One of the world's largest UNESCO World Heritage Sites encompasses dozens of locations in and around the Russian city of St Petersburg. In later posts we'll visit the outlying forts and country palaces, but first we'll explore some of the…

To celebrate the holiday season this year we'll take a look at Christmas Trees, whose "leaves are so unchanging. Not only green when summer's here, but also when 'tis cold and drear"1. In the United States, an estimated 31 million…

There are around 6.98 billion people in the world, and at least a few million of them have been photographed by Google's Street View cameras as they captured 48 different countries and regions. But today I'd like to draw your…

Located 400 km (640 mi) north of mainland Europe in the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is home to some of the northernmost settlements on Earth, including the world's northernmost city. While 60 percent of Svalbard is covered in ice, that still didn't stop the Street View team from exploring the stark beauty of the islands.

A few years ago we took a detailed look at Canada's Grand Railway Hotels (parts 1, 2, 3). To look at things from the opposite perspective, there are a surprising number of train carriages around the world which serve as…

To the south-east of Austin, Texas, there is a brand new motor racing track called the Circuit of the Americas, being used this weekend for its inaugural event - the Formula One United States Grand Prix. While Street View shows…