While some days demand to be kickstarted with a bowl of Upma or oats, some others want to ease into it with a hearty spread of a lazy English breakfast. A good platter of eggs well-done, sausages, bacon and toast with a side of butter and jam, can never go…
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Hey, hey! My blogging skills are a bit rusty since it’s been ages since I’ve posted on ThatGoanGirl! I’ll admit I haven’t been motivated to blog at *all* for the last year – and while I did start out by feeling guilty about it, I got over that pretty quickly…
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Covid-19 has taken over the better part of the year, instilling fear and uncertainty in most of us, but if you drive around Goa today, you may find yourself wondering whether the pandemic even exists. With tourist attractions packed to the brim and tourists thronging to beach-side restaurants, it seems…
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Breakfast isn’t hugely important in Goa – we don’t usually think twice about what we eat for the first meal of the day, unless it’s a leisurely weekend – in which case, bring out the pattice and bhaji-paos! It’s surprising and refreshing, then, to find a Goan café dedicated to…
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Edit: Nicky M’s Kitchen has shut down. I never thought I’d miss writing about restaurants and food as much as I did over the last 4 months. While restaurants had begun opening up for home deliveries and takeaways for over a month now, the family and I stuck to our…
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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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Old meets new in our capital city of Goa, Panjim… or Panaji, as they call it nowadays. It is here where you’ll find traces of our Portuguese-dominated past alongside glittering casinos, lush parks, world cuisine, quaint coffee shops and vintage-looking storefronts. Panjim is the ideal hang-out area- offering something for…
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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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The Pride Sun Village in Arpora Goa is located very close to Sarovar Portico Lazy Lagoon, Old Bombay and the Saturday Night Market. Not many people know of the Pride Hotels, perhaps because, unlike many popular hotels in North Goa, this one isn’t really ‘out there.’ While it may lack…
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