British Columbia

Canada’s Grand Railway Hotels – Part 3

With the expansion of Street View coverage in Canada, we can continue our exploration (see parts one & two) of historic Grand Railway Hotels. Travelling again from east to west, we begin in Winnipeg, location of the magnificent Fort Garry…

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Friday, 18th December 2009

Canada’s Grand Railway Hotels – Part 2

Thanks to last week’s launch of Google Street View in Canada, our Canadian correspondent Ian has been able to prepare a grand tour of Canada’s Railway Hotels, in 2 parts. Continuing our journey from east to west, looking at Canada’s…

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Tuesday, 13th October 2009

The Osoyoos Desert (Desert Week 2)

Welcome to the second annual GSS Desert Week! In time-honoured tradition, we’ll mostly be posting about deserts. For about a week! While Canada is generally thought of as a land of ice and snow, it is home to one arid…

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Wednesday, 17th June 2009

Peace Sanctuary

The following email was sent to us way back in 2005: From: “deryk houston” <[email protected]> Date: 18 Apr 2005 02:40:26 -0000 To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Subject: [Google Sightseeing] Contact Form I constructed a peace sanctuary on the foothills of the Rocky…

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Tuesday, 2nd June 2009

The World’s Largest Car Parks?

While many malls, theme parks and stadiums may boast large car parks, most pale in comparison to car storage facilities like the one at the former RAF base in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire. After 43 years of service to British and…

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Wednesday, 29th April 2009

The World’s Largest Dump Truck

Scraping the bottom of the “world’s largest” barrel1, it’s the awe-inspiring (former) World’s Largest Dump Truck! Built as a prototype and dubbed the “Terex Titan”, the 20m long truck can carry a payload of up to 350 tons. The manufacturer…

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Monday, 24th November 2008
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Google Maps publishes aerial images of murder scene

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Trollstigen (Troll’s path)

In a country renowned for its natural beauty, one of the most spectacular landscapes is found along the Trollstigen (Troll’s…

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