Blogs from Anjuna Beach, Goa, India, Asia - page 14

Well after the epic adventure that was Mount Everest we decided that we had earned some serious beach time so we arranged to leave Nepal behind and head back towards India but this time heading south - destination Goa. Little did we know that this was also the main destination for every other brit on tour as well. After a quick flight to Delhi International Airport we then transferred to the domestic terminal which was only about 7Km away but as the staff at the international terminal think that this is your first time to India they try and rip you off with asking for big tips and making you think your going to miss your connection - I don’t think so pal - not this time. Anyway we made our connection and landed in Goa ... read more

The much anticipated experience of the very promoted market happened today. The Flea Market at Anjuna happens only on Wednesday..... every tourist of every description in every unspeakable form of dress and behavior was at the market. And every hawker times 10 was pushing the wares: bags, scarves, hannocks, bed covers, sarongs, jewellery, carved "marble?', mirrored skirts, side vented wrap around pants, fancy embroidered sort of quilted looking covers, pillow cases, shoes, sandles, incense, chess sets, round cloth lanterns for the patio, endless bangles, plastic posing as coral, alloy posing as silver, t-shirts, cotton shirts, skirts of every hue abd length ... and that is just the stuff I remember or walked past. I did not pass every stall! I did not loook at all the goods! The biggest challenge was getting from one end of ... read more

Today began with a walk-around in the town of Panaji, doing chores of the day;and in the process interacting with the townfolk: buying cashew nuts from a vendor in one of those lean-to stalls, cashew is one of the mainstay crops here;getting help from a camera store to put Penny's memory stick back into her camera;purchasing envelopes, a stapler and rubber bands; and asking directions to the bus station. Today, our bustrip was to Anjuna, with a change in bus at Mapusa, to visit a flea market above a beach. Pretty routine up to Mapusa, whereupon life took a turn for the hectic when we walked up to the conductor of the bus to Anjuna. His bus was already full but he decided to squeeze us in, as a favour, I guess, to visitors. All confusion ... read more

Hi, Goa is very much different from north India, not only by its appearance but also by its people. It is a very small state, tropical, coconuts, banana trees, etc. Is seems to be quite reach as well, probably due to many tourists. The Indians people there are used to see women with short clothes so no problem to wear like this. The Indian ocean is quite filthy, much more then our Mediterranean sea but I don't care and swim. It is also relatively clean, roads are quite good. Main transport method is motorcycles. In my guest house I am probably the only one that does not smoke, not cigarettes, nor grass. There is one group of Indians that are realy mastul. They smoke all day (grass), from dawn till sunset, hear trans music and move ... read more

I left off when we first arrived in Goa - now Jamie and I have been here for four days, and it's been really great! It's very relaxing and peaceful after the north of India! The past two days we've been renting out a scooter and driving around all the beaches in Goa. It's a great way to see everything - there's a bunch of small towns and remote beaches that would be inaccessible without the bike! We've visited most coastal towns in North Goa - we both agree that Baja might be the best choice for our next stop, there seems to be more things going on there, and we've heard it's a good place to meet other travellers! Yesterday while we were on the bike, trying to go check out Old Goa, all of ... read more