The Journal
Notes from the houses, and the people who keep them.
Written slowly, published when there is something worth saying. Seasons, staff, neighbourhoods, and the occasional recipe.
Goa6 min read
Susegad is not laziness
The most misunderstood word in Goa, explained by the people who live it.
Maria Coutinho24 July 2026
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Drop photo — monsoon over a Goan villa verandah
Seasons4 min read
The case for the monsoon
Everybody comes in December. The houses are at their best in July.
2 July 2026
Drop photo — a table being set on a villa deck
The houses5 min read
A staff of five, and how not to notice them
The hardest part of hospitality is knowing when to disappear.
18 June 2026
The table5 min read
Thursday is prawns
How the Mapusa market decides what you eat.
30 May 2026
The houses7 min read
How a house joins the collection
Ten scouted, one accepted. The other nine were lovely.
14 May 2026
Drop photo — a palm-lined Goan lane
Goa4 min read
The lanes north of the river
A short defence of getting slightly lost in Siolim.
28 April 2026
Four letters a year, at most.
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