Woodberry Wetlands: A Nature Reserve in The Heart of London
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2016
An old reservoir in the boroughs of Hackney, in north east London, has been transformed into a nature reserve. Called Woodberry Wetlands, th...
The Dance of Zalongo
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2016
Above the village of Kamarina, near Preveza, Greece, is the historic cliffs of Mount Zalongo. It was here in 1803, during the Souliote War, ...
Murud-Janjira Fort, India
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2016
The Murud-Janjira Fort is situated on an oval-shaped rocky island in the Arabian Sea, near the coastal town of Murud, 165 km south of Mumbai...
The Toxic Town of Times Beach, Missouri
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2016
The former town of Times Beach, in Missouri, United States, about 27 km southwest of St. Louis, was founded as part of a strange marketing p...
The Story Behind Ukraine’s “Tunnel of Love”
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2016
Back in 2011, Amusing Planet posted pictures of a mysterious green tunnel of trees covering a section of railway tracks in Ukraine, known as...
The Rock Garden of Chandigarh
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2016
It took years of planning and millions of Rupees to design one of India’s first planned cities, but Chandigarh's biggest tourist attract...
A Statue Dedicated to Sex Workers in Amsterdam
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2016
In Oudekerksplein, or the Old Church's Square, in the heart of Amsterdam’s red-light district of De Wallen, stands a bronze statue of a ...
Floating Markets of Southeast Asia
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 26, 2016
Floating markets, where goods are sold from boats, are a trademark attraction among the Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesi...
The Floating Guangji Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2016
Guangji Bridge, also known as Xiangzi Bridge, is an ancient bridge across the Han River in Chaozhou, Guangdong province, China. It is renown...
Anping Bridge, China’s Longest Ancient Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2016
Spanning the bay between Jinjiang County and Nan'an County, west of Fuzhou City, China, is the beautiful 12th century Anping Bridge, als...
