Europe

Aruba Revisted Pt. 2

This post is a continuation of Aruba Revisted Pt. 1 which was posted earlier today. During our honeymoon we stayed at the Tara Beach Suites in Buciti Beach resort, which is situated on the exquisite Eagle Beach. I can almost…

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Friday, 17th March 2006

Aruba Revisted Pt. 1

The island of Aruba is, as the locals say, "One Happy Place". Situated just off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea it actually forms part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. I visited Aruba with my beautiful new…

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Friday, 17th March 2006

Abbey Road

This is the Abbey Road zebra crossing, just outside Abbey Road studios, where the iconic Beatles cover for their album 'Abbey Road' was shot. Abbey Road was the final album recorded by the Beatles, and the cover photograph has since…

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Thursday, 16th March 2006

Fred’s Weather Map

UK readers might recall this floating weather map in Liverpool's Albert Dock, which was used for many years to present the weather for ITV's "This Morning" program. The presenter, Fred Talbot, would run about the miniature UK informing viewers of…

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Wednesday, 15th March 2006

Pac-Man

It doesn't get much nerdier than this: a Giant Pac-Man, complete with dots for him to eat, makes the ultimate crop circle. We're actually quite familiar with Pac-Man here at GGSS towers having seen him before in field irrigation and…

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Thursday, 9th March 2006

Flying Spaghetti Monster

Eek! It's the Flying Spaghetti Monster! Help! Update: Sorry, I forgot to include the link to the Wikipedia page on Flying Spaghetti Monsterism for the non-Pastafarians amongst us. Thanks to DDA.

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Thursday, 2nd March 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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