Whale and Calf

On the shores of the San Ignacio Lagoon in South Baja California, Mexico, we find a fittingly enormous geoglyph of a female gray whale and her calf. The San Ignacio Lagoon is part of the Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve which is…

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Tuesday, 3rd October 2006

Ribcage and Cheesestick

As visitors to Melbourne travel along the city's new CityLink motorway, they're confronted by 39 giant red poles lining the road, and an enormous yellow pillar tilted precariously over the traffic below. Officially named the 'Melbourne International Gateway', the locals…

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Monday, 2nd October 2006

Taijitu (Yin and Yang)

The Taijitu is far better known by the name of the principle which it represents, Yin and Yang - a concept originating in ancient China which describes all things as being composed of two opposing but complementary forces. From Wikipedia:…

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Friday, 29th September 2006

Giant Water Pancake

It's a little difficult to describe this thing which has been plopped into the middle of Bodensee (Lake Constance), Germany, as anything but a gigantic water pancake. Has a meteorite crashed into the lake? Or has someone been crying over…

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Thursday, 28th September 2006

Warped Plane

This passenger jet over Newark, California, has become very strangely warped. I think this is something to do with the angles involved between the plane, the earth and the satellite, but trying to figure it out is making my head…

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Wednesday, 27th September 2006

Digg Update

Hello? Can you hear me? Well, four days later, and I can finally access the site for long enough to write an update post. Since the Major Digging on our Topless Sunbather story, things have been pretty crazy. I posted…

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Sunday, 24th September 2006

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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