If you’re lucky enough to own an iPhone or an iPod Touch then you’ll be delighted to hear that Google Sightseeing is now fully optimized for handheld sightseeing!

Just dig out your iPhone on Touch and point Safari to http://googlesightseeing.com/¹ to get the optimized site.

We’ve simplified the site layout to make it much easier to read on the small screen and reduce the download size for when you’re using the EDGE network.

The newly optimized GSS also integrates with your device’s built in Google Maps application², so you can now pinch zoom your way around the latest Google Sightseeing sights!

Lastly, we’ve also created a “Web Clip” icon, so if you have the latest 1.1.3 firmware you can add Google Sightseeing to the home screen for one-touch access!

We’d like to hear your feedback on the new site, so please either comment here or send us an email.

Although it appears to be one of the scariest sports in the modern world, land sailing (or land yachting) has apparently caught on in a big way on this beach in Malo Les Bains, near Dunkirk, France.

The premise is essentially the same as water sailing - except there are wheels, speeds of up to 70mph, and a harder surface to fall on! Participants sit or lie in a kayak shaped hull, and use pedals or levers to control the sail. Ironically, right next to the water appears to be the best place to do this!

There are multiple size classes, with the most powerful being Class 2 (which boast 8 metre sails), progressively getting smaller and less powerful.

Also hoping to take advantage of the favourable wind conditions are some kite buggies. These are similar to land yachts, but using a power-kite to propel you along the ground, instead of a sail, and can also reach speeds of 70mph.

For more on parasailing, check out Wikipedia, as well as the Dunkirk landsailing club’s website, where there are plenty of photos!

Thanks: James