UTA Flight 772 Memorial in the Middle of the Sahara
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 16, 2013
UTA Flight 772 was a scheduled flight operating from Brazzaville in the People's Republic of Congo to Paris in France. On Tuesday, Septe...
Bird Watching at Latrabjarg Cliffs, Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 15, 2013
The cliffs of Latrabjarg, in Iceland, marks the westernmost part of Europe. These cliffs are home to millions of birds, including puffins, n...
Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in California
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 13, 2013
California poppies bloom all over the state, but the western side of Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County is the most consistent p...
The Bucket Fountain in Wellington, New Zealand
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 12, 2013
The Bucket Fountain is one of the quirkiest and most well known landmarks of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The fountain consi...
Ganvie, the Village on a Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 12, 2013
Ganvie is a peculiar village built on Lake Nokoué, just an hour north of the city of Cotonou, the administrative capital and the largest cit...
Shanty Town: Slum Themed Resort for the Tasteless Rich
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 11, 2013
Themed hotels and restaurants can offer people an alternative and fantastic experience and can be quite popular among tourists when done tas...
Shenzhen Opens Flashy New Airport Terminal
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2013
The highly anticipated new terminal at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Guangdong, China, opened last week. The futuristic buildin...
Wolfe Creek Crater, Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2013
Wolfe Creek Crater is a well-preserved meteorite impact crater located in the flat plains of the northeastern edge of the Great Sandy Desert...
The Shipwrecks of Skeleton Coast, Namibia
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 30, 2013
The Skeleton Coast is the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean coast of Namibia and south of Angola from the Kunene River south to the Swako...
Prabalgad Fort, India
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 28, 2013
Prabalgad Fort, also known as Kalavantin Durg (Kalavantin’s Fort), is located between Matheran and Panvel in the Indian state of Maharashtr...
Krishna's Butter Ball – A Balancing Rock at Mahabalipuram
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 27, 2013
Krishna’s Butterball is a curious tourist attraction in Mahabalipuram, a town about 60 km south of Chennai famous for its stone carvings. Th...
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...
