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GOA (India)

Posted by rolanb | 1st September 2007

There comes a time when even old souls like me that are so structured in their existence that they get a jolt like I did with my trip to Goa. There was something truly intoxicating about the red earth of Goa, the theme of many a poem, folk song and pious incantation. Red mud paths dissect the vibrant green of paddy fields, the dense foliage of coconut, jackfruit, cashew, areca nut and bamboo plantations with its swaying palm trees that seem to mesh into huge rice fields. It simply took my breath away and infused a silent calmness to my aura.

Its exploration touched a deep passion in my soul – it peaked a new curiosity, stirred an intellect that strengthened my spirit tickling my senses and evoking at time the most incredible emotions.

Goa is a former Portuguese colony where my parents were born and where the rest of the family still resides. My last trip to Goa was 38 years ago when it was

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