If you’re looking to visit major cities like Kolkata and Delhi, or tourist hotspots like Manali and Goa, you’ll find an endless stream of travel blogs and guides to help you plan your trip. Visit this Instagrammable café, take a selfie at that monument, go on a can’t-miss-out-on tour…. The…
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Travelling is considered to be an expensive hobby. When a young person travels, it is assumed that they have rich parents. When an older person does it, we imagine they have a high-paying job. But, news flash – a lot of us don’t have either. Yes, you do need some…
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Whoever told you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day clearly never indulged in the best Sunday Brunches in Goa. In my opinion, brunch adds a little magic to mealtimes, combining the very best of breakfasts – such as Nutella croissants, cheese and fruits – with the…
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“OMG – you can’t dine out anymore! How have you survived for over 2 months in lockdown as a food blogger in Goa without eating at a restaurant? It must be torture!” That was the first question a friend asked me when we spoke after 2 whole months of lockdown,…
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Updated: Aug 2026 Panjim wears its Portuguese past everywhere – on the pastel Goan houses, the church spires, the tiled street names – but it’s just as much a city of glittering casinos, open parks and spaces, world cuisine, and the kind of quaint coffee shop you could happily disappear…
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While my blog is called ‘That Goan Girl,’ I rarely write about Goa in a way that helps travellers visiting my home state. You see, this is a space for me to document my food and travel adventures around the country, not a guidebook to Goa… but naturally, I get…
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Dear Dr Pramod Sawant, A couple of days ago, a migrant labourer was standing in line for groceries at the shop, in the sun for 40 minutes, Rs. 70 in hand. He was able to buy some rice with the money and the look on his face was very sad…
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When the property deal that Imran and Aliya had finalized for their new dream restaurant fell through without much warning, they were left with plenty of staff and equipment, but no space. Lucky for them, a property dealer told the couple about a crumbling old villa in Arpora – a…
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Welcome back! If you’ve landed on this blog post, I think it’s safe to assume that you’re as enamored by the mesmerizing Rann of Kutch as I am… or should I say.. ‘was.’ Very few have heard of it – the Great White Desert in Gujarat… a vast stretch of…
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Not many people know that the idyllic town of Mandvi in Gujarat was once India’s busiest port and the center for sea and land trade. From here, access to Oman, the hinterland of Punjab and Sindh was easy, and its position on the spice route to Mozambique and Central Asia…
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Bhuj, the erstwhile capital of the princely state of Kutch was known for its wealth that came from sea-trade, and for the bartering of African slaves for Indian textiles. Today, the town doesn’t allure travellers as much as the Rann of Kutch does. The Rann (translating to Salt Marsh) has…
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