The Mysterious Libyan Desert Glass
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 20, 2015
Between the borders of Egypt and Libya is the Great Sand Sea, an enormous sandy desert that stretches about 650 km from north to south and 3...
The Humble Sources of 10 Major Rivers
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 18, 2015
The source or headwaters of a river, defined as the furthest place in that river from its estuary or confluence with another river, is an el...
The Colorful Side of Istanbul
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 17, 2015
Photographic representation of Istanbul has always been stereotypical - towering mosques, ornate palaces, old streets, markets and seagulls...
7 Famous Man-Made Geysers
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 16, 2015
Geysers are a rare phenomenon because they require a specific set of conditions to occur. Generally geysers can be found near active volcani...
Cabo Polonio: An Idyllic Tourist Village Without Electricity, Running Water or TV
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 15, 2015
Cabo Polonio is a small beach village located at the tip of a sliver of sand jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern coast of Uru...
The Recursive Model Villages of Bourton-on-the-Water
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 15, 2015
Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England that lies on a wide flat vale within the “Cotswolds Area of O...
The Timmelsjoch Experience Pass Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 14, 2015
Timmelsjoch is a high mountain pass on Ötztal Alps along the border between Austria and Italy. The pass connects the Ötztal valley in the Au...
Bastoy Prison: The World’s Nicest Prison
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 14, 2015
About 75 kilometers off the coast of Oslo in Norway, is an island that's home to some 115 criminals, including the the country’s most da...
Wistman’s Wood
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 14, 2015
Wistman's Wood is a small, remote, ancient woodland area on Dartmoor in England, on the slopes of the West Dart River. Covering just eig...
The Limestone Pavements of Orton Fells
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 10, 2015
The Orton Fells, located to the east of Lake District, in Cumbria County, in England, is an area of remarkable geology. This vast area bound...
