Xerxes Canal
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 21, 2024
The Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece, that juts into the Aegean Sea for some 50 kilometers, was once bisected by a canal a hundred fee...
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Canal of the Pharaohs: The Forerunner to The Suez Canal
Kaushik Patowary
May 21, 2021
The Suez Canal may be a marvel of modern engineering, but there is nothing modern about digging canals. Navigable waterways have been dug si...
Burnley Embankment
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 11, 2020
Regarded as one of the “Seven Wonders of British Waterways”, the Burnley Embankment, locally known as “The Straight Mile”, is an impressive ...
Horse-Drawn Boats
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2018
Before diesel and electric engines made sailing convenient, boats and barges had to be either rowed or pulled. In many European countries su...
Damme Canal: The Canal That Napoleon Built To Avoid The British Navy
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 26, 2018
A popular way to see the beautiful city of Bruges in Belgium is from a boat cruising along the city’s many canals. The historic city center ...
The Bächle of Freiburg: The Mediaeval Gutters That Became Recreational Hotspots
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 29, 2018
The German city of Freiburg in the edge of Black Forest has a curious attraction—little streams of clear water flowing through the city in o...
Canal du Midi, France
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 12, 2017
The Strait of Gibraltar between Europe and Africa isn’t the only waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. A thous...
Skating on The Rideau Canal
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 2, 2016
New Year has arrived and gone. The holidays is almost over and many people have already returned back to their dreaded work and life in gene...
The 1,800-Km-Long Hand-Dug Grand Canal of China
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2014
The Grand Canal is a series of waterways in eastern and northern China starting at Beijing and ending at the city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang pr...
