Articles tagged with: Goa
Rediscovering the Goa Magic
People often remark in despair that Goa has lost its magic, even we did on our trip in 2007. Like a writer once said, “Its sold its soul to charter flights and overdevelopment.”
But this time on our holiday to Goa we discovered parts …
Its Siesta Time!
“We love having a siesta in the afternoon, its part of our Goan culture,” explains Clyde for catching forty winks virtually every afternoon, (I hope he doesn’t read this).
Siesta, a Spanish word meaning a short nap after eating lunch, is actually an important part …
If Hippies Ruled the World…
The hippie culture of the seventies was all about peace and love. It was spread all around the world, and am sure many people still would favour that, at a time when bomb blasts, political conflicts, have become a regular occurrence. Countries waging war, and …
Last Hippie Standing – The Documentary
I had read about it, heard about it, and now I got a glimpse of it when I watched ‘Last Hippie Standing,’ a 45-minute documentary on the psychedelic revolution that existed in Goa without any intervention of the government or media in the 60s and …
The Yin Settles on Goa’s Yang
Goa, the Hippie Mecca in the late 1960′s and early 1970′s, gave rise to a musical culture that embedded with the spiritual culture of India to give us Goa trance.
Goa Trance is essentially music with the original goal being to assist the dancers in experiencing …
Arambol in the Top 10 Beaches of the World
A recent article in Guardian listed Arambol beach, situated in northernmost tip of Goa and located 32 km northwest of Mapusa, as the sixth best beach in the world, along side beaches in Spain, Brazil, Columbia, Philippines etc. Here’s an excerpt from the article, though …
Goa, Goan to the Dogs!
We decided to embark on this journey with Goa, not knowing which places we would cover on this trip. Technically, it was our first trip outside Maharashtra and a long one too, so we both were quite thrilled about the whole thing. We would get …
Star Gazing at Gokarna
January 14 – Goa to Gokarna
Room fare (for checking out after 10 am) – Rs 100Breakfast at a shack in Anjuna – Rs 200Bus to Mapusa – Rs 20Rickshaw to Panjim – Rs 120Bus from Panjim to Karwar – Rs 92Snacks – Rs 49Rickshaw from …
The Best Beaches in India
Forbes.com, the financial and business portal, has listed the best beaches in India. Well I don’t quite agree with some of their selection, because it includes the most crowded and ugly beaches in the country.
Here’s the Forbes list of best beaches in India …
“Is India Close to Goa?”
This was the question posed by a foreigner at a travel event held in Berlin recently. Shocking as it may sound, this is not a rare question. At most of the international travel events, several foreigners have posed similar questions.
Who is to be blamed for …
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