I've not seen this but it sounds awful.I'll be there in a few weeks so hope I don't come across it.xx

Thought this might brighten up your day. I am sure we have all heard No. 3 before:

From one of the major holiday operators complaint dept -

Some of the guests' complaints during the season.

1. "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."

2. "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time - this should be banned

3. "On my holiday to Goa in India , I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food at all."

4. "We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our swimming costumes and towels."

5. A tourist at a top African game lodge over looking a water hole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant, complained that the sight of this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel "inadequate".

6. A woman threatened to call police after claiming that she'd been locked in by staff. When in fact, she had mistaken the "do not disturb" sign on the back of the door as a warning to remain in the room.

7. "The beach was too sandy."

8. "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as yellow but it was white."

9. A guest at a Novotel in Australia complained his soup was too thick and strong. He was inadvertently slurping the gravy at the time.

10. "Topless sunbathing on the beach should be banned. The holiday was ruined as my husband spent all day looking at other women."

11. "We bought' Ray-Ban' sunglasses for five Euros (£3.50) from a street trader, only to find out they were fake."

12. "No-one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled."

13. "There was no egg slicer in the apartment..."

14. "We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi drivers as they were all Spanish..."

15. "The roads were uneven.."

16. "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England it only took the Americans three hours to get home."

17. "I compared the size of our one-bedroom apartment to our friends' three-bedroom apartment and ours was significantly smaller."

18. "The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the accommodation'. We're trainee hairdressers - will we be OK staying here?"

19. "There are too many Spanish people.. The receptionist speaks Spanish. The food is Spanish. Too many foreigners.."

20. "We had to queue outside with no air conditioning."

21.. "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel."

22. "I was bitten by a mosquito - no-one said they could bite."

23. "My fiancé and I booked a twin-bedded room but we were placed in a double-bedded room. We now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."

Pmsl love them!!

Made my day!! Thanks!!!

unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!

that is so funny X

O.M.G hysterical,had us in fits of laughter

Could anyone tell me where the Bardez area of Candolim is located, and some Hotels, and retaurants in that area.

Cheers
The Preacher

Bardez, is an area of North Goa, from Fort Aguada to Vagator (beach area )
and inland as far as Tivim, it also includes Mapusa. Candolim is in Bardez.

Thanks JANIS W

Are you back home, Preacher?

Goangirl
I certainly am freezing my little toes off, having trouble with PC so will put a report on as soon as poss.

The Preacher

P.S. Won't say who I thought you were

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We go to Goa on the 15 of April for two weeks.Danny, my other half as decided not to take many holiday clothes, saying he will buy them when he gets to Goa. I think that is a error on his part. Please somebody tell me I am right.or Iwill never live it down.DEE

There will still be sellers on the beach and roads on the 15th but when we were talking to people 2 weeks ago and most were going home towards the middle of April.

Also some of the shacks and restaurants were expecting to close down mid April.

One thing to note is shorts and T shirts are probably as cheap if not cheaper in Asda etc. than you can buy in Goa.

You should be ok buying in shops and markets in Panjim and Mapusa.

It also depends on what size clothes he wears - lots of the trousers and shorts are made to fit smaller Indian men.

We are very sorry about people who are feeling ill,because we go on april 15 and are now feeling rather worried,being first timers to Goa. So saying that does any body have any information about Coco beach, as we heard good reports from friends who went there 2 years ago.
Dee and Him

Coco beach is no more!! Or did you mean Cola beach?