by melloajello | Dec 10, 2013 | Frontpage, Vahana
When traveling in a foreign country by bicycle with lights, cameras, and cell phones….you need power. And getting power can be tricky. In many countries its just not readily available; and when it is, it could be any number of different voltage outputs. If...
by melloajello | Oct 7, 2013 | Film, Frontpage, Vahana
Short Film About 1,300 miles by (folding) bike, bus and train “Vahana: (Sanskrit: “mount,” or “vehicle”), denotes the being, typically an animal or mythical entity, a particular Hindu god is said to use as a vehicle. The vahana and deity to which they support...
by melloajello | May 4, 2013 | Vahana
Ok, I admit it. When Pam and I planned the map for where we would be riding on this trip, we were perhaps a tad overambitious. 2300 kilometers in one month in countries that we are unfamiliar with is a lot. Our pace turned out to be far slower than what expected,...
by melloajello | Apr 21, 2013 | Bike Love, Vahana
We had to make up for some lost time (due to aforementioned stomach bug) so we got a taxi ride to Gorakhpur where we were dropped at the side of the road (with our agreement). Gorakhpur is approximately 80km from the border of Nepal. As we assembled our bikes and...
by melloajello | Apr 14, 2013 | Bike Love, Vahana
Holy cows. Many times before this trip we talked to people and agreed “Yes, it will be hard.” Such a simple statement….but until you are here….in the heat, the insane traffic, and the masses of people, there is no way to comprehend it. An...
