Blogs from Goa, India, Asia - page 129

I am just back from that serene, relaxing and yet magestic Goa. What a marvelous place on earth. Pity, its only now being recognised as a holiday destination in the recent times. Goa has got just about every thing - Beautiful beeches on the west coast, sumptuous sunset to keep you enchanted, Coconut palm sprinkeled landscape, small and yet imposing hills, water sports like surfing and jet skies, great restuarents to please the connousiers and very very friendly and laid-back people permitting the forginers to mix and mingle wihtout any fear or restrainment. As if these were not enough - a group of dolphins engaged in the never ending chase of fleeing schools of fish will keep you captivated. If you want some more then you can go to watch the sleek and agile birds in ... read more

I am just back from that serene, relaxing and yet magestic Goa. What a marvelous place on earth. Pity, its only now being recognised as a holiday destination in the recent times. Goa has got just about every thing - Beautiful beeches on the west coast, sumptuous sunset to keep you enchanted, Coconut palm sprinkeled landscape, small and yet imposing hills, water sports like surfing and jet skies, great restuarents to please the connousiers and very very friendly and laid-back people permitting the forginers to mix and mingle wihtout any fear or restrainment. As if these were not enough - a group of dolphins engaged in the never ending chase of fleeing schools of fish will keep you captivated. If you want some more then you can go to watch the sleek and agile birds in ... read more

22 and counting... It was my birthday yesterday so I began the day laying on Vagator beach sipping strawberry juices, taking a walk over the nearby hills, and in true Shakirah fashion having an Indian Ayurdevic massage before chilling with friends at a local bar and eating cake... bliss. Im actually finding it a little difficult not doing much, its a far cry from my usual hectic London life, but Im in the process of getting used to it, the chillum's definitely helping. We've been to a few of the nearby beaches, excluding the charter touristy ones and they're all quite peaceful as its low season and most backpackers have moved on. Although it wasn't so quiet a couple of days ago when we watched a filming a music video on Vagator beach. We're currently staying ... read more

Lads... this place is mental. The chaos started on the plane when we ordered the Indian Vegetarian dinner and nearly choked to death from the heat. The woman behind B started giving us tips on how to eat our food and deal with the heat. There were tears of both pain and laughter from the pair of us!! And so it began.... So what have we been up to since we left Sydney. We had to spend a week in Bangkok in the end waiting for our visas to come through and after my last adventure in 2002 I was more than a little anxious giving away my passport to a travel agent on Khao San Road. But it arrived when they said it would so happy days. The week in Bangkok was okay if a ... read more

It is easy to forget what day of the week it is while our days on the beautiful beaches of Goa blend together--body surfing on the waves of the Arabian Sea, laying out in the sun while women with fruit on the heads cut us fresh pineapple, playing cricket on the beaches at sunset, visiting with our friendly staff and fellow travellers...life is good. The sea, however, has attacked Graham recently. Yesterday, while we were body surfing, a huge wind-storm was creating some massive waves. We got rocked by one particularly behemoth wave, after which graham screamed "my tooth! i lost my tooth!" thats right...the sea ate his tooth...the sea was angry that day my friends (it was a temporary tooth, but nonetheless, quite a powerful wave) other small attacks on graham were the little crabs ... read more