We like to laugh at ourselves ..:-)

Why did the mallu chicken cross the road?

Fowltory Form

… To get to the “Fowltory Form” of course

Still renovating..

Well the renovation work is still going on…hopefully we should be done this week and then back to business with the New and Improved Bethel 2.0 . Here is what is happening…

Tent with the Canopy open

The first tent with a new ranch like enclosure..

Ranch in the first tent

We also traveled quite a bit, trying to identify new places where we can send guests, here are some photographs of Bopanna’s place in Ammathi, that we were kind of hoping to get ready and use.. This like Manu estate has a traditional homestay ambience with the hosts living near by in the middle of huge estates..

Here are some photos of the place…

A Classic British style house

The big advantage it has is the proximity to the Cauvery and also to a lot of the places to visit in Coorg

The river Cauvery

Another view of the Cauvery

Another view of the Cauvery

Funny bones…

This blog has always been about guests…and what they do and what we do..and so on.. but in reality when you are out there traveling, there are really a lot of things around you that are interesting or down right funny, you just need to keep your eyes open and well intake the scenary around…

English in Rural India can be real real real fun.. Here are some contributions from Coorg to tickle that funny bone of yours, all I can say is English is really a “phoren” language in here..

Sign outside a hotel in Madikeri…. “Reciption“

Welcome sign

Manu Estate

Most of the folks who have been following our posts must have heard of Nelgi, Nelgi homestay is run by Rajesh, it was the only place where we would send guests when we were full or when guests wanted to visit the Northern side of Coorg. Now we have another place called Manu Estate, run by, well, Manu, that we have started to recommend. This homestay has been there for long and Manu is an excellant host.

Though Coorg has a lot of homestays, the quality of service varies from completely outrageous to very good. For anyone coming to Coorg, first do research and only then decide where you want to go, Personally I would recommend that you always come to us  

Anyway, here are some of the snaps of Manu estate, it is located in South Coorg, in the town of Kutta,  Now this is one of the option that Bethel will provide for our guests.

The new house

Another view of the new house

The Traditional house

Bedroom

Dining

A view of the Estate

Another long quiet period..

From October 28th ..its been all quiet online here but not so on the ground..
We have the Vahanwaalas and the D’Cunha’s who had come on the 26th and the 28th respectively, Navin D’Cunha even gave us a review in HolidayIQ, you can read it here. He also had lot of suggestions for us..

And since then Bethel has been closed (again)..for renovation, so whats happenning. Well have a look..this is before we started the renovation work..

Before Renovation

and now all exposed..

Under Renovation

We are replacing the roofing of two of our tents and replacing them with Tiles..All the tents have been taken down and are being cleaned, A new kitchen garden is being put in place…And the most significant change…if things go well … Bethel is going to start in a few other places in Coorg!!!!