>> Sometimes, serendipity cannot get better. For years, an abiding wish of ours was to visit Coorg. Birthplace of brave generals, outstanding sportsmen and an extraordinarily good-looking people, Coorg situated in Karnataka’s south-western end, on the Western Ghats has been a dream destination for as long as we can recall.

For long, we have dreamt of visiting its verdant valleys, teakwood forests and vast coffee and spice plantations. But, of course, being indolent in the extreme, we assumed that putting the thought out into the universe and then waiting for it to materialise was enough effort for one person.