Hi,

Well I can honest say that this holiday I had from December 2009 - January 2010, was probably maybe one of the last ones I will have. Things are changing. I had the local supermarket owner telling me about the russians setting up brothels, and saying how he disliked them etc. Also in one of local bars, someone telling me that the abalone kept them awake all night with men coming and going.

OUr local taxi driver charged us 50 rupees more for our local run, telling us that all the prices had gone up, asked our goan friend and he said nothing had gone up! One of the restaurant boys who we have known for years was out in calangute town, asked us for 500 rupees, (I know whould not have lent it to him) said he would meet us the next day and give it back, and of cours ewe never say him again.

We know the prices of goods, foods and drinks etc, yet time and time again they really upped their prices when we went to buy anything, and we had to keep saying now be senisible and not give us these silly prices.

I could just go on, I was so looking forward to the holiday and it was our 13th time back to go, so you know what they say about 13. I have been so dissapointed. I don't want to go back again, but my husband has talked me round to going just one more time to see how we feel. And I must admit I would miss the people I have met there, goans, english, swedish etc, they are one of the reasons I kept going back. But the hotel this year was horrible, people partying and talking making loads of noise till 4 - 5 in the morning, and I know they are on holiday, but we just couldn't sleep. In the morning about 8.00 - 8.30am we would have indians from out of state in teh pool, shouting their head off, so after just a couple of hours sleep we would be up again, to sleep in the afternoon was a no no as well, as all the local children came into the hotel and played (I know kids do play, but do they have to keep on screaming all the time!) but after so many hours of no sleep, and this carried on for a month, it did not help in making this an enjoyable holiday. There is more, but i have bored you enough. Does anyont else feel like this.

So in april we are going again but just for two weeks (I have not booked yet still looking but my heart is not in it) I am going to see if we can get an apartment and see if that makes a difference. But finding one may not be so easy as well. Sorry to bore you all.