In September 2017 we spent a couple of weeks driving around Goa, during the tail end of the monsoon, which happened to be the same time as the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. While Hoshner has often photographed the Ganesh celebrations at home we have never really experienced the festival outside of Mumbai. So when a friend…
Category: Goa
Explore Divar Island & Discover Goa’s true susegad lifestyle
Discover the susegad life on Goa’s beautiful river Island of Divar on the Mandovi whilst living in a beautiful resorted 18th century Goan mansion.
Goa’s stunning Heritage Mansions: The last link to its Portuguese Past
Drive around Goa’s interiors and prepare to be amazed by the beautiful old mansions that dot the countryside, many of which you can visit.
A walk down Fontainhas; a small slice of Portugal in Goa
The sun is slowly setting in the cloudy Fontainhas sky bathing the red and yellow buildings in a subtle glow. In the distance we hear the sounds of mass in the Latin quarters’ St. Sebastian Church, but our attention is drawn instead to the mournful sounds of a violin coming from a house nearby. We…
5 things (we bet) you didn’t know about Goa!
The origins of Pav, Catholic Brahmins and other interesting things we bet you didnt know about Goa.
The Churches of Old Goa & why you need to visit on your next Goa trip
Why would I want to see churches in Goa ?! I’ve already seen the ones in Europe! This was a few years ago, I had just returned from a trip to Paris where I had seen the beautiful Sacre Coeur and the Cathedral of Notre Dam and I didn’t really see how a bunch of…
Why the Dudhsagar region in Goa is much more than just the waterfall
We stared at the white arrow painted on the rock which sort of pointed to the middle of the fork. “I think we need to take the left fork”, I said, vaguely remembering what Ashok had told us. Hoshner and Cathy looked at me and shrugged. They were not sure and so we went left….
Roadtripping through the ‘other’ Goa
We take you on a trip through the ‘other’ Goa, driving through forests & backwaters, and exploring villages & Islands with centuries old Portuguese villas.