Recently came to Goa with my family and my first cousin. Lovely state and I had nothing but the best time here. I'll be coming here again if I ever get the chance.
Hope you all like the polaroids I took.
Goa is the epitome of portugese finess married to Konkani roots. And a heritage within its small borders. With perhaps a culture soo unique it would be a rare gem by itself.
Goa is not a place you must visit, its a place you must keep revisiting every year because it likes to hide its gems from you, forcing you to blend in and embrace locality to truly find them all.
Maybe next time, if I come alone. I might have the priviledge to sit down with the locals and share some good moments with a glass of Feni by our side.
Because the only regret leaving Goa, is that I couldnt talk to the locals and experiance the more traditional aspects of Goa.
~Thank you for having us, Goa.
Cheers 🥂
Post script:
If you are a tourist visiting Goa, please follow some basic mannerism and keep the state clean. I was in a boat ride with 2 North Indians (my sister told me they were speaking Bihari or something). And they basically were throwing plastic plates in the ocean. Dont do that.
Be a respectful tourist.
They also made some woman feel uncomfortable on the boat (staring at them), luckily one guy who was from the same family as the woman. Confronted them and yelled at them on the boat, so they stayed quiet after that.
Guys, I know this Bihari stereotype is a little...racist but at the same time, holy fuck! they just make it worse for themselves. Whatever the state maybe (I am a Kannadiga, but I am not saying my state is the gold standard for civic sense). Please follow some basic mannerism and civic sense. And dont litter in any other state. And maybe dont, eye people wierdly.
Be a decent tourist, man.