“There is something about Goan drinking that is worth recording for posterity. A Goan seldom gets drunk, though every village has its miniscule quota of alcoholics. Unlike many non-Goan Indian tourists who mix beer with whisky and consume it in large gulps trying to get a quick kick…which they rightly deserve in the seat of…
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A lil “Tajness” to the Republic Day 2023 in Goa 🇮🇳
The year 2023 has dawned with the possibility carving out a lot of long weekends over the course of the ensuing months; the first of which is the Republic Day weekend. The Republic Day, 26 January was a Thursday and with Friday off, it’s a long weekend and we headed out to Goa. Our stay…
Camera Chronicles: Ready, set, sail @Bambolim, Goa⛵️-II
“Photographs are a way of imprisoning reality…One can’t possess reality, one can possess images–one can’t possess the present but one can possess the past.” ― Susan Sontag, On Photography Aquasail – a fun venture we encountered at the Grand Hyatt resort in Goa earlier this month. The plan we opted for had sailing in three boats for…
Camera Chronicles: Ready, set, sail @Bambolim, Goa⛵️-I
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Workcation at Grand Hyatt, Goa 🌴
Warm sun, cool breeze and rhythmic sound of the waves; not the ideal the setting for work, but work we must. And that was okay and that was how it was planned. Grand Hyatt is located by the sea shore overlooking the Bambolim bay; 25 kms away from the Goa airport at Dabolim. A sprawling…
Goa to Bekal : A road trip along the Karavali coast
So where is Bekal? It’s a small town by the Arabian Sea in Kasaragod district, in the state of Kerala. And why Bekal? Because we are heading home to Kerala and Bekal is a half-way point for a stopover. And I have never been to Bekal. We leave the hotel by 9:00 am after breakfast….
Goa in October : An itinerary to explore Goa in 2 days (stay at Le Meridien) 🚗💨
We are staying at the Le Meridien at Calangute. This area falls in North Goa and we zeroed in on this hotel as this was my first visit to Goa and I wanted to visit the touristy places, most of which are in North Goa. Le Meridien does not have a beach frontage. It…
Bangalore to Goa: A picturesque road trip
We are driving down to Goa in our Jeep Compass and will be clocking a distance of over 600 kms in this road trip. It’s always tempting, easier and less exhausting to fly rather than drive down. The thrill of a road journey is often marred by the eventual tiredness on reaching the destination due…
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