Onset of a journey....

The soul of man is like to water

from Heaven it cometh

to Heaven it riseth

And then returneth to Earth

forever alternating...

              Goethe.

The journey of life winds down many a scrubby path and yet, it is from those scrubby paths that a stairway rises. Life is a wondrous journey, frantic with motion, chaos in colors and mystery in every breath. Most of us are blinded by our goals that we fail to see the beauty that surrounds us in the simplest things. I have personally spent too many years ignoring the splendor of the cosmos and going insane playing the game of life. Somewhere along the way I learnt that the beauty lay in the unknown, life is about taking chances. Letting go of the chains and illusions that fetter us to this reality that bites, is the answer, we travel with time, not against it. 

The biggest change I made in my life, was to let go of the norms of society and start doing what I have always wanted to do. It takes awhile and a lot of hard work to stray from the flock and to stand firm in what u believe. What was once a thought of an ideal life is now materialising into reality. 

"You are given a blank page: you will have to sign it, and you will have to write your song on it. the song is not already there. You are there; the possibility is there- but the song has to be sung, and the dance has to be danced." 

The Beloved.

Goa, Awakening the senses....

The first thing you will notice are the beautiful churches and chapels that dot the land, nearly every lane has a beautiful little chapel. Some of these churches date back to when the Portuguese lived here. A lot of the old architecture is Portuguese, most of the old houses lie to ruin while some have been maintained and are simply spectacular.

 

Shiva's head carved on a rock at little Vagator beach.

Shiva Valley, Anjuna beach, Goa.

  Shiva Valley, located on Anjuna beach, close to the Flea market is a great place to chill in the day and even better in the evening. It's perfect to chill and watch a sunset, sipping on your drink, smoking a joint and listening to some psychedellic music. Some nights there are parties here which are mind blowing , full on psychedellic music, the beach and the shimmering reflection of the moon on the calm waters make it next to perfect.



Curlies, Anjuna beach, Goa.





Curlies, located next to Shiva Valley on Anjuna beach is also a great place to hang out during the day and in the night, if Shiva Valley isn't having a party then Curlies is an awesome place to be. Again the beats of thumping psych music, the beach and the moon make an ideal party place.

The Anjuna beach Flea market.

The flea market at Anjuna beach happens on every Wednesday. You are bound to go over board spending  as this market has a vast array of stuff that you definitely want to take home with you. There are few hundred stalls that cover a large part of the fields around the Anjuna beach area. A perfect way to spend your Wednesday, get a beer and stroll through the dusty lanes while you hear "Come my shop, I give you good price" from nearly every stall keeper.

Hilltop is another awesome party place, close to little Vagator beach and Nine bar. In the night with the music, decor and lights its like fairy land. The trees are painted neon and each tree has a black light so the effect is pretty cool, even better if you're tripping. Among the psychedelic trees is where you dance and should you need to take a break, you can chill on a mat at any one of the many tea stalls that dot the entire circumference of the party. Here you could have tea or biscuits or even an omelet sandwich which is pretty good or you could simply chill over a mint tea and smoke a joint and enjoy the amazing surroundings.