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 […]
Team Sakala
The Deccan Odyssey 2023
Petrichor, when the earth breathes
Whilst we have all been cooking in 40 degree heat and now await the rains, in Goa, where we start this odyssey, the monsoon rains have also just come. The heat will have broken a […]
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 […]
Water, water everywhere but is it safe to drink?
Part school desk, part food tray and, more importantly, a container to take a couple of litres of fresh water back home. The Lifeboard! Around a lot of Indian cities, towns and villages, groups of […]
“Cheaper than Tesco’s!”
The array of fresh produce available in the vegetable markets is quite amazing and it’s all seasonal! So strawberries when they are ripe – perfect for your frozen Strawberry Daiquiri, but that’s another story! The […]
Who’s for chai?
What is Masala Chai? Masala means ‘spice’, and chai means ‘tea’, so masala chai just means ‘spiced tea’. It developed in India during the colonial years, and is served all over the country. Marsala Chai […]
Bombay duck anyone?
India has a rich culture of food throughout the sub continent – dishes take influence from many things as you move through the country. Factors like climate, soil and the ethnic diversity of the of […]
Driving our fundraising target up, up and away!
Whilst we are having the time of our lives, there is of course a serious side to this adventure. We need to raise as much as we can to add to the pot that […]
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 […]