Hello Guys and Girls. Just a few questions I hope you all can help me with.

This is my first time to Goa and I am hugely looking forward to it. I'll be arriving late November and am thinking about heading south as I'v read its quieter so hopefully will be spending Christmas and the new year there them spending a month in the north. Can anybody recommend a good quiet area with nice beaches and pubs. How much would a taxi cost and can I find cheap accommodation. So what placers do you recommend and why. Thanks very much indeed. Billy