Revisiting Area 51
Whether it’s space aliens, light-speed travelling spaceships, or just some top-secret government testing, the world’s most famous “secret place” has…
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Google Sightseeing is now optimized for your iPhone and iPod Touch!
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…
Please welcome our newest writer!
It’s special day here at GSS, as we’re letting one of our most loyal readers join us as a member of the writing team! We’d like you to all welcome Rob Witherow, who we’re sure you’ll already know, as he’s…
Google Sightseeing 2007 Awards
As 2007 draws to a close we present our choices for the best posts of the year. Best Mystery There were numerous contenders for the most confusing or bizarre images, but our pick is the Mystery Plane Outline, as even…
Christmas 2007
Today’s the last day of work before our much needed Christmas break, so things will be quiet over the next week as we spend time with our families, eat too much food and celebrate Hogmanay. So we leave you with…
New Imagery in Google Earth 17th December ’07
A last minute imagery update of the year has appeared in Google Earth. By my count the eighth update this year, Google have continued the recent trend of announcing the update with a scavenger hunt. Read the Latlong blog for…
8 More US Street View Cities
The Google latlong blog has just announced that they’ve added street view imagery for 8 more US cities – Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Detroit, and Providence. They’ve also linked to this cool image of the Zakim…
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Population: One
Recently the town of Burford, Wyoming made the headlines when it was sold for $900,000, which isn’t a bad price…
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…
Portmeirion & The Prisoner
Portmeirion is a small resort village in North Wales famous for its Italianate architecture, and for being the setting for…
Lesotho: Kingdom in the Sky
Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.
Rozenburg Wind Wall
The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…
Lesotho: Kingdom in the Sky
Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.
Rozenburg Wind Wall
The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…
Portmeirion & The Prisoner
Portmeirion is a small resort village in North Wales famous for its Italianate architecture, and for being the setting for…
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