Off the island of Guam, we find a floating dry-dock. I'd assumed the cargo was craned into the dry dock, but instead the dry dock slightly submerges itself (just like a submarine) so that the ship (or in this case,…

Built on reclaimed land within Casablanca, Morocco is the Mosque of Hassan II - the second largest religious monument in the world. Work started in 1986 to celebrate the 60th Birthday of Morocco's then king, Hassan II. The most impressive…

Google Earth Blog and Google Maps Mania are reporting new satellite imagery updates across many US towns available in Google Maps (but, at the moment, not in Google Earth). I won't bother repeating the lists of what is new, as…

Some classic 'Large Type' action in Brazil - Casas Bahia is the largest retail chain in Brazil, and proudly display their logo on the roof. They have a complex numbering scheme for their buildings - you'll see that this is…

Heading down the shops you might walk, maybe cycle or probably take the car. There's not many people who do the weekly errands in a MiG-21 fighter. Sadly it turns out that this plane is always in the car park…

Island Week is technically over, but we had to squeeze one more post in after loyal reader woowoowoo alerted us to Low Isles, off Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. The Low Isles comprise of Low Island to the West and Woody…