Dread - x

Oh my God --- Is Goa really this bad .I am being posted to Goa by my company ; a global brand company, very soon. I will be living in Candolim. Our company has bought a small gated complex comprising of 5 Villas for our staff. I have been, since I was informed that I would be taking this step up the corporate tree , searching out info about Goa , from the horses mouth so to speak. This site is by far the best that I have come across, although I find some of the comments worrying as regards to the nature of our forthcoming business venture.

I should qualify my last remarks ---- not comments on this thread --- just comments in General regarding out of state Indians behavior when they are drunk .

Happy Christmas and all the best with your new job. Depends what your forthcoming business venture is but if its something to do with recycling, waste treatment plants, town and country planning or environment protection then you will do well.
Good luck in Candolim during the Sunburn Festival and bring your ear plugs..

Hi Schwetta

Just noticed you are a new poster so welcome to BE and the Goa forum.

All the best with your business venture and life in Candolim

Dread - x

have to say mate..... having lived in benaulim (south) for 5 years on and off, the worst place to eat ( or push plate away in disgust!) is gaylins in margao town. its chinese crap which WILL make you ill. thats the only place i've attempted to eat and couldnt!
apart from that there are a lot of good places to eat. half the fun is finding them yourself. the pentagon at majorda is one of the finest.
have fun looking for them and avoid the dodgy cab drivers. i havnt been back to goa since selling my house there. i was one of the lucky ones. just try and be a tourist and youll be ok. you wont see them comeing!! you WILL be ripped off, but if a tourist you wont realize ...lol

Hi all,

well just a quick note to say thanks for all the advice - we had an amazing trip.

We stayed in Siolim House and got a scooter to whizz around the island on. We enjoyed the beaches, the people were great and we saw a few churches, temples and did a trip to the place where they make all the spices.

We ate out a lot, especially at a French fusion place called 'La Plage' which was superb, ate crackling pork, drank lots of kingfisher and yeah, got ripped off a few times by a couple of hundred rupees or so but all in all had a brilliant time - and at 3 hours away by flight from Dubai we'll definately be back!

Very glad to hear you had a great time!

Which "island" did you whizz round on on your scooter?

H.

lol...its amazing the people who think goa is an island......maybe next time they should check out the continent sri lanka..
seriously though, glad you had good time. just dont fall into the trap of thinking you can buy a house there to retire to!!!

Glad you had a good time Spugsy

See ya next year in Goa

Dread - x

ha we already spoke about that! I take it you can't?

Although next time we may hire a house and stay there with mates rather than a hotel...I wish I was back there now to be honest. And thanks again for all your info.

Oh and driving round the beaches I think I just referred to it as an island, my mistake

I notice some have started charging for the sunbeds in North Goa.........saw a few signs in the shacks........... "Deck beds 50 rupees"

Dread - x

Do people really visit Goa and come back home convinced that they have been on an island ?

Depends on what they have been smoking!

Actually sat in a shack in Baga one New Years Eve when one of th winmen there got so stoned she was heard to say "Look how clear the Isle of Wight is tonight" ...............

Must have been damn good stuff she smoked !!!!!

Dread - x