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Today I hired a moped and visited Fort Aguada and some beaches along the coast of Goa. The first stop, Fort Aguada was built by the Portuguese in 1612 to guard the mouth of the Mandovi River. It used to store water for the ships and was used as a lookout point for the port. Now itContinueContinue reading “India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 10”

Waking up extremely early this morning I managed to get a lot of packing done. Feeling lazy, I decided to take a taxi to the nearby (like five minute walk away) Bus Station. This is one of the most confusing Bus Stations that I have gone through yet! Its deals with three types of buses: the GSRTCContinueContinue reading “India: Sightseeing Goa, Day 9”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”