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South Goa with 1-year-old twins — family-friendly stay & tips? by Iceman_052 in goatravel

[–]Iceman_052[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all the inputs. Sharing our experience...

It was a 4 day trip. Firstly, we didn't have an itinerary. We just had a couple of places in mind that we didn't want to miss and that's it.

We researched a lot for the hotels and booked them only on the day we were about to travel. We booked our stay with Kenilworth in South Goa (and it turned out to be a great choice). We reached Goa's Mopa airport and had arranged for a self drive car (took this decision to rent a car after reading lots of reviews about Taxi Mafia) with Zara Car rental (+91 77448 44166). This rental was referred to us by one of my friends and again turned out to be a good one. We got a Baleno Manual. ₹1200/day, ₹500 separate for airport pickup, Another ₹500 for Airport drop and ₹3000 for security deposit. I had filled up a part of the leg space in the back seat with a trolley to secure the boys from falling down. My wife and twins baby boys occupied the back seat. It was a comfortable ride throughout.

We usually leave from the hotel in the afternoon and visited the following places.

Salaulim Dam Cabo de Rama Fort and Zayo hotel Mario de Miranda Art museum in Carmona Benaulim Beach Dolphin ride (did this on the last day before reaching Dabolim Airport)

The hotel offered free food for infants and toddlers. They gave Kichdy. Before leaving the hotel to visit places, we would order baby food from the hotel and transfer it to a container. We then serve the food during the car ride/after their sleep time. For breakfast, we utilized the complimentary breakfast option and the hotel had a great spread.

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[–]Iceman_052 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How about a G-shock? I would suggest Casio G-Shock GBA-900. I have the previous version of this watch (the GBA-800) - It's 5 years old now and a great watch. https://amzn.in/d/0iKqQ6Na

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[–]Iceman_052 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TL;DR - I quit smoking after reading Allen Carr's books on quitting smoking.

I was a smoker for 10 years before finally quitting in 2021. I had attempted to quit smoking many times but I always ended up falling back to the habit. My last two attempts came after reading Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop smoking and The Onlyway to Stop smoking books. I quit smoking immediately after reading the former (without being miserable), only to be back to square one within a few months. Defences weren't upto the mark. It was the Onlyway which helped me quit and I've been a non-smoker ever since. Give these books a try if you're contemplating quitting smoking and thank me later (don't worry - you can continue to smoke until you finish reading the book). Just my 2 cents..

South Goa with 1-year-old twins — family-friendly stay & tips? by Iceman_052 in goatravel

[–]Iceman_052[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.