I can remember that all my schoolbooks still showed Goa as Portuguese when I was at school – they hadn’t caught up with the 1961 Indian takeover. I’m staying in Fontainhas, one of the oldest parts of Panjim, which is the capital of Goa State and it still seems quite European in appearance. It is sometimes known as Goa’s Latin Quar (more…)

There are many advantages to being able to make last minute hotel deals, chief amongst these is the fact that huge amounts of money can be saved. There is an entire world of hotel possibilities available when making last minute hotel deals and people have been known to save as much as 70% discount of booking last minu (more…)