“I was on the first trial, test and recce trip on Taurus from Chandigarh, through Churu, Taal Chhapar and finally Pushkar. Some thoughts that come to me now after the successful first trip of Taurus. Planning to go on a photo mission to inaccessible, and unexplored places? The logistics of the mission would be daunting, if one thinks about it. Transportation – own vehicle or public transportation, booking of accommodation, food, security while travelling, etc. etc. and then questions like, ‘what if I can’t reach the hotel on due date’; ‘what if I need to change my itinerary’; ‘how many…

I am sharing my experience of being on the Maiden journey of Taurus in Nov last year. I came to know about Capt. Sharma and his ambitious project Taurus through a common friend. There were two main reasons which made me decided to board Taurus - 1st. Captain Sharma's inspiring story as how he went about following his dream against all odds. I visited his facebook page and was impressed by his simplicity, honesty and strong drive and ambition and of course his massive fan following. 2nd. I have never ever experienced travelling in an Over Land Truck ever before…

"We were on board Taurus on our maiden trip to Laddakh this August. Though it was our first experience of an overland truck as well as the terrain in this regions, looking back I can vouch that we made the right choice in joining the tour with Green Dot Expeditions and Capt Suresh Sharma. Let me start by talking about how meticulously Taurus is planned. Every bit of space is utilized to store water, biscuits, cereals, numerous varieties of tea, pickles, kitchen items like gas, utensils , tap even small items like sewing kits. You name something you need and…

I was following the progress of making of this legend called Taurus for almost a year. Effort, dedication and enthusiasm of Capt Suresh Sharma and his family is profound. I was curious to see and experience this lovely machine until one day he called to tell that he and Taurus are visiting Leh, I was very excited at the prospect of encountering the much awaited Taurus. Finally when it arrived on its maiden journey to the cold desert after exploring the Thar it looked handsome and efficiently traversed the curvaceous and steep mountain roads. Capt Suresh Sharma whom I know…

“It was nice to be on TAURUS on its Inaugural trip to Pushkar, Jaisalmer, and the rugged desert of Rajasthan to places such as Tanot, Longewala, Ghotaru…..places of intense rustic beauty. TAURUS was nice to travel in and comfortable. We enjoyed the flexibility of moving to any nearby location, at will…. ….which we wouldnt have been able to do, if we were staying in hotels or resorts. Cpt. Suresh Sharma is good company and a good cook. He also drives the TAURUS with the same ease as driving a Maruti 800……..on the whole, a very enjoyable nomadic, adventurous trip with…