- Best time to visit October - May
- “Goa” originates from the Portuguese language
- It’s translation to English is a “tall patch of grass” (very deep and meaningful!)
- The main rivers in Goa are the Mandovi, the Zuari, the Terekhol, Chapora River and the Betul.
- Goa has a warm mild climate most of the year due to its location
- Goa’s gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $3 billion in current prices
- Tourism is Goa’s primary income (not surprising the kind of views you get!)
- Football is their most popular sport
- In 2004, BITS Pilani university started its first Indian satellite
- You can find out about a holiday in Goa on the link!
- Calgary is well-known as a destination for winter sports and ecotourism
- Economic activity in Calgary is mostly centred on the petroleum industry; however, agriculture, tourism, and high-tech industries also contribute to the city’s fast economic growth.
- Calgary holds many major annual festivals which include the Calgary Stampede, the Folk Music Festival, the Lilac Festival, One Yellow Rabbit High Performance Rodeo — Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts, Wordfest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival, One World Festival (GlobalFest), and the second largest Caribbean festival in the country (Carifest).
- In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host the Olympic Winter Games, and one of the fastest ice skating rinks in the world was built at the University of Calgary to accommodate these games.
If you want to travel to Thailand I suggest you look at some of these awesome facts. I have never been there myself but I had a group of friends come back from a 2 week adventure and they said “it was like living on a different planet”. Here’s a few reasons why:
* The country comprises 76 provinces
* The King has reigned for more than half a century
* Area: 513,115 sq. km.
* People: Thai (80%), Chinese (10%), Malay (3%), and the rest are minorities (Mons, Khmers, hill tribes)
* Overall the southern parts of Thailand get by far the most rain with around 2,400 millimeters every year
* Instead of a single main course with side dishes found in Western cuisine, a Thai full meal typically consists of either a single dish or rice khao with many complementary dishes served concurrently
