The Zuri Hotel Experience - Goa, India



Welcome to Goa, India!

We had just gotten back from our trip the day before Christmas and it was amazing!

Saying that it was indeed relaxing is an understatement.

When we left Doha, it was raining so hard and it took us about an hour to reach the airport.

The flight was a little uncomfortable because of the turbulence.

We flew in with Qatar Airways and it was disappointing that they had only served fish and it is spicy.

Since we'll be in India for sure we'll be eating most of these.

When we landed in Goa, it took us time to go through Immigration as there were only 4 counters available and processing was a bit slow.

After that, we had traveled around another 30 minutes to the hotel.

We had stayed at Zuri and the place is breathless.

The hotel is located in the south which is better for us as the place is not that crowded and they do have access to the beach side as well.

The breakfast buffet is also great.

There is an egg counter wherein you can ask the chef on how you want your eggs to be cooked.

Steaming hot coffee and teas are also available the whole day.

Fresh fruits and whole variety of dishes are also there.

After the day's activities, we would go to the Waterfalls Café to enjoy the tea plus they serve it with freshly baked cookies.

The restaurant's customer service is good.

There was a time when I had ordered pasta but it was too salty for me so the chef had offered to cook another one for me which I had declined as I was already full from the fruits.

They did not bill us for that as well.

The hotel's service is excellent too.

We may be a little too demanding asking for lots of stuffs from mosquito repellants, chargers and a whole lot more but they do it quickly.

Here are some of the photos:


The Front Gate

Our "home" for the last 6 days

There are designated smoking areas.

We have to keep ourselves hydrated.

We do receive an English paper daily.

There are lots of flowers in the lobby too!

A directory for the guests.

For the hungry souls?

As expected, most of the foods are spicy.

There's a small sitting place, great for having the morning coffee.

The pool side.



The bridge.

The kiddie pool.

They do have this one in the lobby too.

Casino.

Bikes for rent.

Chess.

Maya Spa.

The massage hut.

The Beach.

Sunset at Goa.

I'll share the other activities on a separate post.

Bye for now.

XoXo,

Joana 

Thursday Thoughts

Goa Bound!

Yay!

It's only a week and we'll be flying to Goa, India.

When I found out that I can take ten days vacation since I had served six months, I had checked Regency Travel and Tours' website.

They do have lots of packages and I was even thinking of going to Malaysia or Spain.

Hamude said it would be great to go to Goa as the beaches there are great too.

Our couple friends are also going for vacation and they said it would be nice to tag along.

It's just in time as our plan of going to Dubai was canceled.

Hamude had already applied for our visas and we got them as well after two days.

Our tickets and hotels are also booked.

We just need to grab some last minute stuffs like another luggage and swimwears too.

Oh, i am just so excited!

I'll share the pics once we are back!

XoXo,

Joana 

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2012

Photo grabbed from Google

And yet it is another remarkable show!

With guests like Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber, plus the amazing "outfits", I can't say anything more!

I've always been a fan of Adriana Lima and Alessandra and they really are georgeous!

I hope I'll be able to watch this one live in this lifetime.

What about you, who's your bet?

XoXo,

Joana

Drink Arizona

Photos grabbed from Google

Here's a new thirst quencher: Arizona!

It's a wide range of cold tea drinks.

I love the Lemon one and the Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey.

At almost USD 2 and quite a big size for 2 servings, it's good enough!

I got these from Carrefour!

Try them and for sure you'll like it too!

XoXo,

Joana 

Loving Bo Bruce!

Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce

It was last week when I was sitting like for couple of hours in front of the laptop while on You Tube. 

I was checking X Factor UK's previous season and discovered Bo Bruce. 

She was born as Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce and is in fact a member of one of the wealthiest   family in their country. 

She happened to go to the same school as Dutchess Kate Middleton as I had read in the net. 

As mentioned on her pre-audition intro, the blind auditions in the reality show, The Voice, gave her a chance to be judged based solely on her voice and music, and not on who she is. 

Well, I love her voice so much...and her face somewhat reminds me of Princess Diana. 

XoXo,

Joana

And the Winner is...Laura

This maybe long overdue but I'll have to post it anyway!

Laura won the America's Next Top Model College Edition.

Oh my, she'll have an ad campaign in Nine West, Smash Box and a whole lot more.

I won't be surprised if I'll see her in a fashion magazine years or even months from now.

Looking forward to the next season.

XoXo,

Joana 

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G.L.A.M.

I was a little depressed last time and I ended up buying this cute notebook.

The pages are in purple as well!

I had transferred my notes from my old one as my cats had scratched off the covers too.

Anyways, I am trying to think of other things so that I'll be motivated to work even harder.

I am always praying about the same thing as well.

So help me God.

XoXo,

Joana

Winter is Finally Here!

Mimi and I had gone off to The Pearl last night to drink coffee and have a little chat as well.

The original plan was to get a massage.

I had booked an appointment for 2 persons and when we had gone there, we found out that it will be in two different places so we ended up not getting one.

Since we are already in the area, we had decided to go to The Pearl instead.

It's so cold outside already!

Good thing I got my scarf with me or I could have frozen.

I have to get more scarves.

Cheers to more chilling days!

XoXo,

Joana 

Christmas Time

Wheeew!

I am almost done with my Christmas shopping.

Yes, almost.

I got some presents already for my friends except for the kids which I'll have to complete today.

Since I'll be leaving the country from the 16th until Christmas Eve, I will have to wrap up everything before that date.

I got some decors as well as I cannot put up my Christmas Tree because of Nana - she is a naughty and playful one.

I tried to set it up once but she's grabbing the balls on the tree.

So I got these from Carrefour instead.

Hamude got me the musical carousels and the Christmas wreath.

Joyeux Noel! 

Hohoho!

My Musical Carousel

She is so fascinated with these balls! 

What about you?

Is your home all dolled-up for the festive season?

XoXo,

Joana 

White Skin

My skin is fair. Or I think so.

After the Eid break and too much soaking under the sun, I had stacked up on these goodies to even out my skin tone.

It's quite effective and the milk soap smells yummy too.

The salt scrub is great for removing dead skin and it will really feel smooth.

I got these from The Philippine Store in Al Sadd.

Good thing that we already have this one instead of heading to Souq which is already packed with people.

Wish me luck on the scrubbing!

XoXo,

Joana 

Lamb Chops

The best lamb chops I had tasted so far.

We had dinner at Grand Joud Restaurant near Ramada Signal and it was great.

I don't normally eat lamb meat but I had tried this one and I finished my plate.

Their place is cozy and they also offer shisha but for those who are irritated by the smoke, try to dine there early when there's not that much crowd.

Come and visit them one of these days.

XoXo,

Joana 

'Twas a busy week.

Yes, indeed!

It was a busy week!

I had been running errands as I had sent in a package to the Philippines.

It was picked up by the shipping company two days back and should be received at home after 10 working days max.

Work has been so stressful for me and I ended up in a doctor's clinic.

I cannot breathe well and she told me since my lungs and heart are clear, might be from the acid brought about by the stressful situation.

Wheeew!

Aside from that, she had given me an appetite enhancer as I am also underweight.

Am just so thankful that today is already Thursday and I get a chance to rest well.

We had also booked our tickets and hotel for a six-day trip to Goa, India.

It's our first trip together since a couple friend of ours are going there for the holidays too!

I was supposed to go to Dubai over the weekend but my work visa hasn't been renewed and I'm hoping that this will be done come Monday.

Haist.

Hopefully, the I can still conquer the coming days.

XoXo,

Joana 

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Flag Counter

And it is so early!

I cannot remember blogging this early before and I still cannot get over my deleted flag counter hahaha! 

While browsing for new Blogger templates last night and trying on some, I had accidentally removed the counter. 

Grrrrrr...and another grrrr...

Anyways, I can no longer do anything about it; at least the blog stats is still there. 

I hope I can hit the 10k mark before Christmas as I would love to give some stuffs (am thinking of some fab finds from Doha) to share my blessings :) 

In just a few weeks, it'll be 2013! Oh my! 

It's always my time to look back and check on my list if I had achieved any. 

Am trying to live my life one day at a time but it's also nice to look back, plan for the future, etc. 

Awww...and I already finished my cup of coffee. 

Time to hit the shower and go to work. 

'Til next time.

XoXo, 

Joana 

Accessorize

It was another couple of hours well spent with a good friend of mine.

We had spent those hours checking cool accessories in a shop in Royal Plaza.

They have discounts and most of the items are uber nice.

In the end, I got myself lots of headbands, a pair of earrings, a necklace and a bracelet!

The good news is, I did not break the bank!

This would look great on a white shirt. 

Summery! 

Pastel colored bracelet

Blair Waldorf-inspired Headbands :) 

Leaving you a photo of Blair (grabbed from Google :) ) 

XoXo,

Joana

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