Since time immemorial Goa plans have been made. Ask a group of friends if they are planning a trip to Goa, they’ll say yes.
Ask a family, they’ll say yes.
Ask a newly married couple, the answer will be no different.
Most plans materialize, some don’t.
What is it really about one of the smallest states in India that everyone has it going in their mind?
Let’s have a look at the possible reasons:
Once is not enough
I remember when I was younger, must be in 4th or 5th standard, my parents took me on a 4 day trip to Goa. I hadn’t seen the sea before. It was a feeling so overwhelming, I till date can’t explain in words. The greenery, the dip in the pool, the delicious seafood, the residential projects in Goa we lived at. Everything was great but still incomplete. Next time after 12 years or so, I visited with my friends. The nightclubs and markets are nothing like what we have in Delhi.
Food
No doubt Delhi is the food capita; of India. No other place serves better food than Delhi. But when it’s seafood, you might want to reconsider. Goan cuisine doesn’t get better than what is served in Goa. The finest, the most authentic sea food. Nothing beats that. Epicureans and food connoisseurs especially take culinary trips to Goa.
Goa as a feeling
Goa is not a place, it’s a feeling. It’s a state of mind. You suddenly feel a certain sense of liberation when you think of Goa. You feel you are in another world once here. This is also represented in popular culture. In the movie Udta Punjab, Alia Bhatt has only one dream of being free. Her being free is denoted by going to Goa.
Dil Chahta hai
Bollywood has created a certain image in our mind, as far as Goa is concerned. It’s the ultimate pal destination to go to. It’s the place where you hire vacation homes in Goa, lies our heart.
Ask a family, they’ll say yes.
Ask a newly married couple, the answer will be no different.
Most plans materialize, some don’t.
What is it really about one of the smallest states in India that everyone has it going in their mind?
Let’s have a look at the possible reasons:
Once is not enough
I remember when I was younger, must be in 4th or 5th standard, my parents took me on a 4 day trip to Goa. I hadn’t seen the sea before. It was a feeling so overwhelming, I till date can’t explain in words. The greenery, the dip in the pool, the delicious seafood, the residential projects in Goa we lived at. Everything was great but still incomplete. Next time after 12 years or so, I visited with my friends. The nightclubs and markets are nothing like what we have in Delhi.
Food
No doubt Delhi is the food capita; of India. No other place serves better food than Delhi. But when it’s seafood, you might want to reconsider. Goan cuisine doesn’t get better than what is served in Goa. The finest, the most authentic sea food. Nothing beats that. Epicureans and food connoisseurs especially take culinary trips to Goa.
Goa as a feeling
Goa is not a place, it’s a feeling. It’s a state of mind. You suddenly feel a certain sense of liberation when you think of Goa. You feel you are in another world once here. This is also represented in popular culture. In the movie Udta Punjab, Alia Bhatt has only one dream of being free. Her being free is denoted by going to Goa.
Dil Chahta hai
Bollywood has created a certain image in our mind, as far as Goa is concerned. It’s the ultimate pal destination to go to. It’s the place where you hire vacation homes in Goa, lies our heart.
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