Intrepid Travel is giving away a new trip (for 2) every month, and you get to choose where you would like to go – Intrepid runs trips just about anywhere you can think of. Entry is free and open to all global residents, aged 18 years or older. You will be required to write a short essay as part of your entry… And I do mean short, 25 words or less.

First the crazed minds at The Adventurists brought you the Mongol Rally, now in their second offering they’ve upped the sillyness factor with The Rickshaw Run. This “race” pits you and your 7 horsepower, three wheeled Auto Rickshaw against thousands of miles of terrible roads, jungles, deserts, monsoons and every thing else the Indian subcontinent can throw in your face. Not a very fair match if you ask me!

The Mongol Rally is not as much a race as it is a framework for guaranteed Adventure. There are no prizes, no time limits, no support crews, no set courses and hardly any rules. So what’s the point? The mad adventure geniuses at the Adventurists (the event’s organizers) sum up the Rally’s philosophy quite eloquently…