{"id":1373,"date":"2011-03-18T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2011-10-09T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2011-10-09T18:15:46","slug":"beach-goa-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/beach-goa-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach fun before I Goa | India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After shivering our way through the <a href=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/annapurna-circuit-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Himalayas for 3 weeks<\/a>, we made a brief stop in Delhi and then headed to the beaches of Goa to thaw out. Since this was going to be our last weekend together in Southeast Asia, we made it a long one. I was heading back to California to start a new job (boo!), while Annie was going to stay another month and finish up her projects.<\/p>\n<p>Though the <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=goa,+india&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=36.452734,86.572266&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Goa,+India&amp;ll=15.411319,74.003906&amp;spn=22.071985,43.286133&amp;z=5\" target=\"_blank\">state of Goa<\/a> is on the west coast of India, it was controlled by Portugal up until the mid 1960\u2019s. So, it is known for having a unique, laid-back vibe compared to the rest of India.<\/p>\n<p>Given that we heard such great things about Goa and Goans, we were a bit puzzled by the inept and unfriendly service &#8211; something that we were accustomed to in other parts of India (see our <a href=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/i-give-you-good-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">taxi ride from hell<\/a>). But then we learned the root of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out that many of the businesses were owned and staffed by northern Indians rather than by local Goans. Don&#8217;t get us wrong &#8211; we think people from northern India, in general, are great. In a\u00a0restaurant or hotel setting, however, we&#8217;ve repeatedly been\u00a0<em>under<\/em>whelmed by their approach to customer service. And it was no different in Goa.<\/p>\n<p>We were also surprised to find out that Goa is essentially the Russian Riviera. It felt like there were just as many advertisements written in Russian as there were in English. We even heard rumors that the Russian Mafia was getting into the resort business on the northern coast.<\/p>\n<p>We based ourselves in a modern hotel just south of the airport. It was surrounded by coconut groves and felt very tropical with regular sightings of snakes, warthogs, and monkeys. If we had just rented a scooter and only planned on exploring the quite southern beaches, the hotel would have been a decent choice. But we also wanted to explore the city and beaches to the north, which were kind of a long trek. <a id=\"65f2b37c4d282\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/21187215?width=640&#038;height=480\" title=\"\">And it got kind of noisy in the evening...<\/a>    <script>\r\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\r\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n        $(function(){\r\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\r\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\r\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.75);\r\n            var height = parseFloat(480);\r\n            var link = 'https:\/\/vimeo.com\/21187215?width=640&amp;height=480';\r\n            if(width < setwidth)\r\n            {\r\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.75);\r\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.75+\", new height \"+ height);\r\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\r\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\r\n                $(\"a#65f2b37c4d282\").attr('href', new_url);\r\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\r\n            }\r\n        });\r\n    });\r\n    \/* ]]> *\/\r\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<p>The southern beaches were great for relaxing in solitude. There were plenty of places with only a half-dozen tourists and small food &amp; drink shacks. As you go farther north, we found the beaches got a lot more annoying with lots of leering and hawking.<\/p>\n<p>A quick side note\u2026if you happen to be an Indian male who goes to beaches solely for the purpose of leering at women, here are some quick tips:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Muster some self-control      and break your gaze more often. Aggressively staring at someone for 1-2      minutes straight is likely to make them put on more clothes and move away      from you, which ultimately defeats your goal of being creepy.<\/li>\n<li>Leering while your wife      stands patiently behind you waiting for you finish staring, so you can      then both continue your stroll down the beach is universally uncool.<\/li>\n<li>Getting in the water,      making a straight bee-line over to a woman, and then just staring at her      is lame too. Maybe you are just diligently keeping an eye out for a sneaky      tsunami wave, but really, it just puts you back into the uncool zone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>One amazingly eye-opening phenomenon that we got to experience was a sunset river cruise out to Arabian Sea. These trips are extremely popular and sell out every weekend night. Why are they so popular? Their secret sauce rests upon the fact that India is very conservative when it comes to courtship.<\/p>\n<p>It is considered scandalous for unmarried men and woman to go out dancing. But these cruises offer young people the chance to get up and dance in front of each other \u2013 not together, but in turns. \u00a0<a id=\"65f2b37c4d2e4\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/21187143?width=640&#038;height=480\" title=\"\">Watch the men&#039;s turn!<\/a>    <script>\r\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\r\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n        $(function(){\r\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\r\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\r\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.75);\r\n            var height = parseFloat(480);\r\n            var link = 'https:\/\/vimeo.com\/21187143?width=640&amp;height=480';\r\n            if(width < setwidth)\r\n            {\r\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.75);\r\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.75+\", new height \"+ height);\r\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\r\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\r\n                $(\"a#65f2b37c4d2e4\").attr('href', new_url);\r\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\r\n            }\r\n        });\r\n    });\r\n    \/* ]]> *\/\r\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<p>It felt like \u201cFootloose, the India saga\u201d. Men were invited up to the dance stage for a few songs and then ushered back to their seats. Then, ladies were invited up. But, before they took the stage, the crowd was warned about two serious violations: 1) absolutely no whistling and 2) no pictures.<\/p>\n<p>It seemed a little strange that the boat had about five big bouncer guys, but, it turns out, they needed them. On a few occasions, they had to physically stop men from walking up to the dance stage, camera phone in hand, trying to get a closer picture of the few brave women who were dancing on the stage.<\/p>\n<p>After Goa, we made a short stop back in Singapore, so I could pack up and head back to the US. Annie stayed behind and continued working, making a few more trips to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia without me. The silver lining of my departure was that she now got the window seat on planes.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1373 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/I4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/I4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elephant passing in front of our Delhi hotel\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1412\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1412'>\n\t\t\t\tElephant passing in front of our Delhi hotel\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/I2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/I2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Too hip for the park in Delhi\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1410\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1410'>\n\t\t\t\tToo hip for the park in Delhi\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/I3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/I3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Too cool for the park in Delhi\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1411\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1411'>\n\t\t\t\tToo cool for the park in Delhi\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/I1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/I1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Church in Goa\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1409\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1409'>\n\t\t\t\tChurch in Goa\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/g1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/g1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Crappy beach near our hotel\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1408\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1408'>\n\t\t\t\tCrappy beach near our hotel\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534239074_87ff25bac1_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534239074_87ff25bac1_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bleeding edge of technology phone call via computer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1407\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1407'>\n\t\t\t\tBleeding edge of technology phone call via computer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534235316_bc51b634af_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534235316_bc51b634af_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Star Fish- our favorite beach shack\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1406\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1406'>\n\t\t\t\tStar Fish- our favorite beach shack\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534209982_4aa0a5e882_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534209982_4aa0a5e882_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Read on the beach and then eat...\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1403\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1403'>\n\t\t\t\tRead on the beach and then eat&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534209520_29ec9b806a_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534209520_29ec9b806a_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"and then drink\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1402\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1402'>\n\t\t\t\tand then drink\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534212248_9c997ee515_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534212248_9c997ee515_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sunset Goan beach\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1404\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1404'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset Goan beach\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5533628549_6789876bea_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5533628549_6789876bea_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Goa, India\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1395\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1395'>\n\t\t\t\tGoa, India\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5533627249_e55c67b755_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5533627249_e55c67b755_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"We hope your life never depends on a lifeguard in Goa\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1394\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1394'>\n\t\t\t\tWe hope your life never depends on a lifeguard in Goa\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5533629351_f5ee307369_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5533629351_f5ee307369_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Annie waiting for me while I leer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1396\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1396'>\n\t\t\t\tAnnie waiting for me while I leer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534204618_61965c5163_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534204618_61965c5163_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sunset cruise out to the Arabian Sea\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1401\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1401'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset cruise out to the Arabian Sea\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5533657969_6bb51886fb_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5533657969_6bb51886fb_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Indian breakfast at the hotel\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1400\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1400'>\n\t\t\t\tIndian breakfast at the hotel\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5533644803_e7e4bbe4a4_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5533644803_e7e4bbe4a4_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Walking back from the hotel restaurant\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1398\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1398'>\n\t\t\t\tWalking back from the hotel restaurant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534234046_49d7b1188c_b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/teamkaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5534234046_49d7b1188c_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Crazy night market for tourists\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1405\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1405'>\n\t\t\t\tCrazy night market for tourists\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After shivering our way through the Himalayas for 3 weeks, we made a brief stop in Delhi and then headed to the beaches of Goa to thaw out. 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