The Hidden Town of Monemvasia
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 27, 2015
Monemvasia is a Gibraltar-like rocky island off the east coast of the Peloponnese, in Greece, and linked to the mainland by a short causeway...
The Crooked Houses of Lavenham
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 27, 2015
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat,...
Lake Spirit's Gigantic Tree Trunk Mat
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 26, 2015
The May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, a volcano located in state of Washington, was one of the most destructive events in the histo...
Taiwanese Village Transforms Itself With Cartoon Murals
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 25, 2015
Three sisters have unleashed a new life into the streets of the small Taiwanese village of Huija with a series of colourful murals. The sist...
Eski Kerman, An Ancient Cave City in Crimea
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 24, 2015
Eski Kermen is a medieval town located just 6 km from Mangupa, in the Bakhchisaray region in Crimea. The town is located atop one of the fla...
World’s Highest Speed Limit at Holloman Air Force Base
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 22, 2015
If highway speed limits of 70-80 miles per hour is too slow for you, pay a visit to Holloman Air Force Base in south-central New Mexico, in ...
Gotokuji: The Temple of The Beckoning Cats
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 22, 2015
Many Japanese shops, restaurants and other businesses keep a little cat doll with its paw raised near their entrances. It is a common Japane...
The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 21, 2015
The Ruth Glacier, in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska, covers an enormous area in the heart of the central Alas...
Blythe Intaglios: The Nazca Lines of America
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 21, 2015
About 15 miles north of Blythe, just west of U.S. Highway 95 near the Colorado River, are a group of gigantic geoglyphs. There are a total o...
Bioparc Valencia: The Immersive Zoo
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 20, 2015
Bioparc Valencia is a small (25-acre) zoo in Valencia, Spain, with a large collection of African animals. Unlike your average zoo where anim...
The Trailing of the Sheep Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 19, 2015
Every year at the end of summer, livestock herders in the state of Idaho, in the US, guide thousands of sheep through hundreds of kilometers...
Shooters Grill: A Gun Themed Restaurant in Colorado
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 17, 2015
Americans love two things: fast food and guns, and you will find both at Shooters Grill, a gun themed restaurant in the U.S. state of Colora...
Abandoned Shopping Mall in Bangkok Turns Into Fish Pond
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 15, 2015
The New World shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, has been lying abandonment and lifeless since 1997, but not quite. The roofless four-store...
The Salmon Fishing Bears of Brooks Falls
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2015
Brooks Falls is a waterfall located on the Brooks River within Katmai National Park and Preserve, in Alaska, and a favorite fishing hole for...
Stunning Night Time Photos of New York City From 7,500 Feet
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2015
Photographer Vincent Laforet captured these absolutely stunning high-altitude photos of New York City at night by hanging himself out of a h...
Soldatenkaffee: A Nazi-Themed Restaurant in Indonesia
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2015
During the days of the World War II, the German soldiers used to frequent a series of cafes called Soldatenkaffee (Soldier's Cafe) in Na...
Green Bank: The Town With No Cell Phones, Wi-Fi or Radio
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 12, 2015
Green Bank, in Pocahontas County in West Virginia, the United States, is possibly one of the quietest residential places on earth. There is ...
Ice fishing in South Korea’s Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice festival
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 12, 2015
Every year in the month of January, over a million people flock to the quiet town of Hwacheon to participate in the Sancheoneo Ice Festival....
Realistic Looking Plastic Food in Japanese Restaurants
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 12, 2015
Restaurants in Japan often display mouth watering food in their windows – sushi, noodles, burgers, soup, and ice cream. But they are not mea...
Chinese Zoo Locks Visitors in Cages, Lets Animals Roam Free
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 11, 2015
The Lehe Ledu Wildlife Zoo in Chongqing city, China, is giving people a chance to experience what it feels like to come face to face predato...
