The Oldest Bridge In The World
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 19, 2018
The ancient Sumerian city of Girsu, located approximately midway between the modern cities of Baghdad and Basrah, in southern Iraq, is one o...
The Kome Cave Houses And Cannibalism
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 19, 2018
Photo credit: Amada44/Wikimedia These smooth walled, well maintained, igloo-shaped mud houses near the village of Mateka, in Lesotho, beli...
How The British Fought Fog With Runways of Fire
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 18, 2018
During the Second World War, British pilots were fighting more than the German Messerschmitts. They were also fighting against the weather—m...
Afghanistan’s Last Buddhist Relics
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 16, 2018
It’s hard to believe that Afghanistan, a country torn by war and religious extremism, was once a peaceful Buddhist nation. Pilgrims from all...
Lake George: The Lake That Vanishes
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 15, 2018
About 40 kilometers north-east of Canberra, in Australia, right next to the Federal Highway is a large lake, but you might not always see it...
The Burning Mountain of New South Wales, Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 13, 2018
Approximately 224 km north of Sydney, just off the New England Highway, in New South Wales, Australia, is a hill that has been burning for t...
The Niagara Gorge Railroad
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 12, 2018
Before the Niagara river plunges along the Canada–United States border to create the mesmerizing Niagara Falls, it cuts a 11 km long gorge t...
Landscaping In The Back Of Japanese Mini Pickup Trucks
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 9, 2018
The Japan Federation of Landscape Contractors organizes an annual landscaping contest, where landscaping contractors from around Japan arriv...
The Hill With The Longest Name
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 9, 2018
Photo credit: itravelNZ/Flickr Near Porangahau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, stands an insubstantial hill with a very substant...
Phlegraean Fields: The Italian Supervolcano Ready To Blow
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 8, 2018
Just to the west of Naples, in Italy, is an area riddled with craters and cones. Jets of steam and sulfurous gases vent continuously from fi...
