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| Assuming you do not want to just laze
by the beach or pool, there are plenty of things to do.
Here are some of them:- |
| Goa’s recorded history goes back
to around 200AD but it was in the middle of the 16th century
that it reached its zenith as the Rome of the East. There
are consequently a vast number of wonderful old churches,
temples, forts and mansions. |
| We’ll be happy to recommend local
restaurants, bars, beach shacks and night clubs. |
| Golf – a good nine hole links
course at the Inter-Continental, about an hour south of
us. Several pitch and putt courses. |
| Electronic clay pigeon shooting. |
| Go-karting ten minutes away. |
| Shopping - excellent jewelers in particular
who can clean or mend old jewelry and make new designs
before delivering them to you at the house. |
| Fishing. In local rivers as well as
the sea. Apparently deep sea fishing for the mighty Marlin
is possible, though reports are still unconfirmed. |
| Scuba diving courses. |
| Backgammon, Chess, Liar Dice &
cards. |
| A variety of board games. |
| Reading – books that are printed
in India are very good value and if you give us a list
of books you would like to buy, we will try to have them
waiting for your arrival. We also have something of a
library ourselves. |
| Bicycling. A guided tour of the old
part of Panjim sounds interesting. |
| Various water sports. |
| Horse riding – a pony and a failed
race-horse on the 22km of our nearest beach. You can also
ride Rajasthani ponies in the hills inland. |
| Yoga Courses. |
| Ayurvedic treatments. |
| Complete health check at Appollo Hospital. |
| Dentistry & Tooth whitening. |
| Bird watching. |
| A National Park. |
| The floating Casino. |
| Tennis, Squash, Badminton, Billiards
and Pool at local hotels and Boules chez nous. |
| Water fall and river trips. |
| The cinema. Everyone should see one
Bollywood Movie. A billion people can’t be wrong. |
| Elephant rides, elephant baths, spice
farms, river trips et al. |
| A rave party - if you happen to be
lunatic about raving. |
| The night market up in the north run
by authentic, but rather old hippies. |
| While not a hive of cultural activity
or the fine arts, Panjim, the capital of Goa, does have
an excellent arts centre. There is often something to
be seen at The Kala Academy. |
| Further afield, Mother India. If, for
example all the above are sounding a tad sybaritic, a
bracing two or three day side-trip to the ancient city
of Hampi can be arranged. |
| There are now direct, daily, flights
to Hampi & Jaipur. |
