Snapshots - meet Simon (by Joe)

This is Simon Fontein.

He is 24 years old and from Belgium.

He has fallen on his feet at a beach bar in Goa, where he came to stay after travelling India for 2 months. The bar owner offered him and his friend a free beach hut for six weeks if they played guitar during the evenings.

He's been playing guitar since he was 10 and covers a wide range of music. During the days he hangs out at the bar jamming and taking the occasional dip in the sea.

In Belgium, he works a fundraiser for Greenpeace ("... to make the money to go travelling").

Tonight, he and his friend are the star attraction at a party at the bar for the launch of a new beer in the area. It's unfortunate, but we'll miss that as we have to get back to Mumbai.

Joe