Gee Bee Model R: A Cute But Dangerous Airplane
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 15, 2014
The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster is a classic airplane designed by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts, and built s...
The Enchanting Island of Gaztelugatxe
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 14, 2014
Gaztelugatxe is a little island situated in the Bay of Biscay just outside the Spanish coast in Basque Country. The island is crowned by a s...
The Ancient Windmills of Nashtifan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2014
Wind power has been used by humans since antiquity. Great oceans were crossed to explore unknown lands by putting up sails against the wind....
Lake Heviz: Europe's Largest Thermal Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2014
Lake Heviz is located close to the town of Heviz in Hungary, near the western end of Lake Balaton, about 8 km away from Keszthely. At 47,500...
The Petrified Waterfalls of Hierve el Agua
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 12, 2014
Hierve el Agua is located in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, about 70 km east of Oaxaca city, and 14 km southeast of the town of Mitla. Hierve ...
Badab-e Surt: A Step Terraced Hot Spring in Iran
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2014
Badab-e Surt is a natural wonder located in Mazandaran Province in northern Iran, 95 kilometers south of the city of Sari. The site consist ...
Photos of People Posing With a Week’s Worth of Their Own Trash
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2014
Garbage is a universal problem, more so in developed and developing countries due to their extensive use of plastic, junk food and their pac...
Krubera Cave – The World’s Deepest Cave
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2014
Krubera Cave, also known as Voronya Cave (Russian for “Crow’s Cave”) is the deepest known cave on Earth. It is located in the Arabika Massif...
The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2014
High above the Aegean Sea on the island of Amorgos, the most eastern of the Greek Cycladic Islands, lies the spectacular Byzantine monastery...
Amedee Lighthouse
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2014
The Amédée lighthouse is an iron lighthouse located on Amédée Island, 24 km away from Nouméa, New Caledonia. At 56 meters tall, it is one of...
The Azaleas of Shiofune Kannon-ji Temple in Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2014
Shiofune Kannon-ji is a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple in Ome City, in Japan, about 30 minutes by car from Yokota. The temple is located in ...
Gerry Judah’s Amazing Car Sculptures
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2014
Each year, London-based artist Gerry Judah creates a massive sculpture in tribute of an iconic car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, an ev...
The Medieval Market Square of Bernkastel-Kues
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2014
The German town of Bernkastel-Kues is located in the Moselle Valley, halfway between Cochem and Trier. This attractive little town, often re...
Bahia Honda Rail Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2014
The Bahia Honda Rail Bridge is an abandoned bridge in the lower Florida Keys connecting Bahia Honda Key with Spanish Harbor Key. The bridge ...
Ukai - The Japanese Art of Cormorant Fishing
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2014
Cormorants are a family of sea birds whose diet consist mostly of fish. These birds are masters in fishing – they wait for their prey on sea...
Dry Falls: The Largest Waterfall That No Longer Exist
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2014
Located in central Washington, on the opposite side of the Upper Grand Coulee from the Columbia River, is a 3.5-mile long and 400-foot high ...
Ajanta and Ellora Caves of India
Anonymous
Jul 5, 2014
Ajanta and Ellora are two monumental rock cut caves that define Indian art and architectural accomplishment. Though these two monuments are ...
All Aboard for Biswa Ijtema
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 1, 2014
Every year more than 3 million Muslims converge at Tongi on the banks of the river Turag, on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital city of Ban...
Beautiful Ocean Waves Created Out of Layered Sheets of Glass
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 29, 2014
New Zealand artist and sculptor Ben Young works with glass, but not in the traditional way. Instead of blowing molten glass into three-dime...
The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes – An Alaskan Oddity
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 28, 2014
The Kobuk Valley National Park, in Alaska, is one of the most remotely located national parks in the world. Situated on the edge of the arct...
