Images of how Goa is perceived.... FN From rec.travel.asia
All messages from thread Message 1 in thread From: JD </groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=author:none%40none.com+> ([EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:none%40none.com>) Subject: Travelling alone to Goa Newsgroups: rec.travel.asia </groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&group=rec.travel.asia> Date: 2003-09-29 08:50:17 PST Hi, I'm thinking of going to Goa on my own in November, for 2 weeks. I'm going to be using air miles to get to Delhi and then somehow getting from Delhi to Goa (train or plane, I suppose), so I won't actually be travelling with any tour operator. I've never really been outside of Western Europe before apart from a very short trip to the USA, so it'll be the first time I've visited a country like India. I'm just wondering if anybody could tell me what it would be like for somebody to visit on their own (single, male, 24), because all the reports that I've read so far have been from couples who've stayed there. Is it primarily a honeymoon destination? One website I read warned against travelling to India alone, but another said that the people of Goa are the friendliest you could hope to meet and violent incidents are very rare. I'm also wondering about what's the best accommodation to go for - I don't mind if it's really basic, as long it's fairly clean and vermin-free. Has anybody ever stayed in one of these beach huts that I've read about? Any advice about Goa at all would be really appreciated, especially the best places to go if I want to avoid most of the tourists. Cheers, John /Post a follow-up to this message <http://posting.google.com/post?cmd=post&enc=ISO-8859-1&msg=JvYdb.307344%24Ji7.3334857%40news.easynews.com&gs=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26frame%3Dright%26th%3Dc0572644fffc11c0%26seekm%3DB6%2525db.3953%2524Tr1.33568999%2540news-text.cableinet.net>/ Message 2 in thread From: Chris </groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=author:odowdchr%40TAKEMEOUThotmail.com+> ([EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:odowdchr%40TAKEMEOUThotmail.com>) Subject: Re: Travelling alone to Goa If you're travelling alone and have never been to India before you might want to just jump on a plane straight to Goa, where it IS very friendly and virtually crime free. You'd probably be OK elsewhere too, but Goa is a kind of gentle introduction, especially if you've never been out of Europe. If you enjoy it, then maybe travel back to Delhi on the train, but it's a long trip and you'd want to go 1st class. There are 'stories' about thieves slitting bags while you sleep and single travellers being drugged with the offer of a swig of drink etc.. but it depends how streetwise you are if the situation occurs. There are all sorts of people in Goa, mainly couples, but quite a few single people too (i met a few elderly Brits who'd been there since the 60's hippie boom). It's very relaxed and you wouldn't feel out of place being on your own after a few days. North (from the airport) is more smaller charismatic villages, more people, with smaller hotels. South is emptier, longer better beaches, bigger posher resorts. My advice would be to book a decentish hotel for the first 2 nights in somewhere North like Candolim/Calangute (just in case you get the runs or need something!), find your feet, walk about, then look for cheap digs for the rest of the holiday. I borrowed a scooter for £1.50 and spent a day riding up the coast looking at all the little places, the further you go, the less people you see. There's plenty of digs for about £8 per night or less, with toilets and water. You could go for a hut but there's really no point. Mail me if you want details of some clean hotels and friendly local travel agents. Chris. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################