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The Unsolved Mysteries – Part 2

4. June 2011

11. The Fountain of Youth Don Juan Ponce de Leon completed Spain’s claim on America in 1509, and soon after was made governor of Puerto Rico. Six years later, following Indian rumors, he traveled north to the island of Bimini in search of the Fountain of Youth. Bimini turned out to be the peninsula of [...]

The Unsolved Mysteries – Part 1

4. June 2011

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1. The mighty Incan Empire of South America The mighty Incan Empire of South America flourished between 1200 and 1535 AD. They developed drainage systems and canals to expand their crops, and built stone cities atop steep mountains such as Machu Picchu (above) without ever inventing the wheel. Despite their vast achievements, the Incan Empire [...]

Totems – Load Carriers

3. June 2011

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These pictures were taken by a French photographer, Alain Delorme in Shanghai throughout 2009 & 2010. He called the series, Totems. These couriers – mostly migrant workers from other parts of China – not only need strong legs but also acrobatic skills to balance these massive loads on their tricycles & bicycles while on the [...]

Spider Invasion in Pakistan

16. April 2011

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Spider invasion has some positive consequences for the Pakistani people. It led to a drop in malaria rate.

Bottle Temple in Thailand

17. June 2010

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Wat Pa Maha Kaew Temple is the only temple in the world build out of glass bottles and bottle caps. It all began in 1984 when the Buddhist monks started gathering bottles to decorate their shelters. The lovely bottle art-work they created attracted more and more visitors that began donating bottles, until there were enough [...]