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Things to do in Pune – Apart from the Usual Sightseeing

Once you’re done with the usual touristy sights, there are many more things to do in Pune – if you have the energy, that is. Oh, and capacity to eat (and drink) many delicious treats! Osho Commune International     Situated in Koregaon Park, this international meditation resort has a lot of activities (and food) to […]

The Game Master Opens Up About Operating the Rickshaw Challenge – Interview

Our Head Organizer, the Game Master a.k.a. Princely Jeyachandran opens up about the last ten years of heading the Rickshaw Challenge operative. Spoiler: It all started with a wedding….  How long have you been the head organizer of the Rickshaw Challenge? Everyone has the luxury of so many things and we act superior or inferior according […]

The Rickshaw Experience, as Told by Team Beauty and the Beast

The Rickshaw Challenge – Malabar Rampage 2016 has ended and some of our participants agreed to sharing their experience with our rickshaw racers to come. So, prepare yourselves and heed the warnings, because the next Rickshaw Challenge is starting in June!  The interview was conducted with with Steffen Hammelmann from Team Beauty and the Beast […]

The Rickshaw Challenge – Malabar Rampage 2016 Comes to an End

The last day saw our participants cruising the beautiful streets of India’s smallest state Goa, leading them through enchanted woods and Eden-like beaches on their way from Murudeshwar to Panaji, Goa’s capital. Driving through the streets was straightforward, as they were rather empty, so the last 250 km were – compared to some other days and generally driving in India – easy as pie. As […]

Rickshaw Challenge – Malabar Rampage 2016: School Visit

Today, our teams were flagged off from the Government School at Mallikatte, starting the route from Mangalore to Murudeshwar. Before embarking on their journey, however, our 38 participants had the opportunity to make new friends and share stories with the youngsters studying at the school. It was wonderful to see how the kids lit up […]

Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage 2016 – Day 4: Alleppey to Calicut

The second day on the streets of Southern India has passed for our brave adventurers. By now, the teams are one with their rickshaws and know all their little flaws and knacks. This was especially important for Team Flying Birds, who had a hard time learning on Day 1 and they ran out of gas three times during the run. Finally, […]

Malabar Rampage 2016 – Day 3: Trivandrum to Alleppey

Strange things happened on Monday between Trivandrum and Alleppey. The Beauty and the Beast team were seen in a tea stall, preparing their own chai and some Vikings were spotted cruising along the palm-tree lines in a rickshaw instead of in a long boat in the Norwegian fjords.  The Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage 2016 has […]

The Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage 2016 – Day 1 and 2

This Saturday, preparations for the Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage have started in Trivandrum, Kerala, where 21 teams from all over the world have gathered to take up the challenge of driving 1000 km along the Malabar Coast in India’s West – in a rickshaw. After the sign up in the morning, Aravind Bremanandam, Chief Scientist […]