just back.first choice flight was as good as you can get i suppose,with plenty of leg room and seat back tv,ive always been with monarch.we stayed at the csm in baga,the hotel is very well situated,virtually on the beach.the food in the hotel was edible,thats all ill say.rooms were cleaned every day,as were bed sheets and towels changed everyday.overall the hotel was good.we took along a couple of friends for their first visit to goa and their faces were a picture when they arrived by the end of the hols they said they were immediatley going to rebook for xmas and newyear next year!.we spent most of our time in boscos shack and i have nothing but good things to say about them,they food was very,very good,the lads never stop running about for you.the fireworks display on the beach was somthing else,ive never experienced anything like it before,absolutley amazing.its the first time id been xmas/newyear time .we tried over the flames and was very good,and a few others which were good.the only one i didnt like was opescadors,which was a suprise as everytime we went by it was packed to the rafters with people!although we all enjoyed ourselves overall,i dont think i will return.its our fifth time and its changed a lot over the last five years and not for the better.thats about it really,roll on for september now as were off to bali/singapore,regards leslie and tina.