How to talk about Goa when you’ve never been

An armchair traveller’s guide to the region of beaches and feni, a spirit drink made from the fruit of a cashew tree

By Jason Goodwin

WHERE North is party Goa. But don’t dither there, go much farther south. You get better bragging rights, lower humidity – and anyway who needs wall-to-wall beach boutique cabanas?

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