Originally Posted by Oracle Porn (Post 18788862)

It doesn't suck it's just your experience. Very cool place. Anjuna, chapora, arambol. out of Goa is also very good (from my experience). Must visit place. Not for all GFYers though.

Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ (Post 18668616)

Wrote a detailed post about GOA months back, too lazy to look it up. Hard to understand what you're looking for with little information provided. Anyway, I preferred GOA over the rest of India because you're able to check into a verity of nice hotels to recover.

Plus, due to GOA being a former Portuguese colony the variety of meat protean based foods are just incredible. If you get outside of the major tourist traps, head south and you'll have some of the best and seafood of your life. It's cheap, fresh and simply delicious, especially the real grilled tiger prawns as this is coming from a guy who deals/dealt in the seafood business.

Anyway, I'd highly suggest renting a houseboat with (new) friends and cruise down Siolim river for a couple days. All you do eat, stop in little village ports, get high, and sleep good as the houseboats are all air conditioned. Make sure you pick the places to stop of you'll pay much more for things as the boat operator gets a kickback. In short, always lead and let them follow.

http://www.melotours.com/images/goah...ewyear-071.jpg

Indian people are the most hospitable on the planet to a fault, as the further you go south the more "real" they become as things get cheaper. Again, compared to the rest of India the people in GOA are much more relaxed and not as much poverty stricken comparatively. Your time means absolutely nothing to them and the true core to everything is your money. Due to this they will just about say/do anything to get it even if it's a lie or miss direction. They are masters at problem solving (usually created by them) as they are always the solution. With that said, it's impossible not to like them as they just grow on you.

Cons:

You're gonna get sick no matter how careful you are so stop thinking prevention and more damage control. All the food is made by hand and usually served by hand as cross contamination is normal especially, if your a vegetarian. So bring the right medication with you because nothing is worse being sick looking for it. Also, many products are bootlegged and made in a back alley somewhere so don't think it's safe because of the brand.

Have fun wishing I was you.

Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ (Post 18669524)

Finally, most port village Indians will try to sell you hash. As your attorney I highly recommend this if it's mixed with opium.

Originally Posted by Oracle Porn (Post 18788862)

It doesn't suck it's just your experience. Very cool place. Anjuna, chapora, arambol. out of Goa is also very good (from my experience). Must visit place. Not for all GFYers though.

Originally Posted by Oracle Porn (Post 18816135)

one of the best experiences ive had, might start doing that every year.

Originally Posted by Oracle Porn (Post 18667900)

This is not the type of trip I was planning for, I am going solo as a backpacker to enjoy some new experiences and visit beautiful places, live the way I would never live and see what other cultures have to offer, not staying at a fancy hotel getting massages away from local life. I want experience a very high contrast to the way I live my life right now, only if just for a little while :)

Originally Posted by Captain Kawaii (Post 18816177)

Fuck Goa man. Its so 1998. Go to Morocco, fly in to Dar Bida (Casablanca) Take a taxi to the bus station, tell em you want to go to Kasbah Tadla, in the Middle Atlas...get there, walk into the market and tell em you are looking for the local brothel...will change you life.

Originally Posted by mavruda (Post 18816187)

Sounds like a dream vacation - the good way... or you mean the National Geographic way - where they show stories of westerners serving years in jail ? Or "Tabboo" - show ( again on National Geographic where they show guys who recently discovered their other preferences of sexual life...

Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ (Post 18669524)

Here is the biggest tip when in GOA. Places, or the "cool" places change way too often and it really depends on what you truly want and the time of year. WTS, my tip is find out where the Israelis or Hungarians are hanging out. You are guaranteed a great/safe time and if you hear a lot of Russian, you're in the wrong place.

When it comes to renting a houseboat there are many places to chose from and they'll most likely find you first as they flyer the crap out of you. Before your rent, tip the guy a few dollars and tell him you'll wait a day or two. This way he'll book your voyage with women, due to you being a lone traveler.

Anyway, depending on your budget, take your time and set it up correctly. View your house boat first, and only pay when you board. Some are old school Goan as others have big screen TV's and air conditioners. You'll want the air conditioned one because it keeps the bugs away when you sleep.

Also, you basically float down the river so if you see a riverside village that looks interesting, just tell them to pull over. All meals are provided and they're huge portions and made fresh when you want. Just be careful when you're eating freshwater crabs or the huge freshwater sweet prawns because odds are, you might be eating a dead Indian by proxy. I thought they were delicious!

Finally, most port village Indians will try to sell you hash. As your attorney I highly recommend this if it's mixed with opium. Nothing is better for a true traveler then floating down an Indian river as if you went back in time a 1000 years, baked on hash, full from great food, sliding into your third Scotch, Goan trance music, as you catch the sunset.

Originally Posted by Oracle Porn (Post 18667821)

Anyone been there? any advice, I'm going soon for a little while, hopefully ill be find squirting liquid poo out of my ass aiming for the hole in the ground.