Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.
Frank Taylor of the Google Earth Blog has posted a great video review of the new Google Sightseeing book – Off the Map (or Not In the Guide Book as it’s known in the UK) on YouTube! Aw shucks, we feel so, webby 
Now if even that isn’t enough to convince you to lay down some cash, then we’ve got more information, sample pages, and amazon links on the Google Sightseeing Book page.
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Somehow this video has made it onto the first page of “Most Viewed (Today) in Science & Technology“…?
Wow, it’s also had like 300 views in the last 5 minutes? Congrats!
oh. would have been a perfect present for a birthday.
unfortunately it’s too late now.
I assume it’s not going to be distributed in Germany?
andi: Although the book has not been printed by any German publisher, the localised Amazons do ship imports and you can buy Not in the Guide Book from Amazon.de.
Sups!
“Not in the Guide Book” was also recommended in the xmas gifts section of (chick magazine) Red this month. Well done guys.
Which you of course, weren’t reading
Thanks for letting us know, I might buy a copy tomorrow…