Roter Sand Lighthouse Turned Hotel in Germany
Kaushik Patowary
May 2, 2011
Described by some as the “loneliest hotel in Germany,” the Roter Sand lighthouse, some 30 miles off the coast of Bremerhaven, Lower Saxony, ...
Dafen Oil Painting Village: Where Fake Art is Business
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2011
China is well known for fakery of all kinds, be it consumer electronics, clothing, pharmaceuticals, DVDs, food and everything in between. An...
Songkran Festival: Thai New Year Celebration
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2011
The Hungarians aren’t the only ones dousing each other with water this April. The Thais are traditionally known to celebrate the Songkran f...
Island Of The Dolls: Mexico’s Creepiest Place
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2011
The Island Of The Dolls (Isla de las Muñecas), located in the vast network of canals that lies to the south of Mexico City, near Xochimilco ...
Hair Museum of Avanos, Turkey
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2011
The Avanos hair museum situated in Cappadocia in Turkey is notably one of the strangest museums that you will come across. The museum is lo...
National Pigeon Association’s “Grand National” Pigeon Show
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2011
National Pigeon Association is an all-breeds pigeon club with an international membership founded in 1920 by humans. Encompassing all varie...
The Incredible Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 23, 2011
The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany that connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittelland Canal, and allows ships t...
Gil Elvgren’s Pin-Up Girls And Their Photo Reference
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 22, 2011
The Pin-up girl culture became very popular during the early 20th century and continued well into the 80s and even late 90s. Many pin-ups we...
Style in the Aisle: Flight-Attendant Fashion Over The Years
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 22, 2011
The Museum of Flight, located a little south of Seattle, owns one of the most extensive collections of historic flight attendant uniforms of...
Watering Of The Girls: Oldest Wet T-shirt Contest?
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 22, 2011
In Hungary, there is an ancient Easter tradition called Húsvéti Locsolás . Literally, this translates to "Easter Watering". Specif...
