Goa Through Goan Eyes: From Hippies to High-Rises - A Journey of Culture and Change 

Fully agree with Antonio's wife, Goa's beauty lies in her simplicity which needs to be preserved

We’ve been coming to Vagator for 20 years, and we can honestly say that Blue Bird offers the warmest and most beautiful atmosphere we’ve ever experienced. Such a special family! And let’s not forget Antonio’s cooking, easily the best in the area. Warm regards, Paolo and Nicoleta from Italy

wow, such an interesting interview, well done guys. Finally something different that shows the reality of a holiday hotspot.

Wow what a great interview with the real Goan couple.. i live in Anjuna. Me and Antonio were in the same school in Anjuna..now Antonio kids and my kids are in the same school now ... Such lovely guy he is...

Excellent interview. Being from Assagao a village very close to Vagathor I spent many happy holidays in a bungalow on the beach that my father would rent from the landlord Dr. Armand Braganza the doctor of our village. Still have some beautiful shells picked up from the then pristine beach at low tide. Sand was white, water crystal clear, tiny shellfish could be collected in a handkerchief as the tide ran out and boiled for an incredibly tasty mid morn soup. Indeed those were the days my friend. Thanks to the Italian couple for organising this interview and to Antonio and Janet for the clear picture they have provided for non Goans of the way it used to be. My village has also been taken over by the "Delhi people" and has lost its soul.

Bring back , ohh bring back , oh bring back 'that ' Goa to me, to me...(repeat, and sing along)..... ❤ Great interview by goan couple.....

Thanks for letting us step back into our happy simple and yet totally enjoyable lives as Goans. That's the Goa we are all craving for. Took years to build it and it has gone in a blink of the eye😢😢😢😊😊😊

Thank you Jenny and Adam for taking Blue Bird flying to Europe. Please send all your friends and other family too

What a fantastic job Jenny and Adam. Such a wonderful video.....i wish RU-vid would promote this video!! Such a wonderful conservation.i too want a simple quiet vacation with the peopl. This has inspired me to go to Goa as soon as i can.

I've been visiting blue bird for the last 15 years. Antonio & Janet are such lovely people. I love going upstairs and chill-out on those big sofas eating great food. They call me Mr Lee

How incredibly amazing is this blissfull interview.. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Very beautiful interview. I'm from goa myself and I totally agree what they said. It also makes me sad when I hear about rape cases, drugs etc.. The name of goa gets spoilt.

I love this true to Goa Story!

Brings back lovely memories of the ealier days in Goa, thank you.

What a wonderfull insight into Goan life and lifestyle. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

All that they share in this interview is true that is called niz goenkar

Woww, amazing 😍👏👏👏

Very informative, thank you

AWESOME VIDEO!!! So nicely done. I would like to stay with this couple. Thank you for showcasing them so I know where to stay when I go to Goa. Thank you for helping the local businesses. I feel sorry for the local Goan people with Liberation the Indians are taking over their homeland.

❤❤❤very very nostalgic..heard so many good things from their rich memories..

What a great take on life!

Wow❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

Video bellissimo, bravi ragazzi

Susegad cant be explained...it can only be experienced. We need more people like Antonio couple to save whats left of goa.

Interesting and honest interview!!!

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The title says hippies..... who hopefully have gone, but now we have the Indian Nomads who have their own states disowning them and yet Goa gives them hope..... unfortunately any guest over staying cannot be made welcome unless they are fully acceptable to the local lifestyle

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Congratulations. Beautiful video. Thanks

You have such good questions and kept the conversation going. I didn't know the contributions of the hippies to Goa.

Bravissimi

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My closest experience as described by Antonio and his wife.

A very thougtful video to b asking d local Goan of their comparative views of life before & now. And I can truly say, they were 200% absolutely correct. One could see through their (every Goan) sadness in d present deteriorating scenario, with outsiders literally grabbing & taking over, but they can never ever get d unique goan culture into them, which makes all d difference. Imagine train loads from uncivilised lands coming in daily with migrant labour, & who r mostly notorious with shady backgrounds resulting in rampant chain snatching, house robberies, rapes, murders, drunkeness, encroachments. While on d other hand r d North Indians & Non Goans with plenty of ill-gotten money, who r into buying & selling property & destroying d green cover & Portuguese-styled houses etc to construct wildly, destroying d flora & fauna, d language & d very culture. And, so out of disgust all these mis-behaved non-goan migrants r locally termed as Ghantees. A state which was a 100% crime free is sadly not today, with d influx of dance bars, massage parlours, casinos, restaurants with blasting music, drugs, prostitution etc etc. It is requested that all non-goan Indians r most welcome to come & enjoy nature, d food d culture and return, but if one is to continue with all d misbehaviour of driving on beaches, sitting atop vehicles, throwing empty liquor bottles etc & all other nonsense, d locals wd surely know to forcibly correct them. After liberation of Goa from d Portuguese in 1961, unlike India in 1947, Goa was forcible attacked by Indian forces & attached as part of India, Goa was still peaceful till around d1990's, but all this nuisance has started & grown with d Politician-Police-Judiciary-Bureaucrats, Hotel-Builder nexus with each grabbing d flesh of Goa & Goans.

Which part of Italy

Goa exploited by 'non goans'........😢

Hi i want a plot of 2500 sq ft, can you help me to make my my own villa.pls.

Grandi raga!!!🎉😎

Can Antonio and Janet Moraes share their Gmail or WA contact details?

Excellent interview. Being from Assagao a village very close to Vagathor I spent many happy holidays in a bungalow on the beach that my father would rent from the landlord Dr. Armand Braganza the doctor of our village. Still have some beautiful shells picked up from the then pristine beach at low tide. Sand was white, water crystal clear, tiny shellfish could be collected in a handkerchief as the tide ran out and boiled for an incredibly tasty mid morn soup. Indeed those were the days my friend. Thanks to the Italian couple for organising this interview and to Antonio and Janet for the clear picture they have provided for non Goans of the way it used to be. My village has also been taken over by the "Delhi people" and has lost its soul.