bengaluru thats the thing about the travel bug once you are bitten by it there is no cure for it solo traveller and photographer jerre stead 37yearold us citizen from wisconsin seems to be the latest victim for he travelled from bengaluru to rajasthan in an autorickshaw alone with minimum back up the 2000oddkms ride stead says was one of the most incredible experiences in his life with just a few dollars in the pocket and a very little back up a five litre jug for petrol spare parts like spark plugs and clutch cables he travelled an average of 250 kms per day for 12 days pitstopping at a few breath taking destinations and clicking beautiful pictures which are available on his instagram accountstead shared his incredible india experience with stoi this was my first time in india i had a 60day tourist visa so i decided to make the most of it when i first got to india i was volunteering with a company called the adventurists they organise autorickshaw rallies a few times in a year while helping them organise the event they had an extra rickshaw and offered me to drive from bengaluru to jaisalmer of course the traveller in me could not turn down an opportunity like this so i quickly said yes they normally hold the event in kerala to jaisalmer but due to the flooding last year they had to divert to bengaluru he says stead reiterates that driving an autorickshaw was an opportunity he could not refuse ive been driving a motorcycle or car across every country i visit and have always been on two wheels when commuting learning to drive an autorickshaw was almost just natural ive been working on vehicles and mechanics on and off a bit my whole life and autorickshaws are very simple vehicles while i was travelling it broke down almost everyday and the spare parts that i was carrying came in handy he saysstead also used a compass for navigation and not google maps which he says was bit of a challenge it was also very exciting most of the roads were very easy to navigate and of course asking directions from a local was always a fun experience he says during his 12day travel stead says he has spent about 360 approximately rs 26000 including food petrol and accommodation i may have spent around 15 a day on hotel and maybe 10 for food and water as far as food and snacks went i would stop in places where people did not know english at all so i would just make an eating gesture with my hands and take whatever they gave me in a short span i also learnt the names of a few dishes and i must say i fell in love with all things paneerstead believes that interesting people always gravitate towards him one of my favorite things about india is wherever i went everyone wanted to know something