------------------------------------------------------------------------ * G * O * A * N * E * T **** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out
Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Sunith Velho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Helga, > > It was not the Peres ladies who preserved that house > but an enterprising NRI-return Mr. Varun Sood. The > house in question was falling apart and abandoned > before he bought it. He also owns a wonderful > boutique hotel called Siolim House. > > Most of the boutique hotels in Goa, are old houses > that were bought and refurbished by Indians not > from Goa. Some enterpreneurs like Sheela Dhody(Case > Britona, Casa Baga,etc) are rumoured to have at > least 20 similar properties. Non-goan Indians are > at the forefront of this great initiative that > preserves our architectural heritage and makes > loads of money at the same time. Rest assured that > there are more old Goan houses serving as hotels > than there are havelis in Jaipur. > Mario observes: > Did someone on this forum recently opine that non-Goans were ruining Goa? Seems like they are at the forefront of a) appreciating and b) preserving what is best about Goa - the unique confluence of east and west. > Saying that non-Goans are ruining Goa is like saying that immigrants ruined America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand:-)) > _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org