Excellent Magazine. Very much useful information about Goa. I liked it very much. Good job by the PG Team -

On my recent visit (to goa) I purchased a copy, perhaps the first issue....my compliments to you for bringing out a truly international class magazine, fantastic on content, presentation and printing too....Hope you maintain it and keep it going.....Best wishes to Planet-Goa -

Wonderful Magaine! I was recently in Goa and got to grab the Magaine at a store in Varca. This is quite an impressive start. All the best for the future editions and keep the thought moving! -

Hi all at Planet-Goa, Whilst in Goa recently (Oct 2010) we enjoyed reading your magazine. We picked up vol 1 issues 1&2 but we are now back in the UK, we would very much like to receive forthcoming issues is it possible to have them sent to us here in England? Regards Garry & Julie -

I like this magazine, it truly rocks!!! -

As a journalist now based in Turkey, but holidaying in Goa, I think Planet Goa is simply essential reading for the traveller and Indian expat. Rich photographs - complements to Rosanna Dsouza, surely a photojournalist in the making - incisive writing and a 360-degree view of what is happening in the state. A captivating couple of hours or an easy read to pick up useful tips while on the balcony. A must read travel companion. -

At the outset,let me congratulative PLANET GOA for daring to give a quality magazine to the people of goa.I wish this magazine a big success.All the three issue so far have been very informative and entertaining.I am sure ,this magazine will not only live up to the expections of goan readres but will win their hearts as well. -

Your issue this month is excellent . Good Luck to You & entire team ! -

Ummm just tried to send you an email but it was bounced back as mailbox full. So, this is what I tried to tell you: Enjoy the magazine when I'm in Goa! But obviously I can't get it in the UK. So I keep an eye on the website and catch up with back issues when I return. But linking articles on the website with individual magazine issues is a pain as you don't indicate on each online article which issue it appeared in. Neither do you give a full index in the magazine issue tease. For instance the review of 'Cholta Cholta' on the site (id 493) is in what issue? Or is it just online? Help! PS your form will not accept international numbers as valid and as a mandatory field I've had to enter someone else's number - yours! -

Hello Catherine, Firstly thanks so much for writing in, I must say your questions are extremely thought provoking. Even though we experience monsoons each year, I've never really thought about going out for a sun tan that time of the year. But allow me to jog my memory and draw from past experience to perhaps give you some idea of what its like during July. Lets take each question at a time: 1. How long does the rain last for in a day if it comes? While there really isn't any standard time frame that the rains follow. However the good folks at Davos have been crying hoarse about climate change and I suspect that we have to give them due credit as weather patterns in Goa have changed considerably. We had a pretty windy summer (the cashew crops and mango season went for a toss because of it!) So I'm hoping for a mild-ish monsoon, with a few robust showers and a slight trickle otherwise. But coming to your question, I would say it rains about 6-7 hours a day, with varied intensity. 2. What is the likelihood we won\'t have rain every day this year? Interesting question...I would say is the same likelihood as me NOT falling off the wagon and binging on a bit of sweet after lunch everyday (although I'm quite comfortable with my 'curviness' I still promise myself a carb free lifestyle every night, alas if I had a will as strong as desire I would be on a ramp in Milan, completely bulimic and proud of it) Again coming back to your question, whether it will or won't rain everyday is rather difficult to predict, it all depends on a higher force that works in mysterious ways. 3. And can you still get a sun tan during the monsoon? Getting a tan in the monsoon is possible if you're not in Goa. Because while Goa is as bright as the moors of Wutheirng Heights in the July/August, the rest of India is a sweltering tanning paradise. If you're keen on a bit of color that doesn't have to be sprayed on then my advice would be to head towards north India. However dress code while tanning may be a bit of an issue there as unlike Goa the rest of India still gawks at women in bikinis. I hope I've been able to answer your questions, if there is anything else you'd like to know please feel free to write in, I'd be happy to help. Hope you have a great trip with your friend, do carry an umbrella, it gets a bit wet around that time ;) -