A Slice of Paradise - Palolem Beach, Goa

If you're looking for a place away from the rest of the world where you can seriously relax, I would recommend that you head straight for Southern India...


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Palolem beach is one of the most serene places I have ever encountered. With yoga, massage and meditation facilities lining the beach, we had no problem blowing off the little stress that we had accumulated in the first week or so of our travels... Rach and I let our inner child take over and lost ourselves on a desolate island at the end of the beach surrounded by huge stone boulders perfect for hopping along, and cliffs perfect for scaling across. We wound up having to fight our way through the mozzy infested overgrowth to avoid tumbling down the cliff side (Mom, you may have had a heart attack if you'd seen them)... but we made it out ok... and only half eaten & scarred (emotionally & physically).

The rest of the time we spent enjoying the market, the sun and a Silent Disco which we found to be a very interesting experience! There is nothing like standing amongst a crowd of people dancing to a beat that only they could hear - ear phones were worn with 3 live dj's blasting different music through each channel. It took a while, but a couple of us were able to join in on the dancing with reckless abandon, while the others quietly stood in awe of the fire spinners and trapeze acrobats... Not really sure if Bermy is ready for this sort of thing... yet.

We were sad to leave our little slice of paradise (nutella pancakes and all), but knew that there was much more to see in the North... and reluctantly hopped on a plane to Dehli.

Enjoy our pics from Goa - and stay tuned for our stories from the North!