Category: Rickshaw Run

We spent last night in a town about 200kms from Hyderabad called Raichur. Off all the guide books we found probably the nicest hotel we have so far stayed in. Raj and Agata booked themselves into the Presidential Suite for the...

We are Up the Junction! Hubli Junction to be precise. Henry and I are rather lagging behind Justin and co in the other rickshaw. Whilst they have reached Hampi and in fact latest news puts them just 200 kms short of Hyderabad,...

We have now arrived in Hampi. This is India’s answer to Ankgor Wat and whilst we have yet seen very little of it it appears very impressive indeed. Henry and Stephen spent an extra night in Goa whilst Raj, Agate and I...

We arrived in Goa on the 30th December. Naturally as Goa appears to be the Tenerife of India we were completely unable to find anywhere to stay. After some struggle our two rickshaws plus the Gin Soaked Rogues who we met at the...

So we arrived in Doha last night looking forward to a hard nights sleep on the airport floor…. Much to my surprise we were ushered to a transfer desk where Qatar Airways informed us they were putting us up in a local...

Quick check in here! We are in Bombay and just have a few minutes before the flight to Cochin. Stayed in a simple hotel last night with the grand name of Regency Hotel, Bombay! Nothing regal about it! We took a rickshaw to...

I left my house on in a minor panic this morning as there was no public transport on Christmas day in London at all. Having booked myself the cheapest possible flight I was extremely reluctant to spend my savings on a taxi to...

Introduction Welcome to the blog of Mad Dogs and Englishmen and their Indian adventure… This is a story about 6 friends travelling across India in three wheeled auto-rickshaws as part of the inaugural Rickshaw Run. India...

Oh no! This has all gone ‘orribly ‘orribly wrong again!! It seems as if, without being fully aware of his dastardly plan, Mr Wheeler jun. has roped Henry and myself into another one of his foolhardy holidays. Not...

Right. I’ve had a poke around on the Rickshaw Run website to get a bit clearer on what’s going on. Unfortunately all it’s done is ask more questions. Grandpa [an old India hand] wondered how you’d carry...

I’ve been doing a bit of maths for the journey and I can’t help wondering if anyone else has done the same. You’ll know that a similar rally took place in August – the Indian Autorickshaw Challenge. They...

I am planning to do another trans-continental run like we did last year for the Mongol Rally. This one is about taking a motorised rickshaw (you know, the tuktuks they have in Thailand. And Brighton) from Kochin in Kerala to...