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Travelogue: Celebrating the Goan summer with the Verna

A laid back, foot up vacation before the season ends

Overdrive|Jun 07, 2015, 12:00:23 IST

Goa has meant many things to me over the years and surprisingly it still keeps me coming back for more. As I was growing up I remember my first proper vacation to the seaside town with my family. We visited churches, ate delicious sea food and roamed the local markets.

Then in my teens I returned with my friends on week long vacations in the summer months, soaking up the sun and returning home with empty pockets and three shades darker than when we left. Later on it became the place to bring in the New Year and I began to explore life after the sun went down " eventually waking up around sunset and after a hard night of partying only falling asleep after sunrise. Nowadays, I find myself looking to find new ways to enjoy this beautiful little seaside paradise.

This time around I ...Continue Reading...

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