Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 9386664)

Hi Nomad,

Are you sure you have understood this monsoon thing?

Most of the activities you describe plus shacks aplenty simply do not exist during monsoon time......closed down or impossible to run.
Plenty of agents but most will be shut, and "locals" dont do these tours, unless you mean Indian tourists, and these days they are comparative big spenders!
On the booze front, Port wine is sweet and thin, not a north European taste usually, KP is 100% right about Blue Ribbon Gin (Blue Ribband is a chocolate biscuit!) and sadly Old Monk is a Rum, not a Brandy.


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Originally Posted by kernowpisky (Post 9386671)

whoops, as always you are correct J5, probably to much "brandy" and getting mucking fuddled in my old age.

Originally Posted by noni (Post 9386702)

Is he EVER wrong :sneaky: :rofl::rofl:

Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 9386780)

Frequently!

I can think of some who will assure you that I am ALWAYS wrong......


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Originally Posted by Bipat (Post 9386976)

You are actually admitting that you can be wrong!!??

I have never seen you to be wrong in your advice regarding North Goa , but -not having been to the North for a long time maybe I am wrong in thinking you always right.

Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 9387325)

No, you are right thinking I can be wrong, frequently wrong, as is my basic right. If you were wrong that I am often wrong, remember two wrongs don't make a right.....................innit?


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Originally Posted by willb (Post 9387540)

The best entertainment in the Monsoon is: Now wait until you think there is going to be a really good moonsoon rain & wind.

Get you self a Dog, and you and your partner and the Dog go on to the beach. You will also need some Paka-Macs. Now when the rain & wind starts, try holding the Dog lead while trying to get your arm into the Paka-Mac, with out getting soaked.

It's even better if you have a long walk off the beach to Home. Car or Scooter.

We have done this and Me my Wife and the Dog were soaked through. But we had a good laugh though. :lol:

Originally Posted by Robinwood (Post 9391108)

Don't forget to Enjoy the Wine over there... you got them totally at the less price from anywhere in the country .. ;)

Originally Posted by Robinwood (Post 9391108)

Don't forget to Enjoy the Wine over there... you got them totally at the less price from anywhere in the country .. ;)

Originally Posted by kernowpisky (Post 9391147)

and maybe its just me, but all the Indian wine i have tasted is really not so good....perhaps that's why it is "less price" :).........should stick to the "brandy" :o

Originally Posted by noni (Post 9391248)

Totally agree with you Kerno - being a wine lover the wine there is 'orrible. Here we can get three bottles of really good wine, from all over the world on special offer for 750 rups for the three! That is what I call a real deal. Do enjoy Indian champagne, but too expensive to drink every day. Some of the tweekers bring a box of wine from UK.
Welcome Robinwood to BE.

Originally Posted by kernowpisky (Post 9391147)

and maybe its just me, but all the Indian wine i have tasted is really not so good....perhaps that's why it is "less price" :).........should stick to the "brandy" :o

Originally Posted by hemingway (Post 9392148)

Must be mi standards is low Innit? Madera red? Can slurp that for uk equivalent of £3 per bottle, madera White - not too bad Innit, keep it ice cold though @ same £3 per bottle. Honeybee & ice gives me barking mad dreams but it is quite smooth for a 40%+ spirit - mcdowells brandy is quite nice too, not as sweet as honeybee. Glad I like them neat as the bloody mixers are more expensive than the spirit! Don't start on prices: £4.20 per pint for Guinness at the radisson Manchester airport hotel today.

Regards

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