Spice stall in main market in Margao

Just staying dry in Goa

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July 5th 2005
It was raining in Goa when we arrived however this is to be expected as the Monsoon is everywhere. It is the first time I have taken a long train journey but it was actually quite good and comfortable and we did not get bored, I am sure that the novelty will wear off soon though… We took a small bus crammed with 80 people to Colva where Jim arranged a very good value hotel (whilst I drank lots ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more