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Mar 12, 2009
The Airplanes of Ancient Civilizations Leonardo da Vinci's Flying machine, the precursor to the airplane. / Photo from TechMuseum Man has always wanted to fly since the wake of human civilization. It would be great injustice to the efforts of the ancient men if ... Read More -
Mar 8, 2009
Tsaparang and the Lost Kingdom of Tibet Tsaparang / Photo from iserentantp Tsaparang, the ancient capital of the Guge kingdom holds a special significance for the lovers of history. Situated in the Garuda Valley of Western Tibet’s Ngari Province, this lost kingdom [Vid] extended between ... Read More -
Mar 5, 2009
Roopkund – The Mystery of the Skeleton Lake The glacial lake of Roop kund, Himalayas. / Photo from Ananda Banerjee Tucked into the remote corners of the Himalayas at an altitude of 5,029 meters (16500 feet) ASL in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Roopkund holds a mystery ... Read More
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Mar 1, 2009
The Mysterious Gigantic Megaliths of Baalbek Temples Temple of Bacchus - Baalbek, Lebanon Photo from Jari Kurittu If you are fascinated by the massive stone structures of Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, the temple ruins of Baalbek will put you at your wits’ end. A part ... Read More -
Feb 25, 2009
Sacsayhuamán – The Best-Kept Secret of the Incas Sacsayhuamán, Sacred Valley / Photo from samuelgraphics Sacsayhuamán, alternatively called Saksaq Waman, is an ancient Inca ruin at an altitude of 3,701 meters. It is a walled complex laden with mystery near the old city of Cusco, Peru. ... Read More -
Feb 21, 2009
Baghdad Battery – Did We Already Have Electricity 2000 Years Ago? Sunset in Babylon By Raphael Lacoste Photo from Raphael Lacoste If you thought electric bulbs and batteries were modern European inventions, here is something to put that fact to question! A 1936 excavation of some 2000-years-old ruins in an ... Read More
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Feb 20, 2009
Ha Long Bay – The Majesty of an Island Destination in its Full Splendor Earth Delight / Photo from fesign For those of you craving for an island vacation, Ha Long Bay in North Vietnam would prove to be a veritable paradise. This group of islets in the Quang Ninh province is ... Read More -
Feb 18, 2009
The Flowery Tale of the Treasures of Rennes-le-Château Photo from Aaltopiiri Rennes-le-Château is the closest approximation of the 'treasure island' that you may find in the real world. It is an abode of Christian legendary possibilities including the Holy Grail and Christ’s tomb and has remained the ... Read More -
Feb 15, 2009
Cappadocia Valley And Its Hidden Geological Beauty Cappadocia Ballooning - Valley of the Chimneys / Photo from Traces in the Sand Cappadocia in Turkey is an underground fantasyland of fairy chimneys and churches. The astounding geological beauty of Cappadocia is a wonder-destination of Central Anatolia. ... Read More
