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’…
Natural Landmarks
Fina’s Tree
This is Fina’s Tree which at 110 feet, is the tallest tree in the whole of Tucson, Arizona. The story goes that back in 1910 a storm hit the city, and uprooted the young Red Gum tree, which was discovered…
Ilamatepec
This is Ilamatepec, the Santa Ana Volcano in El Salvador which erupted at the beginning of the month. It hadn’t previously erupted since 1904, and there were reports of lava rocks the size of cars, and villagers fleeing from a…
Location, Location, Location
This is the tiny Scottish island of Little Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde, near Glasgow. It has a jetty, two cottages, three vacant houses, a lighthouse complex and a twelve bedroom baronial mansion… and it’s currently for sale. The…
The Bonnie, Bonnie Banks
Well we’ve all finally recovered from James’ wedding which took place this Saturday, and in true Scottish style there was a fantastically enthusiastic Céilidh which went on until we could barely stand up any more! As is traditional, we ended…
The Blue lagoon
The Blue lagoon is a geothermic spa located just outside Reykjavik in Iceland. Surrounded by volcanic rock the pool is actually the run-off from the nearby Svartsengi power plant, although it is completely safe (it’s a geothermic power plant). The…
Cabo Da Roca
This is Cabo Da Roca (Cape Roca), Portugal, which is the very westernmost point of mainland Europe. You can see the lighthouse perched on the cliff-top, and also what looks like a viewing area on the cliff-edge. Doesn’t look very…
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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