Mumbai to Goa
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: India
We had left Mumbai, the journey was treacherous, a 18 hour bus ride on an stuffy double sleeper. It was quite an experience. My travel mate Helen is amazed by how I managed to sleep through all conditions. Apparently the tire exploded in the middle of the night and our bus driver did a big swerve across the tarmac and then spent 1 ? hours replacing the tire. I didn't even realise all that!

At first impression Goa is a tropical paradise. I woke up this morning to witness a calm peaceful landscape of lush vegetation and occasional agricultural terrain. Panjim is the capital city, and much to my anticipation of a Indian `Stone Town' (Capital town of Zanzibar, Tanzania), this place has nothing quite like the vibrant street life of the latter.

But all is well. Tomorrow we are heading to Palolem, the South most beach of Goa, apparently comparable to 'The Beach', as in that famous Leonardo di Caprio movie.