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Stuck at the Border

Tuesday, 15th March 2011 by

More than three years in, the folks at Google have amassed a healthy roster of countries covered by Street View. Alas, there are still those places where the Street View cars must turn around at the border. Luckily, they often get close enough to at least give us a glimpse at what lies on the other side.

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Stuck at the Border

More than three years in, the folks at Google have amassed a healthy roster of countries covered by Street View. Alas, there are still those places where the Street View cars must turn around at the border. Luckily, they often get close enough to at least give us a glimpse at what lies on the other side.

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Cities around the world may be running out of land to build performance spaces, so are looking to their waterfronts…

A Trio of Tripoints

A tripoint is a geographical location where three borders meet – most notably those of different countries, but also (to…

World’s Longest Residential Building

We’ve looked at many of the world’s largest things in the past, so for something different, let’s look at the…

Miniature Parks across the Globe

Miniature parks and model villages are sort of like a pre-internet 3D Google Earth, allowing you to view a representation…

Fucking, Austria

Yes, there really is a place in Austria called Fucking. In fact they liked the name so much, it seems…

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