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This intrepid American and Canadian pair of adventurers drove  a bajaj from Krabi in Thailand all the way to Jakarta. We rapped with this dynamic duo about their adventures on the road, which included a near-death experience and making plenty of new friends

Where did the idea to drive rickshaw from Thailand to Indonesia come from?

Kevin Mangan The Rickshaw Run is organised by a group called The Adventurist. They put together a race from Jakarta to Thailand in October of last year and this was the return race to Indonesia. I first heard of The Rickshaw Run when one of these challenging races was organised over in India and I’d been wanting to join ever since. That’s why I got so excited when my name made it onto the list for the South-East Asia race.

How long did it take to finish this adventurously foolhardy trip?

KM [It took us] two weeks from March 10 until March 24. We had to drive at least twelve hours a day and even at night, which was pretty dangerous as our bajaj was pretty much invisible. I mean we had lights but they were not really visible at night! [laughs]