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Travel Blogs from Panaji
Goa Gone
The overnight train from Mumbai to Goa was largely uneventful except for the family of four elderly local folk (about our age!) who were reluctant to use the other upper bunk. This resulted in numerous bunk swops through the night as they sought some comfort – they tried two in a narrow bunk, head to toe, but that didn't work. And when Ros …
My little bit of Goa
It seems that most of the people who visit India choose to spend at least a little bit of time on the beaches in Goa. I decided though I would give them a miss. I feel very lucky in having already seen some beautiful beaches elsewhere, and for me a beach is always prettier when ...
We escaped the beach!
... very amusing to hear Lisa ask the owner for a bucket in case she needed the loo in the night, request denied!!!!. We ate at a restaurant recommended in the guidebook, it was a really nice setting and the food was ok, the highlight was watching a huge rat appear from under a door behind Lisa's chair, she then had to rest her feet on Andy’s legs for the rest of the evening. There is a beautiful huge church here built up on a mound ...
Goa: Our day at the beach (with the Cows)
... to our hotel in a little village called Palolem (about 1.5 hours) was already interesting to us as we passed several towns along the way where we got our first glimpse of Indian life. Swarmed with scooters, cars and people, the streets are crazy and the only way through appears to be constant honking. As we’ve seen many travel shows, this actually kind of met our expectation, but it is still very different to be in the midst of ...
Day trip to Panaji
Hannah and I decided to get in a bit of culture amongst all the sunbathing, and took 2 long and bumpy bus rides up to Panaji, the state capital.
We walked around Panaji, which I found very charming, with its brightly coloured buildings and Portuguese architecture. It also boasts a beautiful catholic church called 'church of our lady of the immaculate conception' and some pretty ...
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