Hi folks....
this guy is a joke........he wants 2 travel on a shoe string budget & expects
the world.....
I have met 100's perhaps 1000's of folks who have been 2Goa....& these are
NON GOAN'S.. & may I add that they aren't all Firangi's...or Gora's as U may &
have sometimes referred 2them (Foreigners/Whites)..but Indian's who have lived
abroad maybe.....
In DEFENCE OF MY MOTHERLAND,,,,,(GOA That Is!!!).....I can say This with
Pride: hand on my heart that Ive never heard of any -ve feedback....
so this clown is the first......& as one of our fellow brethren said that U
dont drive a blinking Bike but Ride it....so lets not waste any time tryng 2
analyse & sympathising with this sad case.....
sorry guys but this is the pits.......I am a bit busy & hence cant give this
matter much more attention.....
so until dat next time adios!!!
Manoj Raikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dam......ian,
It was some tourist's experience in Goa that I came across in one of the
blog.And I forwarded to GOA NRI.
FYI I am from Margao Goa .
On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 Damian Lobo wrote :
>Manoj Raikar.......................Umm..............came along with the
>liberation of Goa. He has to pay the price of liberation. Oh by the way
>Manoj ' A buck is a U.S. dollar', therefore you could not be charged US$150
>for a trip of 5 KM by Rikshaw but you were charged Indian Rupees 150. A Bike
>is what we ride and not drive even though it has a motor therefore presumably
>you are referring to a motorbike and hence it is meant to ride!
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>Jai Hind!..............................You brought this fleecing attitude and
>spread to the Goans in Goa, therefore, the Goans are beating you to the game!
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>Damian Lobo
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Benedict Lobo
> To: Oscar Lobo
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; newton filomeno ; Damian Lobo ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [GOAN-NRI] Goa trip -
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> Hi Oscar,
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> Hope you are doing fine.Calangute happens to be my hometown and i can
> say this..
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> 1) Sea Pearl is a "Guest House" and you cannot expect 5 star service from
> it.These power cuts are very much a reality in Calangute but most decent
> hotels have powerbackups or generators.We do have world class hospitality in
> Calangute but you need to pay for it.You get what you pay for.
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> 2) A 5km rickshaw trip will cost you Rs100 to Rs120 .Thats the rate there
> even for the locals.Please dont compare it with the rates in your
> hometown.This is a world famous tourist destination and the rickshaw fellow
> too has to buy everything at high prices there.
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> 3) Prices are on the higher side on the coastal belt .If you need to eat
> cheap ,you should try out the restaurants in the interior villages else you
> come loaded with enough cash.Like I said dont expect the prices the same as
> your local restaurant in your hometown ,as this place gets crowded with 36
> different nationalities loaded with pounds, Euros,dollars......bb bb.
> "Nisha" belongs to a good old friend of my Ranjan...This place gets so
> crowded with europeans,you need to wait for your turn.Maybe they dint like
> this guys attitude...as I can deduct from this email.
> The Cockroach story is quite suspicious....
> I am sure the Shack owners want customers...
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> 4) Wines shops: This is not true.....Couple of friends of mine have wine
> shops ,atleast I am not aware of the 5 times hike....
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> 5) True...Everything sells there and people dont have the time to entertain
> you if its not bussiness.
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> Moral of the Story:
> Do not travel to Goa if you cannot afford it.
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> Our Chief Minister has been shouting on the rooftop that we need tourists in
> Goa who can spend.
> When we travel to Thailand we carry enough cash with us.But when we travel
> to Singapore we carry extra cash , as it is more expensive in Singapore than
> Thailand.The standard of living in Goa is much higher then most tourist spots
> in India and accordingly we should equip ourselves when we travel and look
> for a decent hotel to stay in.
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> On 4/3/08, Oscar Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Benedict,
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> How far is this true?
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> Regards
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> Oscar
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Manoj Raikar
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 12:45 AM
> Subject: [GOAN-NRI] Goa trip -
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> - the TRUE story
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> Since all were wondering as to what went wrong with my Goa trip, here's
> what transpired.
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> 1) - The place where we stayed was a place called "Sea Pearl" in
> Calangute beach. The home was like 10 steps away from the beach, and that was
> the irony. The mornings were warm, the afternoons a lil hot, the evenings
> hotter (including power trips and no power) and the nights, the HOTTEST!
> Never realised that the damn sea releases the heat at night and really screws
> your head off! No generator backup, no stabiliser for power..
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> To top it all, all we saw of the owner was the time we arrived and the
> time we exited. For a second, I wondered, that did he even exist at all
> there. Not even a damn drop of water was supplied till we asked for it! Sure
> tells a lot about the hospitality there.
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> 2) - Every one out there seems to be in a mood to fleece you. Take a
> damn rickshaw to trip out for a 5 km road and be ready to shell out 150 bucks
> to a minimum. Wonder do they think that all those who come to visit Goa live
> in Gold houses and eat in diamond plates.
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> 3) - Almost all the restaurants (exceptions a nice lil place in Old
> Goa and Cactus restaurant, opp Lawande supermarket) are off to not only rip
> you off but also to test your patience.
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> When a trip down to Titos, a happening place in Goa was met with a Good
> Friday closure, we headed down to Nisha, a restaurant nearby. The damn waiter
> took 40 mins to even look at us, though he was happily chilling a nearby
> firang's beer by adding in more ice! And when the damn order was taken, the
> food arrived after an hour almost.
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> And oh
this was not all. The record was broken by the first shack we
> visited in Calangute beach. They took 1 hour 45 mins to get the food. To top
> it, the ice tea that was served came with a FREE cockroach!! We were not
> charged for the replacements though!
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> 4) - Decent looking wine shops in Goa sell liquor at 5 times the price
> normally available.
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> 5) - Everything sells there. So no one is even bothered to ask you for
> water, or even serve you a simple glass of water till you have enough moolah
> to shell out!!
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> Moral of the story:
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> Do not go to Goa till
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> a) You have good company
> b) You know locals there
> c) You can drive a bike
> d) It is off season
> e) Your have a sponsored trip where all your expenses are taken care of
> f) You have enough of patience
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> Oh ya.. the Silver Ray of hope are the buses there. They are absolutely
> WONDERFUL and are available point to point. Infact, once we were at Dona
> Paula and waved out to the bus from almost a kilometre away. The sweet fellow
> waited till we managed to reach there and took off with us. Trust me, hadn't
> it been for the buses, we would have been spending the day whole, dying in
> the damn grave yard, aptly called "Sea Pearl" (get clammed!!!!)
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> Disclaimer: I am sure Goa is a wonderful place to stay, but for the
> locals only. If you are an outsider, ready to be shred to bits of money,
> everywhere you go.
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> Im NEVER going back there again.
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