Comments on: 6 Months Goa – The Best, The Good, The Ugly http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/ Life is what you make it! Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:44:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: sam http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-47468 sam Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:46:52 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=946#comment-47468 Goa is a faboulous place. I love the clear blue / green Arabian Sea and the vast beaches with varied colours. The shacks on the beach, the villagers, the service that they give and the quality of a peaceful existence. Who cares if one is fooled by 5 or 10 cents once in a while when there is no practice of giving any tip socially. Goa is a faboulous place. I love the clear blue / green Arabian Sea and the vast beaches with varied colours. The shacks on the beach, the villagers, the service that they give and the quality of a peaceful existence. Who cares if one is fooled by 5 or 10 cents once in a while when there is no practice of giving any tip socially.

]]> By: EarlyRetired http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-47436 EarlyRetired Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:10:06 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=946#comment-47436 I am an Indian, living in Mumbai, but I also agree, India is indeed a pretty scary place overall to live in. People here have become mean and selfish. No respect for other soul. And always ready to rip you off. What has this country come to, the moral of most people, especially in commercialized places has gone almost down the drain. My last visit to Goa was not so pleasant either. I was surprised by the attitudes of street...err.. beach sellers, who tried to say bad words to me and my wife in cryptic way because we didn't buy what they were trying to sell. And to make the matter worse, they were a group of some 15 to 18 youngsters, with not much crowd around and it was already getting dark on the beach. We were scared by their body language, anything could had happened. But we were lucky to make it back to hotel without much issues after all. We will never go to Goa again. May they rote in hell and may their life suck like a rotten egg... f***ing ba*****s Infact except Mumbai, no other place is safe for women here in India. That's a sad fact. Never come to India, this is the last place you want to visit as a tourist. I am an Indian, living in Mumbai, but I also agree, India is indeed a pretty scary place overall to live in. People here have become mean and selfish. No respect for other soul. And always ready to rip you off. What has this country come to, the moral of most people, especially in commercialized places has gone almost down the drain.

My last visit to Goa was not so pleasant either. I was surprised by the attitudes of street…err.. beach sellers, who tried to say bad words to me and my wife in cryptic way because we didn’t buy what they were trying to sell. And to make the matter worse, they were a group of some 15 to 18 youngsters, with not much crowd around and it was already getting dark on the beach. We were scared by their body language, anything could had happened. But we were lucky to make it back to hotel without much issues after all.

We will never go to Goa again. May they rote in hell and may their life suck like a rotten egg… f***ing ba*****s

Infact except Mumbai, no other place is safe for women here in India.

That’s a sad fact.

Never come to India, this is the last place you want to visit as a tourist.

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-46994 Chris Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:28:45 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=946#comment-46994 <strong>elaine</strong>, I can't comment on that with first-hand experience, but most people I spoke in Goa went usually to Tibet or Nepal for easy renewal of their 6-month-Visas. elaine, I can’t comment on that with first-hand experience, but most people I spoke in Goa went usually to Tibet or Nepal for easy renewal of their 6-month-Visas.

]]> By: elaine http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-46981 elaine Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:09:23 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=946#comment-46981 hi been to goa 4 times now, this time going to stay for 1 year and as you know i can only get 6 months on my visa i dont want to come back to the uk to renew every 6 months so need some advice on the nearest place to goa i can go to get visas for me and my daughter. people i have spoken to tell me they go to china so anyone with advice on this would gratefully be apprieciated. thanks elaine hi been to goa 4 times now, this time going to stay for 1 year and as you know i can only get 6 months on my visa i dont want to come back to the uk to renew every 6 months so need some advice on the nearest place to goa i can go to get visas for me and my daughter.
people i have spoken to tell me they go to china so anyone with advice on this would gratefully be apprieciated.
thanks
elaine

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-46849 Chris Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:45:30 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=946#comment-46849 Goa is not necessarily a dangerous place, if you follow some common sense precautions. But it can be a very unfriendly place at times. And to be honest, in hindsight - if I would be a female traveling alone, I would decide in the same way like you. ;-) Goa is not necessarily a dangerous place, if you follow some common sense precautions. But it can be a very unfriendly place at times. And to be honest, in hindsight – if I would be a female traveling alone, I would decide in the same way like you.

]]> By: So http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-46848 So Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:05:22 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=946#comment-46848 As a female traveller I think I'd better skip Goa and try other places. I like to live in a safe and friendly environment and this sounds awful. I have read more articles of you Chris, so I know you are pretty realistic about your 'travel-livings' As a female traveller I think I’d better skip Goa and try other places. I like to live in a safe and friendly environment and this sounds awful. I have read more articles of you Chris, so I know you are pretty realistic about your ‘travel-livings’

]]> By: PRAGNYA http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-46794 PRAGNYA Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:42:16 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=946#comment-46794 YES ,SUNNY UNCLE WHAT YOU SAID IS CORRECT :) YES ,SUNNY UNCLE WHAT YOU SAID IS CORRECT

]]> By: Sunny http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-46067 Sunny Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:10:55 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=946#comment-46067 You are right. The Indians have inherited a very good political system from the British, but they have isolated themselves economically and culturally. On the other hand, the Chinese has a broken political system but the people are economically and culturally very adaptable. I think the Indians should learn from the Chinese. You are right. The Indians have inherited a very good political system from the British, but they have isolated themselves economically and culturally. On the other hand, the Chinese has a broken political system but the people are economically and culturally very adaptable. I think the Indians should learn from the Chinese.

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-46056 Chris Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:41:29 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=946#comment-46056 Great idea, <strong>Sunny</strong>! I remember being in China/Beijing in the early 90's, shortly before HongKong came back to the motherland and how things have changed in just a few years. They really know how to adapt and make the best out of leaning a bit more to the West. If India could go a similar way - taking the positive values and not neglect culture and tradition, that's be probably the best way.... Great idea, Sunny! I remember being in China/Beijing in the early 90’s, shortly before HongKong came back to the motherland and how things have changed in just a few years. They really know how to adapt and make the best out of leaning a bit more to the West. If India could go a similar way – taking the positive values and not neglect culture and tradition, that’s be probably the best way….

]]> By: Sunny http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/04/23/6-months-goa-the-best-the-good-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-46052 Sunny Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:23:11 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=946#comment-46052 Gosh! It sounds terrible. I think the Indian government should do something about these. Perhaps develop a few exemplary cities into a world-class city with world-class legal enforcement, public administration and infrastructure. Let the governors and mayors of other places who aspire to develop such world-class cities have some good examples to learn from. In China, they developed Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, etc. Things there have improved a lot. I guess I shall just pay Goa a short visit but I don't think I'll spend 6 weeks, not to mention 6 months, in such a lousy place. Gosh! It sounds terrible. I think the Indian government should do something about these. Perhaps develop a few exemplary cities into a world-class city with world-class legal enforcement, public administration and infrastructure. Let the governors and mayors of other places who aspire to develop such world-class cities have some good examples to learn from. In China, they developed Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, etc. Things there have improved a lot. I guess I shall just pay Goa a short visit but I don’t think I’ll spend 6 weeks, not to mention 6 months, in such a lousy place.

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