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
Huffington Post piece on the great Hit The Road: India film. “Every once in a while, a truly fun original documentary comes along. Hit The Road: India is an adventure documentary that follows two friends, Ric Gazarian and Keith King, as they participate in the heretofore unknown Rickshaw Challenge Mumbai Xpress — a 12-day-long, 2000...Read More
India is a unique country. It’s a vast landmass that could count as a continent in its own right, filled with a rich and unique culture, spicy cuisine and colorful people. In a country where people ride on top of trains and cows get permission to sit in the middle of the road, it goes...Read More
India is different. If you’ve been there or planning to go there, you’ll find out this fact soon enough. And if riding across South India in a Rickshaw isn’t crazy enough for you then check out these weird sites in the area. Ramanujan Museum, Chennai One of the academic bad boys of Chennai, mathematician Srinivasa...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
Chennai might not be the nightlife capital of the world, thanks to strict local laws which mean that pubs have to put everyone to bed at midnight, but you’ll find one or two hidden gems that continue to party on, so check out our guide to partying like a pro in Chennai. Leather Bar Not...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
The great Hit The Road: India film is making lots of noise, and the latest is a cool piece in BACKPACK ME “This is no Bollywood. This is no ordinary documentary, even. Hit The Road India, is a a feature travel adventure documentary. It follows the adventure of 2 friends from North America, Richard and...Read More
Join chef Samira Nanda as she travels India in search of the origins of authentic Indian cooking, uncovering culinary secrets and experiencing street cooking. “Samira Nanda, a New York City chef, mother and journalist leaves busy Manhattan to go back to her roots in India and discover the authentic tastes and flavours its cuisine. In...Read More
