We are here: N 38° 57.865′, W 076° 17.765′ And google thinks it looks like this: <br /><small><a style=”color: #0000ff; text-align: left” mce_href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ei=5zOaSeq8JY-ctwea7r27Cw&q=N36+57.865+W+076+17.765&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14&ll=36.972798,-76.291895&source=embed” xhref=”http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ei=5zOaSeq8JY-ctwea7r27Cw&q=N36+57.865+W+076+17.765&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14&ll=36.972798,-76.291895&source=embed”>View Larger Map</a></small> Which is pretty darn[…]
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Go-a to Goa
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