Backpacking Through Life

  Goa Diaries…..Undiscovered Goa   The land of Waterfalls….   Most of the tourists come to Goa during Winters after Diwali or more towards the year end to celebrate the twin occasion of Christmas and New Year. Partying till the wee hours of the morning   on the beaches of Baga , Anjuna or Calangute visiting the usual shacks or the pubs / watering hole like Tito’s eating some local fish cuisine and generally making merry . Getting out of the hangover the next day and packing back off to the dreadful and stressful city life . Back to the Grind as they say.   But can you imagine Goa as a natural paradise for not just the nature lovers but for the ordinary tourists. Goa has much to offer besides the usual touristy stuff. I would suggest come to Goa just after the rains. Though it rains incessantly for most of the time from end May right upto even mid October the rains are like Gods gift of Water shower to Goa. It makes this place even more heavenly and m...

  Goa Diaries…..Undiscovered Goa   GOA …Goa ….goa … what comes to your mind …the pristine beaches , fun frolic and mastii..But Goa is not just about Beaches Babes and Booze.. Its not even about the mega EDM event SUNBURN held annually . Its much much more . A land of the Gods blessed with historic significance , cultural ethos , peaceful life  and wrapped in a coat of greenery due the insistent  rains for most part of the year. So let me take you on a journey of Undiscovered Goa an enchanting and mesmerising path  which unfolds like the layers of a crispy Khari …   You must have visited Panjim a thousand times . The capital of Goa most famous for Miramar beach and Dona Paula . The shoppers and foodies paradise of 18 th June road and the Immaculate conception church the most famous visible icon of Panjim. For the gamblers it’s the floating casinos that hold sway . But for the truly  adventurous like me there is more to explore. Just off the ...

Welcome to the land of the humble Pao... Goa can be described as the land of beautiful beaches , exotic tourist attractions, holy temples , eye refreshing greenery and gastronomic delights. I could go on an on about this peaceful land and will dedicate some of my upcoming blogs to describe this serene and seriously happening place on Earth. But for now I would like to concentrate on a peculiar food habits. Anything goes with the fluffy little Pao. Be it the bhaji or the Chicken Xacuti you cannot complete the dish with out the humble Pao. The day starts and ends with this Pao.. Generations of Goan's have been raised on Pao and patal bhaji for breakfast a spicy curry dried peas swimming in ground coconut and special Goan masala. You will find this dish listed on menus of street Gados to small Khanaval's to mid sized  restaurant and even in the shacks and exotic resorts lining the limitless beaches across Goa. The Pao was the colonial gift from the Portugue...

Life after  Lock-down After a long break putting pen to paper or rather cursor to document in the digital world. A really whirlwind of a time not just for me but across the globe due to a virus colloquially called Corona Virus clinical name being Covid-19 which turned into a global pandemic A crisis unheard off and unforeseen by mankind since the Plague in 19th Century Bringing life to stand still as if God almighty has put the world on hold to make mankind realise the excesses it has committed over all these years A halt to the devastation be it environmental or in family & human relationships due excessive consumption and personal desires Then came the lockdown which laid down new rules or rather the new way of life A life which taught us all that you don't need much to survive on this planet and lead a happy and a satisfied life . Here are 4 things that this pandemic taught me that I would like to share with everyone  Health & Hygiene – Safe...