Er, Saharan Shipwrecks? Yup, shipwrecks in the desert! Okaaaay, so it's the beach, but it is the Sahara 🙂 Just down the coast there's another wreck, and as I zoomed out from there I found a third! Flickr has a…

Many places around the world hold kite-flying events, and here in Italy our trusty satellite has captured Cervia's annual International Kite Festival in full swing. There's all sorts of wonderful inflatable kites visible from up here, and the distinct shapes…

The mosque of Al-Masjid al-HÌ£arām in Mecca surrounds the Kaaba, the place where all Muslims are expected to visit once in their lives (the Hajj) and where they turn towards when praying. In this picture you can see masses of…

There's nothing more Rock n Roll than a swimming pool in the shape of a guitar, so I wonder which rock god owns this pad near L'Estartit in Spain. Actually, I take that back - having your whole house built…

A while back KenGrok over at the Google Earth Community was browsing China's Huangyangtan region and discovered a scale model of Aksai Chin - a disputed terrain on the Chinese / Indian border. Australian paper The Age did some proper…

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…