Way back in the early days of Google Sightseeing during our first-ever Island Week, we visited the remote south Atlantic territory of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. In the seven years since that article, a lot has changed with regards to Google's imagery there. Even in the frigid grasp of the ocean, nothing escapes Google Street View these days. Join us as we explore Grytviken, the world's southernmost territorial capital.

For the very first time, Google has released Street View imagery of the Arab world, and they've started right at the very top – with the highest man-made viewpoint on the planet, Dubai's monumental Burj Khalifa. We previously covered the…

Continuing our exploration of one of the world’s largest UNESCO World Heritage Sites, we'll visit some of the structures built to defend the Russian city of St Petersburg over the past few centuries, beginning with the area of the Baltic…

Portmeirion is a small resort village in North Wales famous for its Italianate architecture, and for being the setting for a sinister late-1960s TV show called The Prisoner, which starred Patrick McGoohan as "Number Six". Portmeirion was created by Sir…

The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong sea winds created problems for shipping on an important canal, so a unique2 solution was created - a 1.75km long…

Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It's the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that's entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn't really show up on too many people's radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it's time to shed some light on the world's largest enclave.