All Seasons Goa

... the drug dealer rocked up at Enigma and started yelling that we had only fifteen minutes to pack. It was exciting and quick, preferable to the drawn out goodbyes and begrudging duty to pack that haunts you for hours when your trip is planned and sensible.<br><br>We took a private taxi the half hour journey to Ajmer. We arrived at the train station and automatically everyone was staring. I kept my eyes to the ground and walked, I had to admit I felt uncomfortable being there, and that ...

... being the good people we are, we were happy to help him out. <br><br>Since then, we've been hugging the south coast flirting with small seaside towns/villages like Pondicherry, Kollam, Kovalam, Varkala, Kochi and Goa and so far there's not much worth writing about apart from the fact that I got violently ill and lost another 5 kgs!<br> <br>In summary, we've spent nearly two months in India and we've got about a month to go and to be honest - we've had it with the place ...

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... city. Greg and I spent an entire afternoon trying to rent one and it just didn't work out- mostly because we waited too late in the day and it was a Saturday so they were all rented. After all the accidents people seem to have I'm not really that sad we didn't get one. Overall Arambol is just a really great place to kick back and hang out. There seems to be something for everyone, including para gliding which I almost did. Hehe I would highly recommended going to the ...

... that was open, but which had a queue a mile long. When we finally made it in, it was chaos and the queuing system had gone out of the window. After a long wait, and lots of pushing in, we finally managed to get some gas. We then continued on our journey through quiet village lanes, thoroughly enjoying driving along in the sunshine with the wind in our hair (well, not Dean's obviously), when we suddenly found ourselves driving down a slipway onto a busy ...

... in the area, where people still attend mass. It was different to see something so religiously western, when everywhere else is mobbed with a variety of Hindu Temples. We went to some of the churches in "Old Goa" and they aren't very different from ones that you would have seen in the states in older days. Trying to go out one night was another perfect example of people ...

... time like she was going to throw up. In the taxi to Arambol she introduced herself as Kelby (contraction of Kelly By-something-or-other) it turned out that she really knew nothing about India. She had wondered why all the men in Mumbai stared at her, had no idea about the left hand rule when eating and when I asked Stephan about the customs of dealing with cows (can you physically push one out of the way if it's blocking your ...

... what country from?", "canada." "what your profession?", "um...student/manager/teacher/consultan t/baker (as the situation dictates)." "are you married?", "no." "why not?", "insert badly worded explanation here". "you like india?", "very much." "how much did you pay for a plane ticket from canada/your camera/your watch/your sunglasses?", "insert random amount here" and on and on and on, at least ten times a day, with every indian person i sit beside on the bus or train. i ...

... the Margao Residency - a GTDC (Goan Tourist Development(?) Council - or something) - excellent hotel, run by the government I think - great view of a wet Margao, cable TV, room service and internet. 'Thank god for the flooding of the retiring room' I said to myself later that evening after having enjoyed a nice meal in my room and was now reclined in a comfortable chair swigging a beer and watching England vs Hungary live. Tomorrow I would be heading all the way down to Trivandrum in Kerala.

... I wish I could sneak some in to the country for everyone to taste - you guys are totally missing out! Goa is one of the worlds undiscovered treasures. It is so great here - I have been to Mexico and other tropical areas but no place has anything on Goa - it is the perfect place to get some sun and chill out. We are having the time of our lives here! It is so sad to think we will be home Saturday -I hear it is cold there - and snowing - I guess I should go back to enjoy the sun while I can!!!