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Rainbow Bookshop
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( 10am-2pm & 3-7pm) In Vagator, near Primrose Cafe, this lovely little shop stocks a good
range of secondhand and new books.
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Vagator's closest ATM is the HDFC at the petrol station on the back road to Anjuna and
Mapusa. Plenty of internet places are scattered around town and lots of accommodation
places offer wi-fi.
Getting There & Away
Frequent buses run from Chapora, through Vagator, to Mapusa (?10) throughout the day,
many via Anjuna. The buses start in Chapora village, but there are a couple of other stops
in Chapora and Vagator. Scooters/motorbikes can easily be hired for around ?200/300 per
day in high season.
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Morjim & Asvem
Morjim and Asvem, a pretty strip of mostly empty sand, are two North Goan beaches
where sunbathing doesn't attract hordes of hawkers, dogs and onlookers. The water,
though, does suffer from a bit of river run-off pollution and cannot ever be described as
crystal clear. Nonetheless, rare olive ridley turtles nest at the beach's southern end from
September to February, so this is a protected area, which, in theory at least, means no de-
velopment and no rubbish. Morjim and Asvem have a handful of low-key beach shacks
and several places to stay and eat, including the excellent beachfront Goan Café & Resort (
2244394; www.goancafe.com ; apt & cottage from ?1050, with AC ?1250, treehouse without/with bathroom from ?800/
1150; ) , whose friendly three brother-owners have built a fine array of treehouse huts
as well as year-round apartments; Meems' Beach Resort (
3290703; www.meemsbeachresort.com ; huts
) , which has a range of huts and rooms also right on the
?1500-2500, r ?2000, with AC ?3000;
 
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