Brasília: a Modernist Masterpiece
The largest city on the planet that wasn’t in existence at the beginning of the 20th century, the city of…
The High Level Bridge
This is the Lethbridge Viaduct, better known as the High Level Bridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Crossing the Oldman River valley this steel trestle bridge is up to 96 metres (314 ft) high and 1,624 metres (5,327 feet) long, making…
Mulberry Harbour
Mulberry Harbours were the artificial harbours constructed by the Allies for the D-Day landings at Normandy. The concrete structures in the sea are the remains of Mulberry Harbour B which was at Gold Beach near Arromanches in France. Mulberry A…
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Saturday, 18th March 2006
Saturday, 18th March 2006
Aruba Revisted Pt. 2
This post is a continuation of Aruba Revisted Pt. 1 which was posted earlier today. During our honeymoon we stayed at the Tara Beach Suites in Buciti Beach resort, which is situated on the exquisite Eagle Beach. I can almost…
LA Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo is located in Griffith Park and is home to more than a thousand animal species from around the world. In the centre of the shot you can make out the shadows of a pair of giraffes, which…
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Friday, 17th March 2006
Friday, 17th March 2006
Aruba Revisted Pt. 1
The island of Aruba is, as the locals say, “One Happy Place”. Situated just off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea it actually forms part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. I visited Aruba with my beautiful new…
Abbey Road
This is the Abbey Road zebra crossing, just outside Abbey Road studios, where the iconic Beatles cover for their album ‘Abbey Road’ was shot. Abbey Road was the final album recorded by the Beatles, and the cover photograph has since…
Best of Google Sightseeing
Crazy SCUBA Guys Chase Street View
Google has today launched brand new Street View imagery for Norway, Finland and large parts of Canada. But it’s in…
Community Bookshelf, Kansas City
The parking garage for the Kansas City Public Library may not look very special from above: … but from street…
Definitely a duck (maybe)
Here in the United States somewhere (we think, we haven’t checked), we’ve found this random patch of land that we…
Google Maps publishes aerial images of murder scene
The continuing rollout of 45° “birds eye view” images across the globe1 has now revealed a real-life tragedy. On the…
Trollstigen (Troll’s path)
In a country renowned for its natural beauty, one of the most spectacular landscapes is found along the Trollstigen (Troll’s…
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