The Palace Hotel

Babbacombe Road, Torquay, English Riviera, Devon, England, TQ1 3TG, United Kingdom | 3 star hotel

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Floods in the UK

A travel blog entry by johnhendy

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Heavy down pours cause severe flooding http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20493378 http://m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/24/ uk-flood-warnings-heavy-rain-forecast With nations meeting in Doha to discuss a global plan to tackle climate change, the terrible floods hitting the UK are a stark warning about the need for urgent action to cut emissions (Labour accuses ministers of flood defence cuts, 27 November). ...

Off to Heathrow for a flight down south

A travel blog entry by kingy2

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12:15 finds me in the back of my favourite step daughters car en route for Heathrow, about now we should have been boarding the train but what with the weather and all that, trains seem even more unreliable than ever, so here we are. It comes to something when the biggest concern with a trip to Rwanda, is getting out of the West Country. Arrived at Heathrow in plenty of time even though we had to stop for fuel for the car, then fuel for the driver (Krispy Kreme donuts). ...

Back home again

A travel blog entry by jb1961

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... was quick, the luggage waiting for us (very impressive) and we just straight onto the Heathrow Express. This got us nicely into paddington to connect with the 1806 so we were back in Home by 2130 tired but glad we had made that train as the next we 2 hours later.

All in all a fantastic holiday which went like clockwork and we both enjoyed every second. Thanks for everyone who commented, we read them with great interest and the odd laff.

The ...

Brake issues ...

A travel blog entry by alicebeetle

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... don't work at all, and it was less of a problem when it rained hard as that probably cooled things down slightly, but it was getting more and more of a problem.
So.... we stopped in a garage and while I bought biscuits, wine and a bag of toffees, Nick jacked up the car and went to work on the brakes.
As you do.

Sidmouth and a night with some old friends was our destination.
Nice.












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Exeter and South

A travel blog entry by sfotch

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94

... and two pound coins, along with the rest. It always seems easier to use the paper than figuring out what coins are used to pay for things. I had finally committed myself to using coins, however, when we got to the park an pay, I had actually used most of the coins and the meter only accepted coins. So, I left the lot and found a small shopping area on the other side of a bridge across a ...

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Location

This 3 star hotel, located on Babbacombe Road, Torquay, is near Babbacombe Model Village, Kents Cavern, Living Coasts, and Torquay Museum.
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