Paignton is famous for it, they have weekly bike nights [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Nights out on Torquay Harbourside

By Jane | Published: March 21, 2010
I ventured down the harbour last night. I was pleasantly surprised by the nice vibe down there. Traditionally, the weekends running up to Easter are quieter but there seemed to be plenty of people out having fun last night. Torquay harbour is definitely a great place for a Saturday night out, these days. Plenty of [...]
Posted in News | Leave a comment

It’s a beautiful sunny day in the bay!

By Jane | Published: March 11, 2010
Spring is a lovely time to come Torquay.  Easter weekend always seems to be sunny- maybe better not to tempt fate! It’s always fun in the backpackers, it’s the first busy weekend of the year and the town is brimming with excitment and expectation of  the official start to the season! Booking are already coming [...]
Posted in News | 3 Comments