Australia

Low Isles (Island Week)

Island Week is technically over, but we had to squeeze one more post in after loyal reader woowoowoo alerted us to Low Isles, off Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. The Low Isles comprise of Low Island to the West and Woody…

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Monday, 4th September 2006

Gagudju Crocodile

The unique Gagudju Crocodile Hotel is located in the world heritage listed KAKADU National Park. It’s probably called the Crocodile Hotel as it’s shaped like a 250m long Crocodile, with its jaws as the entrance and guest rooms in the…

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Friday, 4th August 2006

9 (Possible) Traffic Accidents

This feels a little like ambulance chasing, so in no particular order, here are 9 (possible) traffic accidents. 1. Highway A13 just north of Rotterdam (there’s a couple of vehicles on the hard shoulder, and traffic is backed up for…

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Tuesday, 25th July 2006

World’s Largest Music Players

Unfortunately we missed posting this giant iPod sighted in Australia last week – but we don’t mind as it seems that most of the rest of the net was taken in by the stupidly obvious April Fool that was doing…

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Thursday, 6th April 2006

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Just north-west of the Sydney Opera House stands the mighty Sydney Harbour Bridge, Not only is it the world’s largest single-arch bridge, but it’s also the widest long-span bridge in the world (although not the longest, as millions of Australian…

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Wednesday, 8th March 2006

Flying Car

A few weeks ago various news sources picked up the story of a Flying Car in Google Earth. It looks to me like it’s more hovering than actually flying but it definitely resembles a normal car, although I can’t be…

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Sunday, 5th March 2006
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Recent Comments

  1. Guardian Heroes: Ok, that view from the lions gate looks amazing. I’d like to visit there someday.
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