Goa has much in the ways of day markets, night markets and just markets and gatherings in general. Here you can find all sorts of goods from clothes, sculptures, to spices, jewelry and Tibetan made items. There is so much traffic at these events its easy to figure out where and when these gatherings occur. I love going to these things as I get to meet new people and check out the live shows. The parties in Goa are getting less and less crowded as the main tourist season comes to an end.

The first market I go to is on Wednesday. This is before I had my scooter so I ended up taking the footpath over the ridge to Ajuna beach which is just north of Baga beach. With my foot injury from Hampi it takes me a little over an hour to reach Ajuna. There are small tents as far as the eye can see and it is here that I buy a lot of souvenirs to send back home. There are hand carved chess sets that I really want, but they weight too much and would cost too much to send back. So I opt for lighter things.

I hear about a night party from Raluca. She has been here in Goa for the last three months. I take my scooter there and party into the early hours of the morning. The party scene has been policed heavily as of late so the location and times of the parties are released at the last minute. A lot of the times people are riding from beach to beach trying to figure out where the parties are. Since I’m on a working schedule I can only attend the ones that are on the weekend, which is find for me as these things are really overpriced anyways.

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