Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 30, 2012
The Japanese love flowers, and wisteria are among their favorites. Wisteria (known as fuji in Japan) is said to be one of the archipelago...
Slimy Snail Massage: The Latest Beauty Fad
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2012
If you thought snake massage was creepy, checkout the latest craze in skin care. Beauty clinics and spas across South America and South K...
Live Like a Hamster at La Villa Hamster Hotel
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2012
If you want to know what it’s like to live like a hamster, than look no further than La Villa Hamster. Tucked away down an unremarkable side...
Gigantic Snow Wall Along Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 24, 2012
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a unique and spectacular route through the Northern Japan Alps, which is traversed by various means of t...
Hotel Arbez Franco-Suisse, Located Half in Switzerland and Half in France
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 24, 2012
The Arbez Hotel is a small two star hotel located in the quite border town of La Cure, five miles north of Geneva. A nice, cozy little place...
The Mysterious Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2012
The Racetrack Playa is an exceptionally flat and dry lakebed located above the northwestern side of Death Valley, in Death Valley National P...
Super-Kamiokande Neutrino Detector in Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2012
Neutrinos are some of the most abundant yet mysterious particles in our universe. Every second 65 billion neutrinos pass through every squar...
Millau Viaduct, France: the Tallest Bridge in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2012
The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the Fre...
Tides at The Bay of Fundy
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2012
The Bay of Fundy is located on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces...
The Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower: Mosquito Control Scheme That Didn’t Work
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2012
In 1929, a frustrated Florida’s Lower Keys’ fish lodge owner named Richter Clyde Perky decided that it was time to rid his holiday resort of...
Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2012
Northern Arizona and southern Utah are abundant in scenic landscapes. Strong winds carrying fine desert sand and the mighty Colorado river e...
The Magnificent Gardens of Marqueyssac
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2012
The town of Vézac in the Dordogne region of France is home to one of the world’s most magnificent landscapes, the famed Gardens of Marqueyss...
Akira Yoshizawa: The Master of Origami
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2012
Akira Yoshizawa was a Japanese origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami. He is widely recognized for his work in raising origa...
Triple Frontier: The Tri-Border Between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2012
The Triple Frontier is the tri-border region where the borders of 3 countries meet: Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. While there are many tri...
A Tight Squeeze: Corinth Canal, Greece
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2012
The famous Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth...
How Many Camels Can You Fit Inside The Eye of a Needle?
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2012
55-year old British sculptor Willard Wigan is dyslexic and did poorly in school. Even today, he can barely read or write. Yet, he creates s...
Photos of Insides of Musical Instruments
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2012
Photographer Bjoern Ewers directed this creative advertising campaign for the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra that shows beautiful views of t...
Crufts Dog Show 2012
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2012
Crufts is one of the largest dog events in the UK and in the world. This year, during this annual four-day competition, nearly 22,000 dogs ...
Madame Tussauds' Museum Adds Anne Frank’s Wax Statue
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 12, 2012
Madame Tussauds in Berlin has opened a new exhibit featuring a wax figure of Anne Frank, based on the last photographs taken of the famous d...
Slab City, California: A Home for the Homeless
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 8, 2012
Slab City is an informal community in the Colorado Desert in southeastern California, used by recreational vehicle owners and squatters from...
