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Photo Essay: Is Goa over its hype?

Filed under Mumbai / Goa, Photo Essays by Christine Ka'aloa on March 25, 2011 at 11:49 am {3 comments}

Just a sidenote: traveling and uploading pictures for my blog isn’t as easy as I thought it would be. Sifting through the barrage of photos, resizing and uploading/linking can be a bit of a time consuming trick. Needless to say, I’m finding photos I’m looking for… after I post.

In my last post I touched briefly on the beaches in Goa and their um… tourist mania. As I explained, Baga Beach (& Calangute, it’s sister beach) can be a bit of a water sport carnival. Here are a few more pictures which may make you wonder- Is this still India? (more…)

Goa: Solo Fears, Scooters and Dreds

Filed under India, Mumbai / Goa by Christine Ka'aloa on March 21, 2011 at 3:48 am {9 comments}

Looking at the sea out from Baga Beach, the sea is shining, teasing,… much like the vibe of the locals and beaches in Goa. As a female traveling who’s been nervous about traveling india alone, I feel surprisingly safe here. Waves tickling my feet, a pineapple lassi in hand, I look out at the beach. Even the cows are catching their daily dose of sand and rays.

“Goa is one of the friendliest spots in the India. ”

That’s why, Tara, a native from Kolkata, is back in Goa for a six-month stint of work at one of the many Baga beachside restaurants, Shining Star. I asked (more…)

Photo Essay: Slumdogs of Mumbai

Filed under India, Mumbai / Goa by Christine Ka'aloa on March 16, 2011 at 6:37 am {2 comments}

Carter Road, Bandra, Mumbai.

Along Carter Road runs a promenade which Mumbainikars go to for a stroll, to walk their dog or to just hang out by the beach. One of the nice things about this boardwalk are their benches. Some have inscribed memorials to people, some have short sayings and some have stray dogs, a large problem in India. Here are just a few of those benches– with slumdog or without.

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Mumbai: A reformed Bombay?

Filed under India, Mumbai / Goa by Christine Ka'aloa on March 15, 2011 at 9:41 pm {4 comments}

Mumbai.

Action. Motion. Heat. Noise.

A cacophony of sound and moving drive-by sights accost my taxi window on the drive into the heart of this blazing city. Overwhelming, exciting, raw, jaw-dropping … the problem began– what to focus my attention upon first?

All is a soiled hotbed of moving, honking, hawking, digging, driving, walking and selling activity. Roadside stands line the streets in endless stream, selling everything from food, souvenirs, cellphones,… tires.

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