The Backstugas of Sweden
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 15, 2017
In a forest in southern Småland, in southern Sweden, there is a small earthen cabin you can rent on Airbnb. The cabin is partially buried in...
Rhythmic Springs
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 15, 2017
Rhythmic springs are those springs that exhibit tidal characteristics. In other words, the water level of these springs rises and falls over...
The Wooden Wagonways of Britain
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 11, 2017
Two hundred years before the first steam locomotive carrying passengers chugged out of the Heighington railway station in the English town o...
The Secret World of Number Stations
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 9, 2017
Back in the days of Cold War espionage, foreign intelligence agencies used to communicate with agents on the field via shortwave radio. Radi...
World’s First Nuclear Power Plant
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 9, 2017
Spread over nearly 900 square miles in the high desert of eastern Idaho, lies the vast campus of the Idaho National Laboratory. Much of the ...
The Pig of Lucerne
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 3, 2017
Below is a photograph of one of Lucerne’s most famous tourist attraction. You may recognize it as the “Lion of Lucerne”— a rock relief sculp...
The Towers of Bologna
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 2, 2017
In mediaeval times, the city of Bologna in Northern Italy must have looked not unlike what Manhattan appears today. Hundreds of high-rising ...
SS Richard Montgomery: The Thames’ Ticking Time Bomb
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 1, 2017
On 20 August 1944, an American cargo ship named SS Richard Montgomery carrying huge amount of explosives, meant for use in the ongoing Seco...
The Decorative Birdhouses of Turkey
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 1, 2017
Turkish societies value animals greatly, especially birds which they believe bring good luck. The Turk's great love for the feathered sp...
London’s Mail Rail
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 29, 2017
For seventy-six years, starting from 1927, the London Post Office operated a fleet of driverless electric trains that scuttled around pairs ...
