Palolem Stories


One More Paradise

I could get into the positives and negatives of the beach bum life in Goa, but why split hairs in paradise? The stunning fact is this: Radek actually admitted that he would consider coming back. Let me tell you, after all the grief I got about "dragging him" to India, this is a pretty startling admission. Of course, it's also the only logical assessment...


Still relaxing....

We have been in Goa for about three weeks now and enjoying every minute off it. Tony's mum and Ron are now holidaying with us but are due to go home on Friday, ready for Easter. Nothing really to report except in brief: 1. I've been charged at buy a huge cow with even bigger horns! (I have never run soooo fast!) 2. We've had a huge electrical st...


I itch!

Yes it's true: I'm strongly defending my title as the king of rashes! Nat and I had just decided that whoever is the first to get a rash loses. period. The next day I discovered that, while in bed in Mumbai, I'd made a lot of close friends! Yup! Bed-bug bites! Although technically they're bug-bites, I looked like a walking rash! Up my back, both ...


scooter diaries

we peeled ourselves off the beach and ventured to consult our bible -- the lonely planet. it told us that there are many things to see in a small town about 3 hours north of us called panaji. we did not argue. a day trip to panaji was the next mini mission. now, renting rocket scooters is quite common but venturing anywere farther then the next beach...