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Goa is a really friendly place to visit and great place to live.
Dont forget:
* 95% of people here speak at least 4 languages.
* Fish curry rice is the staple food here, try it atleast twice in different restaurants.
*The bus is the fastest, best and cheapest way to travel around Goa
*Shopping in the hotel/resort shop should be left for emergency items only
*Everything on the beach costs 5 times more than off it
*divide all prices by 4 and then work upwards, if you think its really worth it
*walk away from the shop, you are usually called back and get to buy at your price....f the shop person doesnt look sad/angry after your purchase you paid way too much!
*curries are eaten with rice or naan, not both like in UK, its great fun to try.
*eating vegetarian is the best way to stay healthy, get fit and stay out of the bathroom on your holiday.
*malaria is not wide spread, in 2 years I have only heard of one person getting it and he was a local..is it worth taking malarial tablets? you decide.
*local dogs and cows - are not scary, just steer clear of them...Cows are the best recycling/disposal system in Goa.
*toilet roll - should not be flushed down the loo, use the bin or better yet try the Indian way of washing with jug and water. good cool down!
*Water - drink 6 litres of bottled water a day, more if you are drinking alcohol.
*Internet gets cheaper as you head out of tourist areas, go to mapusa/panjim to get for Rs20 (or less) an hour.
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The people were very friendly and trusting, as i was told "we believe english mans word". I was looking to buy a pieace of jewellary,and was told to take it overnight check its value in other shops. And to return it the next day and pay for it if i wanted to keep it! Leave a Comment
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Whilst staying in Candolim, despite it being a relatively built up tourist destination it's hard to escape the poverty. We often saw the same locals every day who we would stop and talk to. A number of times we were asked whether we had any old phones, shampoo, soap and clothes that we didn't want. So rather than throwing those things away if you have anything like that at the end of your holiday you could just make someone's day :)
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i am surprised by the amount of people on this forum who have stated things about meeting goans, good or bad. The point is that many of these people are NOT even Goan.
It's me moving from London to Birmingham and saying, "i'm a Brummie".
Not all brown faces are Goan faces. If you learn the history of Goa you will note that it was once under Portugese rule. You can identify many Goans by they mixture of Portugese and Indian culture.
Names such as Orlando, Rueben, Maria, D'Souza, Cruz etc are genuine Goans. Most will not even go to the tourist places.
The only Indians that go to the tourist places are the people that moved to Goa to make money from the tourists! or Indian tourists themselves!
The goan people. So so so so friendly. Not involved with drugs and crime that has been brought on Goa by other Indians who have moved to Goa to exploit tourists. These are NOT goans. Leave a Comment
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 Local bus -lovely people by susie46
I am already missing Goa and I have only been home for 6 days ( end of April 2004 ) Leave a Comment
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 The Next Generation by ak47ukLeave a Comment
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 Goa by JuanGaitan
Nothing to worry about.
The perfect weather. Leave a Comment
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