Bo-Kaap, The Colorful Neighborhood in Cape Town
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2015
Situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city center, Bo-Kaap is one of the oldest and the most fascinating residential areas in the ...
The Camouflaged Military Bunkers of Switzerland
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2015
Switzerland is a politically neutral country, yet it has a strong military. All across the Swiss alps are military installation and bunkers ...
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Around the World
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2015
Throughout history, thousands of wars have been fought and millions of soldiers have lost their lives, but only an insignificant fraction of...
The Ghost Army That Duped The Nazis
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2015
Deception and decoy are part of war strategy. During the Second World War the Allied forces employed dozens of tricks to confuse, mislead or...
Eschenheimer Turm: A Mediaeval Tower in The Middle of Frankfurt
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2015
Standing right in the middle of downtown Frankfurt, surrounded by modern high-rises, is an early 15th century tower called Eschenheimer Turm...
The Rice Paddy Art of Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2015
Since 1993, the farmers of the Japanese village of Inakadate, in Aomori Prefecture, has been creating elaborate designs on rice paddy fields...
Tham Khoun Xe Cave
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2015
Tham Khoun Xe Cave, also known as Xe Bang Fai River Cave, is an immense river cave located in a remote corner of Khammouane Province in cent...
Jabuka, The Magnetic Island
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2015
The island of Jabuka, which means apple in Croatian, is a 97-meters-tall uninhabited volcanic island located in the Adriatic Sea, about 52 k...
Speicherstadt, The Historic Warehouse District of Hamburg
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2015
The Speicherstadt is the world's largest warehouse complex located in the port of Hamburg, within the HafenCity quarter. A city in itsel...
The City of Batman, on Batman River in Batman Province
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2015
Unless you are Turkish, Batman can mean only one thing — the DC Comics superhero with a cool utility belt who lives in Gotham City. But if y...
