We couldn't resist a last morning relax and swim down at Palolem beach but being an hour away from the railway station it was best to head closer by. Colva only being 6 kms away from the station we decided to head there and it was also the beach I spent the most time at the last time in India. Known for its long term rentals we found it hard to ...

After Cochin we took a 24 hour train ride to Goa, the trains are such a welcome change from buses, they go in straight lines and only gently rock and brake as opposed to sharp U turns and sudden braking that shoots you out of your seat just as you finally drift off to sleep! They aren't luxury but its nice to be able to get up and walk around du...

--Sorry for the long delay in updates.... --Going to do some catching up now so look out for plenty of updates! We caught a taxi from Candolim in North Goa passing through Panjim on our way to Colva in South Goa. It took about an hour as we crossed enormous bridges and started to notice for the first time signs for the 5* resorts in the area. Af...

Greetings from Goa, a place where the white/golden beaches last forever, the days are hot and sunny, Indian men sunbathe in their y-fronts, Indian women swim in the sea fully clothed and carol singers spread festive cheer on the beach! We arrived into this paradise on Wednesday after a pretty grimey and horrible 18 hour overnight bus journey fro...

'BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD' Mahatma Gandhi 31 January 2007 Hi! Well after a really long day yesterday travelling from Dubai at 4am in the morning and having over an 8 hour wait in Mumbai, I was SO tired last night. But the Indians/Goans are so friendly! I know most of them want to sell you something but they even do that well an...

Welcome to Goa where the local temperature is a hot hot 33.1... (hee hee) It is absolutely magnificient here - I promise next time I will bring a thesaraus when I go on vacation - I need some more adjectives other than beautiful, fabulous and amazing... There are beaches everywhere and sand and water as far as the eye can see. The waters form a ...

hi there people. still chilling out (though that implies we're doing nothing because we want to - we arent, there is just nothing to do here other than float in the pool) and being lazy. last time i checked nothing much had happened for about a week. went go-karting last night which was a bit of fun, really fast and cheap karts round here. may c...

Days 26 - 27 - Colva The train journey passed without any events apart from actually arriving early and we've had another couple of days on a beach (it's a hard life), this time in Colva, Goa. We only chose Colva because it was the nearest beach to the train station and we're moving on tomorrow. While the beach is gorgeous and not crowded (unexp...