UK Devolution

Not to get too political for a website dedicated to things from above, but today I’d like to look into the United Kingdom’s devolved assemblies, if you’ll join me… Back in 1999, after a couple of referendums, the UK government…

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Wednesday, 17th January 2007

Fucking, Austria

Yes, there really is a place in Austria called Fucking. In fact they liked the name so much, it seems that they also have several Fucking roads. Which f**king road would you live on? Update: Welcome Boingboingers! We've had lots…

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Tuesday, 16th January 2007

The King Center

Today is Martin Luther King Day, a US holiday which celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - leader of the American civil rights movement, political activist and at 35 the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner. He was…

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Monday, 15th January 2007

Feed Update

Many thanks to reader Patrick for pointing out that the Google Earth links recently went missing from our RSS feed. The problem is now fixed, unfortunately that means all the entries in the feed will be marked unread in your…

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Monday, 15th January 2007

Berkeley Pit

This is the infamous Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana. This enormous open-pit copper mine was opened in 1955, and when it was closed in 1982, groundwater began to leak into the basin - disastrously passing through the metal deposits in…

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Monday, 15th January 2007

Irish Rock Face

Well I see the profile of an man looking out to sea, off the west coast of Ireland - but I suppose you might see something completely different... Thanks to Peter R

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Sunday, 14th January 2007

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.