Amsterdam, the City of Bicycles
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2013
Amsterdam is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world, with an estimated 800,000 bikes within the capital. In contrast, the city...
The Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2013
Roopkund is a glacial lake located at an altitude of about 5,029 metres in Uttarakhand, a state in India. When the ice melts, hundreds of hu...
Runit Dome: The Radioactive Trash Can on Enewetak Atoll
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2013
Since World War II, the United States has conducted over 1,000 nuclear tests mostly at Nevada Test Site and the Pacific Proving Grounds in ...
The Doomed Village of Doel And Its Amazing Street Art
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 11, 2013
Doel is a 700 year old village situated near the river Scheldt in Belgium, that is currently facing the threat of demolition. Its only crime...
The Inhabited Volcanic Island of Aogashima, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 11, 2013
Aogashima is a small, tropical volcanic island in the Philippine Sea, under the administration of Tokyo despite being located some 358 kilom...
Old Airplane Turned Into a Kindergarten
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2013
In the Georgian city of Rustavi, an old but fully functional Yakovlev Yak-42 aeroplane has been transformed into a kindergarten classroom. H...
Phraya Nakon Cave, Thailand
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2013
Nestled deep within Thailand’s Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, almost 300 kilometres south of Bangkok, the Phraya Nakon Cave is one of the m...
Titlis Cliff Walk: Europe's Highest Suspension Bridge Opens
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2013
Europe’s highest suspension bridge has opened to the public at Engelberg, Switzerland – a popular ski destination. The 100-meter long Titlis...
Artificially Heated Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach, Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 7, 2013
In Iceland the sea is normally far too cold to tempt swimmers, but at Nautholsvik bay in Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland, a thermal b...
Incredible Balancing Stones by Michael Grab
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2013
Colorado artist Mike Grab creates astonishing towers of balanced stones using nothing but gravity, and his uncanny ability to find the natur...
