Goa of the Hippies
Goa sounds like a girl’s name, but it is actually the smallest state in India. With more than 80km of beautiful beaches it is also the most famous holiday resort in the country . Goa is considered the hot spot for party people and according to some, it is the most fun place in all of Asia. Goa was also considered as one of the the few paradise places in the world during the hippie revolution in the 60’. Until then this beautiful place had been unknown to the west. Those funny looking pot heads were mainly driven by the mystical charm that surrounds the whole region, and of course the specific herbs the locals use in order to relax, mediate and become one with the nature.
Fantastic virgin beaches, accompanied by beautiful sunsets over the Arabian Sea, unregulated alcohol distribution, availability of other substances, most of which illegal, and almost no tourists, made this area a perfect place for reaching a nirvana. Some of the visiting hippies decided to settle in, others decided to go back. However, the end result was a small colony of western hippies. Their daily activities were getting high, running naked on the beach, partying hard, passing out and believe it or not, playing chess. That’s why it was very common to see a long-haired hippies walking around with chess sets in one hand and a huge cigarettes in the other, weirdos.
Calangute and Anjuna are the settlements which become the major centres of the so-called Hippie-Land. Then the rave culture, which is the direct successor of the first hippies, was born and quickly managed to take over the whole area. The culmination of this movement here was the introduction of a new music genre – Goa Trance. Most fans know that this unique music style is a mixture of different styles, but much more mystical and more influential (see the attached video). Beach parties are still a daily occurrence and fans from all over the world come to experience the unique sensation of partying on these legendary beaches.
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