Palolem has treated us very well, the dust free skies, cold drinks, western toilets and helpful people have been a delight and an absolute breath of fresh air after our stamina sapping city hopping. Our accommodation has been very nice and I have enjoyed scratching the stray dogs here with my big toe as they seek out shade under my sun lounger. That being said, I advise anyone to never willingly sleep in a beach hut. For one thing I am a very light sleeper and ...

Yawning and stretching with the sunrise to the irksome sound of Chelsea's alarm, I begrudgingly got out of bed. It was 6:30 in the morning and we had a boat to catch! The previous day we had arranged with a young Goan man nicknamed, 'Captain', to go fishing - foolishly we had taken his recommendation and decided to go at the crack of dawn when no one else would be about. Meeting Stahv outside our hotel we walked along the beach to where Captain was waiting for...

Arriving in Palolem, Canacona at night didn't do the place justice. With all the shops shut on its singular main road it didn't seem particularly alluring and I began to ponder if the beauty of Palolem and been embellished some what. Thankfully, come sunrise we walked for a mere two minutes before stepping out onto the palm fringed beach, with glittering clean sand and lots of vibrant beach umbrellas littering the shore - it looked like paradise after our stami...

Well they're here, the much anticipated flights to Goa. Writing a heart felt message in Khan's guest book and hugging him very tightly we waved goodbye and trotted into the airport. At the check-in desk there were a few tense moments due to my name being spelt wrong on my ticket that the tourism office had filled out - they have a photocopy of my passport, once again proving that they are absolute philistines. Thankfully, this isn't the UK with its stringent ...