{"id":39396,"date":"2021-12-09T23:45:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T18:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=39396"},"modified":"2021-12-10T00:15:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T18:45:57","slug":"travel-story-edinburgh-to-india-using-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/travel-story-edinburgh-to-india-using-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"It Took Him Only 120 Cans Of Beer To Travel From Edinburgh To India And We Are Talking 7600 Km!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<p>Emmanuel \u2018Manny\u2019 Marshall did the most unimaginable hitchhiking experience ever!<!--more--> Enlisted by Scottish brewers \u201cInnis &amp; Gunn\u201d as their promotional ambassador, he traveled from Edinburgh to India (7600 Km) and used the brewer\u2019s 120 <strong>cans of<\/strong> \u201cIndia Pale Ale\u201d craft <strong>beer in exchange for accommodation, lifts, and food.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His hitchhiking adventure was a part of an homage being paid to the 18th-century brewers of \u201cIndia Pale Ale\u201d who used to send beers on 6 month long routes from Britain to India in the earlier times!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>120 cans of craft beer as currency!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39417\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/craft-beer.jpg\" alt=\"Cans of IPA Craft beer\" width=\"699\" height=\"492\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rawsafari.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><br \/>\nTrusting the power of <strong>\u2018beer exchange\u2019<\/strong>, Manny bartered the beer cans with travelers for food, stays, and what not. According to him, the &#8220;craft beer&#8221; was famous enough to persuade people for exchanges and looking at his awesome trip, we certainly agree!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s his beautiful journey!<\/p>\n<h3>1. From Paris with love<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39404\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/paris.jpg\" alt=\"Manny in Paris during his hitchhiking trip\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rawsafari.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2. To Athens<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39405\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/athens.jpg\" alt=\"Manny hitchhiking in Athens\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rawsafari.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. Beer can selfie with a &#8216;Just Married&#8217; couple at Charles Bridge<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39406\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/with-couple-at-charles-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"Manny with a couple at Charles Bridge\" width=\"700\" height=\"492\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rawsafari.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Suggested Read:<\/strong> <a class=\"mustread-link\" href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/misswalkingshoes-round-the-world-trip\/\">Encircling The Earth Twice: An Indian Woman On A Solo World Trip<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>4. Trading beer for free rides!<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39407\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beer-exchange-for-lifts.jpg\" alt=\"Manny exchanging beer for lift on his hitchhiking adventure\" width=\"700\" height=\"509\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rawsafari.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>5. To making new friends<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39408\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/fridns-in-india.jpg\" alt=\"Manny and his friends on his hitchhiking experience to India\" width=\"700\" height=\"379\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rawsafari.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>6. Warm welcome in Delhi<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39410\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/delhi-ipa.jpg\" alt=\"Manny hitchhiking to Delhi\" width=\"700\" height=\"553\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rawsafari.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>7. Beer unites us all<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39409\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/India-1.jpg\" alt=\"Manny making new friends in India\" width=\"700\" height=\"378\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rawsafari.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>8. More fun on the way<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39411\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/lift-please-est.jpg\" alt=\"Manny on his trip to India\" width=\"700\" height=\"549\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rawsafari.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Suggested Read:<\/strong> <a class=\"mustread-link\" href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/extreme-adventures\/\">In Pictures: 20 Craziest, Most Dangerous Extreme Adventures Of The World<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>9. Finally Goa! The best place to enjoy a cold beverage!<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39413\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/goa.jpg\" alt=\"Manny with his can of beer in Goa\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rawsafari.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Now that is some serious &#8216;BEER&#8217; love!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmanuel \u2018Manny\u2019 Marshall did the most unimaginable hitchhiking experience 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