Kerala

The Malabar Rampage 2018 begins in less than a month!   We can’t believe it’s almost been a year since the Malabar Rampage Rickshaw Challenge 2017. We had a great time, and we’re sure the Malabar Rampage 2018 will be just as much fun! The event will be almost exactly the same visiting the same...Read More

  The Classic Run visits 8 fascinating cities.     It’s almost time for the Classic Run Rickshaw Challenge, with this year’s event set to start on December 28th in Chennai, making it the perfect way to spend the New Year. On the teams’ 950km rickshaw odyssey, they’ll see an incredible range of cities, brimming...Read More

The Classic Run explores much of Southern India.   The Classic Run Rickshaw Challenge will provide the adventure of a lifetime on its 950km route from bustling Chennai to India’s southern tip. The rally will enter three states: most of the time will be spend in Tamil Nadu, we briefly stay in the Union Territory of...Read More

  Here’s a taster of what’s in store on the Classic Run.     The Classic Run Rickshaw Challenge begins on December 28th, and is the perfect way to celebrate New Year. On this ten-day rickshaw adventure, teams will travel 950km, from historic Chennai, through the incredible nature of Tamil Nadu, and finally to the spiritual...Read More

Our favourite photos of God’s Own Country, Kerala.   Kerala, the slender state on South-India’s South-Western Malabar Coast, is known as God’s Own Country. We can’t dispute the nickname: though small, the Kerala is home to heavenly nature and incredible variety. On events like the Malabar Rampage, we marvel at Kerala’s coastline, forested hills, and canals. Here...Read More

The Malabar Rampage 2017 has been a lot of fun so far, and we have the photos to prove it.         The Malabar Rampage 2017 has begun, and from the start it has been another excellent rickshaw challenge, with teams assembled from from all across the globe, and participants of all ages. Uniting...Read More

We explore the states visited on the Malabar Rampage: Kerala, Karnataka, Goa.       The Malabar Rampage Rickshaw Challenge begins on the 8th of April, setting off from Trivandrum, in the very South of India, and teams will travel all the way to Panaji, capital of Goa, 1000km North. It’s sure to be a crazy...Read More

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