While the contemporary traveller may not come to modern, thriving Goa 'for the sale of all sorts of merchandise', the 'fair' is still very much on. The traveller is here to find something different: a balm on the busy mind, to enjoy days of freedom on Goa's magnificent beaches, to parasail or swim with the tide of fellow visitors from all around the globe, to savour its unique cuisine and imbibe its spirits, to take a long and invigorating trek in its unexplored interiors, to marvel at its majestic temples and churches, in short, to be at one with the most friendly people in the country.