https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/tips-for-bargaining-like-a-pro-in-goa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tips-for-bargaining-like-a-pro-in-goa https://bkpk.me/tips-for-bargaining-like-a-pro-in-goa/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:38:39 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=19710
If you’ve read Backpack ME before, you know that Ashray is Indian and that I am Portuguese. But there is at least one thing in which I am [stereotypically] more Indian than him: I love a good bargain! Not only I like negotiating a transaction until I reach a price ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/tips-for-bargaining-like-a-pro-in-goa/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/idyllic-vagator-beach-in-goa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=idyllic-vagator-beach-in-goa https://bkpk.me/idyllic-vagator-beach-in-goa/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:03:19 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=15410
North Goa tends to be the crazy part of Goa. Lots of busy beaches with lots of tourists. You need to get a little out of the tourist areas of Baga and Anjuna, rent a scooter or a motorbike, and drive north until you reach Vagator. Suddenly you’re in paradise ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/idyllic-vagator-beach-in-goa/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/happy-dog-in-goa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-dog-in-goa https://bkpk.me/happy-dog-in-goa/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2013 04:49:45 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9979
As the weekend is around the corner, I thought I’d ask this happy dog in Goa, India, to help me out with Photo of the Day. Do you see how careless and joyful he looks? Maybe we should all try and take the weekend to relax, do something we like ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/happy-dog-in-goa/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/new-years-at-the-beach-south-goa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-years-at-the-beach-south-goa https://bkpk.me/new-years-at-the-beach-south-goa/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:49:36 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6659
First day in South Goa. Palolem Beach. Mid morning. Ayush and I decide to take a seat in a beach restaurant called Royal Touch, while Ashray, Dushi and Avinash (who joined us earlier that morning) go for a dip in calm waters. If only the vibes at this place were ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/new-years-at-the-beach-south-goa/feed/ 7 https://bkpk.me/christmas-at-the-beach-north-goa-part-22/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christmas-at-the-beach-north-goa-part-22 https://bkpk.me/christmas-at-the-beach-north-goa-part-22/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:33:46 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6718
Read Christmas at the Beach: North Goa part 1/2   Baga, Anjuna… and Gangnam Style! Once Calangute wasn’t really that relaxing and now we had bikes, we decided to go and explore the beaches of north Goa. Fist stop: Baga. This is where Goa’s fame as party land started, way ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/christmas-at-the-beach-north-goa-part-22/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/christmas-at-the-beach-north-goa-part-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christmas-at-the-beach-north-goa-part-12 https://bkpk.me/christmas-at-the-beach-north-goa-part-12/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:57:13 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6657
We’re currently in Goa once again and no better place than this to reminisce about our last trip to… Goa! That’s right: we have a love affair with this part of India and it’s turning more into some sort of committed relationship. There aren’t that many places in this word ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/christmas-at-the-beach-north-goa-part-12/feed/ 10 https://bkpk.me/watermelon-slices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watermelon-slices https://bkpk.me/watermelon-slices/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:00:14 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6170
The beaches in Goa (India) can be a place of funny contrasts. They’re located mostly next to villages, where people would traditionally make a living from the land and, mainly, from fishing. But now a days, as the beaches have become a touristic hot spot, some locals have come up ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/watermelon-slices/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/sunset-cow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sunset-cow https://bkpk.me/sunset-cow/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:17:09 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=6148
Sunset cow spotted at Goa’s Agonda beach. Agonda beach is one of those beautiful tropical beaches full of the whole paradisaical vibe with one interesting feature. Your vision of a tropical paradise probably never included cows lounging around the beach. Sunset cow hung around there watching the sky turn red ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/sunset-cow/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/the-view-from-our-hut-in-palolem-goa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-view-from-our-hut-in-palolem-goa https://bkpk.me/the-view-from-our-hut-in-palolem-goa/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:30:45 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=1950
Beaches in South Goa are amazing! Take a swim, dine on the sand, rent a bike and drive to nearby towns and beaches (Agonda, Patnem), etc. The beaches in North Goa are extremely commercialized and crowded. South Goa offers a welcome getaway from it all! The beaches are pristine, the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-view-from-our-hut-in-palolem-goa/feed/ 2