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A brief guide to Goa.

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A brief guide to Goa.
What Delhi metro teaches us about life…

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What Delhi metro teaches us about life…

Whispers in the Canopy: Rethinking Connection Through Nature

A brief guide to Goa.
A brief guide to Goa.

A brief guide to Goa.

Goa is the priority for Indian youth who seek to escape from adulting for a few days. The green and hilly state on the Malabar coast provides its guest with enough options to have eventful days and entertaining nights. However, there are a few impediments that can disrupt the vacation, which I am going to share with this article. Further, there are some general information that the tourists should be aware of, for an obstacle-free relaxing time on the beach. 1. Goa is bigger than you think. Goa has over 35 beaches for tourists. Each one of them has its essence. Baga and Calangute are party beaches busy with adventure sports enthusiasts during day time and party animals at night. Some beaches like Morjim are filled with foreigners and are less crowded . Palolem and Miramar are unique in their own right. Apart from the beaches, there are Churches, Caves, Museums, forts, etc. If you plan to cover the maximum parts of Goa, then have at least a week on hand. Otherwise, there would be just chaos and no relaxation. 2. Beware of damaged Scooty. Scooties are the preferred choice of wheels for travelers for being cheap, comfortable, and exciting at the same time. Also, for a scenic place like Goa, it is indeed the perfect vehicle. But, in Goa, most of the Scooties that are provided are either damaged or without paperwork. You can be stopped by the police anytime and would have to bribe them to avoid problems. There is a well-developed nexus of Police-Travel agencies working together to rip you off. So beware! Rent vehicles only from a trusted agency after thorough checks and with proper paper work. Even if it costs you more. Note : Do not go to central Goa riding without helmet or without proper paper work. 3. Travelling in Goa is unusually tiring. Goa is a hilly area and so the roads are of differing elevations with sharp bends and steep slopes. Travelling ten kilometers in Goa is like travelling fifty kilometers in Delhi. So do not make an itinerary that requires you to travel extensively in a single day. Stay in hotels that are closer to the places you want to cover for two days and then check in to another hotel in another area. 4. Don’t buy drinks in restaurants or bar. Goa trip is expensive. Hotels are expensive, and so are food and travelling. The only area that can be a money saver is drinking. Liquor is cheap in goa, and it is available almost everywhere. Do not waste money by buying beer on the beach or in a bar. Go out and look for a wine shop. You’ll probably find it in two minutes and save at least 60% of your money. Caution: Do not drink and drive. 5. Adventure sports aren’t that adventurous. Adventure sports in Goa are a big attraction, but one can easily get scammed. The sports include parasailing, jet skiing, speed boating, etc. The agency would offer 3 or 4 sports, giving excuses that the other sports are not allowed, tides are high, etc. But do not fall into their trap. Make sure to negotiate and take the package that includes the maximum number of sports. Also, negotiate the price vehemently, as each sport would only last thirty seconds. Keep these things in mind. Your trip to Goa shall sail smoothly. Enjoy the culture, landscape, party, and beaches. Have fun!
What Delhi metro teaches us about life…
What Delhi metro teaches us about life…

What Delhi metro teaches us about life…

The 391 kilometers long Delhi Metro is the lifeline of one of the world's biggest megacity. Its the nervous system that keeps Delhi and its satellite cities alive. The extensive system of 12 lines and 286 stations doesn’t just takes its weary traveler to their destinations but sometimes if we observe closely, it teaches a few things about life. Its chaotic but hang on and you’d reach your destination. “Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.” —Buddha You can get on any station of the Delhi metro, it is almost always chaotic. There are people pressed against each other, barely able to stand. Still somehow managing to make space for incoming travelers. The variety of passengers, of all ages, of all income group and of different ethnicities board the same train, travel in the same coach. For a brief moment in time, in the pursuit of their distinct destinations, they share the same journey. Together. The travel time and distance of each passenger can be different but in the end we all get home. In the perennial chaos of life, we forget that the person we are pressed against is also a fellow traveler. Sharing the same turmoil. A little investment on metro cards are better than tokens. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”― Benjamin Franklin Life is not easy. It is age old wisdom that one should always be prepared for the journey. There are thousands like us. Desperate to get past all the lines, the security checks, the hurdles. If you want to get to the train without breaking any rules, then get a metro card. Otherwise there is just two options. Either get stuck in the queue or break the line. None is desirable. So better be prepared. You won’t always have to suffer, once a while you’ll find an empty seat. “The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.” — Ashley Montagu Life is suffering. Especially for those who travel from Noida to Delhi University. We don’t just pay money to reach our destination. We pay with our time, our body, and our sanity. But, there are ways to maintain sanity in times of long and dreary journey. Discover new music. Watch that show you always wanted to…one episode per trip. Once you are not desperate for it, you’ll find an empty seat. But you wouldn’t care for it. You are having a good time without it. But I would suggest — take the seat and offer it to someone in need. Just wait. It gets easier. “Life has got all those twists and turns. You’ve got to hold on tight and off you go.”— Nicole Kidman Some journeys are drag. Some situation and experiences are unpleasant. The repetitive nature of life, evident in long daily commute is what drains our spirit. The currency of life, that is time, feels to be slipping away in those moments. But somehow, life gets easier. Things fall into place. Sometimes government lays down new tracks and start a new line to make our life easier. Sometimes we get unexpected opportunity. Sometimes we bump into a stranger that becomes a reason for our smile. Anything is possible in this crazy world. The two main ingredients of life is — logic and magic . When the logic doesn’t work, magic would. You always have the choice to ignore everything for a while. “Your inner voice is the voice of divinity. To hear it, we need to be in solitude, even in crowded places.” — A. R. Rahman You had a rough day or a bad night. You want to move on and let things normalize but the noisy atmosphere is unpropitious to your sullen state of mind. We are faced with such situations in life, where we want to be better but the external factors continuously go berserk. I think that external factors just like a noisy metro can not be controlled. And its vain to even try. All we can do is plug in the ear pods, start some soothing music(or heavy metal, whatever you prefer), and ignore everything for a while. Things will get better. Our station will come. Its a circus, learn to enjoy it. “We’re all going to die, all of us; what a circus! That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn’t. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities. We are eaten up by nothing.” — Charles Bukowski Cacophony and chaos - two factors constant in the journey of Delhi metro and life. We keep crossing unknown stations where strangers becomes co- passenger and partners leave mid-way. In between, there are shenanigans of the world and of the people in it. Forever active, always running. Striving for excellence while struggling for survival. A circus, on wheels. The interesting thing about being a part of this circus is that the performers are also the audience. So, after playing our part we can always sit back, relax and enjoy the show. “Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don’t take anything too seriously, it’ll all work out in the end.” — David Niven There can be many more points to this thread but my purpose is just to invoke this peculiar thought in reader’s imaginative head. The metaphoric representation of life in Delhi metro is everywhere, one needs to take a closer look.
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