Мошенники scammers

I was vacationing in South Goa at the Soul Vacation Hotel in the second half of November 2009. I would like to note the fraudulent actions of the Intourist tour operator. When selling the voucher, the duration of the holiday was indicated as 13 days / 12 nights, while the time of departure of the aircraft was not indicated. Subsequently, it turned out that the flight there was at 23:00, and back at 6:00 in the morning. That is, firstly, I was really only 11 days at the resort. Secondly, 2 of the declared 12 nights were spent on the plane and the airport, after which the day became nothing.
We were unlucky with the weather: contrary to long-term forecasts, it rained for the first few days, there was even a thunderstorm.
The hotel consists of 5 two-story buildings, 2 of which do not have balconies or terraces. It is in them that the Russians are settled. I had to dry my swimwear either on the beach under an umbrella, or near the pool on the bushes. Foreigners book their seats in advance. Many bags of tea, coffee, dry cream, sugar and 2 bottles of drinking water are brought to the room daily. It's free. On the first day, they also fill the refrigerator with drinks and various drugs - for a fee. Demand an inventory of these products or even remove them immediately. Otherwise, when leaving, local scammers will say that you owe something. Inexpensive, but for what? On the beach every day you can ask for towels at the reception or take them from the sunbeds near the pool. Hairdryer, iron, breakfast cereals (on excursions and early departures) also ask at the reception. The fumigator in the room was not turned on as unnecessary. There were no ants, although crumbs from food remained.

The hotel is located in the village of Kolva, on a street parallel to the shore and abutting the main one overlooking the beach. There are always a lot of locals at the exit point, there are water rides for them. Tourists disperse to the right or left to catering points (necks), near which sunbeds with foam mattresses, umbrellas, and tables are installed. The guide recommended me to go to the left to the neck of Sucorina. They have their own massage therapist Dani. The cost of massage is 500 rupees for about 40 minutes. In the Ayurveda salon opposite the hotel, in 80 minutes they do the same massage with the same oils, but for 1500 rupees. True, at the same time, something is poured on the forehead for 5 minutes and you sweat in a barrel (sauna) for another 5 minutes.
There are many shops in Colva, currency exchange offices (the exchange rate was 68 rupees per euro, 44.5-45.5 rupees per dollar, at the airport - 40), pharmacies, cafes, Internet access points with telephone booths. You can buy textiles, souvenirs either in the village or at the weekly flea market in Anjuna by haggling no more than 200 Russian rubles per unit of goods.
Nutrition. In all cafes and necks, the menu is almost the same, but the prices differ. The menu sections: Chinese cuisine, Indian, Goan, etc. And in each of them, the names of dishes are duplicated: rice with shrimp, shrimp with rice, etc. In fact, they differ in the presence and amount of spices. Therefore, to demand from the waiter, for example, Chinese shrimp without spices is as stupid as Russian vodka from rice. If you don’t want spices, don’t look at the menu, just order what you would like.
Many attribute their indisposition to bad food, although the main reason is solar radiation, which penetrates the stomach and intestines not only through the skin, but also through clothes, an umbrella...
A $60 waterfall/spice tour is a bit pricey, but the guide told us a lot and answered all my questions. The road itself is not comfortable, especially on the off-road nature reserve in a jeep (40 minutes one way). The trail to the waterfall is full of monkeys in different places - do not linger at the very beginning. If you don’t plan an excursion to the elephants separately, you can take pictures with the elephants (ask the guide) on this excursion as well. The local spice guide tells a lot of useful things - it’s better to write it down, you won’t regret it. Women were especially focused when they showed a plant, 2 pinches of which excite a man, and 4 pinch them to sleep.
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