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>A time comes an idea possesses you so strongly that you become merely a vehicle for the idea to execute itself. A couple of years ago, frustrated with my lack of knowledge of Goa and the scarcity of info in a compact book, I set out to research and compile basic >and detailed information on our land. I trawled the Looked at another way, you satisfied a market need. It is amazing how much market need there might be for news about Goa. (Sometimes I wonder if there is any other place in this world as mis-represented as Goa. I hardly meet anyone in Bangalore who knows much about Goa, for instance. They almost think that it is some place abroad and they are completely ignorant or have totally vague views.) That apart, a Lonely planet guide of Goa, with a well-stapled plastic cover on it so that one cannot browse it without buying, sells for Rs. 1000/- or so anywhere. For foreign tourists to Goa, that probably is the only or one of the few ways of getting authentic information. (It is to the credit of the Lonely planet people that it seems they cover some really out-of-the-way places and restaurants in Goa that even Goans haven't heard of.) The point is: for a tourist when he/she goes to a new place, there isn't much info available and he/she would be willing to pay a lot for such info. Of course, developing a brand name such as Lonely planet takes time, but one has to start somewhere. Look forward to more of amazing things from Jose Lourenco. regards, Samir Kelekar