Blogs from Palolem, Goa, India, Asia - page 10

Goa trip : Dec30th - Jan4th 30th: Celebrating the New-Years or christmas in Goa has become a norm for our group. It wasnt a surprise then, that people had applied for leaves as early as a year in advance(ref.Arnie). Amidst fears of terrorist attacks and last moment cancellations we managed to finally set sail for Goa on the 30th. We had booked a Toyota Qualis from one of Vivek's 'reliable' friend's friend. We were lucky this time that this fella was actually reliable and reached on time . Sai,Vivek,Raj,Saju and Me left from Marol and we picked up Arnie from his office in Vikroli. 6 of us in a Qualis was comfort, any more would have caused pain. Going was good till about an hour and then as luck would have it, disaster struck. The engine ... read more

We arrived in Margao in Goa, and headed for the nearest beach - a place called Colva. Big disappointment, as it was really tacky. We didn't even get out of the taxi, and instead headed south to a place called Palolem. We'd read about it in the Lonely Planet book and it sounded fantastic - just what we were looking for. We arrived, and were immediately impressed! Palolem beach is in a half moon shaped bay - beaufiful white sand, and warm water! The beach is surrounded by tall swaying palm trees, with lots of beach huts and mini-resorts hidden among them. After walking along the beach looking for somewhere to stay, we settled on a place called Fernandes, at the northern end of the beach. Our beach hut was basic, but cute. The restaurant served ... read more

NAMASTE! Wie versprochen haben wir endlich Fotos hochgeladen -- checkt Suedafrikaeintrag-spaet, aber immerhin!!! GOA- was kann man sagen, wir haben eine paradisische Blase im chaotischen Indien entdeckt: Palolem erfuellt alle Erwartungen eines Strandurlaubs… Palmen, Haengematte, pupswarmes Wasser, Wellen, geiles Essen, abgefahrene Trancepartys (Endlich!!), keine dreckigen Hippies, wenig Druffis, bunte Maerkte, idyllische Inseln, ueberraschend urig und ein angenehmes Publikum…sau billige Huts, Motorroller, usw… Aufgrund allg. Ueberanstrengung (an 40 grad und staendig 18h im Zug, Bus…haben wir uns immernoch nicht so gewoehnt) und netten leuten haben wir beschlossen das ganze hier etwas auszudehnen…Conny kann sich in Ruhe auskurieren und Naddl an ihrer Braeune arbeiten (natuerlich strukturiert und systematisch, Zitat: “Die Haengematte ist ideal, halb Schatten, halb Sonnne, nur so ge... read more

So I can't quiet believe a month has passed already , I'm on my last night in Goa and am particularly sad to be leaving Palolem. It has been two weeks of relaxing, walking, enjoying the sun, good food, great people and some really good music nights. Events of note since I last wrote: the poor dead Dolphin that was washed up onto the beach...the only one I saw!( huge it was!) St Patricks' night on the beach listening to live music around a bonfire and some great craic with a girl from Armagh. And just spending time in the most beautiful place. The down side is that my camera packed in two days ago and so have missed some really nice shots of the places and people here. So a long day ahead tomorrow, flying ... read more

Happy St Patrick's day folks! Not that there seems to be any Paddy's celebrations going on here but I'm sure I'll find something! Not a lot to report, I have been doing exactly what I said I'd do and that's not much of anything. Been soaking up the sun, doing a bit of reading and enjoying the Goan/Indian food. Went to a party on Saturday ( tell us something exciting I hear you say!) but it was a bit different. It was what they call a headphone party. It's like a normal club night up until 11pm, and the I can only assume, to keep the locals happy and keep the noise down, after 11pm everyone puts on headphones and choose between 3 DJs to listen to. When I was told about this, I thought what ... read more