England

The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew

While I don't admit to possess a particularly green thumb, I do have a penchant for anything which either looks good from the air, or lays claim to unnecessary, ambiguous World Records. Just like here at the Royal Botanic Gardens,…

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Friday, 11th July 2008

The Top Gear Test Track

Last night in the UK saw the start of the eleventh series of popular BBC2 car show Top Gear - so it's time to finally visit the Top Gear studio and track! Based at Dunsfold Park in Surrey, the two…

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Monday, 23rd June 2008

Thomas the Tank Engine Returns

When we last spotted Thomas the Tank Engine he was happily entertaining children on the Isle of Wight. People said things like "Best. Sight. Ever!", and we all reminisced about the favourite anthropomorphised train from our childhood. Since those halcyon…

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Friday, 16th May 2008

Britain’s Tallest Cow

The web is abuzz today with news that an English animal sanctuary has applied to the Guinness Book of World Records to have one of their bullocks, "Chilli", recognised as Britain's tallest cow. The giant Friesian apparently measures a staggering…

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Tuesday, 13th May 2008

The Onion (and the Gherkin)

Last Sunday saw the swearing in of Boris Johnson, conservative MP for Henley (and renowned committer of gaffes), as the new Mayor of London. This means that, not only will he have power over nearly everything in Greater London, he…

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Friday, 9th May 2008

Buoy Racers

Just off the coast of Portsmouth, England, we can a group of sailing vessels engaged in some competitive harbour or buoy racing. The vessels just rounding the buoy as the image was captured were facing some stiff competition, but the…

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Tuesday, 6th May 2008

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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