Plane Convoy

A strange procession is moving through the streets of Los Reyes Acozac in Mexico - the fuselages of not one, but two aircraft! As they're roughly 100 feet in length, the giant plane bodies could be for Boeing 737s -…

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Wednesday, 20th February 2008

New Imagery in Google Earth 19th February ’08

The first imagery update of the New Year is now available in Google Earth. As usual, Google have announced the update with a scavenger hunt while Google Earth Blog, which noticed the update earlier today, has a more complete list…

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Tuesday, 19th February 2008

Pool Party!

The number of cars in the drive, and the number of people in the pool at this house in Cleveland, Ohio, can mean only one thing... Pool Paaaaarty! I wanted to illustrate what this pool party might look like from…

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Tuesday, 19th February 2008

California City

Way out in the Mojave Desert lies California City. With an estimated 2007 population of little more than 12,500, the name suggests a hope for much more than it ever became. Nevertheless, the city's area is a massive 203.6 square…

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Monday, 18th February 2008

John Frum Day

Today on the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, in the South Pacific, it's John Frum Day. Each year on the 15th of February, hundreds of people come to the tiny village of Lamakara from all over the island to celebrate their…

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Friday, 15th February 2008

Planes in formation

In the Saratoga Passage, Washington, there appear to be four planes flying in very close formation. Although it could just be an image overlay problem (there appears to be a seam between them) the four 'motion ghosts' are all in…

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Thursday, 14th February 2008

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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