Autorickshaw

Hi all,
I'm excited about the new blog here. This is where I'll be posting my thoughts, stories and comments while on the road from Chennai to Mumbai. Of course, whenever I get a chance.

If you have not checked out the route, go to indianarc.com and click onto Mumbai X-press.

Some folks were asking what an autorickshaw is. Well, here is a pretty good definition of autorickshaw, which was not found on the Wiki!

"An autorickshaw (auto or rickshaw or tempo in popular parlance) is a vehicle usually for hire and is one of the chief modes of transport in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka it is also popular in many other countries. It is a motorized version of the traditional rickshaw, a small two- or three-wheeled cart pulled by a person, and the velotaxi. The autorickshaw is also related to its Thai cousin, the tuk-tuk and the Bajaj in Indonesia. Some more ways this is called are auto rickshaw, auto-rickshaw, autorikshaw, auto rikshaw, auto-rikshaw. Motorized rickshaw, Motorized rikshaw, Tuktuk, Three wheeler and in many parts of India simply as AUTO."

Sad news, Jen, my partner in this autorickshaw race, has left for CT this past Thursday. Jen is taking a job at a scooter shop that has an Indian rickshaw. I hope that we can practice over the months to come.

In other news, I would just like to give a shout out to Josh for starting the fund drive in the south. Thank you. Thank you. Thank