The Zion Curtains of Utah
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 27, 2017
A source of confusion among many first time visitors to the US state of Utah are the bars. Like any regular bar, there are stools lining the...
The Chemical Valley of Sarnia
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 27, 2017
These tall chimneys billowing thick, toxic smoke stand on the banks of the Saint Clair River, on the outskirts of the Canadian city of Sarni...
The Floating Bridges of Seattle
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 25, 2017
A bridge of concrete and steel that floats may seem highly unusual, if not impossible, but there are twenty such bridges around the world, f...
Playgrounds From The Space Age
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 25, 2017
The rocket holds a special place in history. It’s an icon of technological progress that’s both revered and feared at the same time. During ...
The Execution Dock on River Thames
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 24, 2017
Travellers to early modern London, while approaching the port city up the river Thames, were greeted by a ghastly sight. The riverbank was l...
The House Where Hitler Was Born
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 23, 2017
Braunau am Inn, on the south bank of the Inn river, close to the border with Germany, is a charming little town in Austria. But it carries a...
The Terrifying Beauty of Melting Icecaps
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 23, 2017
Every summer, as the air warms up and the sunlight beats down on the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, pools of brilliantly blue melt ...
The House Made of Newspapers
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 21, 2017
If you go to Rockport someday, in Massachusetts, the United States, take some time to drive down Pigeon Hill Street and look out for a sign ...
Ecce Homo: The Botched Painting That Saved a Town
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 20, 2017
Eighty-three year old amateur artist Cecilia Giménez had nothing but good intentions when she turned her attention towards a deteriorating f...
A Hanging Tree, Graves And Hemingway: The Colorful History of Captain Tony's Saloon
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 19, 2017
There appears to be nothing remarkable about Captain Tony's Saloon housed in a yellow, two-storied building at 428 Greene Street in Key ...
