It was about exploring Czech Republic’s second largest city, and also following a YouTuber’s kavárna trail — Apologies at the outset, I am well aware this Czeching it out pun is not just a cliché. It is a lot worse, having been used so often that it ensures ennui. That being said, I want to focus all my attention on the narration of experiences as opposed to…

A beautiful and historic medieval city in Hungary, close to the border with Austria, boasts of partially excavated open-air Roman ruins behind the main square — Vienna is one of my most favorite of cities. There is not an iota of hesitation when it comes to making a repeat visit to the Austrian capital. That being said, those who happen to go to a particular city on multiple occasions apart from knowing that city inside out…

… So did Martina Navratilova — Daniil Medvedev came into the 2023 French Open with an impressive 39–5 match record. The Russian had won five titles in the first five months of the year (from six finals), including his first clay-court title at the Italian Open — Rome Masters. In fact, it was his impressive form…

… The recent signs have been anything but encouraging — Is this the end of the road? I do not want to sound pessimistic, but a lot of the people I read on a regular basis are not happy with their latest numbers on Medium. By numbers, I mean the overall decline in readership in the recent times. Many top…

… Proved serve and volley was no folly at the French Open — As someone who plays, watches and follows tennis on a regular basis when you think about French Open, you end up visualizing a battle of attrition on the red dirt. Isn’t it? You expect the matches to be a baseline slugfest, with long drawn rallies, powerful ground-strokes — at times…

Only a handful of players have won the singles title at Roland Garros without dropping a set — Watching a certain Rafael Nadal perform in Paris may make you think otherwise. Fact is, for years, many tennis experts have been of the opinion that the French Open is the most difficult of the four majors. …

There are players whose solitary triumph at the clay-court major became the highlight of their respective careers — Long before the trio of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic started dominating the men’s singles category, the three Grand Slam had a tendency to produce predictable winners more often than not. The French Open differed in this regard, till Nadal took over, of course. In fact, following the…

A memorable day trip to the quaint Hungarian town of Kőszeg — Disclaimer! Do not read too much into the title. It only alludes to the fact that I watched two movies of this popular series back-to-back in the evening before the scheduled trip. Besides, it rhymes well with the destination described :) A visit to Szombathely, the 10th largest city in…

…The Readership It Deserves — It is a fact that there can not be presumptions as regards the kind of content that will strike a chord with the readers, and grab their attention. Writers can definitely be satisfied with their effort but never get overconfident as regards the reception. What palpably hurts most is when the content doesn’t get the readership it deserves. Besides the writer, who’s obviously responsible for presenting their work in the best possible manner, it is also the responsibility of the publication to promote the submitted content at regular intervals, and ensure it gets as much visibility as possible.