The ostentatious Istana Nurul Iman palace is the official residence of the one-time richest man on the planet, the Sultan of Brunei. Arguably this is the largest residential palace in the world, and possibly even the largest residence of any…

It seems that Trey Parker and Matt Stone may have been more accurate with their parody of the US military in the South Park movie than they probably intended. Terrifyingly, here in Iraq, Google Earth has uncovered that the US…

Back in 1962 France launched a ship named Ancerville, which was purchased by the People's Republic of China in 1973 and renamed Minghua. 10 years later the ship was permanently berthed at Shekou, Shenzhen, where she was refurbished and rebranded…

The world famous Custard Lake in Australia supplies the entire state of South Australia with 90% of its annual custard requirements. Um, maybe. Mmmm, custard . . . My guess is that this is probably the bottom of a dry…

With the continually increasing quality of images on Google Maps/Earth, it's hardly surprising that the cameras are capturing ever more private moments of people's lives. Perhaps then it was only a matter of time before the very end of someone's…

Continuing our journey along Germany's "Walk of Ideas" we arrive at a giant pill entitled "Milestones of Medicine". Then there's "Milestones in Music" - a collection of giant musical notes in front of the Konzerthaus. Which leads us to "Modern…