Goa is one of my favourite places to go to in the world. It regularly ranks in the top 5 best places to be during new years (around the world).

First thing to do is get away from the city and travel to the beaches. I’ve been there 4 times all around the same time of yr..between Dec 20 – Jan 5. Absolutely perfect weather. If the air is cool, the water is warm and vice versa. You’re immediately taken by the peace and warmth thats all around you.

If you’re into trance music, Goa is an absolute must visit during new years, as some of the best DJs in the world are around at that time. The combination of the bucolic atmosphere, peaceful locals, mindblowing trance, and breathtaking scenery where the parties happen will leave you with memories for life!

Incident that comes to mind, was this party at Shore Bar on Anjuna – some sick trance music, all kinds of dancers (a martial arts dude, leopard skin chic), firebreathers and jugglers…I look behind me, its the Arabian Sea…I look above me 1 million stars with Orion setting(or rising) right over the horizon.

Recommendations:
1. Source a hotel room
2. Source a scooter/motorcycle as most of the spots are remote and you probably won’t find taxis. Always good to be self suffieicnt when it comes to travel.
3. Source some hash (if thats your thing)
4. The further out the beaches the better (Anjuna, Vagatore, Kandolim are my favourites)
5. Have ur fill of coconut water and sugarcane juice
6. Flea market is worth visiting
7. Keep an eye out for large groups of people biking together, coz they’ve mostly probably heard where a party is happenning. Just follow them.
8. Keep an open mind.
9. Be generous to the locals.