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In those five days, we visited every place that made Goa utterly decadent. That evening, we stayed in the pool for
iconic: hours. Our hands shrivelled like raisins, but we didn’t
care enough.
Fort Aguada, a 17th-century Portuguese fort with a
watchtower that stared into the vast Arabian Sea. On our last night, dinner was grand there was even an
Basilica of Bom Jesus, which held the remains of St. Francis ice cream bar. Naturally, a competition was born, who
could eat the most cups? I gave up at five, but one of my
roommates powered through twelve. He became a
legend in our friend group.

What followed was sugar rush which we channelled onto
the dance floor, we were among the last people to leave
the dance floor. I don’t even remember how or when we
fell asleep.

Then came the return journey which followed the same
route. But there was no sadness involved as we had no
Xavier and oddly reminded me of the kind of architecture regrets. We had lived every moment. And school was
you’d see in the movie Pride and Prejudice. just a week away, where we’d relive these stories again
Then came the beaches: Palolem, Calangute, Baga. We and again.
didn’t just sit and stare at the sea like those Rom-Com
By now, you’ve probably noticed this travelogue isn’t
about the dates or the name of the resort (which I
honestly forgot). It’s not about historical facts or
architectural detail.
Because, truthfully, that’s not what stayed with me.

What I remember and always will is the journey, the
laughter, the mischief, and the people I shared it with.
And maybe that is why I felt nostalgic at just the age of
18.
instead we ran, played volleyball and buried our friends in
the sand (I was the friend). The salt in the air and the
sound of crashing waves felt like background music to our
ears. Abdullah Ansari
S/o Sh. Amirul Hasan Ansari
DIG, RTC Latur, Maharashtra
Last day was at Baga beach, I tried Calamari (deep-fried
squid rings) for the first time, they were creamy, rich, and