8 Deserts That Aren’t Really Deserts
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 14, 2012
Deserts take up nearly one-third of the Earth's land surface, yet only 41 countries in the world (one-fifth) are hosts to all the desert...
Showing posts with the label New Zealand
Lord of Rings Movie Set Now Houses Sheep
Kaushik Patowary
May 7, 2012
When Peter Jackson spotted the Alexander Farm during an aerial search of the North Island in Matamata in New Zealand for the best possible l...
The Spherical Boulders at Moeraki
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 24, 2010
A little fishing village on the coast south of Oamaru has become famous for a geological wonder on its windswept sands. The Moeraki Boulde...
The Cardrona Bra Fence of New Zealand
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 26, 2008
The Cardrona Bra Fence of Central Otago, New Zealand, began in 1999 some time between Christmas and New Year 1999, when four women's bra...
Baldwin Street, the steepest street in the world
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 20, 2008
Located in the city of Dunedin, in southern New Zealand, the Baldwin Street has earned the distinction of being the steepest street in the w...
