Everything You Need to Know About Homestays.

By Elita Almeida

You’re telling me that you didn’t stay in a hotel but lived in someone’s house? Did you know those people?

That is a response I often receive from friends and colleagues who hear about my travels. That was probably me a while ago too. I had been enamoured by the idea of homestays for a while, but hadn’t a clue how they worked. The first opportunity I had was when I travelled with a group to Ladakh, and lived with a couple of families in their homes. It didn’t feel alien one bit.