Blogs from Palolem, Goa, India, Asia - page 6

Goa - Palolem Beach 14/02/11 - 17/02/11 The beach!! Our flight from Mumbai was delayed for about 4 hours so we arrived late at Dabolim domestic airport. We had arranged for a taxi to pick us up (had to wait poor thing) and cost 1200Rs for the hour and a half long journey down to Palolem (nearest train station Cancona). We arrived at night and had booked (in advance) into the colourful Cuba Palolem Beach bungalows. A bungalow with a hot water guiser is 1750Rs, 1500 without. The Cuba company has bungalows on nearby Agonda and Patnem beaches also. The bungalows look great from the outside, set back on the beach in a semi - circle. They are painted all different pastel colours and have a really nice verandah to relax within. Inside they are ... read more

Mi primer viaje en tren: (Bombai Goa) La red de ferrocarril india es increible, solo decir que trabajan 1.600.000 personas en la empresa, (la mayor del mundo creo). Funcionan muy bien, (una vez que tengas billete, que eso ya es otra historia), y son muy muy baratos, (viajes de 500 a 2000 km de distancia cuentan entre 2 y 5 euros, increible no?). Me han recomendado que use 2 clase slepper, que llevas tu litera para tumbarte, los viajes son largos p.e. Varanasi-bombai son 30 horas, bombai-goa 12 horas , pero me resulto' muy agradable. Mi primer trayecto lo pase' charlando con una pareja de jubilados holandeses que vienen de varanasi huyendo del frio, mad y su novia de australia, kersi, indio de goa, al que freimos a preguntas como buenos guiris que somos, viendo ... read more

So what can I say about the last month in Goa? It’s been a complete rollercoaster, I’ve stayed a lot longer than I expected and I have left the direct area surrounding Palolem a lot less than expected! Kev and I arrived alone in Palolem from Hampi at 5 am, seeing no other option we agreed to pay an overpriced rickshaw fare to take us to a beach hut that would be able to put us up for the rest of the night. In true brother and sister style we fought like children on the bus, leaving us both tired and irritable. Finally after settling in separate locations we start making friends. Kev meets John, Janine and Gilda who live in the same row of huts as him, we eventually all move here (Ma Ritas) and ... read more

As 2010 draws to a close we have been slowing down a considerable amount. After a sunny Christmas (which although lovely wasn’t nearly as good without the obligatory sprout and the people we love) Helen arrived on the 27th and moved in to the hut next door. The things we have in common are the things that we are happily filling our days with; swimming, reading, playing games, eating and drinking. We often find that the day has flown by without us realising and that the planned trip to the other end of the beach will be put back another day. We are being treated very well by the bar staff in our ‘hut resort’. We have a brilliant waiter who sings us our orders back and corrects our English. We have started getting ‘hut service’ ... read more

img=http://thinkingparticle.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-gallery-display/Palolem%20Beach%20a%20distant%20view.jpg Palolem Beach : A Distant View Palolem Beach: Palolem Beach is one of the most popular beaches in the beach capital of India Goa and it often referred to as the ‘Tiny Bay of Goa’. The swaying palms, the soft white sand along with the gorgeous green mountains add to the holiday mood on the shore of the Arabian Sea. The beauty of the beach makes palolem the ‘Paradise Beach’. Palolem is the southernmost of Goa’s ‘developed’ beaches. Palolem Beach : A Sunny Afternoon in winter Take the plunge into swimming, the most relaxing water activity that can be pursed at the Palolem beach. It is safe as the sea is calm and the water is shallow. In fact water is warm and has... read more