Sure, Dave.It's a deal if you know the charter operators in UK and can influence them to cancel their bookings of flights to Goa this year. Can you keep your part of the deal ? It is no big shake if the rent back operations collapse and Nature reclaims these structures to give us back our beaches as you have known for 19 years and I have known slightly more than twice that period. In fact ,I have been taken to Calangute just a few weeks after I was born and had a vacation there extending more than a month annually all through my childhood and adolecent days. I still go there. I agree:It is no longer the same place.
The point that I had initially made[while commenting on the news clippings of the day] was that the charter tourists[specially,the British charter tourists] do not contribute directly to the Goan economy as much as it costs us to support the infractructure to host them. There is a fringe benefit in that the foreign[British charter ,included] tourists attract domestic tourists. I stand by both these statements. A better deal for your 'adopted' family and your godchild would be a vacation in UK every alternate year,starting this year. There are so many beautiful places in UK,fantastic facilities,clean restaurants,no worry of jaundice,state of the art health system in case one does get sick,no greedy Brits[Goans in Goa will fall for that.They have never been under British colonial rule,except in a small part of Goa for a short time.Most Goans do not even know there is a British cemetery at Dona Paula]Does that make sense to you? A trip to England for your dear Godchild.You come to Goa the next year.More time for you to work back home to reduce the number of your countrymen struggling to come here. More space. Uncrowded beaches.Is it a deal ? "I still love Goa inspite of all its warts." says you. Me, too.Even inspite of the jaundice and the tourists,I may add. Regards, Miguel ----- Original Message ----- > I have watched with interest the correspondence about Brits coming to > Goa. having been a visitor for 19 years I feel I can contribute to the > forum from a position of experience as a British visitor. > > Over the years greed by the Goan community has raised many hotels, guest > houses and even beach shacks to exploit the increase in tourism in what > I consider was a most delightful place. But now that it is all going > wrong you want to complain.The fact that Goa is becoming a second rate > Spanish resort. Goa should have considered its tourism strategy very carefully before it > embarked on this get rich quick tourism kick which started in the 80's. > Now before you all say why do you still come, well I have a Godchild in > Goa, I am adopted by a family who I have known for many years. That's > why. I still love Goa inspire of all its warts. > > But you all need not worry because I am going to help the situation. I > will tell everyone I know not to visit Goa for a holiday. That should > help both you and me. I get the Goa I used to know and love 19 years > ago and you get just what you want. No tourists. Is it a deal Miguel? > > Dave > -- > David Futers [EMAIL PROTECTED] DFax 0870 1600881 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/2003 ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
