Shrek, The Sheep Who Escaped Shearing for 6 Years
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 23, 2014
Shrek was a Merino sheep, a castrated male, belonging to South Island, New Zealand, who gained international fame in 2004 owing to his gigan...
The Medieval Skyscrapers of San Gimignano
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 23, 2014
San Gimignano is a small medieval hill town in Italy’s famous Tuscany region, 56 km south of Florence. Located on top of a hill, and fortifi...
Dutch Artist Recreates His Childhood Drawings 20 Years Later
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 19, 2014
When Dutch artist Telmo Pieper came across a big box of his childhood drawings, which his parents had carefully put in storage, he was fasc...
The Tangalooma Wrecks of Moreton Island
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 19, 2014
The ship wrecks of Tangalooma are located on the western side of Moreton Island near the township of Tangalooma, a former whaling station. M...
The Monastery of Wadi Qelt
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 18, 2014
Wadi Qelt is a rocky canyon located in the Judaean Desert in the West Bank, originating near Jerusalem and terminating near Jericho, near th...
Argentina’s Train to The Clouds
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 18, 2014
Located 4,000 meters above the sea level in the Andes, Tren a las Nubes or “Train to the clouds” is one of the highest railways in the worl...
Cono de Arita in Argentina
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
Near the south border of Salar de Arizaro, the sixth largest salt flat on earth and the second largest in Argentina, 70 km from the village ...
Radisson Blu Iveria: A Luxury Hotel That Became a Refugee Camp
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
The Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel is located at the center of Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi. Built in 1967, it was Georgia’s finest hotel and a...
Raymond Moretti’s Rainbow-Colored Chimney in Paris
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
In Paris’ affluent district of La Défense, you will find some of the most remarkable pieces of modern art. Within an area of 400 acres, ther...
Glass Paperweights by Paul Joseph Stankard
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
These beautiful paperweights with embedded miniature gardens are all made of glass. They were created by New Jersey-based artist Paul Joseph...
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...
