Google Earth and Maps Image Updates

It's been a while since we've posted here about updated images in Google Earth and Maps, but Google have been steadily rolling out new updates every few months, usually with a short quiz relating to the new locations. However, today's…

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Wednesday, 4th November 2009

New GSS Writers!

Our regular readers may have noticed a slight drop in output from Google Sightseeing lately, which is due in part to our drive to find more contributing writers to add to the team. If you've missed daily updates, then you'll…

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Monday, 19th October 2009

Canadian and Czech Street Views

Google have just expanded Street View's coverage to 14 countries with the addition of 11 Canadian cities and regions1, and the Czech city of Prague. We've already found some great Street View sights, which you can see on our brand-new…

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Thursday, 8th October 2009

The Channel Islands (Island Week 4)

Island Week 4 should have finished at the end of last week, but we've got a bonus island post before we resume normal service. Despite being just off the coast of France, the Channel Islands are British Crown dependencies famous…

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Monday, 5th October 2009

Island Week 4

Now in its triumphant fourth year, this week we will be focussing on all things island with Island Week 4. The name gives it away, but the idea is that we'll be posting mainly about islands, it'll last for a…

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Monday, 28th September 2009

Bullrings

Bullfighting traces its history way back to when the Romans held public spectacles of "Man vs Beast", and although France and Portugal both have long bullfight histories, it is considered a very Spanish tradition. So it's in Spain where we…

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Thursday, 3rd September 2009

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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