London’s Only Lighthouse
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 10, 2020
On the north bank of River Thames, just across the iconic O2 arena (formerly known as the Millennium Dome), stands London’s only lighthouse....
The Tunnel of Eupalinos
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 10, 2020
Digging tunnels is probably among the most toughest engineering projects the ancient people undertook, because it required mastering several...
The Znamya Space Mirror
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 6, 2020
For a few hours just before dawn on the night of 4 February 1993, a giant spotlight, 5 kilometers in diameter, raced across Europe from we...
Town Pounds
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 5, 2020
Scattered across the English countryside and in many former British colonies, especially northeastern United States—an area historically kno...
Dilmun Burial Mounds
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 5, 2020
You can’t get around Bahrain without spotting at least one burial mound. They appear like small conical hills, and they usually occur in gro...
That Time When Computer Memory Was Handwoven by Women
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 4, 2020
Computer technology from yesteryears look comically primitive and bulky. One popular image frequently shared in social media sites show a ...
The Murders Written in Stone
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 3, 2020
The Ardwell House East Lodge sits right on the edge of A716 that runs along the east coast of the Rhins of Galloway, in southern Scotland. L...
Peter's Café Sport: The Post Office in The Middle of The Atlantic
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 1, 2020
The Azores in the North Atlantic is one of the most remote archipelago in the world. Situated about 1,500 km from the west coast of Portugal...
The Beatles’ Bumprints in Plymouth Hoe
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 31, 2020
The Chinese Theater in Hollywood Blvd is famous for its many footprints and handprints of celebrities set into concrete blocks, but where ca...
Brighton And Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 31, 2020
Two children looking up at the car of the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway. Photo: Hemmings Motor News For five years...
