(Goa India, 8-24th of March ) To travel to Goa is like coming home. The beach is wide and clean, the ocean is warm and the food is amazing.

We often think about the tremendous difference between travelling in India (and everywhere else) today compared to how it was when Christel traveled around the world 28 years ago. What we remember is that things took so much longer time in the good old days, everything from booking a train ticket to keep in, Read More

When  you stay for some time (more than 3 nights) in the same hotel/place it is easy to get and keep up some daily routines. Every morning and evening we have exercised in some way. Christel has done yoga, we have walked or jogged together in the morning and we have taken long and pleasant, Read More

In Palolem you can shop till you drop… There’s so much nice stuff, especially table cloths, wall hangings and bags but also musical instruments, clothes and jewelry. Christel has explored the possibility of sending stuff home to Sweden by mail but realized that the package may not be delivered before Christmas and then we, Read More

We had planned to stay for only one week in Palolem.  Our original plan was to head up to Anjuna beach located in North Goa, where a hippie market takes place several times a week, and stay there for another week. But at the end of the first week in Palolem we did not, Read More

Palolem beach = paradise!!  We do not know if our bad experiences in Majorda reinforced the positive impression of Palolem beach but it really felt like we arrived in a paradise. After a taxi ride for just over an hour (1600 rupees) and a nice welcome at our hotel, Palolem Inn, we put on, Read More