6 More Interesting Events of August
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 8, 2013
A year ago, we scoured every nook and corner of the earth and rounded up some of the strangest festivals celebrated every year in the month ...
The Three Peaks of Lavaredo
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 6, 2013
The three peaks of Lavaredo, or the “Tre Cime di Lavaredo” in Italian, are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites ...
10 Spectacular Wooden Churches of Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 6, 2013
Wood is a distinctive part of Russia's architectural heritage, especially in traditional villages in the North of Russia. For over a tho...
Soca River – The Emerald Beauty
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 4, 2013
The Soča is a 136 km long river that flows through western Slovenia and northeastern Italy in one of the most beautiful and unspoiled valley...
Magical Miniature Worlds by Matthew Albanese
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 2, 2013
Matthew Albanese creates small-scale meticulously detailed models of outdoor scenes and landscapes using everyday, simple, mundane material...
Hyper Realistic Pastel Portraits by Ruben Belloso Adorna
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 2, 2013
Ruben Belloso Adorna is a talented young artist from Seville, Spain, who, at the age of 27, has already made a name for himself in the art ...
Italy's Earthquake Ravaged Ghost Towns
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 1, 2013
You'll have heard, no doubt, of Pompeii, the Roman town perfectly preserved in a moment when nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, erupted. T...
4 of the World's Most Amazing Treetop Hotels
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 1, 2013
Once upon a time, building a hotel meant bulldozing the planet's precious trees. However, many of the world's accommodation provider...
The Incredible Barringer Meteor Crater of Arizona
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 31, 2013
About 50,000 years ago, a rock fragment broke away from the asteroid belt and hurtled towards earth. The rock, composed of nickel and iron, ...
U Bein’s Iconic, Kilometer Long Wooden Bridge in Myanmar
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2013
U Bein’s bridge is a teak structure that stretches almost 1,200 meters across the Taungthaman Lake, near the ancient Burmese capital of Amar...
Pico Cão Grande: The Towering Volcanic Plug
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2013
The Pico Cão Grande or the Great Dog Peak is a towering needle-shaped volcanic plug peak in São Tomé and Príncipe, in the south of São Tomé...
Cruise Ship On a Cliff is Actually a Hotel
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 28, 2013
Perched high above the shores on the costal cliff in Jeongdongjin, a South Korean tourist town known for having the best view of the sunrise...
Annual Sand Washing Operation at Xiaolangdi Dam on Yellow River
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 28, 2013
These incredible pictures were taken at Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River in Jiyuan, Central China’s Henan province early this month....
Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard Makes Art Out of Fishes
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 28, 2013
Dressing up animals and placing them in a variety of situations is not a new concept. We have seen cats , squirrels , rats and rabbits dre...
The Poisonous Blue Lagoon of Harpur Hill, Buxton
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 26, 2013
From a distance, an abandoned quarry at Harpur Hill in the English town of Buxton looks like a true paradise. The water is a brilliant turqu...
Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa in Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 25, 2013
The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland, and easily the most photographed. The spa is located in a ...
Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s Strange Architecture
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 25, 2013
Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928–2000) was an Austrian painter, architect, and sculptor best known for his architecture characterized by co...
What If You Dropped Manhattan Into the Grand Canyon?
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 21, 2013
When Swiss photographer Gus Petro took a trip to the United States last year, he was struck by two things – the vast emptiness of the Grand...
Giant Dragon Skull on an English Beach Promotes “Game of Thrones”
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 21, 2013
On Monday morning, locals and holiday makers were surprised to discover what appeared to be a giant skull of a dragon on Charmouth beach in ...
Sao Paulo: The City With No Outdoor Advertisements
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 20, 2013
In September 2006, the mayor of São Paulo passed the so-called “Clean City Law" that outlawed the use of all outdoor advertisements, in...
