Author: Jim Carter
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Auschwitz
I would strongly recommend a visit to this historic site, but be prepared for an emotional journey. It is difficult to hear about some of the atrocities that the Nazis inflicted on these innocent people, and the scale of their cruelty is just impossible to comprehend and understand. It’s a full day trip and you’re…
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Amazing Salt Mine Near Krakow
Another highly recommended place to visit is the salt mine near Krakow. It’s only a short train ride from Krakow main railway station, and the public transport is excellent in and around the city by the way. This mine was started in the 17th century and goes down 135 metres. Along the way your tour…
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Spring is in the air
It’s not all about going abroad, there’s plenty of beauty and scenery to admire right on our doorstep. The beauty of retirement is that in between all the rubbish weather we’ve been getting here, when the sun does come out we can just drop what we’re doing and take advantage of it.
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South Goa
So we’ve finished our first retirement trip to South Goa and our stay in Colva. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to escape from the cold, wet and windy winter of the UK. Colva was a great place to stay, really able to immerse yourself in some of the Indian way of life.…
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Video moments
A few short videos of some of our moments in India. Nature in action, preparing food, watching fisherman at work and a tree climbing exhibition. See link @JimCarter-sq8js
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Culture day
The best features of Goa are the beaches, the weather and the food, but today we ventured out to see some of the local culture and history. We visited Shantadurga temple, Panjim church and Old Goa Church, the latter being over 400 years old. To be honest it was a bit underwhelming overall. Make sure…
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Our Home Made Meals in India
We’v enjoyed buying local produce and cooking up some lovely simple meals in our apartment. We would definitely recommend being brave and buying the local fish at the fish market in Colva, explore the big market in Margao town, and use the local fruit and veg stalls. We’ve had no delly belly problems and had…
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Benaulim and Benaulim Beach
I definitely recommend this beach if you’re planning on a stay in South Goa. The little village is great with plenty of nice bars and restaurants in a nice chilled out and authentic location. On the beach itself there a number of good quality beach shacks to park your towel on a sunbed and enjoy…
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Dudhsagar Falls
I recommend a day away from the beaches to do this trip, well worth a visit. We left nice and early, which was a good thing to do as the crowds build up quickly during the morning. It’s about a 1 hour 15 min taxi from Colva, then you get on a bumpy old jeep…