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Diu for a change...

By: Philip Game
St Paul's Church, Diu / Nagoa Beach

St Paul's Church, founded by Portuguese Jesuits in 1600 / Nagoa Beach, Diu

Ready for some time out from trekking around India?  The sleepy tropical island of Diu clings like a flea to the underbelly of the Gujarati elephant; teasing its giant neighbour’s itch (or rather, its thirst).  As you cross the causeway to Diu, you arrive at a scaled-down Goa.  Looking back from the formidable 16th-century fort, baroque churches stand out against the skyline of this half-forgotten remnant of Portuguese India. 

Time for a cool draught of something a little stronger than fruit lassi…

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