Phugtal Monastery, India
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 27, 2013
Phuktal Monastery or Phuktal Gompa is one of the most isolated monastery in the south-eastern Zanskar region in Ladakh district of Jammu and...
Tree of Life, Bahrain: A Miraculous Survival in the Desert
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 24, 2013
The Tree of Life or Shajarat-al-Hayat in Bahrain is a remarkable tree. Located 10 km from Askar and some 3.5 km west from Jaww, this 32-fee...
Pingualuit Impact Crater in Canada
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 23, 2013
In the far north of Quebec, a province in Canada, lies an exceptional natural wonder – a circular lake of blue waters confined within the wa...
Cellular Jail: Former British Penal Colony for Indian Political Prisoners
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 23, 2013
The Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani or Black Water, was an infamous colonial prison situated in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in t...
Ward Charcoal Ovens of Nevada
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 19, 2013
Ward Charcoal Ovens are a collection of six 30 feet high, beehive-shaped charcoal ovens located inside the Ward Charcoal Ovens State Histori...
Acqua Alta: The Periodic Flooding of Venice and Chioggia
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 18, 2013
Every year between autumn and spring, Venice and the neighboring costal town of Chioggia suffers from bouts of temporary flooding caused by ...
Floating Golf Course at Coeur d'Alene Resort
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 17, 2013
The Coeur d'Alene Resort is a luxury resort hotel in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, U.S. Located on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene, th...
The Towers of Kaiping
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 14, 2013
Throughout Kaiping County in China, are scattered hundreds of fortified multi-storey towers called Diaolou. Built of stone, brick or concret...
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Golden Horn Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2013
Italian renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci remains one of the most famous artist, architect, engineer, scientist, naturalist and inventor fr...
Map Collages by Matthew Cusick
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 2, 2013
New York-based artist Matthew Cusick creates elaborate collages depicting humans, animals, water and landforms crafted entirely from recycl...
Dingo Fence: Australia’s 5,600Km Dog Fence
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 1, 2013
The Dingo Fence or Dog Fence is a long fence that stretches from Jimbour on the Darling Downs near Dalby through thousands of kilometers of ...
8 of the Most Scenic Train Routes
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 31, 2013
In this day and age, the act of traveling is really considered more of a means than an end. However, something is lost when we look at it th...
The Impossible Railroad
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2013
At the turn of the 20th century, during the great era of railways, each city on the western seaboard of the North American continent needed ...
The Rock Islands of Palau
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2013
Palau is an archipelago of about 250 islands, located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is its own country – the Republic of Palau, although ...
Soviet War Memorial at Mamayev Kurgan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 28, 2013
The southern Russian city of Stalingrad, later renamed Volgograd, witnessed one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. The heav...
The World's Steepest Cogwheel Railway at Mount Pilatus
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 27, 2013
The Pilatus railway in Switzerland connects Alpnachstad on Lake Lucerne, to a terminus near the summit of Mount Pilatus at an altitude of 2,...
Opal – The Most Spectacular Gemstone
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 25, 2013
Opal is one of the most beautiful of gemstones. These stones can flash every color of the spectrum with a brilliance that can even surpass t...
The Twelve Apostles, Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 23, 2013
The Twelve Apostles is a collection of dramatic limestone stacks that rises up to 45 meters, 7 km off the shore of the Port Campbell Nationa...
Brusio Spiral Viaduct in Switzerland
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 23, 2013
The Brusio spiral viaduct is a single track nine-arched stone spiral railway viaduct located in Brusio, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzer...
Pygmy Marmoset - The Smallest Monkey
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 22, 2013
The pygmy marmoset is a tiny primate that is native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. At just 100 grams, the pygm...
