Shiva shrine Arambol

Chilling out on beaches in Palolem and Arambol

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January 18th 2007
Goa is a very nice starting and finishing point on an India trip. This former Portuguese colony caters for all types of tourists. I prefer the more basic places with bamboo huts on the beach. These places used to be hippie hangouts but these days just anybody looking for a relaxing time goes there. Prices and crowds get crazy over Christmas and New Year but by mid January I found very peaceful bea ... read more

Asia » India » Goa

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more