(Varkala, India, 9th of Nov 2016) India never stop challenging or surprising us (in a fascinating way). This morning we, together with the rest of India, woke up to the news that all Indian 500- and 1000-rupee notes have been declared invalid over night and will be taken out of circulation right away. All, Read More
All amazing experiences from our Rickshaw trip in India in this video. Enjoy!
It has been great fun to take part in this adventure together with 20 other people who were crazy enough to enjoy it as much as we did. We have had some great laughs, a few beers (some people have had more than a few…) and a good time when sharing our experiences from the Indian roads.
After five days driving around the Indian state of Tamil Nadu all the rickshaw teams met up and drove in a convoy to a school where the Mexican ambassador and the President of Round Table India, an organization that raises money to support and develop the Indian schools, meet up together with a bunch of, Read More
One morning before hitting the roads there was a competition where the teams should pimp their rickshaws externally and internally. We were not allowed to spend more than 1000 rupees (15 €) and the winner was chosen by a jury. A lot of the teams really got serious about this – I (Christel) definitely, Read More
The Indian people are very curious! Staring at another person in India is not at all rude and is something you have to get used to when you are a Westerner, especially when you drive a floral decorated rickshaw in India.
One day we got some problems with the engine and we ended up stranded in a small village while we were waiting for the service car. Opposite the place where we stopped was a school, and we quickly became very popular among the children. In the race package we got the first day there was, Read More
…… Princley, the organizer, said in his welcome speech the first day, and that is exactly how it is! The driving is completely crazy, a little scary but also absolutely amazing and exciting. But to survive you need to honk as much as you can and to find all the shortcuts between cows, mopeds,, Read More
Our first day in our wonderful flower power rickshaw is over and we have had so much fun. The rickshaw race is not only about driving, it also consists of bonus challenges and we have to do different tasks along the way to gather extra points. It can be about dressing up (yourself and, Read More
Now we have arrived in Chennai and will soon start our great adventure – a rickshaw race where we will drive our own rickshaw around the state of Tamil Nadu. The race is 1000 km long and we will do it together with 10 other teams. Our nice rickshaw is painted in a ”flower, Read More
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