Blog Blazers: 40 Top Bloggers Share Their Secrets

If you've always dreamed of being a world-famous blogger, then you can't do better than "Blog Blazers: 40 Top Bloggers Share Their Secrets". The just-released book by Stephane Grenier features interviews with 40 of the internet's top bloggers, including the…

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Thursday, 13th November 2008

Longest Place Names

"Can't we just go to Å1?" may be the cry of tourists visiting some of these locations with the longest place names in the world. The north island of New Zealand is home to Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki- maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. Generally called Taumata, the…

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Thursday, 13th November 2008

Boblo Island

This huge pavilion and dance hall is the only remaining structure from Boblo Island Amusement Park in Ontario. The Amusement Park was open to the public from 1898 until 1993 and through the years it was home to a number…

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Wednesday, 12th November 2008

The Cenotaph

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, which is being commemorated across the globe. Earlier today, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, there was a 2 minute silence held at…

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Tuesday, 11th November 2008

Salt Lake Weirdness

There are lots of interesting and weird things to notice around Great Salt Lake, the largest salt lake in the western hemisphere. First up, the western shore of the lake houses something that appears to belong in a 'Trivial Pursuit…

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Monday, 10th November 2008

Caught Picking up a Hooker?

On first glance it looks like the guy driving this www.rentandrent.it van on the outskirts of Rome has been caught red handed by the Google Street View camera, whilst engaged in the process of attempting to procure the services of…

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Saturday, 8th November 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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