Prainha Goa

... with their warmth and genuine interest. There was nothing too difficult for them to help us with.

The traffic from the airport in Goa to our hotel was definitely less chaotic than what we had gotten used to in Mumbai. A lot of the scenes that we passed was reminiscent of our childhood in Katong and Changi or even parts of Malaysia.

We are staying at Panjim Inn and it is just what we had envisioned it to be from all ...

... palm trees, the beach is an ideal spot for tourists. The beach is fairly isolated,




It is almost a private beach and we could not see anybody else other than the guests in the resort. The beach had really white sand and very clean - we had a nice time playing in the sand and it is so convinient being next to the resort.







Then we were into the activity centre for the ...

... The koshi dam broke last year and thousands of people died, the dam was sposed to be maintained by india but wasnt. ' Terrific!! thanks, this info has cheered me up no end!! ... however, this was written on 25th Dec 2008 so I hope things have improved by now or i think it means a very very long trek back into another part of India to another border?? I cant seem to find any further up to date info on the situation... I dont fancy this boat ride too much ... :-( (I ...

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... with palm trees the whole way along. We have just got back from a whole day boat trip where we went to these tiny little beaches only accessable from the sea, we then had lunch on this big but totally deserted beach, and a few of us took a couple of miles walk along the beach to find this lagoon at the end where we had a much needed cool down! We had a go at fishing off the boat with the driver catching two and only one of us other having any luck ...

After a marathon 36 hour journey on the Nizzamuddin - Goa express i finally set foot on Goan soil for the first time in 12 years.... Leaving Agra at 6pm i'd met up with some really friendly fellow travellers who were headed the same direction, so we all got our tickets together and booked a 2 class a/c overnight sleeper - which came to 1950 rupees each (about 25 pounds) which was a bargain considering the distance of over 2500 km!. Boarding ...

... need this often as well. Brakes and turn signals are entirely optional. Use them if you are a wuss. Scooty the scooter was sweet. I might have to get a scooter when I get back to Canada...a much faster way to get around short distances and very easy on gas. Every Wednesday is the Anjuna flea market - a.k.a. The hippie market, 'cause it was started in the 60's by hippies looking to trade their love beads ...

... who has the best fashion?). Now, you are officially up to date! I am going to enjoy the next few days roaming on the beach, enjoying the quiet and getting ready to come back to Western civilization. I have had too much fun here, met some really super people and have many memories from my 6 weeks in India. I look forward to showing some of my pics when I get back (I have about 320 so far!). Thanks all for reading my little journal and Namaste!!

... a huge fleet of trawlers outside the bay tonight. Saturday 14th January 2006 I took a trip out in a boat this morning to 'see the dolphins'. I didn't see any and neither did any of the dozen or so boats that went looking. A horrible thought occurred to me that the trawlers got them last night. That would be an end to the livliehood of several people on this beach. Actually the dolphin search was a last minute thing. Just me and the boat owner. Four quid for an hour search. I did see ...