I took an overnight sleeper bus from Pune to Palolem beach in Goa. I wasn't sleeping well and welcomed the unscheduled stop when the brakes on the bus started to emit a burning smell throughout the coach. They had the bus jacked up, the wheels off, fixed and back on the road within 2 hours. Pretty impressive since most of the passengers didn't even wake up. These sorts of things are what goes in India - its the norm you know. The sunsets in Goa are spectacular, the pace of life is slow and this is reflected in the chilled out atmosphere of the people enjoying the beach life. Palolem has one of the nicest beaches along the coast of Goa, it is kept clean and tidy by locals and is lined with beautiful palm trees.
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