Goa - first few days

Goa is a bundle of surprises. I always thought of Goa as a crowded tourist spot with few sights to catch. For me Goa was always my idea of a cheap, no-frills, no thrills, no beauty vacation. As it turns out, most of those conjectures were untrue. The hotel is expensive and so is the food (a minimum of Rs 1k a day for a couple). There's a bit of adventure on offer with dolphin cruises, para sailing, jet skiing and what have you, but I find the time and money ratio to be grossly overrated.


However, as they say, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder and you should be willing to grab a scooter/ motorbike in Goa and just explore the country-side and hop from beach to beach. Luckily I am put up at Varca, which is one of the less frequented beaches in Goa. Its white sand and good beach food make for hours of idling away at a time. Its also cleaner than most of the other beaches. Just 5 kms from here is Benaulim, which is again a relatively tourist free beach, but has a huge number of shacks that seem to serve good, wholesome sea-food. Benaulim connects to Colva and Sernabtim which are all essentially one stretch of beaches, but Colva seems to hog the crowds, with all the shrieking Indian families running there.


Its fun to do little over 3 days, but laze around the pool, sit by the beach shack contemplating the meaning of life, admire the beauty of the sun going down at three different beaches and eat good food.



I do have plans for a food adventure today. My stop is 27 kms from the resort, a mansion called Palácio do Deão, that (as per Outlook Traveller) seems to serve some really amazing Goan food. Well a food trip is definitely my idea of fun, and I hope to be able to write good things about my experience