The People Of Goa

This world is full of amazing people.

Meeting this family with almost nothing at all but each other and a few sandals they have to sell, is very humbling. It shows me that money doesn't always bring happiness, it is the people around you That brings happiness.

A Childs Dream

At the bottom of the street I saw a little girl, she was smiling and waving to us saying; "come this way, this is the way, this is the way to the beach" . It just so happened that her mother had a stall right on the corner which led to the beach. They were selling beautiful hand made sandals. She was lovely, of course she was trying to sell me her sandals so she could make money, but I was happy to buy them as her and her daughter were such lovely people. Her daughter told me about her school and how much she loved going to learn every day. She told me that it cost Rs.20 a day for her to go to school and she could not afford to go every day, so she could only go to school every so often when there was extra money.

MAPUSA MARKET

We went for a trip in a rickshaw into Mapusa Town, to find the local market as we were in the mood for a taste of local day to day life. The Day was rather hot with humidity and no breeze to be felt. I needed to stop for a drink of Mirinda and stumbled across this interesting lady.

She was selling all sorts of trinkets and bags, surrounded by

boxes of beer and spirits. The colours of her clothes really project her personality…

Loud, Colourful and Happy! I ended up having her placing pretty much all of her ankle bracelets on me.

The day was that hot, the bracelets felt as though they were burning my skin, which was to her absolute horror. Bless her! I ended up buying two because she told me that in Indian culture, when wearing a bracelet on your ankle, each leg must have one so they are happy together and it brings good luck!

A recommendation that we have, is to walk around. This way you will discover many different things to see and do. After our visit to the busy local market, we decided, rather than getting into a rickshaw straight away, we walked out of town. On the way we found one of the sugar cane vendors. If you are a traveller you would have seen one of these before. In Goa they are all over the place. Most of the tourist don't even consider trying these out. What it is is simply sugarcane squeezed through a machine that has a block of ice underneath, which cools it right down. Drink it straight away as this is when it is at its best!

#Sacredcow

A common sight to be seen on the streets of the town centres and #beaches in Goa. No matter how many times a see this performan between the man and is sacred cow, I am always facinated by it. The relationship between the two is simply fascinating!

#BagaBeach

#Goa looks as if it has come straight out of a painting.

The serenity of this wooded headland coupled with its scenic beauty in itself an attraction.

Soft waves of the sea, shallow shore line, river Baga meeting sea beside small hill, relaxing beach chairs with larger umbrellas & all you need is at Baga beach.

The beach is named after the Baga Creek, which empties into the Arabian Sea at the north end of the beach.

Baga Beach lies in between its more famous siblings, the Anjuna and the Calangute in north Goa, just 9 km from Mapusa and 16 from Panaji. Baga begins where Calangute ends.Being a fishing beach, boats, nets and other fishing equipment-are often laid on the sand when not in use, lending an old fashioned charm to this small beach.