The Karakoram Highway is situated in the highest place in the world. It actually connects a part of China and Pakistan.It is at an altitude of 4,800 meters!
The Connecting Places:
* Xinjianag region -China
* Havelian - Pakistan
Here is an image of the mighty Karakoram Highway also known as the Friendship Highway.
Image from Google images
Only very recently, I read in a local language magazine about the mystery Bermuda Triangle. I remember the article well because it was written with great clarity.
Now, someone asked me where the “Delta Triangle” is? I laughed out loud because the Delta Triangle doesn’t exist anywhere in the planet earth but there […]
North America seems to be the favorite destination for all the hurricanes that are usually christened with female names(why).
Do you the origin or the place of formation for these hurricanes?
* Atlantic Ocean, just west of Central Africa.
* Gulf of Mexico
* The northwest coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean.
If you are in India, you are likely to say India keeping “Chirrapunji” in mind-am I right?
In any given year Guinea, Solomon Islands and Sierra Leone receives the maximum rainfall. I have arranged the places according to the top three order.
India ranks only the ninth place in the world rainfall rankings. Well, to me, that […]
East India 1804 via Flickr
Where one buys rare coins? How one finds out a coin is rare and ancient?
Monaco Rare Coin offers a unique, vast and impressive array of resources for investors and collectors alike. They have been in this business for over 40 years and they have already established a wide network […]
Never heard of Blue Nile? I too.
BTW, do you know where is White Nile?
Well, Blue Nile and White NIle are tributaries of the great river Nile-the longest river in the world. I have fond memories of the river Nile that I studied about in school.
Do you know why the river is called Blue? It is […]
The question is odd for this blog? I don’t think so. If I can write about Anorexia, then I can blog about Burgers too.
I am dedicating this blog post to my son, an avid burger eater. He likes to find exotic fillings for burger but unfortunately, Madras is not the place for it. May be […]
Bagdad beach is not in Iraq. It is in Mexico. That’s news for you-am I right? It is true dear. Bagdad beach is located on the gulf coast of Mexico, in the eastern state of Tamulipas, near the mouth of the river Rio Grande.
This Bagdad town was a desolate one till the 1860s; I […]
Tibetans have some interesting customs that many are not aware of. Being our neighbouring country, there are lot of Tibetans even in my class. My students also include Nepalese.
One of the Tibetan students that witnessed an elaborate religious ceremony over the death of someone near my house. He then told me about “Sky Burial”, a […]
The Petronas Towers are located in KualaLampur, Malaysia. This twin tower was the pride of the Malaysians as they were once the world’s tallest building.
Later, the Taipei 101 surpassed it. However, the towers are still the tallest twin buildings and office building in the world.
India can never compete with any other Asian countries in these […]
