Half Dome, The Granite Peak at Yosemite National Park
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 18, 2013
One of Yosemite National Park's most familiar sights is Half Dome, a granite dome rising nearly 5,000 feet above the valley floor. In 18...
Isle of Sark: Europe's Last Feudal State
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 17, 2013
Sark is a small island within the Bailiwick of Guernsey in southwestern English Channel, 25 miles off the French coast of Normandy. The isle...
Al Wahbah Crater: A Pearly White Crater in Saudi Arabia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 16, 2013
The Al Wahaba crater (also spelled Al Waba) is located in the Saudi Arabian desert, 254 km from Taif on the western edge of the Hafer Kishb ...
The Grand Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 16, 2013
The Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte is a 142-step monumental staircase from 1608 in the old part of the town of Caltagirone, located on t...
Chinese Professor Builds Mountain Villa on Top of Apartment
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 15, 2013
A university professor in Beijing, Zhang Lin, has built a mountain villa on the roof of a 26-story apartment block that has gained the title...
Portraits Made from Spilled Liquids by Vivi Mac
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 14, 2013
French artist Vivi Mac uses a variety of food, drinks and ingredients to “speed paint” images of famous historical figures, celebrities, an...
7 Strange Museums in Amsterdam
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 12, 2013
Amsterdam is a city of museums – there are more than 400 museums and art galleries within the city. It is said that no other city in the wor...
Strange Airport #5: Gisborne Airport - Runway With a Railway Crossing
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 11, 2013
Gisborne Airport is a small regional airport that is located on the western outskirts of Gisborne, the East Coast of the North Island of New...
Skara Brae Prehistoric Village in Scotland
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 10, 2013
Skara Brae, on the Bay of Skaill, in the Orkney Isles to the north-east of mainland Scotland, was a late Neolithic settlement consisting of ...
Seven Mile Bridge in Florida
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 10, 2013
The Seven Mile Bridge is an iconic bridge in the Florida Keys of United States, stretching out into the open sea, connecting Knight's Ke...
