*Of course they stole his passport in Paris.
A tuk-tuk is a three-wheeled taxi-scooter incredibly common in India
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Rabelli, who was born in India and became an Australian citizen while working as an automotive engineer there, hopes to end his journey at Buckingham Palace.
As he posed for pictures beside his tuk-tuk, he told how British border officers had made sure his vehicle was properly checked over. “Because I had been travelling for seven months and had an emergency passport, I had to take everything out,” he said.
His self-modified tuk-tuk is kitted it out with basic comforts including a bed, a seat for a co-passenger, a cupboard with food donated by people, and a solar-powered cooker.
Rabelli embarked on the adventure to raise awareness of electric and solar-powered vehicles as a sustainable low-cost alternative mode of transport….
