First Class on the 10104 Service We have left the quiet village of Arambol and are headed for Mumbai CST, the busiest train stain in the whole of Asia! I decided with 11 hours to kill that I should not only finish the post for more »
Our First Stay in a Government Hotel A local bus that soon became overcrowded took 45 minutes to travel the quite short distance to Mapusa. (I don’t think I will ever not appreciate a UK bus ride from now on.) We had decided to stay more »
Our Stay in Goa’s Capital City We arrived at Panjim to our pre-booked hotel and were not very impressed. The room had an excellent view but inside it was finished in 4 different types of vinyl; a different variety on the floors, walls, ceilings and more »
Renting A Luxury Apartment is a Treat! We decided to travel to the village of Benaulim on a whim after hearing it was a relatively quiet beach and ended up staying for a month! We spent the first couple of nights in a guesthouse (run more »
Old Goa: Mostly Churches Our day in Old Goa was full of old churches and chapels. It was what the guides had foretold but not very exciting and Henry does not now want to see another church for a long time. Our adventure started with more »
A Small City with Heritage The Tanish Hotel proudly heralds itself as “the best place to stay in town”. We’re not so sure about that but there were no cockroaches so we were happy. The room boys there were so young that they still enjoyed more »
A Gorgeous, Unspoilt Spot Galgibaga Beach was exactly what the French lady (I feel terrible that I have forgotten her name) had promised. Very quiet indeed. At first we felt a bit like it is never good to get what you wish for as it more »