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India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 7&8

Well I got to Panjim after a short bus journey and quickly found a cute and rustic hotel in which to stay: Hotel Republica. Deciding that I was quite hungry, having not eaten yet, I walked down the road to a little place called ‘Georges’ and was squeezed onto a table with a couple (This is somethingContinueContinue reading “India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 7&8”

India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 6

So today I have not done much…just sunbathing really! I thought that I would like to have a beach day for my birthday. It was either that or a travelling day and I really didn’t want to be lugging my backpack around with me on my birthday! So I ate breakfast and then spent mostContinueContinue reading “India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 6”

India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 5

Today I took the moped to Old Goa. Old Goa is about 50km from the beach that I am staying at. Obviously I got lost on the way though! Eventually getting to Old Goa, I realized that it was nothing like I thought it would be. I thought it would be a little more ‘lived in’, butContinueContinue reading “India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 5”

India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 4

Today I rented a moped…I went really far! I started by visiting a small Vintage car Museum in a little village called Ashveck. It has all sorts of old cars that have been lovingly restored by the owner over the years. After the museum I visited some beaches further up along the coast from whereContinueContinue reading “India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 4”

India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 3

I started the day on a low note, pulling off half of my blister by accident as i tended to the bandage/plaster thing that i had placed over it so that it did not pop in the night. Following my mini freak out, I packed up my things and headed for the bus station in Chaudi. I got straight ontoContinueContinue reading “India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 3”

India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 2

It has been very overcast here today. I chose to stay at Patnem Beach for the morning and then venture out on the moped for the afternoon. I went to Agonda Beach where I managed to find an abandoned hotel! The story goes that it was to be the biggest and poshest 7* hotel in the South of Goa,ContinueContinue reading “India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 2”

India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 1

Today I first took an Auto-Rickshaw into Palolem in order to pick up a moped, before doing so I tried out the Bruschetta in one of the many eateries along the road leading up to the main beach. It was really lovely, quite spicy and delicious! Once I left Palolem I drove around for a fair few kilometres tryingContinueContinue reading “India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 1”

India: Patnem Beach

Getting to a new place in the dark is never brilliant, and I arrived in Palolem at 5.30am, so it was still dark. I took an Auto-Rickshaw to the beach in hopes of finding a lovely hut to rent. As it was still pitch black when I got there, I couldn’t really do much but wander aboutContinueContinue reading “India: Patnem Beach”

India: Hampi, Day 3

As I no longer have the motorbike I thought that I would walk over to the main Bazaar area and see if I could go into the main temple: The Virupaksha Temple. I walked down to the river crossing hoping that I wouldn’t have to get a coracle again, thankfully it was a proper motor boat this time, completeContinueContinue reading “India: Hampi, Day 3”