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Enduring new-age appeal of Go
BBC News - Enduring new-age appeal of Goa
A key 1970s hippy-trail destination, Goa appears to be losing none of its attraction to new-age travellers, the BBC's Zubair Ahmed finds.
The music in the funky Club Fresh shack blasts out loudly into the tranquil waters of the Arabian Sea. The darkness is intermittently disrupted by those lighting up. It's 10 at night and the fun has just begun.
The lone man on the dance floor is the owner. His moves are out of synch with the music but no-one cares.
This is a place to lose inhibitions, break society's norms, bend the rules, not be judged.
The spacious club extends to the beach as if it's a freedom corridor.
Couples can be seen smoking, making out or just chatting on the sun beds under the white canopies.
There are dozens of such shacks in Anjuna, Baga and Calangute. They are out of bounds for Indians but favourite hangouts of Goa's expatriate crowd.
Media are advised to keep a low profile and those attending the late-night parties avoid revealing their full names.
One of the club's bartenders, Taylor, who is from San Francisco, describes why she loves Goa: "It's great here. It's parties, it's people and it's funky freaky fashion… I love it here."
The first wave of hippies has long gone from Goa. They have been replaced by a new wave of travellers, who come on chartered planes from Russia, Britain, Israel and Germany.
The director of the Goa tourism department says 900 chartered planes brought 400,000 Westerners here last year. Its affordability keeps it an in-demand destination.
The widely-travelled and well-heeled owner of Club Fresh, Sunil Chawla, sums up the spirit well: "I love my life. I would say, 'live a good life not a long life'."
They come from all over the world, they all look different, behave differently. But here they become one” Faiz Goa settler...
Dance!!!!.......
New Year Bass....
I hope the PDF members enjoy the Goa videos, and also I hope this thread not becomes another India Pakistan hate message thread...
BBC News - Enduring new-age appeal of Goa
A key 1970s hippy-trail destination, Goa appears to be losing none of its attraction to new-age travellers, the BBC's Zubair Ahmed finds.
The music in the funky Club Fresh shack blasts out loudly into the tranquil waters of the Arabian Sea. The darkness is intermittently disrupted by those lighting up. It's 10 at night and the fun has just begun.
The lone man on the dance floor is the owner. His moves are out of synch with the music but no-one cares.
This is a place to lose inhibitions, break society's norms, bend the rules, not be judged.
The spacious club extends to the beach as if it's a freedom corridor.
Couples can be seen smoking, making out or just chatting on the sun beds under the white canopies.
There are dozens of such shacks in Anjuna, Baga and Calangute. They are out of bounds for Indians but favourite hangouts of Goa's expatriate crowd.
Media are advised to keep a low profile and those attending the late-night parties avoid revealing their full names.
One of the club's bartenders, Taylor, who is from San Francisco, describes why she loves Goa: "It's great here. It's parties, it's people and it's funky freaky fashion… I love it here."
The first wave of hippies has long gone from Goa. They have been replaced by a new wave of travellers, who come on chartered planes from Russia, Britain, Israel and Germany.
The director of the Goa tourism department says 900 chartered planes brought 400,000 Westerners here last year. Its affordability keeps it an in-demand destination.
The widely-travelled and well-heeled owner of Club Fresh, Sunil Chawla, sums up the spirit well: "I love my life. I would say, 'live a good life not a long life'."
They come from all over the world, they all look different, behave differently. But here they become one” Faiz Goa settler...
Dance!!!!.......
New Year Bass....
I hope the PDF members enjoy the Goa videos, and also I hope this thread not becomes another India Pakistan hate message thread...
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