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For five-star hotels, Goa is a feast for the luxury traveler. With some of the finest chefs in the world making recipes that speak to a culinary cutting-edge, or are a luscious mix of traditional flavors, there is always something cooking, and room service offered 24 hours a day. The design is exceptional, with a fantastic mix of traditional with contemporary, and a taste for real international style. This is much like Goa itself, a blend of traditional and extremely contemporary lifestyles, with international and local influences playing themselves out to make a fascinating place. In the hotels, there are excellent choices for in-room entertainments, luxurious spas and lots of activities for the whole family, and great connectivity in the rooms and the business center.

In the city, there are plenty of distractions to keep everyone happy and exciting, looking at the bright side of life. There are great urban adventures here, to compliment the glorious wonder of Goa’s amazing beaches on the Arabian Sea. One of the most exciting events in Goa is the Waves Festival. This is the big annual festival of the BITS-Pilani Goa Campus. It began in 2005, and has been building in reputation over the past few years into the extremely successful and vibrant festival that it is today. This is a three-day event, which is mostly devoted to music. Rock, alternative, and death metal are all featured here, from some of the best bands in the country.

There is more than just music, however. Waves also feature live performances of theatre, dance, and literary events. There are a host of fantastic workshops in visual arts like photography and ceramics, and in subjects as diverse as voice modulation to tarot card reading. This is a real celebration of local culture, and especially to life on campus, and is a fascinating event that suggests interesting possibilities for events as eclectic and exciting all over the world.

Okay, the thought of eating creepy bugs give me the willy-nillies. But while I was in Bangkok last year, I decided that it was time to over-come my fears. It was late at night when I finally settled in at a Beach Resort Thailand is well known for and stepped out onto the crowded streets and hooked up with an associate of mine.

So, there are more than 150 insect species with which Thailanders eat. The street vendors who sold me my bug had about 15 different stainless steel bowls filled with various insects and pretty much most of them were fried. I had heard that deep fried grasshoppers are much better with beer. My sentiment on entomophagy varies widely, with most bug eaters being exotic and rich or desperate and poor. I found that in several African countries, they once had a traditional act of bug eating, but now is stigmatized as a practice of starvation by the youthful and the wealthy.

But, elsewhere, there are some countries with a refined culinary traditions, like Thailand. The bugs are truly a delicacy. Mexico http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico, they eat a plate of maguey worms which are served at fancy restaurants and can cost up to $25 per plate. I heard that in Japan, the people there shell out for larvae called the zazamushi which is aquatic based and are sauteed with soy sauce and sugar. But, since the majority of the world’s middle class stays reluctant to eat bugs, apparently some Dutch scientists are seeking to add a bug protein into the food supply. Vats are culturing ovary cells from various worms and larva, so with these high-protein ovary cells, leaving out the the antennae, the bug eyes and other recognizable insect parts, the scientists are hoping to slide their bug protein into burgers, breads and any other processed food. I’m sure Thailanders wont mind, but me…well…enough said.