Category Archives: Home Stay

Bandipur National Park – Jungle Safari

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Currylines

The flavor of the season was ‘Leopard’. Ever since I arrived at Dhole’s Den, the jungle lodge which was my launch pad for the upcoming safari in Bandipur National Park, all I heard were tales of how guests and guides … Continue reading →

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Dhole’s Den – Bandipur

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Currylines

Aug 31st – Sep 2nd, 2025 Hum aapke hain Cuon? A cheesy caption, you say? Well perhaps but this isn’t merely a pandering to my compulsion for wordplay (ok, maybe just a little) but is also a title that I … Continue reading →

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Samara Boutique Villa

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Currylines

Apr 6th – 8th, 2025 A profusion of fuchsia hued blooms dance in welcome, their vibrant clusters cascading in charmingly unruly fashion. Various species of tiny birds flit in and out of these paper thin bougainvillea bracts, as usual not … Continue reading →

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Cicada – Luxury Villa Stay

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Currylines

It is a wintry December night and the crackling fireplace takes center stage, casting a glow that spreads across the room and flickers off its glass walls. The golden fingers of fire beckon me enticingly, drawing me like a moth … Continue reading →

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RathnaPrabha Farm

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Currylines

The lone tree stands sentinel, its barren arms dramatically reaching out to the sky, as if frantically beseeching its avian guests to adorn its starkness. And as if unable to refuse the compelling plea, birds of several species obligingly descend … Continue reading →

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Veerapuram Bird Sanctuary

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Currylines

Guttural squawks, groans and clattering sounds greet us as we drive into this tiny village. The perpetrators of these noises seem to be perched on the massive tamarind trees that tower over the clusters of little houses. As I look … Continue reading →

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Laila’s Farm

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Currylines

The windchimes tinkle incessantly, powered by the equally untiring breeze which blows from across the lake. This is a melody which is going to bestow on me a constant and pleasurable sensation for the next 2 days. The vast front … Continue reading →

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PK Ponnappa’s Court – Homestay

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Currylines

If you accuse me of advocating this homestay, I will say Guilty as charged! It’s charm is all there in Black and White, ensconced in liberal swathes of luxuriant green and I can prove it in Court! If you are … Continue reading →

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Strelitzia Villas – Luxury Homestay

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Currylines

To describe it a piece of Paradise would sound clichéd but I cannot think of a more fitting line for the aptly named luxury homestay, Strelitzia Villas at Paradise Plantation. These are a set of luxury villas tucked away in … Continue reading →

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C-SOF/JVK – Organic farm by ICCOA – Part 2

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Currylines

  Bambi has grown into a shy and gentle adolescent. She was 6 days old and definitely bolder, when I first met her a little over 2 years ago but today though she is older, she has a demure aura … Continue reading →

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