Malabar Rampage

We take a look at the cities along the route of the Malabar Rampage.     The Malabar Rampage Rickshaw Challenge kicks off on 8th April, with a week of great weather, stunning scenery, and fascinating cities in store. As always with the Rickshaw Challenge it will be a mad week of exploration and entertainment. Through Kerala,...Read More

First compared to the famous city of canals over a century ago, Kerala’s Venice of the East is still worth a visit today.     In the early 20th Century, the governor-general and viceroy of India George Nathaniel Curzon dubbed Alappuzha, at that point known as Alleppey, the “Venice of the East”, remarking that “Here...Read More

Southern Indian food is all about spice.  It’s no secret that India has amazing food, and in every region you travel new culinary discoveries await. There are vast differences between the cooking styles of different areas of the subcontinent. North Indian cuisine has noticeably central Asian influences, with greater use of meat, thicker sauces (often...Read More

Part Two of Top Dishes to Try in Kerala, featuring the best curries and snacks from God’s Own Country. In Part One, we covered some of the mouth-watering breakfasts popular in Kerala, as well Sadhya, the traditional feast of many dishes laid on a large banana leaf. Don’t worry, there’s plenty sensational culinary delights still to list,...Read More

Kerala, in Southern India, is known as “God’s own country” for its glorious beaches and luscious backwaters, but the food is also heavenly. Check out the top dishes to try in Kerala.   There are plenty reasons to visit Kerala, ranging from the pure relaxation possible on the Malabar Coast’s golden beaches to the adventure-fueled...Read More

Cochin Jews are India’s oldest Jewish community, their time in Kerala dating back millennia. For at least one thousand years, and possibly much longer, there have been Jews living in the region of Kerala, on India’s South Western Malabar coast. Though most have since moved to Israel, a select few remain, continuing to live peacefully...Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

  At last, the moment is here again! Tomorrow morning, our teams will start registering and getting busy for one of the biggest adventures of their life: the Malabar Rampage. Our 21 fearless teams will learn how to drive a rickshaw and navigate on Indian roads, they’ll hit some bumps on the way, they’ll break...Read More

Getting out of Kerala proved to be quite a tough challenge for our teams on the Malabar Rampage. Kerala tends to throw up unexpected suprises here and there, and this time it was no exception. Without too much notice, our teams found out that most of the state was shutting down on Wednesday. The Hartal...Read More