John Bramblitt, The Blind Painter
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2015
These bright and colorful paintings were made by American artist John Bramblitt who lost his eye sight at the age of 30 as a result of compl...
Hiljainen Kansa: The Silent People of Suomussalmi, Finland
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2015
Motorists driving along Highway 5, about 30 km north of the small town of Suomussalmi, in north-eastern Finland, are greeted by a peculiar s...
Ämari Air Force Cemetery
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2015
The Ämari Air Force Cemetery is located in the small borough of Ämari, in Harju County, in northern Estonia, near the Ämari Air Base. The ce...
Felicity, California: The Center of The World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 27, 2015
Does the word “world” represent the earth in its spherical sense, or the surface of the sphere where all living and non-living entities live...
Laerdal Tunnel: The World’s Longest Road Tunnel
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 25, 2015
In Norway, it’s practically impossible to drive from one place to another without making a mountain crossing or riding on a ferry across a f...
A Town Named ‘Zzyzx’ in California
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 24, 2015
About half way between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, as you drive along Interstate 15 through the lonely Mojave Desert, you’ll come across an u...
The Boy And His Leaking Boot
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 23, 2015
The Boy with the Leaking Boot is a recurring theme of statues that appear throughout the United States. The life-sized statue, often about 4...
Ancient Tsunami Warnings Carved in Stones in Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 23, 2015
"High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below...
The Great Wall of Kumbhalgarh Fort
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2015
Located 84 km north of Udaipur, in the state of Rajasthan, in western India, Kumbhalgarh Fort is the second most important citadel after Chi...
Massive Outdoor Escalator in Comuna 13, Medellin
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2015
The neighborhood of Comuna 13, located on the periphery of Medellin, the second-largest city in Colombia, is one of the poorest section of t...
Shot Towers: The Buildings That Revolutionized Ammunition Manufacturing
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2015
Ever since the invention of firearms sometime around the thirteenth century, ammunition makers struggled to make lead shots that were perfec...
Archstoyanie: Russia's Largest Land Art Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 19, 2015
Every year, thousands of people flock to the small Russian village of Nikola-Lenivets, about 200 kilometers southwest of Moscow on the banks...
The Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2015
Deep in Nevada desert, runs a lonely stretch of highway from State Route 318 at Crystal Springs to U.S. Route 6 at Warm Springs. This is Nev...
The Titanic Museum in Branson
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 17, 2015
The Titanic Museum at Branson, Missouri, is a two story museum dedicated to the doomed ship, shaped like the RMS Titanic itself. The museum ...
Sky Bike at Mashpi Lodge in Quito, Ecuador
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 17, 2015
Tucked away amongst the cloud forest in the protected 3,212-acre Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, about three hours northwest of Quit...
Zona del Silencio: The Urban Legend of The Zone of Silence
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 16, 2015
Deep in the desert in northern Mexico, between the states of Durango, Chihuahua and Coahuila, is an area known as zona del silencio or the ...
Eenmaal: The Restaurant For Single Diners
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 16, 2015
Dining by yourself in public can be an awkward experience, but not if you are at Eenmaal . This Dutch restaurant, named after the Dutch word...
History’s Most Iconic Photos Recreated in Miniature
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 16, 2015
Shortly after Andreas Gursky's landscape photograph, Rhein II, sold off at an outrageous $4.3 million at an auction, two Switzerland-bas...
The Horseshoe Shaped Asbyrgi Canyon
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2015
Located in the north of Iceland, at a distance of about 65 km from the harbor town of Husavik, within Vatnajökull National Park, lies an eno...
Aerial View of Hang Son Doong: The world's largest cave
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2015
Hang Son Doong is a cave in Vietnam, located near the Laos–Vietnam border, that is currently the biggest known cave in the world. Inside is ...
