Tuesday, March 11th, 2008...3:37 am

India - day 6 - Riding around Goa beaches - Vagator, Chapora Fort, Siolim, Morjim and Arambol

Having rested for a few days chilling out not doing much on the Goa beaches I headed out to try and see as much of Goa as possible.

I started off with going up the mountain to the lovely Fort Aguada next to Candolim beach with the light-house overlooking the Panajai  beach and Coconut beach.

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Fort Aguada Candolim beach-31.JPGI loved how the western white-trash tourists just didn’t give a sh%t about the local dressing codes, walking around half naked with their tattoos and boobs hanging out all over Candolim. The Indian teenagers that I saw sitting on the beach for hours and staring at burning topless girls from a distance seemed to like it, though.

Driving up the Goa beaches to the north, I drove next to Anjuna again, and arrived at the beautiful Vagator Beach.

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Just next to Vagator, looking from atop, is the Chapora Fort. Not many tourists making the effort to go up there and when I finished hiking up it was tourist-empty. The Indian selling cold-drinks to the tired tourists insisted on not leaving me alone till I buy one of the most expensive Cokes available in India. They were absolutely relentless :)

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The view from that fort was spectacular. The Portuguese know where to put their forts.

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There was a lot of active fishing life all across the northern beaches, with an interesting authentic aroma of stinking fish when you come up to the beach.

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I wrapped up the long drive with Goa’s most northern beaches, quiet paradises with gorgeous relatively undeveloped beaches - through Siolim to Morjim Beach and Mandrem and Arambol.

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Beautiful beaches, gorgeous looking local people, young, sexy and chilled-out backpackers, it was probably the best day I had in India.

 
 
 

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2008-03-11 07:39:31

Found your blog while doing a search on westerners interested in Asian culture. I’ve lived in Thailand for 4 years teaching English and now married to a Thai man and we have a son. We’re back in the US now, but my passion for Asia continues.

I’ve also been to India and am enjoying your photos and stories. I didn’t get to Goa (have read some crazy hippie stories though) - I was up in Rishikesh and Bangalore. Would like to return and see Kerala.

2008-03-11 10:01:27

Thanks.

Rishikesh, Bangalore and Kerala to come up in a few days as well :P

 
 


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