My best mate's Goan, we went when we were 18 but that was 12 years ago and I was fucking ruined for the whole time so I can't remember shit for tips.
What do you want to know and I'll ask him? He's still got family over there. They're very welcoming, ask for any "Barretto" and tell them you were sent
I preferred it to the rest of India to visit, but I'm a strict Catholic so it was like being at home