As several people helpfully pointed out (we usually write this site on the Mac), the Google Earth links have been malfunctioning recently. Anyway, I've deleted some cached ones and, after a little testing, they now seem to be working again.…

Has an extremely drunk captain parked his ship in-between these buildings? Nope, this is actually The Whampoa, a ship-shaped (haha!) shopping arcade in Hong Kong. According to their website, the Jusco Whampoa Store offers: one-stop-shopping facilities to customers, including fashion,…

To celebrate this week's talk like a pirate day (ok we missed it, but heck, we were close), here's a rather cool looking three masted schooner nestled in amongst some modern day warships. Now where did I leave me grog...?…

At the entrance to the Ocean Breeze water park in Virginia Beach, VA, stands a 30 foot gorilla wearing beach clothes and sunglasses. You can clearly see his shadow in this image, but you can also see a ground-level shot…

With more than 67 staircases, 700 rooms, 1250 fireplaces, 2,000 windows and more than 1,800 acres of grounds, this is the awesome royal Château de Versailles outside Paris, France. I visited Versailles about 15 years ago (eek!) and it truly…

This is the tiny Scottish island of Little Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde, near Glasgow. It has a jetty, two cottages, three vacant houses, a lighthouse complex and a twelve bedroom baronial mansion... and it's currently for sale. The…