We haven’t been to Tiracol since our very first trip to Goa in January 1999. Back then we hired an Enfield Bullet and took to the dusty roads in search of somewhere off the beaten track where few tourists ventured. Our guide for the day was Inas, a local guy who worked in the Log Cabin Pub in Calangute. We met him on our first day in Goa and still keep in touch now; he lives in Abu Dhabi and only comes home to Goa every two years. Today’s trip was a little different; instead of the noisy, uncomfortable bullet we decided that the car would be the best option. We threw the bags in the back and off we went. Back in ’99 the journey had taken two and a half hours but things have
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