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Vagator, Anjuna and Chapora
... on their goods is high we heard one English couple pay 1200 for a ring that you would have bought outside Goa for max of 200. They know people will pay coz it’s a holiday destination so those market traders hold their ground! To get anything at a reasonable price (for a traveller) you have to really bargain hard and often be told no. I do have a laugh listening to some prices people will pay though. Wandered round the market for a few hours then went to the beach, Anjuna beach is ...
Living It Up At The TAJ
... the gym, did morning yoga classes followed by the steam room which again were all included. When the sun did break through the clouds we made our way down to the swimming pool looking out over the ocean surrounded by palm trees. It was amazing! Thanks Grandpa Edwards! But the best thing by far which we looked forward to every night before going to bed was the incredible all you can eat buffet breakfast in the mornings! Everything you ...
Still raining in Goa
... in Goa have a long way to go before they can be considered useful, for starters they should contemplate investing in a computer, or at least upgrading the one map all the staff share to one printed within the last 50 years. As a result we achieved nothing, other than meeting a fellow 'over-Margaoed’ traveler, Matt, in a local restaurant and enjoyed a leisurely meal with him before getting the ...
The evil dentist!!
... headed over o the island and spent about 10 minutes there before heading back. One of the nights there was a fairly impressive storm and we had a power cut during dinner. We all decided it would be a good idea to try and head back to our hotel with some bottles of coke and drink the bottle of Honeybee Brandy that Carol and Stuart had bought. We didn't think for one minute it would be difficult ...
More beach life
... always say “hi Marty, hi Laura” (I have been called Laura so many times I am starting to believe it is my real name).We met a man called Antonio who sold us some water sports. We went on a bumper ride which is a double blow up tube attached to a speed boat, I held on so tight but still managed to get flung off – I was very sore the next day. If we weren’t at the beach we were usually drinking beer somewhere, we did go to one restaurant on the ...


