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| Goa Travel Guide: Three Weeks of R & R, Updated January 2006
| | Written by Ginnistam on 01 Mar 2006 about a trip in Jan 2006.
Trip was for a couple on holiday. Ginnistam would definitely visit again.
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Calangut Beach from Town Steps |
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Goa shopping |   8.0 | For shoppers the Tibetan market is still the best place for silver in the resort, but if its 22 caret gold that you want, visit Mapusa the gold shops around the market are open every day not just Fridays, beware the jewellry shops in Calangute, tourist prices can be double the local prices for similar items.
The Wednesday market at Anjuna is still fantastic and continues to increase in size, loads of stalls selling the same type of products so haggle for every thing including bottled water. Ingo's night market has reopend in its origional location and is about back to normal and is still probably the best of the 2 markets held on Saturday night although Mackies is catching up fast. Go early it save traffic hassle, parking is pitiful, but when you get in there, loads of stalls. |
Goa restaurants | 8.0 | | For a good meal out I can recomend the Capricorn past the Tibetan Market on the beach road, excelent food at reasnoble prices, meal for two with drinks about 850/-try the Kingfisher Strong 8% proof, great teast. |
Goa History and Culture | | Calangute itself is very busy, with lots more traffic also more shops, food outlets and bars, more hassle of course as every one is trying to make a living in the little time avalable.
The Donna Terezhina is still as described in previous years, a basic hotel with large clean rooms, but one disapointment the meals are now buffet style, but fresh cooked food was still avalable off the menu, the staff are great and can't do enough for you.
I still think that all inclusive here is good value. |
Getting to Goa | | | This year we were able to book our flight from Manchester, and best of all it was direct both ways, we were met at the airport by Abbit a local taxi driver from Calangute who rang us in the UK and arranged to pick us up, for people who have not been before there is a taxi office opposite the doors out of the airport, you pay at the kiosk, if you are with a tour operator dont forget to inform the rep that you are making your own way to your hotel, the taxi is more comfortable than the bus and quicker. |
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| Goa guide | | 6.5 | Three Weeks of R & R, Updated January 2006 | | This year we were able to book our flight from Manchester, and best of all it was direct both ways, we were met at the airport by Abbit a local taxi driver from Calangute who rang us in the UK and... |
| Goa guide | | 7.0 | Cavelossim revisited | | If you want a quieter side to Goa, then the south and Cavelossim is the place for you.
There's plenty to do with restaurants at night, wonderful beaches and fantastic friendly people. Food in the... |
| Goa guide | | 10.0 | Baga and Calangute | | CALANGUTE
If you fancy something a bit different while you are in Calangute try EDEN. It's a trendy lounge type bar with beautiful decor and the most amazing staff who really do look after you. ... |
| Goa guide | | 7.0 | Goa | | The Portuguese influence makes Goa a little different to the rest of India, but it's still a taste of one of the many falvours of this country.
The people in Goa are some of the friendliest that I... |
| Goa guide | | 4.0 | Candolim (Sinquerim Beach) | | Candolim (Sinquerim Beach)
GOA
9 – 30 January 2005
We arrived at Gatwick on the Saturday evening to be informed that our flight had been delayed until Sunday afternoon. We later found out... |
| Goa guide | | | | Had a fab time here with my family over xmas and visited a lot of places,really friendly people and great value for money,will go back for sure.Make sure you eat in the Beach Shacks (they tell you... |
| Goa guide | | | | Can't get enough of Goa. It is an experience you will want to get more of. The Goan's are very friendly, it's the people who come in from the other states who are a bit pushy, they mainly work for... |
| Goa guide | | | | My partner & I are going to Candolim & staying at Highland Beach from 25 Nov 04 for 2-weeks, our first time to Goa & really excited.... |
| Goa guide | | | | This was my fourth visit to Candolim, stayed for 9 weeks this time, and took in the Golden Triangle and Mumbai whilst there.... |
| Goa guide | | | | We have had our first holiday in goa this year, and it was the most enjoyable time we have ever had. We stayed at the Osbourne hotel which we found spotlessly clean there food 9 out of 10, and there... |
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 Goa: Bureau De Change |
| 27 Jan 2008 by Keith Creed |
Could you tell me the best place to change money, we are staying at the Hotel Mira in Calangute from beginning of Feb 08 for a few weeks.
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| Goa: Best Location in South Goa |
| 03 Jul 2007 by Derren Bowes |
which is the best hotel in south goa to be able to see the sights and be close to villages or towns to visit local restaurants not be to stuck in the middle of no where or with just other hotels around
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| Goa: dona terezhina |
| 11 Aug 2006 by Andrew Ferns |
has anyone been to the Dona Terezhina, any reviws about the hotel or advice would be useful, I will be visiting January 2007, tried the south before but never been to the north
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| Goa: hotel santiago |
| 23 Jan 2006 by Jane Fulton 1 |
has anyone got any reviews for the hotel santiago in baga/calangute please
we are going in March
>> Answer this question | | | | >> | Answer 1 by Linda Hammond (28 Feb)
Hi
You will find quite a few reviews of this hotel on Holidays Uncovered and must say that everyone I read seemed to praise it highly. We were supposed to have stayed there Xmas/New Year booked it Jan 05 but we ended up in South Goa because Thomas Cook said the Santiago had overbooked!! I'm sure you will be OK and after all who cares where you lay your head when you are in Goa.
| | | | >> | Answer 2 by Lisa Clifford (24 Jan)
stayed 2yrs ago,nice hotel but no need to go all inclusive in goa......we found all inclusive a waste of money
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