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Trial Trip 1 Torquay for the weekend
A Travel Blog entry by keating-outback from Torquay, Victoria, Australia
... keep the Darc man barracking for the Cats to as he was showing some signs of moving over to the Kangas. The run down to Torquay will give us a good chance to make sure we have everything we need, the purchases have slowed down so we must be getting ...
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Torquay
A Travel Blog entry by cuvelier.romain from Torquay, Victoria, Australia
Torquay restera pour nous un grand souvenir. Nous avions entendu parler d'une certaine pratique appelée Wwoofing, qui consiste à loger chez les gens, souvent des agriculteurs qui vous offrent le logement et le couvert en échange d'un coup de main à ...
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Murder, Mystery and Mayhem
A Travel Blog entry by thebests from Torquay, England, United Kingdom
... get these in your mailboxes shortly) and collected a few event flyers whilst I waited outside, enjoying the view of the Torquay Marina. Eventually Beezel dragged herself away from the shop, where I pointed out the Agatha Christie plaque on the wall next ...
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When the Destination isnt'where it's suppose to B!
A Travel Blog entry by cobra1899 from Torquay, England, United Kingdom
... was the only booking that came back confirmed. And so, my whole journey through the UK and Ireland revolved around being in Torquay tonight. The reason I even decided to go to this region was because of my first stop after Frankfurt. The older gentleman ...
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born at Bells
A Travel Blog entry by bafreux from Torquay, Australia
... dur a conduire.. c est super long et large.. me voila sur la route.. pas mal de circul.. c est vendredi saint.. arrive a Torquay.. je reconnais plus la ville... ca a passe d une petite bourgade tranquille avec quelques magases de surf a un grand ...
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pics bells rip curl pro, fiesta et fin
A Travel Blog entry by bafreux from Torquay, Australia
... par terre... et je peux dire que comme jeudi que j avais pas bu, ils etaient tout sauf droles.. voila j ai passe une super semaine a Torquay... le surf etait pas top, surfe que 3 fois.. et j ai eu la creve.. le backpacker n etait pas top, et assez ...
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Grand Final day and the Great Ocean Road
A Travel Blog entry by rio2012 from Wye River, Victoria, Australia
... but get drawn into the atmosphere, which illustrates Australians love for sport and the small town feel of big cities in Oz. As I hit Torquay on the coast, which is the start of the Great Ocean Road, you have too marvel at the beach life and ...
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The grand plan
A Travel Blog entry by lycaro from Geelong, Victoria, Australia
... over the Australian summer, particularly when you live beside the seaside but 5 weeks of holidays only come around once a year! and really I enjoy Torquay more when there are not quite so many people around. So it's the end of June and I've finally got my ...
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Melbourne, Geelong, and Torquay!!!
A Travel Blog entry by erinvanregen from Melbourne, Australia
... a mini-reunion. The first couple of days in Melbourne were pretty laid back, did a lot of walking! It's been AFL Grand Final Madness since I arrived on Thursday, saw some interviews and the Premiereship Cup at Federation Square on Thursday, went to the ...
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Our surf capital
A Travel Blog entry by frazandtinabear from Lorne, Victoria, Australia
... the aborigines, let alone Fred Flintstone, never had solar panels on the roof of their huts. The sea was not playing ball in Torquay but by the time we arrived in Lorne the wind had whipped up some gentle waves, perfect conditions for learning to surf, ...
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And we're back
A Travel Blog entry by 75coaster from Lucky Bay, Western Australia, Australia
... the hill over looking the bay. The kids made friends with the other kids. They climbed trees and made cubbies. Met a woman from Torquay traveling with her 2 year old alone. She is a camp host volunteer, so she helps the rangers with theirs duties and in ...
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Newcastle, neuchatel...
A Travel Blog entry by bafreux from Newcastle, Australia
... recu a Torquay samedi (6pieds) devrait arriver demain apres midi mais en plus petit 3-4pieds.. pourquoi ne suige pas reste a Torquay.. ensuite je vais continuer sur Port Stephens que je connais pas mais qui est un joyaux meconnu d apres les locaux.. ...
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48 Hours in Melbourne
A Travel Blog entry by yusuf from Melbourne, Australia
... ...) We headed to Torquay and briefly stopped there. Torquay is Australia's surfing capital - they even have museums on surfing. Torquay is also the town from which the Great Ocean Road begins. The Great Ocean Road is a spectacular road that is ...
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south coast
A Travel Blog entry by bafreux from Narooma, Australia
... .. je transpirais... et fait pas aassez chaud pour etre en short.. je suis equipper pour les conditions peruviennes, chiliennes, bells torquay ou le chaud.. mais pas pour ces beahcbreak onshore.. d automne.. ca frustre... les autres ils ont tous de ...
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The Great Ocean Road - Part 1
A Travel Blog entry by wickens from Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia
... world. The surf was magnificent all along the coast and got bigger and bigger as we headed further along the coast. Both Torquay and Bells Beach were packed with surfers given it was a Tuesday morning. Does anyone work in this country? On ...
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Busy, Busy, Busy and a tad social!!
A Travel Blog entry by thefarabegolis from Chelsea Victoria, Victoria, Australia
... The weather was not good most days and the only day that we could go, it was too big for the children to surf. However Torquay's front beach did the trick and all of the children and even Fabio, managed to get some great waves. In Torquay we'd ...
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Western World Luxuries in Melbourne
A Travel Blog entry by tomwenban from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
... stereotypical ‘surfer’ can be seen, board in hand, on the way down to the beach. We stopped just out of Torquay to take some photos of the already impressive view along the coast line. Our route undulated its way along the coast, up ...
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Mornington Peninsula and the Great Ocean Road
A Travel Blog entry by tashanddebs from Melbourne, Australia
... place they drove us to was a coal mine - something ive never really seen before - well not this big anyway! Then we drove onto Torquay, the home of SURFING - we were back on the ocean again yay! We ventured down onto the beach where the Rip Curl Pro '07 ...
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Part 2 - Trains, Trams and Automobiles
A Travel Blog entry by andrewandgemma from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
... . An early start - pickup at 7.15am! The first stop was Bells beach which we reached via the surfing town of Torquay. Torquay is home to the HQs of some of the world's best known surf brands such as Ripcurl and there are lots of factory ...
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Seafront 1, Torquay, English Riviera, Devon, England, United Kingdom
The 4 Star, AA Rosette Grand Hotel occupies pride of place on the Torquay seafront, commanding majestic views over the bay and out to sea. It has undergone restauration, the result is a perfect blend of modernity mixed with the opulence and grandeur of ...
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