We are so fortunate to be able to share our home with wonderful people

Homestay and BnB means such different things to different people. Ours is a shared home and not a commercial set up — plus of course we have mycycle tours — the second city cycle tours to be set up in India.

We continue to provide insights and adventures from all sorts of perspectives initially from a beautiful wife, Manjula plus a pale, stale firangi (me). We now also have Kaveri, age 11 who has plenty to say, Sowbaghya who’s helped hold me and the place together for over five years, Billet-Doux (aka sweet letter) our cat sent by Manjula and the two barky monsters (following on from the other irreplaceable — Lucie): Luca and Gingee.

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It’s a real place and that’s partly why people come again and again. Since 2011 we’ve had thousands of guests from around the world.

Just this last week we’ve had guests from India, Australia, Germany, Netherlands and U.K.

Richard, (with Rhonda) from Australia, first came over twelve years ago

and shared photos from his meeting with MAnjula —- our sunshine.

who’d have thought it?

It’s been wonderful living, with my gorgeous wife and after her spirit moved on we’ve continued to share …

So what’s next?