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Passport A full passport is required by all British citizens to visit India. Note: Indian passport holders are NOT permitted to travel on direct charter flights to and from India.
Visa: applications can no longer be processed over the counter in a couple of hours in London. Postal applications can be made but you must allow about five weeks for processing and not book any flights or accommodation until it arrives. You will require passport-sized photographs of the visa applicants. The forms can be found online from www.hcilondon.net/services/visa-download.html. Tourists from other countries will find the Indian Embassy or High Commission within the capital city of your country, or on the web pages of the local Indian Tourist Centre. Indian High Commission, London Tel: 0207-836-8484. Consulates General of India, Birmingham Tel: 0121-212-2782. Consulates General of India, Edinburgh Tel: 0131-229-2144. British high Commission in India if you need is www.inindia.com
Currency; As the importing and exporting of the Indian Rupee is prohibited, you will not be able to buy or sell any Indian currency anywhere but in India. You will be able to buy Indian Rupees at the airport with almost any currency but the exchange rate will always be better in local Bureau de Changes and many shops too. You will have no problems changing either dollar or sterling traveller's cheques. You can use your card at some banks and exchanges in India, including Panjim and Calangute and in cash machines (ATMs).
Driving licence: preferably international driving licence- If you plan to drive or ride a scooter.
Children (Home Alone)
Insect repellent: or tea tree oil mixed with lavender oil to soothe them.
Universal adaptor: though you can get them here for 50 Rps in most shops.
Thomas Cook: there is a Thomas Cook and American Express in Panjim City where you can change your currencies by card or cash. There is a further 1% charge on exchanges carried out using a card.
Little connexions: for all your mobile phones, accessories and money exchanges base at 18th June Road Panjim Goa.
Never give your passport/credit or debit card, to anyone for long periods unless it is in the hands of the proper authorities, and you need to. If you do not need to give your villa/ apartment details to people when buying or hiring things do not do so. We ourselves do need you to fill out a form C for each person staying in any of our accommodation and hand these forms in duplicate to the authorities within 24 hours of your arrival, so please bring with you 2 photocopies of your passport, if you can or we will have to anyway.
Be careful especially in the beach areas as wherever you have crowds of people lazing, their attention will lapse and as with anywhere else, you will have thieves about.
If you have a child or adult in the family suffering from eczema, then you do need to be here for this alone. Our 3 year old suffered from eczema from when he was only a few weeks old. We tried the GP's recommendation of steroid cream, ignoring it, homeopathic, holistic and Chinese remedies. It went through cycles of being bearable to being pussy and bleedy till we visited the ayurvedic clinic here. They examined him and within minutes prescribed him with three months of oral medicines and a scar removal cream and assured us that it would all be over by the time the course of medicine was completed, though it was imperative to complete all of it. The eczema cleared up initially after about 10 days and kept improving for another 2-3 weeks when we were tempted to stop the course of medicine. Thankfully we continued and now, almost a year and a half on, no one could ever guess that he had ever had eczema at all and he can eat anything without us worrying about a reaction.
Always make children wash their hands or use wet wipes before eating as this eliminates one sure way of them get tummy aches. You may get it anyway, but not to worry too much as it comes and it goes very quickly.
Be careful where/when you eat uncooked vegetables.
Always check your products and change in the shop/street in front of the vender, so there is no dispute later as it is very unlikely to be entertained and avoids unnecessary upset.
Remember that almost all things have a foreigner's price attached to it. This applies to anyone that is not Goan. So don't just hand over your cash. Part of the expectation and fun is in haggling. Women are generally better hagglers, without a doubt.
Most villas/apartments have the end that goes in the computer as wall points, so your laptop should be okay. Just bring what you would use in the UK and you will be fine. Remember that we have power cuts here, though most apartments/villas have backup generators, some laptops may need some protection from the power surge. I have not got anything myself and so far, all has been well.
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Whats Goa about ??
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Vacations in Goa for Beaches
A day at a Goan beach offers you an intoxicating cocktail of sun, sand and the sea while the night promises to get you drunk on the rhythms of the waves. Beaches in Goa are not just famous in India but all across the world. These Goan beaches are so famous that many people tend to think of Goa as one big beach. Visit Goa to relax and feel the charm of Goa seeping in. Goa beaches how
Vacations in Goa are party time. Day in and day out it's the time for loads of fun under the Sun. The scintillating combo of Sun, Sand, Sea, Surf and Seafood makes Goa the ideal vacation destination. The beach vacations in Goa are popular with domestic as well as foreign tourists.
Goa is the top choice for family vacations in India. The visits to the major tourists attractions in Goa like the beaches, temples and churches are a must during any vacation. Goa remains pleasant all through the year and therefore you may plan your vacations in Goa anytime of the year.
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