• Srirangam Shantiniketan
    Homestays - People - Places

    Srirangam@Shantiniketan – The Gallaried Homestay

    March 2, 2026 - By 

    Gallaried is a word that we thought did not exist and momentarily thought that we coined it!. The dictionary didn’t let us bask in that glory for more than a minute. Gallaried is a word. So are galleried inns and hotels (mostly in Europe). But most likely, a galleried home stay is a rarity. We were lucky to find one in Shantiniketan—the Srirangam Homestay, thanks to Condé Nast Traveller. Shantiniketan has been in our to-go list for a while. It was to be clubbed with a trip to Sundarbans, which never materialized for various reasons. When that opportunity came in…

  • TravelWithACouple Ravenscraig Guest House
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    Ravenscraig Guest House @Aviemore: A Warm Highland Welcome Awaits

    April 16, 2024 - By 

    All of Scotland is too enticing but we had only limited days. To our luck, we chose (after much research) to explore Cairngorms mountains with Aviemore as the base. Different types of stay options are listed in the Official Visitor Guide to the Cairngorms National Park, and we zeroed in on Ravenscraig Guest House, easily walkable from the Aviemore railway station. Brilliant choice it turned out to be! Ravenscraig Guest House website says “A Warm Highland Welcome Awaits.” It certainly was! Hosted by Helena and Scott, Ravenscraig Guest House is a well renovated house, originally built in 1903. The main…

  • Kuflon Basics, TravelWithaCouple
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    Beyond Basics @Kuflon Basics

    May 13, 2022 - By 

    Let the name Kuflon Basics not deceive you. It is anything but basic. Its rich. Rich in fresh air. Rich in greens, berries, and wilderness. Rich in spaces for relaxed reading, strolling, or doing nothing. Rich in taste (of the amazing home-cooked food). And above all, rich in the warmth of the consummate hosts—Anil and Shree, and Shifu, their 5 year old daughter. Everything that needs to be said about Kuflon has already been said. Every single soul who has stayed at Kuflon Basics so far has been touched in some way or other. Since 2004! The three large volumes…