Mumbai

We bring you Princely’s first update from the Deccan Odyssey 2018.     It’s been a year, but it’s finally time for another Deccan Odyssey! It’s one of the most exciting Rickshaw Challenge event of the year: partly because the route takes us between two of our favourite places, Goa and Mumbai. The rain can make...Read More

Let’s remember our favourite moments from the Mumbai Xpress 2017.     The Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenge was a lot of fun, and we’ve already recapped stories from the first day to the last. Now it’s time to look back at our absolute favourite photos and stories from the trip! To begin… teams posing with signs....Read More

The Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenge 2017 is off to a great start.   Another August means another Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenge, which crosses Southern India from Mumbai to Chennai. It’s the longest rickshaw challenge, and there’s so much to see. With such a distance to travel, it’s important that participants get their rickshaw driving skills...Read More

The final recap from the Deccan Odyssey 2017.     The Deccan Odyssey Rickshaw Challenge is over for another year, and so we can bring you a (slightly belated) final recap from Princely. On the final three days, teams explored the incredible Ellora caves, partied at a vineyard, and finally reached Mumbai. Here’s Princely with his...Read More

The Deccan Odyssey Rickshaw Challenge 2017 is underway!     The Deccan Odyssey Rickshaw Challenge 2017 has begun! Teams met in Panaji, Goa, for a couple of days’ rickshaw training, before setting off to explore some of the most interesting places in India! The first stop was Belgaum, in Karnataka, and after a week of...Read More

We learn about the states visited by the Deccan Odyssey Rickshaw Challenge.     The Deccan Odyssey Rickshaw Challenge kicks off on June 10th, with training in Panaji. Participants will explore Goa, Karnataka, spending most time in Maharashtra. When the event finishes on 18th June in Mumbai, teams will have seen some amazing places, eaten incredible...Read More

Here are (some of) the reasons we love Mumbai.     India’s most populous city, and the tenth largest city in the world, Mumbai is an amazing place. It’s home to the best and worst of India, the richest grandeur and the biggest slums. It’s relentlessly modern, at the very forefront of Indian business an technology, yet...Read More

A tuk tuk challenge, organised with the help of the Travel Scientists, is taking place this week in Southern India, raising funds for Food For Life Vrindavan.     With the support of Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi, the brand ambassador of Food for Life Vrindavan, the rally was launched at an official press conference in Mumbai...Read More

If you’re in Mumbai, there’s nothing like a bit of shopping. The best street markets in Mumbai are where you can get the authentic produce for the cheapest prices in the coolest settings! Get ready to bargain. Street shopping in India can be an exhilarating experience, with an overwhelming selection of goods on offer at...Read More

  Mumbai Xpress 2016 was a great success that all participants enjoyed hugely. Here’s the story of our adventures from day nine to fourteen. Read More