I have to admit, the Goa vacation was more an “Ok, fine!” reaction to pandemic peer pressure. Having said that, seeing a place after 13 years does evoke a range of emotions! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, Goa is a bundle of memories anyway! Our first visit was in 1997 – a college trip, and we were in Miramar when we heard that Princess Diana had died. I didn’t know then that this would be my home for two years at the dawn of the millennium. Our first vacation after marriage was Goa again, and we dropped in annually for three years from 2006<\/a>, until we dropped it from our travel list altogether. And then it was 2021, and the world had changed! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n When I was planning the trip, I was actually surprised at the distances. I used to ride<\/a> a 10-year old Kiney from Ribandar to Arambol and Palolem! I could have done things so stupid and joyous only when I was that young! Almost exactly half my current age! But wait, we were on a vacation during a pandemic – masks, face shields, temperature checks notwithstanding! Especially since…<\/p>\n\n\n\n