The Deccan Odyssey 2014 has kicked off on 14 June, running a length of 1,110km from Panaji to Mumbai. A bunch of adventure enthusiasts are currently riding up South India in a three-wheeled vehicle with the horse power of a lawnmower, not to mentioned during the height of the great Indian summer monsoon. Crazy, adventurous,...Read More
Spicy curries, ancient temples and lively crowds – what makes South India so special when compared with the rest of the Indian sub-continent? South India’s Dravidian culture differs from the Indo-European one in the north, complete with its own architecture, culture and attitude. But South India has more than just cultural incentives to pull the...Read More
An international reality TV show called Laish La, the most watched reality show in the Middle East, doing the Rickshaw Challenge. The show allows the main cast to travel the world and do adrenaline pumping things, it’s like a bucket list they have, and they travel the world trying to strike things off the list....Read More
Great piece from Vagabundo Magazine on The Travel Scientists. “As adventure travellers, we’re eternally searching for new ways to see well-trodden countries (and not-so-well-trodden ones, for that matter). With tours being too mainstream, planes no longer exciting, cars too isolating, motorbikes too clichéd, and bicycling on the rise, there aren’t too many options left for...Read More
4 Chaps, 3 weeks, 2 auto-rickshaws and 1 Goal….drive 3500km from Chennai to Delhi with no map, no idea how to drive a rickshaw and not one word of Hindi between us. No problem. These guys bought rickshaws from us, and had an epic adventure across India. Rickshaw Challenge Chennai to DelhiRead More
Rickshaw drivers Mumbai prank by Funk You ‘This prank was played in Mumbai with Rickshaw drivers who always have a tendency to travel as per their will, and not as per the customer’s desire to go to a location. Hence, customers have to wait till a rickshaw agrees to go to the desired location.’ Prank...Read More
A look at auto rickshaws in Mumbai, recognizing the role that auto-rickshaws play in sustainable urban transport and meeting daily commute needs in Mumbai will go a long way in improving conditions for drivers, as well as passengers, and will result in social and environmental benefits for Indian cities, as a whole. Mumbai RickshawsRead More
