In The Mid-eighties John Mcbeath And His Partner Sue Left Australia For India With The Dream To Open A European-style Pensione In An Old Portuguese Villa In Goa. After Several Visits To India They Had Realised That Goa With Its European Influences, Pristine Beaches, And Laid-back Tropical Lifestyle Was At The Start Of A Tourism Boom. Now Told For The First Time, This Is The Alluring True Story Of What Happened: Of The Locals, Expatriates And Visitors They Befriended, Of The Colourful, Hilarious And Sometimes Confounding Experiences That Both Enriched And Threatened Their Relationship. Goa Rises Up From These Pages As A Seductive And Richly Rewarding Place To Live, But Jazz Writer Mcbeath Isn’t Afraid To Lay Bare The Realities.