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Forum: Goa
Oct 31st 2011, 5:21 pm
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

No wonder tourist figures are dropping, how can you get a visa for a holiday you may take 8 months later? We often used to book holiday 12 months in advance your visa would expire before you even...
Forum: Goa
Oct 31st 2011, 3:46 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 3,261
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Beach shacks

Funny how there is a North South divide. we have always stayed in Candolim and are always dissapointed when we venture to the south.
Forum: Goa
Oct 31st 2011, 2:05 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,897
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Any estimate - number of Brits in Goa?

As many as that I am surprised lol
Forum: Goa
Oct 31st 2011, 2:03 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 3,261
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Beach shacks

Its about the same as hords of Brits in England, I love it cant stand the regular british tourists some are so rude
Forum: Goa
Oct 31st 2011, 2:01 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 3,261
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Beach shacks

Glad to hear that they are up, we are only out for 12 days so hope to get to the beach at some point. Sounds like its the Indians equilavent to Southend on sea
Forum: Goa
Oct 31st 2011, 1:45 pm
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

I was so fed up with Southall Travel changing the price every day that I booked directly with Jet. Got the full 46kg allowance and able to change either way for a small fee
Forum: Goa
Oct 30th 2011, 7:29 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 3,871
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Positives & Negatives of Goa

+ sitting on my balcony in the morning watching the birds swooping over the small pond for a drink.
+ the way everything smells so fresh early in the morning.
+ the sound of the bread man honking...
Forum: Goa
Oct 30th 2011, 6:48 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 3,261
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Beach shacks

We arrive wednusday morning, are there any shacks on Candolim beeach? does anyone know if Bobbys or Claudinas are up yet.
Forum: Goa
Oct 30th 2011, 8:03 am
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

We had problems recently with my husbands application. I always track our progress on line and his showed that they required extra information. We e-mailed them and eventually after providing then...
Forum: Goa
Oct 23rd 2011, 6:56 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,484
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Inverter Batteries

Thanks for information, I am having meeting with guy who maintained our inverter when I arrive, so I will try to find out why he thinks we need new batteries after only 2 years.
Forum: Goa
Oct 20th 2011, 5:50 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,484
Posted By powerhouse

Inverter Batteries

Does anyone have an Inverter in their house and if so do you know how much the batteries should cost and where to purchase them? I had an e-mail from Goa to say that I needed new batteries and the...
Forum: Goa
Oct 19th 2011, 9:15 pm
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

At that price you would have thought so, but no it was economy, I don't expect they had many takers
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Forum: Goa
Oct 18th 2011, 6:13 pm
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

Finally found a Jet flight on 1st November for under £600.00, booked directly with Jet, they took the booking, verified our passports, reserved our seats and confirmed everything by e-mail without me...
Forum: Goa
Oct 17th 2011, 3:22 pm
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

At last I have his passport back and he has a 1 year visa. Now all I have to do is find a reasonable priced flight with Jet.
Forum: Goa
Oct 15th 2011, 4:38 pm
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

Well after scanning a letter to Hayes explaining why my husband wanted a 1 year visa, we has an e-mail confirming that his passport was on it's way back to us. Unfortunately we were not at home so we...
Forum: Goa
Oct 10th 2011, 11:19 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,125
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Flights to India ?

Went with BA once, very good flight, on time, good service etc but still one of the more expensive. Jet has been good but just expensive for the dates we want. Will have to see what the costs are...
Forum: Goa
Oct 10th 2011, 10:21 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,125
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Flights to India ?

Just looked at Southall Travel Kingfisher were the lowest at £515.00, we usually fly with Jet but thay want £667.00
Forum: Goa
Oct 10th 2011, 10:19 am
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

My husband has received a call from Hayes this morning asking him to scan the letter we have sent as they realisethat we want to fly out on 1st November. I will let you know the outcome. Just checked...
Forum: Goa
Oct 9th 2011, 9:50 pm
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

Sorry, according to information on the web site tourist visas are for 3 or 6 months, as we visit in November and April a six month visa will not quiet cover it so for the past few years we have...
Forum: Goa
Oct 9th 2011, 5:04 pm
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

We are just lazy, it has been easier to get a 1 year visa and just go through all the application process once a year. But from now on we will have to apply for 3 months at time, no wonder tourist...
Forum: Goa
Oct 9th 2011, 4:40 pm
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

Thank you for this, I will e-mail him tomorrow. I had a look at the visa web site and this is probably my fault for not realising that tourists should only apply for 3 or 6 month visas. We have had 1...
Forum: Goa
Oct 8th 2011, 12:11 pm
Replies: 1,343
Read Me: Visa help.
Views: 202,587
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Visa help.

I wonder if anyone has come across this before.

my husband and I have had 1 year tourist visas for the past few years. this year we posted our application to Hayes as usual and I received my visa...
Forum: Goa
Mar 20th 2011, 2:35 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,584
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Rose tinted?

Now I know why we always take our shoes off before going indoors.
Forum: Goa
Mar 19th 2011, 2:01 pm
Replies: 531
Views: 82,086
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Good Resturants this Season

Off to Goa on Tuesday. Has anyone tried I-95 I always fancied it but it is usually closed when we visit.
Forum: Goa
Nov 16th 2010, 8:53 pm
Replies: 531
Views: 82,086
Posted By powerhouse

Re: Good Resturants this Season

Teama is in the beach road in Candolim opposite the Holiday Beach Resort. The Travel bar is on the main road between Candolim & Callangute almost opposite Over the Flames and Au Reverie is between...
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