Best of 2013
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 31, 2013
In a few hours, we will enter a new year, and in the spirit of this new year’s eve we've compiled our best articles from the past 365 da...
Showing posts from December, 2013
Haiku Stairs of Hawaii: The Stairway to Heaven
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 28, 2013
The Haiku Stairs, also known as the Stairway to Heaven, is a series of approximately 4,000 concrete steps that climbs 2800 feet from the Val...
Mesmerizing Beauty of Kanas Lake Nature Reserve
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 26, 2013
Kanas is a nature reserve located in the Altay mountains of northern Xinjiang in China famed for its beautiful natural ecosystem formed by l...
The Vigeland Sculpture at Frogner Park, Norway
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 25, 2013
The Vigeland Sculpture Arrangement is a permanent, open exhibition of the works of the brilliant Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland, located...
The Eternal Fire at Baba Gurgur
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 24, 2013
Baba Gurgur (literally "Father of Fire") is a large oil field near the city of Kirkuk which was the first to be discovered in Nort...
Transporter Bridges
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 23, 2013
A transporter bridge is a type of movable bridge that carries a gondola across a river. The bridge usually consists of a framework of steel ...
Ocean Paintings by Antoine Renault
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 20, 2013
Antoine Renault is a self taught photorealistic painter whose paintings have one common theme: the sea, and everything that is accompanies ...
The Top 7 U.S. States for Animal Photography
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 19, 2013
Capturing wildlife photography is an exhilarating pastime with something new to experience during every outing. You never know what you’ll f...
Bracken Bat Cave: World's Largest Bat Colony
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2013
The Bracken Bat Cave, located in southern Comal County, Texas, outside the city of San Antonio, is the summer home to the largest colony of ...
Rare Weather Phenomenon Creates River of Clouds Over Grand Canyon
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2013
A rare weather phenomenon that affects the area only about once a decade, filled the Grand Canyon in the U.S. with a dense, white fog at the...
Artist Transforms Her Tiny Studio into Surreal Fantasy Worlds
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2013
Korean artist Jee Young Lee creates elaborate scenes resembling surreal worlds inside her tiny studio in Seoul. Lee uses no photo manipulati...
Jacob’s Well, Texas’ Most Dangerous Diving Spot
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2013
Jacob's Well in Texas Hill Country is a perennial karstic spring located on the bed of Cypress Creek in Wimberley. The mouth of the well...
Creative Mom Uses Sleeping Baby to Create Adorable Photos
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 16, 2013
California-based artist, photographer and mother of three, Queenie Liao, uses the precious moments when her youngest son sleeps to create ma...
UTA Flight 772 Memorial in the Middle of the Sahara
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 16, 2013
UTA Flight 772 was a scheduled flight operating from Brazzaville in the People's Republic of Congo to Paris in France. On Tuesday, Septe...
Bird Watching at Latrabjarg Cliffs, Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 15, 2013
The cliffs of Latrabjarg, in Iceland, marks the westernmost part of Europe. These cliffs are home to millions of birds, including puffins, n...
Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in California
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 13, 2013
California poppies bloom all over the state, but the western side of Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County is the most consistent p...
The Bucket Fountain in Wellington, New Zealand
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 12, 2013
The Bucket Fountain is one of the quirkiest and most well known landmarks of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The fountain consi...
Ganvie, the Village on a Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 12, 2013
Ganvie is a peculiar village built on Lake Nokoué, just an hour north of the city of Cotonou, the administrative capital and the largest cit...
Shanty Town: Slum Themed Resort for the Tasteless Rich
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 11, 2013
Themed hotels and restaurants can offer people an alternative and fantastic experience and can be quite popular among tourists when done tas...
Shenzhen Opens Flashy New Airport Terminal
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2013
The highly anticipated new terminal at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Guangdong, China, opened last week. The futuristic buildin...
Wolfe Creek Crater, Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2013
Wolfe Creek Crater is a well-preserved meteorite impact crater located in the flat plains of the northeastern edge of the Great Sandy Desert...
