| Author: | John McBeath | ISBN: | 9781921924576 |
| Publisher: | Transit Lounge | Publication: | October 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Transit Lounge | Language: | English |
| Author: | John McBeath |
| ISBN: | 9781921924576 |
| Publisher: | Transit Lounge |
| Publication: | October 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Transit Lounge |
| Language: | English |
In the mid-eighties John McBeath and his partner Sue left Australia for India with the dream to open a European-style pensione in an old Portuguese villa in Goa. After several visits to India they had realised that Goa with its European influences, pristine beaches, and laid-back tropical lifestyle was at the start of a tourism boom. Now told for the first time, this is the alluring true story of what happened: of the locals, expatriates and visitors they befriended, of the colourful, hilarious and sometimes confounding experiences that both enriched and threatened their relationship. Goa rises up from these pages as a seductive and richly rewarding place to live, but jazz writer McBeath isnt afraid to lay bare the realities.
In the mid-eighties John McBeath and his partner Sue left Australia for India with the dream to open a European-style pensione in an old Portuguese villa in Goa. After several visits to India they had realised that Goa with its European influences, pristine beaches, and laid-back tropical lifestyle was at the start of a tourism boom. Now told for the first time, this is the alluring true story of what happened: of the locals, expatriates and visitors they befriended, of the colourful, hilarious and sometimes confounding experiences that both enriched and threatened their relationship. Goa rises up from these pages as a seductive and richly rewarding place to live, but jazz writer McBeath isnt afraid to lay bare the realities.
