Nsyght - Last Bookmarks tagged with "goa"

karwar, Karnataka, India

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:06:31 GMT

Karwar is a small seaside town situated on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent. It is the capital of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, one of the southern states of India. The town lies about 15 kilometres south of the Karnataka-Goa border.
Submited by Kumari 22, May 2008

Chiplun, Maharashtra, India

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:28:24 GMT

Chiplun is a city and a municipal council in Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Located on the Mumbai–Goa highway (NH-17) in western India. The city is about 320 km south of Mumbai in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. It is an industrial town catering to mostly pharmaceutical and chemical industries. It is a major stop on the Konkan Railway. The name Chiplun means "The abode of Lord Parshuram".
Submited by KumariBhavya 22, May 2008

Majorda Beach, Goa, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:14:41 GMT

The village of Majorda is a few kilometers away from the town of Margao, and just 5 kms from the Colva beach. It is known to be the place where the Jesuits discovered the sap from coconut palms also known as toddy, and used it for baking their delicious bread.
Submited by Anand 21, May 2008

Palolem, Goa, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:13:22 GMT

The palolem beach is largely unspoiled and is inhabited by both local fishermen and by foreign tourists who live in shacks along the shore. It is about one mile (2km) long and is crescent-shaped.
Submited by Anand 21, May 2008

Colva, Goa, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:02:06 GMT

Colva beach in the village of Colva, was known as a retreat for the elite of during the colonial days. It is now the second-most popular beach in Margao Goa (after Calangute). Located in south Goa, only 6km away from Margao, this is one of the longest running beaches 25 km along the coastline.
Submited by Anand 21, May 2008

Baga Beach, Goa, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:00:30 GMT

Baga is a beach town in the state of Goa, India. It comes under the jurisdiction of Calangute, which is 2 km (1 mi) south. Baga is known for its brown sands, and creek, the Baga Creek. It is visited by thousands of tourists annually.
Submited by Anand 21, May 2008

Panjim, Goa, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 07:43:10 GMT

Panaji is the capital of the Indian state of Goa. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi estuary, in the district of North Goa. Panaji is Goa's third largest city after Vasco and Margao. The Portuguese name was Pangim.
Submited by BhavyaKumari 21, May 2008

Varca Beach, Goa, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 07:40:25 GMT

Varca is one of the longest stretches of beach in Salcete, 2km south of Benaulim, in South Goa. The white sands are clean and unpolluted, and this is the place to be if you seek quiet solitude. Varca has several luxury hotels and large resorts, each with their own private patch of beach.
Submited by BhavyaKumari 21, May 2008

Candolim Beach, Goa, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 07:36:13 GMT

Candolim is a census town in North Goa in the state of Goa, India. It is situated just south of the famous Calangute beach, and is popular tourist destination. Candolim has one of the most beautiful beaches in this part of the world.
Submited by BhavyaKumari 21, May 2008

Benaulim, Goa, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 07:31:50 GMT

Benaulim also known as Banavali, is a census town in South Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It is a beach town a little south of Margao in Goa, India.
Submited by BhavyaKumari 21, May 2008

Cavelossim Mobor, Goa, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 07:30:31 GMT

Located in South Goa about 11 km south of the famous Colva beach, the beaches of Cavelossim and Mobor are known for their cleanliness and white sands with the occasional black lava rocks. While Cavelossim Beach lies between the Arabian Sea and the Sal River, Mobor is a few kilometers down.
Submited by BhavyaKumari 21, May 2008

Anjuna Beach, Goa, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 07:26:28 GMT

Anjuna is a village in Goa, one of the twelve Brahmin comunidades of Bardez. It was a famous destination for hippies during the sixties and seventies. It currently faces the problems that all of Goa faces: garbage disposal, unauthorized land conversion, usurpation of comunidade land, and a disregard for the rule of law.
Submited by BhavyaKumari 21, May 2008

Calangute, Goa, India

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:34:47 GMT

Between the beaches of Baga and Candolim lies the 4 mile long Queen of Beaches, Calangute. This idyllic fishing village with its beautiful coconut tree lined, pristine beach was said to have been discovered in the 1960's by the hippies.
Submited by SanthoshAnand 14, May 2008

Goa, India's most popular Holiday Destination

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:35:07 GMT

India's smallest state Goa is located on the western coast of the country, adjoining the Arabian Sea, which provides the beach holidays that Goa is internationally famous for.
Submited by SanthoshAnand 06, May 2008