Rather than face falling–helmetless–off a moped, I splashed out to the tune of 350 INR (£4.38) to hire a taxi driver for a few hours to take me to the famed Anjuna flea market in Goa. Anjuna is one of the last surviving hippie resorts in Goa, as I’m told that most have retreated elsewhere following the government’s crackdowns on raves, drugs and nude sunbathing coupled with the influx of “uncoll” package tourists.

Still, the market was alive and well. I’m not big into shopping for tat, so Anthony (my driver) and I spent much of the time sat at the market cafe discussing the demographics of the tourist crowd; nowadays mostly Israeli and Russian.

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