Travel Tips Goa India – The former Portuguese enclave of Goa, in the middle of India’s southwest coast, has been a holiday destination since colonial times, when British soldiers and officers would travel here from across the country for a spot of “R&R”. Back then, the three twenty – bars, brothels and liquor – were big attractions. Now it’s the golden, palm-fringed beaches along the state’s 105km coastline that draw tourists – about two million of them each winter. Inexpensive air travel has made it a major package tour destination for Europeans, and recent years have seen a dramatic increase … Read the rest