Making a waterfall
By Sucheta
May 01, 2020
Ponds and especially fish ponds have a special charm. Somehow by bringing water into your immediate environs, brings in some magic. For me, every dream of paradise has some water in it, the ocean, a river, a lake or, to be realistic, a fish pond.
Why a villa over a hotel?
By Sucheta
September 10, 2016
Staying in a hotel on holiday is very different to staying in one on business. Where once the service seemed efficient, on holiday, it feels impersonal. The decor, so functional and non-distracting for a business traveller, becomes bland. And you don’t notice crowds when you’re in a conference room, but when all you want is to put your feet up and unwind, it can be agonising to share your holiday space with a herd of conference-attendees. Little wonder then that holiday villa rentals and home-stays have shot up in popularity, with their warm service, the amazing feeling of having the place to yourself, like having a private, unique boutique hotel – and, above all, the feeling of being a guest in a home rather than a number in a ledger.
Cycling in Goa
By Alfred
September 08, 2016
Cycling in Goa is fun. The roads are by and large quite good and, if you move away from the crowd, cycling is a delight to exercise the body and clear the mind. A trip to the northern beaches of Morjem is only some 20km one way. Goa has quite an active cycling club with riders usually departing daily from Divya circle in Panaji (the bus stop below the Mandovi bridge) at 06:30.
The Lazy Birdwatcher
By Sucheta
September 08, 2016
I am a bird-watcher. No, let me say that again, I am a lazy bird-watcher and yet I can photograph at least 12-20 species every single day. Yes, every single day. Here is how.
A hidden Goa – on a luxury cruise
By Hans
September 07, 2016
There is the Goa you know – a Goa of beaches, Tito’s, King’s beer in shacks and meeting everyone you already know from Mumbai on the back of a rented scooter – and then there’s the Goa you don’t know. This is a Goa of calm water broken by the leap of a fish, of brilliant white egrets swooping out of the sunset, of paddy fields and little churches, a Goa where the beach is a golden line on the horizon, with a carpet of shimmering blue sea in between. A Goa where you strain your neck trying to figure out whether to look at the moonlight on the water, or the warmly-lit church behind you.
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