Hacking the homestay
Brunch|August 13, 2022
 It's not always easy to tell the cosy and quaint from the grotty or absurd
REHANA MUNIR
Hacking the homestay

I've just returned from a quick Goan holiday of the best kind: I was involved in absolutely none of the planning, even though everything was exactly as I would've wished it to be. Some travellers possess superpowers. They see three tiny images, read two lines of text and fill in the gaps admirably, proceeding to book their homestays without fretting or vetting. When they arrive, they find the space is even better than they had imagined. Befriend these travellers. Marry or adopt them, if you must. They will protect from your own homing instincts, guided by the principle of self-sabotage.

There's a langur in my holiday

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