Chilly.....you would not like Scuba diving....you'd get too much salty water in your coffee

traveellling trina I am a qualified PADI diver!!!! I know unbelievable

Lassi I cant tell you how much we appreciated you coming to the meet all the way from the sth..it was wonderful to finally meet you and your o/h after knowing each other in cyber space on HT for so many years...thank you ..... been havin a little trouble logging on to HT last few days?
Chilly

Have just put some pics on Goa gossip and general chat thread,of Polly50s Fancydress party at the carvery last week
http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=84788&start=760

Wow they are brilliant! As you say, what an effort was put into the costumes, and so nice to see everyone having a great night. Many thanks

Hi Chilly

Really missed not going to the meet last night, had to trudge through the snow to get to the pub instead (bit of an exaggeration but it had snowed most of the day) but it helped to build up a thirst

Might be out there a bit longer than I originally expected As soon as I can get my passport renewed and visa sorted I'll be there

ahh bless meagain and her indoors!! my heart bleeds!! we missed you too and still are so...hurry back... but have a great christmas and New Year

Gooner fan look forward to seeing you
chilly

just like to say thanks to everyone at the meet who made me and o/h so welcome .cheers everyone and happy new year nice meeting you all at last,now planning next visit

the meets have been phenominal this year... and was great meeting you both valleylady and look forward to seeing you again...

I hope any new people on the forum will feel welcome to come to the meets, everyone is so very friendly and welcoming and we all love meeting new HT'ers...its not clicky at all, so many join in after 'just coming to watch first' they observe for a bit and inevitably come over and say 'we are HT'ers and werent going to join in, but you all look like you are having such a laugh and seem so fiendly'

so please dont feel intimidated if you are a newbie do come and have a drink and a chat with us all on a wednesday
and yes!! hurry up goonerfan!!
chilly

Hi, we'll be there on Wednesday if we aren't deported as soon as we arrive in Goa!!!

you're not the only ones worrying about being let in Squigs!! but i am sure they wouldnt dare try and send you back

see you wednesday
chilly

Look foward to seeing you at the meet next week Squigs,goodluck

Looks like you will be the test case for us all Squigs, I have lost all faith in Inidan/Goans and for me the dream seems to be over for good, great while it lasted but they have really messed things up this time it is about time the Britsh government started to react the same way but that wont happen because it would not be "diplomatic" or is the word "spineless".

I hope you manage to get back in to Goa, i am off at the end of February and will be looking to up sticks and go somewhere else where you are actually wanted and liked.

Mike

Hi Mike

I am really sorry to hear you sounding so despondent, not like you at all but you have to admit it is not the Goans fault if India decides to change the visa rules in mid stream and it only effects a very small number of people like us and not many of Goa's normal tourist.

I can see that over the last couple of years it looks like western Europeans tourists have been discouraged from travelling to India by one means or another but most of it is not of the Goans making and some of it is down to the credit crunch.

I hope that with not so many tourists spending the Goans will see that they can't keep raising the prices every year (yes I know that is not the Goan way but lets hope it will sink in soon) also it will help to put a brake on the westernisation of Goa.

I would be surprised if there are not some problems for long term Europeans in Thailand and I have been told I am to old for the girlie bars way of life, so don't think I would be allowed to go anyway.

just back from tonights meet. .. it was great to welcome two new HT'ers ...Patsy and her daughter, their first time in Goa... and they said they really enjoyed the night and i dont think they were fibbing as they were the last to leave

Great to see some new 'old' faces too... Goangirll and O/H i think we first met at an HT meet about 5 years ago!!! was it that long?? not sure... but anyway as ever a great 'get together' but we missed Split and o/h and Jantie and O/H wo couldnt make it as they were going to a farewell party... and great service as ever from Ram and the boys...

we were sorry to be saying tara to Daveswife and Dave as they go home anyday now ... she is a scream!!! had me laughing all night!! she swears that when she gets home she isnt coming on this forum thread till the season end cos she will be too jeallous!! hehe

Oh by the way some of us go to a quiz on MOnday nights and this week our team (made up of HT'ers) WON!!! we are known as the toerags!! and we also won the play your cards bit at the end that the winning team get to do... and got the jackpot... 900 rps and a bottle of gin.... we are the champions..

Chilly

Excellent - well done everyone
Kath x

Put that Gin in the fridge chilly and get in the tonic will be abck in a matter of week
Love Jayne xxxxxxxxxxxx

When are you going back Jayne on what date ...colleen

Where's the quiz on Monday nights? We like a quiz - just got back from one here in Spain, we're not very good, as long as no-one takes it too seriously, but it's fun and after a few drinks who cares who wins Maybe join you in March

Well done Chilly and team

Can't help wonder who got the bottle of Gin but I am sure it was all very diplomatic and you really needed it for medicinal reasons

See you Sunday all been well, could even make it to Bardays on Friday if we are not to tried and we arrive on time