Calangute - Goa

by **nanabo** on Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:33 pm

I agree, I just hope it doesnt get too spoilt. Its ia fabulous place with Fabulous people,

by **luckylisp1234** on Fri Dec 14, 2007 13:06 pm

i have a feeling they wont spoil it(i hope) while we were there they were building a couple of new hotels and we noticed they can only build them 2 or 3 stories high which is great coz they dont spoil the scenery i only hope they continue with the building of the beach shacks and keep anything concrete or steel well away from the coastline,also while we were there many of the beach shacks especialy those on ashim and vagator beach were complaing about the realy slow start to the season which has been blame on this blody silly visa fiasco so at least i am glad its all sorted now and the indian high comission is resortung back to postal visas which is a great relief me and other travellers but also for the tourism trade which goa appears to rely on after iron ore exports.

by **stifflersmom** on Tue Jan 08, 2008 17:03 pm

hi everyone,

just joined this forum and I'm very happy with what you have all written. I'm staying in Calangute in February for 18 days and can't wait. i went to Goa and stayed in Veronica guesthouse - near St Anthony's church in 2001 and absolutely loved it, however, since looking on the internet this year people write so much awful stuff about Calangute and i was beginning to worry that it had changed so much over the last 5 years. i really hope it hasnt as i loved it so much last time. the people are fantastic, the family in the guesthouse made me feel so welcome (at the time i was 18 years old and travelling alone) and the guys in the beach shacks were all so lovely! i was beginning to worry that i was taking my boyfriend to the wrong destination. thank you all so much for putting my mind at rest about Calangute - i will report all when i get back

:-)

by **indigoa** on Wed Jan 23, 2008 05:22 am

Just back from Goa. Stayed in a private residence loaned to us by a friend. And enjoyed Calangute. Its kind of lost it's villagey feel, but has some nice shops. I picked up a fake Jimmy Choo bag - very well made, possible, a real Jimmy Choo reject. Its got all my friends here positively green with envy.
Loved the beach, our fave shack to hang out was the Pine Tree shack. And Calangute has a number of restaurants that i liked. Top of the list was After Seven, Chapel Lane, 1/274 B, Gauravaddo, Calangute. My family and i ate there for only about Rs. 800 per person. Lovely food and ambience. Another place i liked was Over the flames, next to the Tibetan market. And East meets West.
I found a nice restaurant in Panjim, which is worth a look - its called Venite's. Very quaint!