[ManAbout]

I am in Goa at the moment, hanging out on Anjuna Beach.

If there are any forum members around, or plan to be, send me a PM. I wil lbe here till about Feb 16.

[Yul Brynner]

So how'd it go? Got any good stories or field reports for us?
Lots of crazy Israelis and Russians there. Sometimes good, mostly bad...

[ManAbout]

The only luck I had with was with the Ukrainians/Russians. One was a chick I met off Mamba.ru who had come over from Ukraine for a one week holiday and was staying in an upscale resort hotel. 21 years old, not sure how she could afford it, her parents must be well off. Met another Russian girl from Moscow who was working as an Advertising Rep at a TV station. If you spend enough time there you could do serious damage with the Russian girls. Saw a couple of absolute stunners hanging around with the short, dark skinned local dudes.
Forget about the Indian girls, for the most part they are ugly. The 5% that are hot are with a guy or surrounded by mixed circle of friends, making any sort of approach impossible.

[ManAbout]

Russian girl I met at the Saturday Night Market.

http://imgur.com/n5YtC

She runs a stall at the market and lives in Goa through the winter. Fairly representative of the quality available. I would say she is about a 7.5 to 8, though that's not a good picture of her.

[ManAbout]

Local girl, beach vendor, 19 years old, sold alibaba pants and trinkets to tourists. Some of theses girls are fairly conversant in Russian as well.

http://imgur.com/f4mbT

[The Fantasist]

Been thinking seriously about Goa for a while now because I've heard about the Russian invasion. I was last in Goa in 96 and I did not meet one Russian in my month there: how the world has changed since then! Why spend a month in an industrial shit hole chasing devs when you can do it in a place like Goa. A mate of mine just came back and said beaches like Arambol are overun with Russians so it sounds like there are plenty of women to approach.

ManAbout: Is Goa still stupid cheap?

[lavidaloca]

(04-07-2012 01:04 AM)Vorkuta Wrote:  

Been thinking seriously about Goa for a while now because I've heard about the Russian invasion. I was last in Goa in 96 and I did not meet one Russian in my month there: how the world has changed since then! Why spend a month in an industrial shit hole chasing devs when you can do it in a place like Goa. A mate of mine just came back and said beaches like Arambol are overun with Russians so it sounds like there are plenty of women to approach.

ManAbout: Is Goa still stupid cheap?

Why not just go to the black sea?

[Yul Brynner]

A return Ticket to NYC-GOA is under $1k. after that you can enjoy Goa for $10-$30 a day. Food, accomodation, booze and weed. As long as you like the Hippie vibe its a fantastic place to be. Don't be beta and you will get laid with the tourists. For the most part, Indian girls aren't worth it.

[The Fantasist]

(04-07-2012 02:05 AM)lavidaloca Wrote:  

Why not just go to the black sea?

A few reasons:
Was thinking of locations for some winter sun and Goa is a lot cheaper and you can have a lot of fun. You can rent Enfields in Goa and head off exploring empty beaches and jungle roads. It's a beautiful place. I rented a house in Arambol for pennies back in the day. There are some great parties there and some good Chitrali Charas to smoke if that's your thing ( it was definitely my thing when I was there though not now ). I also learnt Hindi whilst I was in India running a guesthouse so would be good to practice again although Gokarni is the local language and many don't speak Hindi there. Now I've discovered Goa's Russian influx it makes it a great option.

The down side is that Goa has the worst examples of Indian dudes outside of Bihar and Kashmir. Bunch of twats who roam in groups looking for women to harass. The local women are fugly too but that is India in general outside of certain areas of Delhi/Mumbai

[ManAbout]

(04-07-2012 01:04 AM)Vorkuta Wrote:  

Been thinking seriously about Goa for a while now because I've heard about the Russian invasion. I was last in Goa in 96 and I did not meet one Russian in my month there: how the world has changed since then! Why spend a month in an industrial shit hole chasing devs when you can do it in a place like Goa. A mate of mine just came back and said beaches like Arambol are overun with Russians so it sounds like there are plenty of women to approach.

ManAbout: Is Goa still stupid cheap?

But don't go now. The season is pretty much winding down. If you are thinking about going, I would say November to March would be the time to go. All the long term residents move on in the summer. They go to Ibiza or other summer party spots. Yes, Arambol is pretty much over run with young Russians and Morijim even more so. I was looking around for a room in Arambol and a lot of the houses near the beach have been rented by Russian families.

Goa is still cheap. But, it depends on where you want to stay. If you are going for a month or longer it might be worth finding an apartment rental somewhere. Otherwise you will spend about $15 a day for a room, but with a cold shower and no air conditioning. For $30 a day you can get a place with a hot shower and ac.

Alcohol is cheap, a bottle of Old Monk rum is $2.50. Restaurant meals at the Russian and Israeli places average about $5 a dish. If you eat at the Indian places it's cheaper.

Expect to spend $30 a day minimum.

(04-07-2012 02:05 AM)lavidaloca Wrote:  

Why not just go to the black sea?

The black sea is a summer destination. You can actually do both.