Preview of Myeskapades's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Palolem, India Entry Title: "The Goan Story - I've still got sand in my shoes" Entry: "For the past one month, I googled everything under the sun to make my trip to Goa all the more worthwhile. I couldn't find a beach that matched the perceived image of Goa that bore in my mind since I don't know when. After running through a whole lot of web pages, I finally saw Palolem beach on the Internet. That was it...'I am so very going to this place', I told myself. The day before I left for Mumbai, I turned a little kid, excited, oblivious and nervous. Me and my friend left for Mumbai on March 7. There is something about traveling in trains that excites me. 'IF YOU ARE TO DISCOVER INDIA, the way India is, YOU OUGHT TO TRAVEL IN TRAINS'. We reached Mumbai on March 9. An hour and a half long taxi ride took us to my grandmother's place. That very day at 2.30 AM, we left for VT station, where we had arrived from Kolkata a few hours back. I used the ATM counter there, had some coffee and waited for the Big thing.....Goa. Goa was calling... The train ride was smooth. The Western Ghats looked gorgeous and Goa was all Green. There was a visible transformation in the landscape when we were entering Goa -- the dusty golden brown landscapes gradually turned Green. We finally reached Madgaon at 2.20 PM. I <b>...</b>