Tuk Tuk Insanity - Revisited

September 5, 2006 2:31 PM

Two girls, three wheels, 10,000 miles travelled: their epic overland adventure from Bangkok to Brighton comes to a successful end. Previously discussed here. The two girls (women, really) and their pink tuk tuk arrived home in Brighton on September 3rd. Many were skeptical that they would be able to make it; at least one poster seemed to be putting down a monetary wager against their success. Perhaps now is the time to stand by that bet and donate some money to the charity they are raising money for? People interested in the details of their journey should check out their blog; more than just a log of their daily activities, they add some interesting details regarding the culture and history of some of the places they visited. They aren't the first to have made a ridiculously long journey in a tuk tuk; a german couple drove around Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe last year (although there were apparently some ferries involved). Tuk tuk appreciation appears to be wide-spread in England; a "motorised rickshaw service" recently started up with compressed natural gas vehicles.
posted by giantfist (2 comments total)

Very cool post. Thanks.

Also, thanks for using the anchor tag for the Wikipedia link instead of the caret!
posted by purephase at 5:39 PM on September 5, 2006

Thanks for the followup, giantfist.

tuk tuks on flickr.
posted by madamjujujive at 11:43 PM on September 5, 2006