Bicycle Caravan from England to India
A
group of brothers and sisters (and some children) will be setting
off with a bicycle caravan from England to India very soon. The
main aim of this project is to highlight the Tibetan issue and to
encourage environmental friendly ways of living and travelling.
But also to have an interesting time, meet plenty of people, share
skills, exchange ideas and vision. And to bring a little light and
provide entertainment along the way.
The trip is
self-organised which means that officially there are no organisers
and there is no administrative structure.
No participation fee
is asked for. Given the nature of the project (and the many
countries we will be crossing) we have to remind everyone to come
a bit prepared. We will operate as a collective, we will all
support each other. But for the time that you're joining in, you
are - from a legal perspective - automatically responsible for
your own well-being in all matters: e.g. of health, safety, travel
insurance, visa applications, sufficient financial resources (also
for the way back!), etc. You can not claim liability towards any
of the other participants or the group as a whole.
Like
always when travelling some funds are required. Though less is
easily possible we've calculated a realistic budget at about 10
Euro per day.That (plus the slightly political angle) is one of
the reasons why we have chosen not to profile it to the outside
world as a rainbow caravan. Though in fact it is, and we want to
stick to the rainbow principles
as much as possible. Decisions
will be taken on a consensus basis. Mostly we will sleep for free
in nature or at places where we're invited. Should the magic hat
(from gifts or revenues from street entertainment) run empty then
food will be bought on a shared cost basis.
We will not be
on the internet on a daily basis but you will find regular updates
(and also the best ways on how to contact us) via the website. If
you are genuinely interested in joining the caravan then please
fill in the participation
document, and we'll get back to you
as soon as we can. If you have any good suggestions for
interesting places to visit e.g. eco-projects, communities,
special sites.. or are maybe thinking of organising a small
gathering along the way then
please get in touch.
Everyone
is welcome to join the caravan. Be it for a few days (e.g. when
we're passing through your area) or for a few weeks or months. Or
you could join us when we're in a country you were planning to
visit anyway. It's all good. Bicycles are getting cheaper the more
we move East. And we have already been contacted by some people in
India. Please try to come along on colourful bikes, with good
energy, skills, juggling tools, instruments (whichever you can
carry) and all other things you may need.
Namaste.
http://www.bicyclecaravan.org/