ON CLOUD NINE
“I LIKE WALKING BAREFOOT,” says 11-year-old Tejas, frolicking around her grandparents’ coffee plantation. Her white frock and pony tail dance in the breeze. I am at Souland Estates Luxury Homestay in Coorg, finding it hard to divide my attention between this sassy third-generation owner and the blazing yellow trumpet flowers further away. Close by, a majestic chikoo tree groans under the weight of rotund fruits.
Spring is in full swing when I arrive at this Airbnb in Valnoor—a small hamlet bordering the Durare forest—after a five-hour road trip from Bengaluru in a BMW X3. The journey is part of a partnership between Airbnb and the luxury automobile company aimed at popularising road trips in
