Saturday, January 25, 2019 Goa-Bombay Goodbye Goa! Hello again, Bombay! Namaste from Bombay! To use a cliche, all good things must come to an end…and my stay in Goa did too. I loved staying at The Panjim Inn in the heart of the old Panjim Village that is known as Fortinhas,…
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A Day Spent Visiting Friends in Goa
Thursday, January 24, 2019 Goa A Day Spent Visiting Friends in Goa: Namaste from Goa! I am glad I gave myself one more day to spend in Goa instead of rushing back to Bombay as this provided me the opportunity to visit friends. At the top of the list was Debbie, a very old friend…
A Day Spent Sightseeing! Discovering Old Goa’s Treasures
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Goa A Day Spent Sightseeing! Re-discovering Old Goa’s Treasures Namaste from Goa! There is only so many papers to which you can listen and after two days of discussion, I was intellectually satiated and ready to take on some colonial history about which we had…
A Red Letter Day for me! Official Launch of my Book on Goa in Goa!
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Panjim, Goa A Red Letter Day for me! Official Launch of my Book on Goa in Goa! Namaste from Goa! As expected, I slept like a baby in a four-poster bed with a frilled lace canopy in a room filled with teak and rosewood Portuguese-era furniture. Once, a long time ago…
First Day of Goa Conference: Mixed Bag of Goodies
Monday, January 21, 2019 Goa First Day of Goa Conference: Mixed Bag of Goodies Namaste from Goa! After a restless night with one wake-up and stay-up that lasted about an hour, I finally awoke again at about 6.30 am in the International Guest House on the campus of the University of Goa. A single mosquito…
Bombay-Goa, Bom-Bombay-Goa!
Sunday, January 20, 2019 Bombay-Goa Bombay-Goa, Bom-Bombay-Goa Namaste from Goa! Receiving Sad News: It began as any other day. Awake at 5.30 am, I began blogging and checking out Twitter with the awareness that I would need to finish packing, showering and get dressed for 9.15 am Mass. A call from Dad, at that point…