9 Reasons Why Goa is a Lifetime Travel Experience

North Goa Beach

When it comes to Goa, it cannot be anything but love at first sight. This pint-sized state is a colorful blend of myriad cultures, spiced with sea, sand, sun, and seafood. There is nowhere in India quite like Goa. There are so many unique aspects to Goa, that you have to experience it to feel […]

South Goa’s coastline from Arossim to Galgibaga is just beautiful

For the smallest state in India with a coastline that’s approximately 102 kilometres long, Goa has some of the most beautiful beaches. While the north has some pretty great ones, it’s clear that South Goa’s beaches are the real gems with their more or less peaceful atmosphere and white, sandy surfaces. Of course, not all […]

Calangute beach: Where the parties (and violations) never stop

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A New Year is here and with it comes another round of parties on the beach, especially on Calangute and Baga beaches. Unfortunately, along with these come the violations of the beach shack policy given by the tourism authorities. The violations on Calangute beach in particular Picture this. It’s sunset on the Calangute-Baga beach stretch. […]

Mumbai plans to break free of Goa’s shackles

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Inspired by the raging tourism industry and ever growing popularity of beach shacks in Goa, beaches in Mumbai will now have their very own version of Goa. The beaches of Mumbai could look like some of those in Goa, with shacks, showers and seafood. That’s what the Government of Maharashtra hopes to achieve at least, […]

No shacks on beaches, first charter flight arrives

First charter arrives: No shacks yet? The tourist season begins! The first foreign chartered flight of the season, ‘Air Rossiya’ with 492 Russian tourists landed at 4 pm on Sunday. But still no shacks on beaches! The second charter with domestic tourists from Surat (Gujarat), (first Indian charter), will arrive on October 24, on the […]

CCTV cameras compulsory for shacks: move to keep tourists safe

Beach shacks have been an integral part of the Goan tourism scene for many decades now. Recently, the shack owners had asked the Goa government to grant them licenses early as the tourist season begins in mid-October.   As stipulated by the state government, licenses will not be given to beach shacks that do not […]