# @kirstenalana on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BNCpH3pjExf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2430553-kirstenalana-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7815d11963.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-11-20T18:02:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

In another example of India surprising me & making new friends on this trip, here's a moment at @theleela Goa with @boubouteatime. She and I are part of the "luxury" group which is broken down from the larger group of 15 of us total that are here in India working with @goatourism and yet until we visited The Leela, we were feeling like we hadn't really seen the luxury side of Goa at all yet. That changed the moment we pulled through the gates and arrived at the welcome area. It continued through a decadent lunch, a wonderful tour and a few cocktails in the lounge all the while Bouchra and I, with her limited English and my limited French, bonded over our adoration for approachable luxury and experiential travel. The afternoon flew by in fact and I found I really appreciated her business acumen and her drive not to mention her laser focus on exactly what her brand is. It's something I've struggled with as a small business owner for as long as I've been my own boss. India has been the kind of place where bonds form, between the members of our group and between each of us and India itself. I'm finding that I'm actually sad to think about leaving! #escape2goa

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