The Indian province of Goa has over 70 kilometers of beautiful beaches and excellent cheap food. That combination kept me in my beach hut two weeks longer than planned. India's transportation network kept me there another two weeks. Flying in and out of Goa seems relatively simple, but leaving by land proved exceedingly difficult. When I finally decided to leave and head … [Read more...]
Sea Kayaking in Goa: Hard Work Masquerading as Fun
Kayaking looks like a lot of fun on the surface, but that fun comes at a cost. I'd been watching people glide through the water in their kayaks and soar through the air on the tops of the small waves that break on Palolem Beach in Goa, India ever since the day I arrived. We were constantly talking about joining them, but kept putting it off, because we knew that as fun as it … [Read more...]
Capture the Color and Watch Other People Win Prizes
TravelSupermarket.com's annual Capture the Color contest is back, which is a great opportunity for me to watch other bloggers with much nicer photos than mine win some prizes. I actually wasn't going to bother entering at all, mainly due to laziness, but when Corrinne from Reflections Enroute nominated me, I resolved to go out and shoot five photos specifically for the contest. … [Read more...]
Redefining Greek Salad on Goa’s Palolem Beach
One of the greatest things about traveling in India is the abundance of cheap, yet tasty food. Even the lowest priced dishes from the filthiest street carts rarely taste bad and for a few more rupees, you can get some pretty amazing meals. Nevertheless, every western visitor will eventually crave some western food; and you can be sure that giving in to those cravings will … [Read more...]
Indian Cow Eating Trash From a Dumpster
A bull having a quick roadside snack in the small town of Canacona in southern Goa, India. In a country where cows are revered and rarely turned into delicious foods, there's not much incentive for people to take care of them (not the males anyway). As a result, cows live a pretty independent life (I wrote a whole post about cows in Goa, as this is especially true for them) and … [Read more...]