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Nov 21, 2024 | 
openthemagazine.com | Rishad Saam Mehta
Cover Story | Wealth Issue 2024 On the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion that won World War II, Rishad Saam Mehta visits the sites of the Normandy landings to discover that violence has been replaced by tribute and thankfulness A German artillery gun at Longues-sur-Mer, part of the infamous Atlantic Wall, where such batteries hammered targets up to 20 miles away with 150mm shells (Photo courtesy: Anibas-Photography-Bayeux-Bessin) WHEN I WAS in London earlier this year, I stumbled upon...
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
htsyndication.com | Rishad Saam Mehta
New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- You whack the throttle open! Even when your mind is screaming at you to dial it down, you follow your gut and you keep the throttle whacked open!"This is how Eddie Mulder answered my question about how he managed to win the 1960 Big Bear Run even though he started late. "When you got out on the track, the green flag dropped, and the bulls**t stopped," he added, offering me one of his sturdy cigars.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
livemint.com | Rishad Saam Mehta
At that time, the Big Bear Run, a desert endurance race, had captured the imagination of American motorcycling. It had started out in 1921 as a bet between two riders in Los Angeles as to who could complete the 160km run to Big Bear Lake first. Over the years, this impromptu race transformed into the renowned Big Bear Motorcycle Run.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
livemint.com | Rishad Saam Mehta
The new retro-styled BSA Gold Star, which pays a tribute to the original 1950s version, is a fun ride that scores high on looksThe BSA Gold Star launch was held on 15 August at the opulent Bombay Opera House. The attendees included auto scribes, influencers and motorcyclists whose riding prime was in the 1950s and 1960s. After all the BSA Gold Star of 50s and 60s was no ordinary machine. It was the holy grail of motorcycling.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
htsyndication.com | Rishad Saam Mehta
New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- The first time I saw Swakopmund was in my imagination, fuelled by the words of Wilbur Smith in The Burning Shore. Like most of his novels, it is set in the backdrop of the brutal yet beautiful continent of Africa. This one takes the reader into the desolate and dramatic wilderness of Namibia in 1917. From 1884-15, most of what is the Republic of Namibia today was a colony of the German Empire.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
livemint.com | Rishad Saam Mehta
Also read: How tourism is impacting picturesque GurezIn June this year, when I rolled into Swakopmund as part of Mahindra Adventure’s Authentic Namibia Expedition, I saw that the description still rang true. I walked that long pier one evening, originally built from wood 1905 and then, in 1911, with iron. The first civilian homes here were in fact prefabricated in Germany and transported by ship during the closing years of the 19th century.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
magazine.airvistara.com | Rishad Saam Mehta |Ananya Bahl
Thanks to the Parsi community’s love for good food, their fare has evolved into a much-loved cuisine across India. And while these delicacies have their roots in Persia, they embraced their host-nation’s spices and produce with flavourful delight, making everyone say “Let’s Eat” with glee!By RISHAD SAAM MEHTA“When are you getting married? I want to eat some Parsi food.” It’s a question I’m asked often! Why? Because at Parsi weddings, the highlight is almost always the bhonu (food).
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
livemint.com | Rishad Saam Mehta
This motorcycle made short work of motorway traffic, effortlessly accelerating to 110kph. When I squeezed some more speed out of the 40hp engine, it went to 125kph without a whimper. It was only beyond that the vibrations set in. But then, this is a single-cylinder engine with a long stroke and at relatively high rpm, vibrations do become noticeable. Royal Enfield’s engine design department has gone a long way in reducing vibrations, yet at very high speeds they set in.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Rishad Saam Mehta
Imagine there is a rapid-fire round and you are asked about Wine in California, the odds are that your instant reply would be Napa or Sonoma. But there is a chance that those in the know would quip Livermore — California’s oldest wine-growing region. Just 40 miles East of San Francisco, Livermore is home to 55 wineries. Most of these have been family-owned and operated for generations.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
outlookindia.com | Rishad Saam Mehta
Grass pushes through from cracks in the tarmac, dust and debris accumulated over months gets washed away from sculptures carved by ancient artists many millennia ago, waterfalls turn from tired trickles to tempestuous torrents and the countryside, drab and dreary, turns verdant and vibrant. When the monsoons arrive in this exquisite land called India, the entire country celebrates because the rains bring hope and joy and the promise of bloom and bounty.
