last time in goa

i am new to this forum and a computer novis but am bitterly disapointed in goa this year, fed up of getting ripped off being charged for meals and drinks which we never ordered, the change in the last couple of years is sadley for the worst we love goa but the rising costs and attitudes of the goan people have changed for the worst,not all goan people i hasten to add as we have many nice friends who im afraid it will sadley effect.i never thought that we would feel this way,but felt i had to say what we both feel.

last time in goa

I said exactly the same thing 2 years ago after visiting Goa 5 times I was not going back, I was fed up with the terrible airport with the security men asking for money, the hassle on the beach etc.

Then I went to the Dominican Republic, Barbados and a cruise enjoyed them all but still not as relaxing as sitting in a shack on the beach with a cold kingfisher. I do not know what it is but Goa (south) keeps drawing us back we are off again next year I cant wait.

last time in goa

If you are that bitterly disappointed then perhaps it%26#39;s time for a change. I don%26#39;t know where you ate and drank though, but personally I don%26#39;t ever remember being ripped off and I%26#39;ve been going for years.Yes there is change in Goa but that%26#39;s inevitable, I still love the place and can%26#39;t wait to return in November.

Hopefully they will realise that short term needs are not the way forward, although I still think Goa will flurish, it%26#39;ll just keep getting a lower class of people if it treats the good people so badly....

We first visited Goa in Nov 1994 and have just returned from 3 weeks in Candolim, our 7th time since Feb 2003.

Of course we%26#39;ve noticed a big change over that period, in our view the proliferation of places doing Sunday lunches and fish, chips %26amp; mushy peas and showing football are not our %26#39;cup of tea%26#39; but we just try to avoid those places.

I guess there must be a demand for them otherwise they wouldn%26#39;t be on the increase.

I%26#39;m certainly not a prude but almost total nudity on the beach practised by a lot of people of different nationalities is often off-putting. YUK!

We%26#39;ve found the people still to be really pleasant and although costs ARE rising, we think it%26#39;s still excellent value for money.

We don%26#39;t feel we%26#39;ve been %26#39;ripped off%26#39; and haven%26#39;t experienced being charged for food or drinks that we haven%26#39;t had.

We tend to holiday long-haul in November %26amp; February and we struggle to find a good place to go in November (weatherwise) so Goa is the %26#39;easy%26#39; option.

not even all the Indians in goa are Goaneses, even the owners of the hotels and stores, but principally the street sellers

Hi Guys I went in November and had a ball. Yes it was more busy than usual, yes the prices had risen a little and the barman at the Village Royal did tend to add a Kingfisher or two to our bill when we only ever drink Kings!! but nevertheless I had booked for Christmas and this was not going to spoil things. I packed and went back. However Christmas was a different picture altogether and i vowed never to go back (at least to the north) my posts in January will confirm this!, due to the amount of bad mannered and drunken tourists and a rise in the obvious, drinks, taxis, etc.. However I have booked to go again 12th April and I just cant help myself.

I promise myself I wont be ripped off, I wont pay for drinks I have not drank and I will not become part of the tourist trap. I am sure i%26#39;ll have a great time.

I went last month. I noticed a lot more topless men walking around the streets and women walking along Baga Road (for example) wearing a bikini and sarong. I think that%26#39;s wrong. The %26#39;type%26#39; of tourist visiting Goa is definitely changing....

I agree about the %26#39;topless men%26#39;, Heidi - and it always seems to be the ones who have more than a six-pack that do it.

Not a pretty sight.

In my opinion (probsbly not shared by most people), naked chests %26amp; bikini tops belong on the beach, not on the streets.

Polly

Sadly Goa is changing each year I go. Every year I say I won%26#39;t go back, but there is something loveable about the place and I still go again and again.

The type of tourist has changed considerably over the past few years, but luckily they tend to use the Sports bars, so as long as you avoid that kind of place, I find you tend not to encounter them.

I must admit last year I had a bad experience with a British tourist who was abusing the locals in a racist manner. I put up with him for about half an hour, then decided to intervene. We never saw him the rest of the holiday - thank-god.

We tend now to avoid the tourist areas and hire a bike and venture off into remote villages. The locals are great people, after stopping in a village, you can guarantee at least one of the locals will come up to you for a chat.

I think most of us who%26#39;ve been going for a number of years will agree that perhaps it%26#39;s the standard of tourists which has dropped and is starting to spoil Goa. I agree with a lot of what has been said, I avoid places which advertise Sunday roasts, fish and chips etc, unfortunately they are getting more and more popular and I feel are dragging the place down.

Holiday Street in Candolim is a good example of this, we witnessed a fair amount of drunken behaviour there and it reminded us of an early Benidorm. The sports bar adds to this problem. Sadly the people who think it%26#39;s acceptable to wander about the streets barely dressed are often the sort of people who want good old english grub and several pints of cheap beer and are attracted to Goa not because of the people, the surroundings and the culture, but because it%26#39;s cheap and the booze flows freely.

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