We later realised this was a wise choice as one of our friends came of their scooter and got a few nasty cuts and bruises. A couple of days later once our friends had left we were moved into another nearby villa. This one was even nicer than the first. It was on 2 floors and was really spacious. We even had our own big terrace upstairs. Unfortunately we were not to have the villa to ourselves as promised. Two middle aged, Dutch alcoholics arrived unexpectantly...

I must admit I was pretty excited about coming to Goa. Although all the travelling had been great and I was loving every minute of it I felt it was definitely time for a rest. I was also looking forward to actually being able to unpack! And stay unpacked for more than a 2 days! We were picked up at the train station and driven to our villas, Tarika's Gold Coast Villas. They were lovely villas of varying shapes and sizes and all different bright colours. There was...