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Goa and Mumbai Asia » India » Goa » Colva By BenjieCMay 13th 2007Goa and MumbaiSome pics.... read more

We've left the madness of Mumbai behind and arrived in lovely Goa. It much calmer and there are beautiful beaches, but its still virtually impossible to walk down the road without being acosted by every shop owner/waiter/taxi driver who want you to give them some business. Even on sun loungers on the beach its difficult to avoid them!... read more

To our amazement and relief, our train left Mumbai on time (yey!) 6.55am and was only an hour late arriving in Magagoan, about 7pm. We caught a cab to Colva, which was only about 10mins away, where we checked into a pretty average beachside hotel, the Colmar Beach Resort. While ok at first, it actually turned out to be a bit of a nightmare, largely due to the extremely noisy neighbors and the rather large and fast moving bugs that emerged from the drain! After a quick shower, we headed out for a bite to eat at the Sea Pearl Hotel. The food here was a mix of Indian and Continental, with plenty of sea food, so Dan was pleased, and all at a very reasonable price. After dinner (and a few beers!) we took a ... read more

Another full moon just happened, which means we've been travelling for a little over a month! Without a calendar and regular contact with the outside world, we've been losing track of the days. Right now we're taking it easy for a week or two, relaxing on a beach in South Goa. It took us 12 hours on the day train from Mumbai (the foreigner's line at the station had a 2 hour wait, and the night train was booked solid for the next couple of days) and we arrived in Margao in the evening. We are now train converts - it's 100 times more comfortable than those jarring sleeper buses! We decided to head straight to Colva and got the last room at Colmar beach resort (500 Rs - we paid too much). We dropped our ... read more

Colva, Goa, is all about the sun, sand and sea. It has a distinct holiday feel; cocktails out of coconut shells on the beach, palm trees and water sports a plenty. There is a fishing community here, many old wooden fishing boats bob in the sea, and occationally men from the beach haul in huge nets, with the catch of the day inside. Colva also feels distinctly less like a part of India. Its beautiful here, but I miss the spirit of my India. We have spent the days lazing in the sun, swimming in the pool and the sea, browsing the little scattered stalls, buzzing around on Scooters and today went on a boat trip to see some doplphins We have spent nights looking at fireworks from the beach, falling out of hammocks, drinking ... read more