We had another morning to enjoy Darjeeling. We arrived at Karmi Farm, a tea plantation located in a remote rural area approximately 50 kilometres from Darjeeling (but a two hour drive), in time for afternoon tea, pakora, and loaf-cake. Karmi Farm was originally known as Karmi Estate and is the home of the Pulger-Frame family, who have been associated with the area for over 200 years. Ronald Frame was a Scottish tea planter who came to this area in 1950 and met local Deki Pulger, marrying her 10 years later. Ronald managed a tea estate in the area in Darjeeling until 1967, bringing up his young family there - but then the family left India, returning for family holidays over the years. Today Ronald's son Andrew has returned to Karmi, offering travellers the opportunity to visit the farm and gain insight into the lives of the hill farmers who live here and in the surrounding area.
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