Climbing in a Flat Land
You might think that living in the Netherlands would be inconvenient for aspiring rock climbers – what with much of…
Guest Post: David Nicol
We were recently contacted by David Nicol from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, who had started writing an article (mostly for his own amusement), that used Google Street View to spotlight the few surviving remains of Elizabethan London as it would…
D-Day: The monuments of the Normandy landings
Today marks the 67th anniversary of D-Day, the fateful day that allied forces began their invasion of Normandy after five years of war with Nazi Germany during WWII. The massive operation to invade Nazi-occupied western Europe was known as Operation…
Private Paradises: Celebrity-Owned Islands
Who wouldn’t want their own private island to wall themselves off from the rest of the world while enjoying the comforts of wealth and opulence? After all, celebrities do it all the time. Thanks to Google Maps, we can get a glimpse of these water-bound estates and see how the other half live.
Best of Google Sightseeing
The Best Job in the World
Yesterday1 was Australia Day, when each January 26th, Australians crack open some beers and toss another shrimp on the barbie…
Scenic Street View
The most recent additions to Google’s Street View service made us wonder if it might be in danger of having…
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…
Brayton Fire Training Field and Disaster City
In the city of College Station in Texas (part-way between Dallas and Houston) there is a scene of apparent disaster,…
Google Sightseeing 2011 Wrap-up
Happy New Year! The festive break is over, and we’re all back to work – but there’s still time to…
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