Lassi Come Home

Tomorrow the journey starts! 11:20am flight departing Sydney for Kolkata (Calcutta) via Singapore. It is hard to believe the day of departure has come so quickly – it was a couple of years ago when we really started thinking seriously about this adventure – and now it is all becoming very real. A mix of […]

Tonight Andrew was interviewed by Sydney radio station ABC 702 representing team ‘Lassi Come Home’. Andrew was interviewed on the Robbie Buck evening show. It was a great interview with the audience invited to call in and share any similar adventurous experiences – turns out someone in Canberra has his own Rickshaw. The show intends […]

Another great day – we are almost at £2500 – inches away! We are extremely grateful and honoured by the support – THANK YOU EVERYONE! Now we are just 3 sleeps away from heading to India – and then the challenge really begins. Wish us luck. Oh – and if you want to forward the […]

To all the folks who have donated to the Frank Water charity we can only say thank you very much. We have well and truly exceeded the target of 1000 pounds and as of writing this, we were over the 1500 pound mark. You make a living by what you get. You make a life […]

Hopefully we will be in situations like this – can we avoid major roads – and take some back roads through national parks – like this: And end up at a hotel like this hotel. Somehow I think we may look back at this post and laugh…

Last minute purchases: Shoes – the water proof kind (Gortex) Medical supplies – the usual – Imodium; electrolytes; panadol, etc Travel Towel Water proof jacket Water proof duffel bag and plenty of other necessities… What have I forgotten? Help us out – if you have ever undertaken a similar trip, or think of something you […]

A message sent today from The League of Adventurists: “Guys…the roads up to Gangtok are not in a good state…lots of closures and landslides. Make sure you allow a little extra time to reach Gangtok if you can. It will definitely be fun coming back down in a rickshaw!” Can’t wait!!

Well we started the day at around £465 – and in less than 24 hours we have raised over £500 – we have passed our target of £1000. But we will not stop there – we want to smash our target goal and really make a difference. Thanks to everyone for their donations. And thanks […]

Great news – we have raised 50% of our Sponsoship Target – all down hill from here – literally I think – given the Run starts high in the Himalayas. Thanks to everyone who has sponsored us to date – we really appreciate the support!

Another article in the press – this time the Mosman Daily – one of the Heavy Hitters of Investigative Journalism in the country!