Welcome to La La Land Goa – a two day festival of happiness and music

La La Land Goa

The festival of Holi bursts upon us this weekend in an explosion of brilliant colors and fun. Everyone enjoys it just like they enjoy the ‘assalto’ at the time of Carnival. But, if you’re not up for all that and want to do something different, head on up to the Museum of Goa in Saligao. […]

Megans World – Handmade toys with lots of love!

Megans World

The world is full of enterprising young people. People that want to do something and make a difference. And Aarti Gedam of Megans World is no different. Aarti creates lovely handmade toys for children.  So let’s enter Megans World and check out the goodies in store. Megans World, where everything is handmade with lots of love […]

Monginis to hold Cake Expo over two weekends in Panjim and Margao

Monginis

An empire spanning over 60 decades, Monginis is a well-known brand in the world of cakes, confectionaries and savory pastries. Early in the 20th century, two Italian brothers ran a catering service in Mumbai’s Fort precinct, which was popular with the city’s European residents.  After that, it was taken over in 1956 under the ownership […]

Welcome to the Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival 2018

Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival

It’s that time of the year again. The Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival is back to give you music to woo all the five senses. The festival, which takes place in Old Goa every year, combines music traditions from the East and West inspired by the life of St. Ketevan, Queen of Georgia. It is […]

Get one-of-a-kind gifts for your friends and family from The Busy Bee

Busy Bee

It’s always a challenge picking up a gift for anyone’s birthday. You want to make sure that you give them a keepsake. Something that they will always remember you by. A gift that’s unique. Going by these requirements, meet Priyanka Da Cunha. As the proud creator and owner of The Busy Bee, she makes some very […]

10 panchayats given an added incentive for proper waste management

Goa is the smallest state in the country. It is also considered to be a haven for permanent residents and tourists alike. Having so many residents and people visiting is bound to create some problems. Like the garbage problem. Each year, the amount of garbage generated seems to grow bigger and bigger and no one […]

Setting sail down the Mandovi river with Aqua World Cruises

Aqua World Cruises

There is something to be said for being out on the water. It soothes and calms you like no other activity in the world. People have been sailing the seven seas in search of adventure for centuries. It’s no secret that the waters hold many secrets and we will probably never be able to unearth […]

The Goan Welfare Society helps Goan families in the UK

Goan Welfare Society

Making any kind of decision in life is frightening especially when there are tons of unknown variables that could make or break you. One of the biggest decisions people make is to move abroad. Everyone requires assistance when they make this decision and it’s no different for the Goans in the UK. Enter the Goan […]

What do you know about the tribes of Goa and their backgrounds?

tribes

Goa has long played an important part in the history of India. In spite of being the smallest state in the country, it has a rich history, heritage, and culture. And a lot of this comes from the original settlers, the tribes of Goa that we’ve learned about in school. What do we really know […]

5 mushy and sappy movies for you to watch this Valentine’s Day

movies

The day of mush and romance and all things flowery is here. Of course, through the day and well into the evening, hugs, kisses, cards and even special gifts will be exchanged. People will go on dates to restaurants, plan romantic picnic dinners or lunches or just end up watching movies that are Valentine’s Day […]