Get ready for a taste of old school rock and roll music in Goa
Goa’s love for music knows no bounds. Through the decades we’ve seen it all. Our parents jammed country and rock and roll hits by Englebert, Buddy Holly, and Ritchie Valens, we grew up to the pop sounds of Ricky Martin, Shaggy, and Britney, and today, our kids are grooving to the EDM stylings of The […]
UPDATED: Scaffolding of flyover near Kesarval collapses, 4 injured
3 hours ago at around 12 noon, the scaffolding of the under-construction flyover near Kesarval in Verna collapsed leaving 10 injured 4 injured. The support structure between two pillars of the flyover crashed while work was underway. A police team was called immediately, while the injured were transported to Goa Medical College (GMC) to be […]
Can Goa be India’s next IT capital? The Government seems to think so
For IT professionals working in the metros like Bangalore and Mumbai, a daily work commute starts and ends with one to two hours of traffic. The time between is spent in high rises behind desks in cubicles, cafeteria lunches, and heavy pollution instead of fresh air when stepping out for a break. Given these tired […]
Panjim to Dabolim Airport for 100 Rupees. Too good to be true?
The irony of traveling by flight to neighboring states has always been that often the cost of getting to the airport is almost as expensive as the ticket to Maharashtra or Karnataka. For instance, a flight to Pune in the first week of April 2019, will cost an average of Rs. 2500. The trip to […]
Dynamic women are at the heart of Nordic Intent in Goa
Muhammad Ali Jinnah said, “No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.” This is a belief that the founders of Nordic Intent, the Goa-based startup accelerator and incubator hold true. With a workforce of close to fifty percent women, company directors Caleb and Judah Fernandez have set the standard for […]
Looking for hostels in Goa? Here are 7 tips to keep in mind
For a backpacker making his or her way across the subcontinent, sticking to a budget is imperative. Sure everyone has a different spend limit, but one thing they all have in common is that splurging on accommodation and room service is not an option. For the average traveler, a clean bed at the end of […]
So you want to study abroad? This might help you.
The dream of many students in Goa these days is to study abroad. There was a time when students did this due to the quality of education or the choice of courses available there (rather lack of courses in India). Nowadays though, students choose to study abroad for exposure, the lifestyle and just to experience a […]
Lost Stories exposes the ugly side of Goa in their new music video
In the last few years, the global music industry has lost a number of artists to anxiety and depression. Chester Bennington, Avicii, Chris Cornell, Lil Peep, and Mac Miller are just a few of the musicians who have lost their lives to a disease that Billboard claims affects more than 70% of artists across genres. […]
Casino Motel Restaurant is the OG of restaurants in Porvorim
There was a time when Porvorim was just the median between Goa’s capital city Panjim, and the busy beach belt of the north. Nothing really happened in this part of town since it was mainly a residential area, however a lot has changed in the recent past. With trendy new pubs and eateries opening up […]
These 7 restaurants serve the best Pizza across Goa
Pizza, such a simple looking dish, yet the flavors are so complex, there are only a few restaurants in Goa that deliver a truly authentic experience. This 18th-century Italian dish may have had humble beginnings, but is now one of the most popular foods in the world, and here in Goa, it is definitely a […]
