Martin T. (to the right) had pleasant and fascination trip
to Goa in the period above. Martin with his touring hat on.
India has some 1200 mill people and have an area of 3,3 mill km2.
Goa on the other hand has 1,4 mill inhabitants and the area is 3000 km2.
Goa is the richest of the Indian provinces. |
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Above, you have a map that show where Goa is situated in India.
The weather
at Goa from BBC. |
Goa is situated on the West
Coast of India. Goa used to be a Portuguese colony from 1510 till 1962 when the Indian Army invaded and annexed Goa. The former Portuguese colony of Goa is one of the most relaxed places in India.
In the seventies when all of India was full with European and American hippies,
Goa was really packed with them. Now most of the hippies have left, but new
travelers keep pouring in. More textual stuff
on Goa and you can have a
look at this slideshow from the net.
The pictures below
and on the following pages, are all thumbnails, meaning they are small copies of the real thing.
You just click on the thumbnails, and you get the full picture in a separate
window. And depending on your browser, it may be a little smaller to fit
your screen size.
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To the left, the Nizmar Resort Goa where Martin stayed for two weeks.
Nizmar details ... It is situated some 700 meters from the beach and in the middle of town. To the right, you have a
detailed map of the province Goa. Martin stayed at Candolim. |
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Her you have a
city map where hotel Nizmar is marked as no 5. And a
more detailed map of Goa with the main places and roads. This is taken from
www.gogoa.com. |
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The weather on Apr 5 is beautiful and Martin
takes the opportunity to air his bed mattresses. Everything
ready to go. Just to stick it into the rucksack, Martin's favorite packing
gear. |
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The bed needs cleaning to.
Airing the duvet and pillows helps. Martin wants to come home to a clean
hose this time after his dubious trip to Goa. |
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First stop is the bus stop on the the road to
the railway station. The second stop is the railway station
itself for a train to Oslo. Cheap US $ 20.- for a two hour ride. |
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Leaving Tønsberg, the sun is just setting. Nice
in Norway this time of the year and a little late to go visiting other
countries. Norway is so beautiful when the sun shines.
Friendly Iraqis on the train. The father Isam Ali to the left and his son,
Husein. |
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Having some Swedish beers on the train to Oslo
Airport, Gardemoen. People are in holiday moods and
consequently friendly. This is Odd Albert and his lovely wife from Thailand,
Ngyêt. They are staying in the Magnum hotel. |
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Ngyêt is a friendly lady, feed Odd with some
sardine sandwichtes. Odd and Kristina Wisløff on her way to
Goa. Only paid for one night hotel. Planning to backpack and pick up an
hotel while there. |
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Daddy Kamran with his two lovely daughters on to
Goa. Time to embark on the Novair plane, Novair being a part of the
Apollo group owned by a Finnish based company called
Kuoni. |
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