Dave's South India Bicycle Adventure

27/01/2021

India has a way of getting into your heart …perhaps no quicker route than by a taxi ride in a classic Ambassador — on Republic Day…!

18/01/2021

The most joyful place to begin a cycle ride across south India is with the fabulous people of India ­— at Marina beach for the Pongal festival! Wishing everyone everywhere to stay healthy…and happy…and next year we will return again for the Marina Beach sendoff to the maximum 2022 South India Bicycle Adventure!

14/02/2019

India: lifting the heart every day.

28/01/2019

Marina Beach Chennai: a classic, joyful start to the south India ride!

14/02/2018

Heart! India has that; typically available in size extra large...

29/01/2018

The 2018 south India bicycle adventure begins!!!

17/07/2017

Welcome to the official launch of Dave’s Sri Lanka Bicycle Adventure! In the same spirit of the South India Bicycle Adventure…a coast-to-coast (north-to-south) wonderful 12 day experience - it's like cycling through a giant mango and tea salad!

https://www.srilankabicycleadventure.com

January in Canada? ...naaaaaah! Jump on a plane and see you in Colombo!

29/05/2017

India gives you flowers... And a brand new website for the south India tour.

Thank you to all the 2017 riders, well represented in the page: 2017 Rogues Gallery!

http://www.southindiabicycleadventure.com

23/01/2017

Marina Beach is the classic place to start the 2017 South India Bicycle Adventure. The sea is generally rough, the waves are strong, the beach is packed – but smiles extend out to the sea. Join us as we travel west from here!

06/07/2016

This is the South India Bicycle Adventure that you've been waiting for!
Explore south 's modern and ancient at your own pace. Meet the local people in this coast-to-coast green and gentle ride.
Adventure and great cycling await! Begin with traditional temples and the world famous sites of Tamil Nadu before climbing to the breathtaking hill stations in Western Ghats. Follow with a magnificent descent into the bird sanctuaries and enchanting waterways of Kerala, and end the trip in the colorful spice trading streets of Cochin.
I hope you can join us - the 2017 ride is your great adventure!
- Dave

30/06/2016

We're gearing up the band to sound a grand adventure: the South India Bicycle Adventure 2017!

We're hosting a session at the Toronto Public Library on , touring, , and in making as you travel. For those in Toronto, ride your bike over to the North York Central Library on July 6th to attend this fun visual presentation.

Full details: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT238638&R=EVT238638

22/02/2016

To shorten your boat ride in beautiful , have a bicycle waiting at the dock.

14/02/2016

What better place to be than in Calcutta, the City of Heart.... and mermaids!...

17/01/2016

Happy Pongal festival from Chennai…at Marina beach, where the South India Bicycle 2016 begins! And it feels like this…..

01/01/2016

Happy New Year of 2016!
Wishing you peace… joy …light…all this - and more - easily found on a bicycle in India! See you there!

22/12/2015

Ken Oliver recounts his experience while on our 2015 South India Adventure:

"Like India itself, Dave's trip cannot adequately be described in words, it must be experienced. Mother India doesn't reveal her secrets easily, and not everyone wishes to lift every curtain. Dave wears his sense of wonder and love of India on his sleeve, an emotional connection which is impossible to ignore and difficult to resist."

To experience all that south has to offer, join us: http://southindiabicycleadventure.com/

16/12/2015

There are still a few spots left! this January and experience great , fine accommodations and the trip of a lifetime! Join me in a coast-to-coast south India adventure, from Jan. 18 to Feb. 3, 2016.

To all that south has to offer, join us: http://southindiabicycleadventure.com/

May 9, 2012 by admin Tour date: Jan 18 – Feb 3, 2016 (17 days, 16 nights) COMING SOON: RAJASTHAN ROYAL TOUR 10 days FEB 6-15, 2016 Bike TourBeautiful MahaballipuramBreakfast at SomaBy comparison, your load is relatively lightBy the time we reach Cochin, your cycling style will exude...eleganceChines…

14/12/2015

Ladies night out. The everyday big question in : boat or bicycle? ... or boat?...

02/12/2015

A recent census highlights 22 official , 122 major languages, and 1599 other languages in ...surely colour must be one of them. Whether shade or morning sun bright - bold, vivid - like they have been fired in a furnace...

26/11/2015

Welcome to ! Here company shows off along the road to Kumbakonam. Wherever you are - a is simply good upbringing: it’s fun!!

23/11/2015

For more than a thousand years the sun has baked the granite of the big Chola temple in ; stored up as golden light by day, and projected back at night to warm the winking stars overhead.

To experience all that south has to offer, join us: http://southindiabicycleadventure.com/

17/11/2015

We’ll be this place in late January. That's your road (bottom third), a 55km downhill stoke… Think about the Canadian deep freeze and mid-winter statistics that you could be missing out on… Explore with us this winter!

13/11/2015

In the word’s of Bill Bourne, Dave’s South India bike trip “was a perfect adventure!” Bill joined us on the 2015 tour, here’s what else he had to say:

“Dave's tour was a magical trip of a lifetime. His intimate knowledge of India allowed us to experience the heart and soul of the country and its people. Dave’s guidance allowed us to have some amazing experiences in places tourists would never find.”

To experience some of the trip’s magic, check out Bill’s Flickr account!

This collection contain s a set of albums of photos taken on Dave's South India Bicycle Adventure (southindiabicycleadventure.com/daves-south-india-bicycle-...) led by Dave Trattles. The tour took place over 17 days in January and February 2015, and went from the east coast to the west coast through…

11/11/2015

In her compassionate short film Unravel, Meghna Gupta demonstrates how garment recyclers in rely on their imagination to create an intriguing perspective of the West. It's a truly stunning that showcases some of India's beauty, shared through the open and joyful perspective of her people.

Unravel

10/11/2015

Happy - the festival of lights - but it's also great to be on a , as a vendor, travelling from town to town... Join us and explore beautiful South on our bike tour: http://southindiabicycleadventure.com/

06/11/2015

The processional Palani hill-climb: music, elated pilgrims – and then in the middle of everything India a pause - to unity and the essence of being human.

02/11/2015

This is India: this is green - this is bliss - this is YOUR ride...

30/10/2015

India and tea, tea and cycling.
We are in Athoor village, with the owner of the ‘Five Chai Tea Stall’…why is it called that?
Because that’s how many you’ll want - the tea is that best quality!