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Divar Island 2024
So in one of my previous posts I had written about a trip to Divar island and this time again i wanted to show my daughter the La Isla Bonita ( The Beautiful Island ) and hence on a rainy day we set off for the place. We had…
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Goa In The Rains 2024 : Part 2 Boat Cruise with Kayaking
In my last post I told you about Hosa Restaurant and Purple Martini .Today I will tell you about a Fantastic Cruise I had on a Private Yacht and the Kayaking We did in the Mangroves on the Mandovi River. So I have been on the regular boat…
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Goa In the Rains 2024: Part 1 : Hosa & Purple Martini
So recently I had a chance to visit Goa in the Rains again and it is my firm belief that Goa looks more beautiful in the rainy season than at any other time of the year. While I had many nice experience on my trip, let me first talk…
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Stay at Taj Holiday Village , North Goa
While there are many luxury properties in North Goa , the one that fascinates me the most is the Taj Holiday Village. Recently we were celebrating a special occasion and I thought this would be a perfect to escape from the metropolis and booked a 3 day stay at…
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Goa Feb 2022 : Antares , Titlie & Mikey’s Place
Antares Restaurant & Beach Club So even before going to Goa, I had a lot of buzz about Antares Restaurant & Beach Club. It describes itself as “MODERN AUSTRALIAN WITH AN ASIAN INFLUENCE” . It is helmed by Sarah Todd who was of course a Masterchef Australia finalist. Her…
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Goa : Paradise Revisited
So recently some of my business colleagues from Africa were down in India for some medical tests and treatment in New Delhi and after they finished that they were down in Goa for some rest in recuperation so I joined them in Goa for 3 days to show them…
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Thalassa and The Fisherman’s Wharf : amazing restaurants in Goa.. Part 1
If there is one restaurant which gets talked about a lot in Goa among visitors, I would say it is the greek Taverna, Thalassa. Cuisine: Greek, Mediterannean Started by Mariketty who hails from the beautiful island of Corfu,Greece ( Gerald Durrell anyone? ) it has a view to kill for,…
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Mae De Deus Church , Figueiredo Mansion and the sleepy Hamlet of Loutolim : Goa in the Rains…Part 3
As I said in my previous post about Goa, there is more to Goa than Beaches, Shacks and Super luxury hotels along the beach.. As we continue on our Trail of Secret and Hidden Treasures of Goa our next stop is the Mae De Deus church in Saligao. Mae…
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Piedade village in Divar Island ..Goa in the Rains…Part 2….
You can read about my latest visit to Divar island here and about some outstanding eating places in goa here and here . Further to Goa in the Rains..Part 1….Chapora Fort Most people go to Goa and never manage to get beyond the usual beaches and restaurants/shacks . However,…
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Goa in the Rains…..Part 1…Trip to Chapora Fort
You can read my latest blog about Divar island here and about kayaking in goa here and about Hosa & Purple Martini here . In the past few years, I have had the good fortune to visit Goa several times. I have been there in March, October , June…