Europe

Return of the Alien Civilization

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... it's the Return of the Alien Civilization! If you've been a reader for a while you'll remember the original Alien Civilization post, where people were arguing about…

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Tuesday, 9th January 2007

Sultan the Pit Pony

Near Ystrad Mynach in south Wales, we find a fantastic 200 metre long earth-sculpture of Sultan the Pit Pony. This is the UK’s largest figurative earth sculpture, and although I'm not sure there's actually much competition for that particular title,…

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Monday, 8th January 2007

Poo!

Aliens have been trying to communicate with us puny humans for years now, usually via the confusing medium of drawing circles in Britain's fields. But a recent trend shows them branching out into more direct forms of communication with actual…

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Tuesday, 26th December 2006

Driving Boat

"Look mum, there's a boat driving down the Queen's road in Bournemouth!" Spoiler: Careful examination of the bridge's shadow will explain this mystery... Still looks pretty cool though! Thanks to ajho.

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Wednesday, 20th December 2006

Best Google Earth Image update EVER!

Just after yesterday's announcement of New Google Earth version 4 betas the team have sneaked out another, as yet unannounced, imagery update. Although it's not clear where has or hasn't been updated it is already clear that this is the…

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Sunday, 17th December 2006

Pen 15 Club

Here at Yarm School Teesside, England, the pupils are performing better than most in the schools league tables. They've also impressively managed to get themselves featured on GSS, by drawing a picture on the roof of one of their school's…

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Thursday, 14th December 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.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.