Within minutes of even the most buzzing of south Goan resorts, you are sure to find beachside bliss if you know where to look.

BBC: Uncovering the best beaches of Goa

Here you will find Siolim House, an impeccably restored centuries-old home with seven high-ceilinged guest rooms all decked out in Goan antiques, four poster beds and terracotta tiles.

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His last destination then was Goa and he became Goan.

BBC: Enduring new-age appeal of Goa

Slung along the banks of the Mandovi River, the easy-going state capital of Panaji is the base for Holiday on the Menu, which offers a range of Goan cooking holidays.

BBC: Mini guide to coastal Goa

After a fiery Goan curry lunch, or a sunset cocktail, served on the fort ramparts, look in on the in-fort chapel, then dip your toes in the shallows across the river at Aswem beach.

BBC: Goa's boutique gems

With Paddy Colfer giving Barry Owens and Shane Goan a lot of problems in the Fermanagh defence, Wexford then fought back to lead 0-5 to 0-4 with Colfer and Eric Bradley among the Model County scorers.

BBC: Mulgrew's Fermanagh are in the last 12 of the Championship

Laze by the pool, indulge in a long lunch while monkeys cavort in the trees and knock back a coconut feni or two (the local Goan firewater), and you will truly appreciate the meaning of a good Goan susegad.

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The 12 May walk Metamorphosis of Mazagaon, organised by Kavita Gonsalves for the non-profit Urban Design Collective, took walkers around the evolving Mazagaon area of south Mumbai, where colonial Bombay grapples with contemporary Mumbai in its pre-Portuguese-era homes, Goan community clubs and glassy skyscrapers.

BBC: Walk with the locals in Mumbai