Kerala
World’s Luckiest Man Survives Crash, Wins the Lottery
Posted 12 August 2016 by Vera IN / 0 responses
This 62-year-old man from Kerala really is the luckiest person alive: after surviving the Emirates plane crash, he went and won the lottery. Feature photo via flickr Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, a Dubai expat originally from Kerala, must be a very good man, because karma has smiled on him. Big […]
Places to visit in India: Top 10 sites in South India on the India’s Cup
Posted 11 February 2015 by admin IN / 0 responses
The India’s Cup has been over for over 10 days, which has given us a chance to reminisce about all the wonderful places to visit in India on the way. Our inaugural adventure car rally took us on quite a journey around South India, where we may have broken down […]
The Final Sprint: Driving South India to the Finish Line
Posted 2 February 2015 by Jennifer IN / 0 responses
So close yet still quite far to go, the last couple of days of the inaugural India’s Cup posed plenty of challenges for our teams, involving visits to ancient temples, driving to mainland India’s southernmost point and tackling Chennai’s nightmare traffic. But not everyone made it back to Chennai to […]
Kochi: Kerala’s City of Spice and Chinese Nets
Posted 2 February 2015 by Jennifer IN / 0 responses
Ancient Chinese nets and India’s oldest Jewish community, Kochi is a city that both seduces and fascinates. One of our stops on the inaugural India’s Cup route, we decided to see what this famous Keralan city was all about. Up bright and early, Hindipendent Racing and the Sarriors were impatient […]
Driving to Kochi: Police and Media Attention on the India’s Cup
Posted 1 February 2015 by Jennifer IN / 0 responses
The drive to Kochi might have been uneventful on our side, our teams somehow managed to get in a tangle with the police and attract enough attention to get a story in The Hindu. It appears there is no such thing as an uneventful day on the India’s Cup. Looking […]
Free Trip to South India – Kick Off 2015 with an Adventure!
Posted 20 November 2014 by Jennifer IN / 1 response
Calling all media savvy writers, travellers and PR pros! I’ve just got a place on the Rickshaw Challenge and the India’s thanks to my sponsor GamingZion.com, and I need a couple of travelling companions to come on the road with me on the Classic Run from Chennai to Trivandrum in Kerala, and on the India’s Cup, a new rally going round South India, including stops in Mumbai, Goa, Kerala and more.
Spotlight on Kerala
Posted 18 November 2014 by Jennifer IN / 0 responses
This state on India’s southern point is a haven to relax in, not just because of its natural beauty like the stretches of sandy beaches and swaying palms, but mostly because of the relaxed, laid back attitude of the locals. Kerala is India, but a more relaxed version.
Exploring India through the taste buds
Posted 3 October 2014 by Jennifer IN / 0 responses
On the India’s Cup rally, we’re planning to do more than just drive from A to B. As much fun as it is to get stuck on an Indian road somewhere in Tamil Nadu due to a cow that won’t move, we want to indulge a little bit in the local culture.