Pikeville: The City That Moved a Mountain
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 4, 2015
Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, in Kentucky, along the Levisa Fork — a tributary of the Big Sandy River — lies the thriving city of Pi...
The Graveyard of Fallen Monuments
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 4, 2015
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, so did thousands of statues all across the Union. Crowds gathered with hammers and cranes and pulle...
The Large Binocular Telescope
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2015
The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) is an optical telescope located on Mount Graham at an altitude of 3,200 meters in the Pinaleno Mountains...
Old Car City: The World's Largest Classic Car Junkyard
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2015
If you drive 50 miles north of Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia, along Interstate-75 and then turn right for U.S. Route 411 towards Cha...
Lac de Gafsa: Tunisia’s Mysterious Lake That Appeared Overnight
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 2, 2015
Mehdi Bilel was returning home after attending a marriage in the north of Tunisia when he spotted a large lake glimmering in the hot sun, in...
The Valley of The Drums
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 2, 2015
During the 1960s, a 23-acre expanse in northern Bullitt County, Kentucky, just outside Louisville, became a disposal ground for toxic waste....
The Sidoarjo Mud Flow Disaster
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2015
In the densely populated Sidoarjo area in East Java, Indonesia, there is a huge expanse of mud, that is the result of a mud volcano that has...
These Streetlights in Jerusalem Bloom Like Giant Flowers
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2015
Tel Aviv based HQ architects has created an urban installation called “Warde” located in Vallero Square, in the heart of Jerusalem. Warde is...
The Murals of Invergordon
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2015
Invergordon is a small town and port situated on the shores of the Cromarty Firth, in Highland, Scotland. Because of its natural, deep-water...
‘Book and Bed’ is a Bookstore Themed Hostel in Tokyo
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 28, 2015
Have you ever wished you could stay at a bookstore, reading books all night long, after all the other patrons have left? If you are visiting...
