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Mysore Palace: India’s Most Beautiful Building?
Posted 24 March 2017 by David IN / 0 responses
Introducing the Mysore Palace, one of India’s grandest architectural marvels. Photo by Spiros Vathis While the India’s Cup features many special sights, both natural and man-made, few locations can compare with what participants see at the Mysore Palace. Though the itself is modern, rebuilt after fire, it fits perfectly among the many […]
Free Pre-Activated Sim Cards for Tourists Entering India on E-Visas!
Posted 13 March 2017 by David IN / 0 responses
A Helpful initiative for tourists in India: free pre-activated sim cards on arrival. Using a phone abroad can be a nightmare for travelers, with hidden costs and service problems always a possibility. When arriving in fast-paced and sometimes confusing India, having a sim card is a great help for […]
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 […]
Stopping for Tea: India’s Cup Winds its Way Through Ooty and the Nilgiri Hills
Posted 30 January 2015 by Jennifer IN / 0 responses
The morning after Mysore, our teams decided to head out to Coimbatore taking different routes and at different times. Hindipendent Racing were keen to get on the road early to head up to the Western Ghats and the Nilgiri Hills to explore the land of tea, while the Sarriors wanted […]
A Maharajas’ Palace and Incidents with a Corrupt Security Guard: India’s Cup Does Mysore
Posted 28 January 2015 by Jennifer IN / 0 responses
Despite the winding roads swerving up into the Western Ghats, our journey to Mysore turned out to be the shortest on the road yet. We even made it in time to explore Mysore’s famous palace, although not without incident since we had an unpleasant interaction with one corrupt security guard. […]
Going Goa Gone: India’s Cup Rests Up in Goa Before Heading South Again
Posted 26 January 2015 by Jennifer IN / 0 responses
From swaying palms and sandy beaches to Panaji’s winding colourful streets, our rest day in Goa saw the fellowship of India’s Cup part ways. The Sarriors went down to the sandy beaches of Agonda, while other teams opted for neighbouring Palolem for their beachside paradise before we continued with our […]
An Ancient City, Surreal Stepwells and a Market of Prostitutes: Discovering Hampi
Posted 25 January 2015 by Jennifer IN / 0 responses
Day 4 on the India’s Cup Southern Xpress, we explored enigmatic Hampi, one of India’s most impressive archaeological sites. From ancient temples to stepped tanks, we only scratched the surface of this impressive place before continuing onto Goa for the trip’s half-way point. Waking up with bruises after bumping along […]