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Fuji Speedway

Wednesday, 8th February 2012 by

Back in the early 1960s, Japanese developers had an idea to hold American stock car-style races in the shadow of Mount Fuji. While the initial vision of a banked oval never panned out, the racing circuit that became Fuji Speedway has played host to the Japanese Grand Prix 13 times, as well as Le Mans prototypes, Super GTs, and now the Street View car and trike team!

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Island Week 6

Monday, 21st November 2011 by

OK, so we’ve really outdone ourselves this year, but better late than never we always say – this year, November is the chosen month for the long-awaited return of Island Week! Island week originally began broadcasting…

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Groundhog Day

Thursday, 2nd February 2012 by

Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that “if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees its shadow because the weather is bright and clear, it will be frightened and run back into its hole, and the winter will continue for six more weeks.”

Google Maps publishes aerial images of murder scene

Tuesday, 31st January 2012 by

The continuing rollout of 45° “birds eye view” images across the globe has now revealed a real-life tragedy. On the railroad track near Sanford Avenue in the city of Richmond, California, we can clearly see a corpse lying on the rails.

Trollstigen (Troll’s path)

Tuesday, 24th January 2012 by

In a country renowned for its natural beauty, one of the most spectacular landscapes is found along the Trollstigen (Troll’s path) – a vertiginous road which affords remarkable views of the mountainous scenery. Lucky for us that a Street View car made the journey , allowing us to experience some incredible vistas.

Definitely a duck (maybe)

Wednesday, 18th January 2012 by

Here in the United States somewhere (we think, we haven’t checked), we’ve found this random patch of land that we think looks definitely like a duck. We’re not too sure really, but we reckoned you might like it.

Brayton Fire Training Field and Disaster City

Thursday, 12th January 2012 by

In the city of College Station in Texas (part-way between Dallas and Houston) there is a scene of apparent disaster, with many burnt-out industrial facilities, collapsed buildings and train cars strewn asunder. However, they are all just simulations found in a pair of the world’s biggest facilities for fire and disaster training – Brayton Fire Training Field and Disaster City.

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The world's largest department store! Shinsegae Centum City in Busan, South Korea. #streetview full screen »

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Super-cool-looking Google employee. Wishing he had one of these instead: #streetview full screen »

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  1. Guardian Heroes: Ok, that view from the lions gate looks amazing. I’d like to visit there someday.
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