| Page Views: 2,241 Last Visit to Goa: October, 2003 | Baga, Goa - just a taste of India by toonsarah - last update: Feb 6, 2009 |
We don't often do the "sea and sand" package holiday thing, but when you need a break and have spent most of your holiday cash already for the year, Goa's a good bet! The people are friendly, the food delicious and cheap, lager ditto – and if you make the effort to get around a bit you'll get a good taste of India. It's certainly made us want to go back and see more of the country one day.
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| Bengal Tiger in a Karnataka reserve |
|  | Get out and explore We stayed in Baga in North Goa, so many of my tips are about that area, but we also explored inland Goa, staying at a “Backwoods Camp” (see my accommodation tip) and spent a couple of nights in Karnataka, the state immediately south of Goa. As I’m writing this quite a few years after our trip I can’t always provide as many details as I would like, but I hope I can give you a flavour of what’s possible on a visit to Goa.
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Get to know the locals I’ve also included some tips on local customs as we were lucky enough to see quite a lot of village life here, both while staying at the Backwoods camp and on a really interesting day trip from Baga. Do make an effort to seek out this sort of tour, run by local people who have an enthusiasm for their home state and a commitment to showing tourists that there is much more to Goa than the beach.
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| Pros: | "Sun, sea and sand - plus curry and Kingfisher lager" | | Cons: | "Some parts are very touristy, and you will get hassled to buy things you don't want!" | | In A Nutshell: | "Good value break in the sun, and local colour if you search it out" |
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volopolo Thu May 21, 2009 14:57 UTC
Excellent photos and information in your website | Avieira67 Wed Apr 29, 2009 20:01 UTC
I had no time enough to explore Goa, so I must go there again. Thank you for sharing. | junecorlett Fri Apr 17, 2009 17:14 UTC
Good tips for Goa, lovely cooling off time for the elephants too!! | deecat Sun Apr 5, 2009 21:53 UTC
Outstanding! Even excellent transportation tips. Loved the Flea-Street Markets, village home, nut factory, info about Sacred Cows, the temple; however, the tiger & elephant reserves were the best. |
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