Go Goa !

Go Goa , or viva la Goa as you might put it in French ! Having heard a lot about how Goa is different from any other place in India , I'd decided that I would jump on the next opportunity to visit Goa which is exactly what I did on what was a hectic 3 day trip to Goa . The beaches are quite phenomenal with truly white and clean sand , no dirt, friendly people and very good water. We stayed at a place called Majorda and had a private beach to ourselves which was cool though we did visit Bagha and Calingute later at  night to see the public beaches. Goa parties like it is no one's business and 24 hours a day. When we were leaving Bagha to return to our hotel at 1 in the morning folks were still streaming in and all decked up to have a party . Just walking around and soaking the atmosphere was quite an experience in itself.

Driving to and from Goa was a novel experience given the fact that you had single lane'd roads for highway lined with trees, breathtaking ghats on either side of the road. But wait , what's the catch - buses and trucks and the odd Santro motoring along with what seemed to be single minded determination to run us off the road . Add to this motley crew a driver who thought himself to be the Indian version of Juan Pablo Montoya, a Toyota Qualis substituting the F1 car and the dirt track from Nippani to Sawantwadi in place of Imola and a whole car full of enthusiastic folks , you had the right ingredients for a heady time.