Mystery Sand Formation (Desert Week 2011)
For our first post of Desert Week 2011, we’re travelling to the Grand Erg Oriental, or ‘Great Eastern Sand Sea’…
South Sudan
It’s not every day that a new country is created, but that’s what happened on July 9th 2011 when The Republic of South Sudan came into existence. The nation is so new that Google Maps doesn’t yet show it. However,…
White Sands National Monument (Desert Week 2011)
We paid a brief visit to White Sands National Monument five years ago, but with newer imagery now available, this year’s Desert Week seems like a great excuse for a return visit to this absolutely fascinating field of white sand…
The Morganza Spillway – Spring Flooding Special
The Morganza Spillway is a flood management system on the Mississippi River in Louisiana, intended to protect the cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. It has recently been opened for only the second time since it was constructed 57…
Covered Bridges Around the World
A quintessential American Icon, covered bridges are in fact a worldwide phenomenon. They can take a variety of forms – ornamental or utilitarian – and can be made of wood, stone or metal using a range of construction techniques. We’ll…
Ripley’s Believe It or Not
Ripley’s Believe It or Not celebrates peculiar events and curious items through a variety of media (television, film, books, games) and a chain of museums around the world. Many of the Odditorium museums were created to look like they had…
The Great Pyramid of Cholula
The Great Pyramid of Cholula in southern Mexico is a little-known archaeological site which may once have been the largest pyramid (by volume) in the world. Also known as Tlachihualtepetl (‘artificial mountain’), the pyramid has a base 450m square –…
Best of Google Sightseeing
Desert Week 2011
As is customary, the “much-more-interesting-than-it-sounds” desert week is one week late again this year! However, our writers have been touring…
Wow! That’s a LOT of cars!
Check out all of these white cars parked on an airfield in Green Cove Springs, Florida! GSS reader Jon who…
Portmeirion & The Prisoner
Portmeirion is a small resort village in North Wales famous for its Italianate architecture, and for being the setting for…
St Petersburg UNESCO World Heritage Site – Part Two: Forts and Fortresses
Continuing our exploration of one of the world’s largest UNESCO World Heritage Sites, we’ll visit some of the structures built…
Portmeirion & The Prisoner
Portmeirion is a small resort village in North Wales famous for its Italianate architecture, and for being the setting for…
St Petersburg UNESCO World Heritage Site – Part Two: Forts and Fortresses
Continuing our exploration of one of the world’s largest UNESCO World Heritage Sites, we’ll visit some of the structures built…
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