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A quick stop in quiet Mandrem

Mandrem is another small seaside village in northern Goa. It is still very much in development and although there is one area geared towards tourisim is still quite quiet and toilet roll, for example, is remote outside of the little tourist lane. Most of the more »

Mapusa and the Famous Market, Goa

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 »

Panjim, Goa. What Happened to the Carnival?

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 »

Settling Down For A Bit in Benaulim, Goa

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, a day trip from Benaulim

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 »

Margao, the second city of Goa

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 »