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palm trees at the beach - Goa
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BEACHES: Beaches in Goa -not that I'd care ;)
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    • Janni67
  • Updated By Janni67 on November 11, 2003
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    • Bambolim beach, 7 km from Panaji - Goa
    Bambolim beach, 7 km from
    Panaji
    by Janni67
    Many tourists come to Goa because of its beaches. They are many, including Anjuna Beach which has dragged people to Goa for decades. Calangute "A Topping On Tourist Pie" is Goa's busiest and most commercialized resort. The beach itself is nothing special, with steeply shelving sand, but is more than large enough to accommodate the huge numbers of high-season visitors.

    Want to find a beach with less crowd, try the north Goan beaches in Pernem subdivision which are delightfully primitive and untouched: Keri beach (with Tiracol and an ancient Portuguese fort on the other bank); Arambol (also known as Harmal); Mandrem (a toddy tappers' and palm distillers' hamlet with two little beaches: Lemos and Asvem) and Morji.

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    BEACHES: Anjuna Beach
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    • SirRichard
  • Updated By SirRichard on March 26, 2003
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    • palm trees at the beach - Goa
    palm trees at the beach
    by SirRichard
    Anjuna Beach is world famous for its Flea Market, which takes place on Wednesdays at that beach. Local stuff, hippies' items, clothes...
    But if you go on June-September, be careful, as there is NO MARKET ON MONSSONS.

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    BEACHES: The Beaches
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    • SirRichard
  • Updated By SirRichard on March 26, 2003
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    • Watercolor of the beach road - Goa
    Watercolor of the beach
    road
    by SirRichard
    One of the main reasons people come to Goa is for its beaches. The most famous are at North (Anjuna, Calangute, Candolim...), and is where you'll find the most lively parties at night. But if you are looking for isolation and wild beaches, head South, for Palolem, Colva, Cavelossim...

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    BEACHES: Candolim
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    • SirRichard
  • Updated By SirRichard on March 28, 2003
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    • Early morning in Candolim - Goa
    Early morning in Candolim
    by SirRichard
    Second beach of Goa from the south starting from Panjim, the next to Calangute. Much quieter, it's got a few relaxing hotels, like tha marvellous Taj Holiday Village.

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    BEACHES: Palolem
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    • SirRichard
  • Updated By SirRichard on March 26, 2003
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    • Palolem Beach - Goa
    Palolem Beach
    by SirRichard
    The southern most Goa beach is one of the wildest: virgin white sands lined up with palm trees and a few fishermen huts. A real paradise on earth!!!
    You will find more pics at my travelogue...

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    BEACHES: Calangute
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    • SirRichard
  • Updated By SirRichard on March 26, 2003
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    • Beer time at Calangute - Goa
    Beer time at Calangute
    by SirRichard
    Wonderful beach and the center of the activity in Goa North Beaches. For a Restaurant, try 'Tito', 'Fiesta', 'Plantain Leaf'... If you go to Goa in Low Season (June to September, Calangute is the only ALIVE place in all Goa.

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    BEACHES: Palolem Beach
    Pod
  • By Pod on April 20, 2009
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    • Palolem Beach is amazing. i went april 2006. fly into goa and jump in a taxi. about an hour and 20 mins away. talk about the price before you set off to save a few penny's and then hang on but it's so cheap. everything is cheap. beer was 25p a bottle. you'll have no probs getting a hut as theres hundreds. hope this helps as i'm still building my pages. loads to do still. i believe may is the start of their rainy season.
    cheers, pod.

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    BEACHES: Women selling fish
    aminguell
  • By aminguell on October 20, 2003
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    • BEACHES - Goa
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    BEACHES: Woman taking water
    aminguell
  • By aminguell on October 20, 2003
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    • BEACHES - Goa
    by aminguell
    in Palolem

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    BEACHES: Fruit Sellers
    Cat1976
  • Updated By Cat1976 on August 16, 2005
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    • BEACHES - Goa
    by Cat1976
    If you see women walking around the beach with giant baskets of fruit on their head, by all means, buy some.

    The fruit is delicious and very well priced and very refreshing when you are lying in the hot sun.

    You can also feed the cows with your leftovers.

    (Just a little hint..I have seen many a man try and lift the baskets to put back on the ladies heads....lads, if you aren't the strongest, don't try, unless you seriously want your masculinity dented....those baskets weight a ton)

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