Palolem, Goa, India

Palolem, Goa in India.

Photos from Palolem Beach in Goa, India.

And then, after two months of traveling around India, we finally made it to Goa: Palolem, Goa.
Palolem Beach was a nice beach, calm and somewhat quiet. Quiet for India, at least.
It was the off-season in Goa, though.
And so, many of the beach-front hotels had shut their doors.
Many of the shops and restaurants were closing up.
The parties were over. The nightlife was dead. The tourists were gone.
It was nice all the same but if we were looking for things to do in Palolem, the only answer was go to the beach. Sit around. Pet some cows.
But it was a new side of India, a fresh side of India, a different side of India, than what I’d experienced over the past two months of travel.
And it was a welcome change.

Photos from Palolem, Goa in India:

Palolem, Goa, India.

Cow on the road in Palolem, Goa, India.

Cow on the beach in Palolem, Goa, India.
A cow on the beach.

dog on the beach in Palolem, Goa, India.
A dog on Palolem Beach.

Palolem Beach in Palolem, Goa, India.

Palolem Beach in Palolem, Goa, India.

A cow and a rickshaw in Palolem, Goa, India.
A cow and a rickshaw.


A cow on the beach in Palolem, Goa, India.

Cocktail on the beach in Palolem, Goa, India.
Cocktail on the beach.

Palolem, Goa, India.

Palolem, Goa, India.

A cow in a restaurant in India. Palolem, Goa, India.
A cow in a restaurant in India.

Palolem, Goa, India.
Feeding the cow that came into the restaurant at dinner.

Palolem, Goa, India.
One day I was sitting at a cafe using wi-fi and I got a tweet from Stu and Eloise that said “Look behind u!” … It just so happened that they were in the same cafe in the same town and recognized me. It is a small world after all!

Palolem beach in Palolem, Goa, India.

Palolem, Goa, India.

Sitting with dogs and cows on the beach in Palolem, Goa, India.
Sitting with dogs and cows on the beach.

Palolem, Goa, India.
Sunset over the beach.

The beach in Palolem, Goa, India.

Palolem, Goa, India.

Palolem, Goa, India.

Palolem, Goa, India.
Me on Palolem Beach.

Palolem, Goa, India.
Me on Palolem Beach.

Palolem, Goa, India.

The beach in Palolem, Goa, India.

Dani with a dog on the beach in Palolem, Goa, India.
Dani with a dog on the beach.

Dogs on the beach in Palolem, Goa, India.
Dogs on the beach.

Palolem beach in Palolem, Goa, India.

Hi, I'm Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the kitten. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job, bought a one-way ticket to Europe, and traveled for three years. Now I'm back in Chicago, decorating my apartment in all the teal, petting my cats, and planning my next adventure.

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4 Comments
  • Sarahmia
    May 22, 2012at6:19 am

    That looks a little more peaceful than the places you’ve been in lately! 🙂

  • Audrey | That Backpacker
    May 22, 2012at9:14 am

    Lovely photos! I was also in Goa during monsoon season and it was very chilled out. There were still a few people hanging out in the bars, but the summer parties had died down. It makes me want to revisit!

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