Should I Visit Goa, India or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?

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Should I Visit Goa, India or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?

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So, I have a holiday (a little over 2 weeks) coming up at the end of this month.

Flights to Goa, India and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia are about the same price during this holiday (about $460, return).

Which one should I go to? Will be booking a ticket in the next day or 2.

Goa sounds wild and crazy, but I recall hearing negative shit about the place recently.

If you've been to both, great! If you've only been to one or have just heard about the places, I'd also like to get your feedback.

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Re: Should I Visit Goa, India or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?

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Goa is 100% pure backpacker territory. Drugs, forgotten hippies singing "OOOOOOmmmmmm", lot's and lot's of gays and a lot of underage stuff. I'd say: NO, no way
Ethiopia ????? Are you kidding !!! You'll never be back.
India maybe
Und der Haifisch der hat Tränen
Und die laufen vom Gesicht
Doch der Haifisch lebt im Wasser
So die Tränen sieht man nicht

In der Tiefe ist es einsam
Und so manche Träne fliesst
Und so kommt es dass das Wasser
In den Meeren salzig ist
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Re: Should I Visit Goa, India or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?

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LoL! ! I hear good things about Ethiopia!

I'm leaning towards Goa, because Ethiopia is a short swim across the Red Sea from me, so I don't need a whole 2 weeks to get over there another time.

Also, the flights to Addis are usually around $250 return, but right now because of the Hajj pilgrimage they are closer to $500.

Hmmm......
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Re: Should I Visit Goa, India or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?

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I'd go to the Maldives.....your last chance before they are sinking :mrgreen:
Und der Haifisch der hat Tränen
Und die laufen vom Gesicht
Doch der Haifisch lebt im Wasser
So die Tränen sieht man nicht

In der Tiefe ist es einsam
Und so manche Träne fliesst
Und so kommt es dass das Wasser
In den Meeren salzig ist
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Re: Should I Visit Goa, India or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?

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Francis wrote:I'd go to the Maldives.....your last chance before they are sinking :mrgreen:
What are they sinking about?

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Re: Should I Visit Goa, India or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?

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Francis wrote:I'd go to the Maldives.....your last chance before they are sinking :mrgreen:
LoL, maybe next time! Myself and a buddy have narrowed it down to these 2 places this time...
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Re: Should I Visit Goa, India or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?

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Kochi in Kerala, Southern India?
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Dr Anik wrote:Kochi in Kerala, Southern India?
Maybe next time, but these are the only 2 places we've narrowed it down to....
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Re: Should I Visit Goa, India or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?

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StroppyChops wrote: What are they sinking about?

:D Another idea -Why going to Addis Ababa if you could visit the Oktoberfest in Munich (starting 20.September - 5.October 2014)
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Und der Haifisch der hat Tränen
Und die laufen vom Gesicht
Doch der Haifisch lebt im Wasser
So die Tränen sieht man nicht

In der Tiefe ist es einsam
Und so manche Träne fliesst
Und so kommt es dass das Wasser
In den Meeren salzig ist
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Re: Should I Visit Goa, India or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?

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depends on if u want the beach, parties and backpackers, drugs an getting fucked up or
Africa

2 weeks might be a bit much thou for goa

how about Greece, few days in Athens ( one of my favorite cities) than hit a few islands
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