To complement our ‘mum and son’ team, we now have a ‘mum and daughter’ team – Team Tatum – Deb T and her daughter Emma, who is part of the Sakala family as she works […]
The Deccan Odyssey 2023
Category: The Rickshaw
And then there is ME!
When we launched this challenge, I asked for a short biography from any other of my fellow team members as I felt I could not write about me – I choose do this crazy stuff […]
The second ‘Deccan Chuggabug’ team member.
Like you, I am meeting Yasmin for the first via her biography… and she is a girl after my own heart! Motorbikes, India and a padded seat cushion! I have one too… what fun we […]
Being Brave… and going for it!
Meet the first member of our third rickshaw taking part in the challenge – the lovely Anna Tidey who is friends with Amanda Duke (part of our mother and son team) and sister to Pauline […]
Mother and Son take to the road!
Then there were two… Let me introduce you the second team of wacky racers – Drum roll please for Tom and Amanda Duke. Tom: “When mum invited me to accompany her on the Rikshaw Challenge […]
What is it like to travel by rickshaw?
At least our crew just have to get to grip with learning the controls of our vehicles, the rules of the road, the heat and the dust, the directions and the signposts in Hindi, but […]
What is a tuktuk?
An autorickshaw is the motorised version of the rickshaw pulled by human endeavour; most have three wheels and do not tilt, at least not intentionally! They have many names but are most commonly known as […]
The Deccan Odyssey… an adventure of a lifetime!
And so it begins… the Deccan Odyssey. In June 2023 we will start the ride of our lives! My intrepid adventurers are going to start a 1100km (756 mile) trip – ‘kilometres’ sounds like […]
Let’s take a look at the map – where are we going?
The Deccan is the large plateau between the Western and Eastern Ghats and we will be privileged to touch it on our journey. We will explore the real India, driving from the blue waters of […]