Namaste,Calangute North GoaMiddle-aged, Tattooed, Overweight and their husbands wear replica football shirts (£4.50 each), Yes this is package holiday Goan style (built up, commercial and dirty). On our way to Calangute the taxi driver, stopped and stripped down to his undies at the side of the road, (all a bit strange we thought) then he changed into his uniform as the police could fine him without it on. We are staying at a nice hotel at the southern end of to...

Namaste, We set off for Goa on 09/11/09 for some much needed R & R after the non stop hub-hub of Delhi, The weather was hot, sticky and overcast as we arrived in Colva (the major resort of southern Goa ?), To say it looked grim at first impression is a little bit of a understatement, There are 2 roads littered with small shacks all selling sarongs and trinkets, Half a dozen small ( not at all appealing) road side restaurants and grubby little hotels that l...

Namaste, We set off for Goa on 09/11/09 for some much needed R & R after the non stop hub-hub of Delhi, The weather was hot, sticky and overcast as we arrived in Colva (the major resort of southern Goa ?), To say it looked grim at first impression is a little bit of a understatement, There are 2 roads littered with small shacks all selling sarongs and trinkets, Half a dozen small ( not at all appealing) road side restaurants and grubby little hotels that l...

Namaste, We set off for Goa on 09/11/09 for some much needed R & R after the non stop hub-hub of Delhi, The weather was hot, sticky and overcast as we arrived in Colva (the major resort of southern Goa ?), To say it looked grim at first impression is a little bit of a understatement, There are 2 roads littered with small shacks all selling sarongs and trinkets, Half a dozen small ( not at all appealing) road side restaurants and grubby little hotels that l...

Namaste, Smelly, dirty, chaotic, Delhi is covered in smog that smells of tandoori ovens and incense, Visibility is down to about 200m, Which is frightening when we landed at 1am, lorries driving without lights,3 lanes become an unofficial 5, Cyclists ride on the wrong side of the road, the roads are the most terrifying anywhere, (They drive that close you can check the next drivers nasal hair) We took to the metro on our first day, Which was an experience in ...