Goa, anyone been recently?

Worth an armful if immunisation injections or not?

Thinking this time next year.

Not very cheap now, the visa’s are silly money,but the food,people(Goan’s)and sights and sounds are fantastic. Been a few times.over christmas and new year is a great time, new years eve on the beach is amazing.nice and hot.some great beaches, but beware strong rip tides if you have kids

My friends are there now I can ask if you have specifics.

Thanks Zippykona, No specifics really to ask other than,

Is it full of flies
Is it safe in the sea this time of year
Do you get hassled to the point of shouting by hawkers on the beach

Is the place worth the armfull of injections?

we’ve been to Sri Lanka about 12 years ago as well as Thailand on a number of occasions so we are used to that part of the world BTW.

Thanks.

SHUT UP!!

Been 4 times & would normally have been ‘goan’ again in January except for family issues (Going to La Palma instead, bugger)
The visa fee is basically taking the piss, £92+ when the Russkies can go for £42? & have you ever tried applying for one? That’s another story.
It’s not cheap to get there but once your’e there it is. Food’s cheap, beer’s cheap, gin’s cheap (£1.00 a ltr) taxis are cheap.
1st time we went we took anti malaria pills but stopped taking them after a week & haven’t bothered since. Only had the runs once. (which is a testament to my constitution when you see the state of some of the restaurant kitchens!)
The Goan people are fantastically friendly but remember theyr’e trying to make a living out of you! We even went to our taxi drivers house for a meal his Mum had made for us. (I actually thought we were being kidnapped to start with) It was a very humbling experience that I’ll never forget.

Just Go!

Edit. It’s not full of flies.
You do get pestered a bit but not as bad as Egypt!
The sea is a bit dodgy to be fair but people still go in.

Edit again. It’s cleaner than some parts of Leeds. & that’s a fact!

Larry Love, do you remember when I came upon you in that place of suffering in the Valley of Darkness? I took away all your pain and put love in your cold, cold heart. And from that day forward told you to go out and spread my word through music, sweet, pretty, country-acid-house music. Well that day Larry, you not only joined my church, you embraced my whole philosophy, my whole way of life. Because remember little man, don’t you go to Goa.

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