article_snippet.sent: Something odd is going on this year in Goa - and it has to do with the rows of empty sunbeds.
article_snippet.sent: Blissful: Agonda Beach is one of the many relaxed stretches of shoreline along the edge of Goa .
article_snippet.sent: On Agonda Beach, Goans peddling pedicures and sarongs smile and tell we we are 'very pale', adding: 'You won't stay that way for long.'
article_snippet.sent: Goa has 11 hours of sunshine a day at this time of year.
article_snippet.sent: And Goa retains something of Goa European flavour, a leftover from Goa days as a Portuguese colony for 450 years.
article_snippet.sent: One of Goa greatest assets is the food.
article_snippet.sent: The ball's in your court: Goa has a famously relaxed ambience, and is a real favourite with tourists .
highlights_snippet.sent: Goa is India's smallest state but one of Goa most popular travel destinations .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Goa offers bargain beach breaks (and luxury too) in the west of the country .
  