Natural Landmarks

Victoria Falls

Situated on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, this is the jaw-droppingly spectacular Victoria Falls. The falls are known locally as "the smoke that thunders", and you can certainly see why! There's a bungee platform if you're feeling brave, although…

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Thursday, 23rd March 2006

Aruba Revisted Pt. 2

This post is a continuation of Aruba Revisted Pt. 1 which was posted earlier today. During our honeymoon we stayed at the Tara Beach Suites in Buciti Beach resort, which is situated on the exquisite Eagle Beach. I can almost…

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Friday, 17th March 2006

Aruba Revisted Pt. 1

The island of Aruba is, as the locals say, "One Happy Place". Situated just off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea it actually forms part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. I visited Aruba with my beautiful new…

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Friday, 17th March 2006

Would You Like Some Ice With That?

Just off the the coast of Newfoundland, Canada (not far from St. John's, the location of the oldest street in North America), there's a patch of high-res sea which has captured some truly incredible images of icebergs. Zooming in further…

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Friday, 10th March 2006

Grassy Barn, NJ

Christopher Wallace sent in this fantastic submisison which has brightened my day considerably: I was following the roads I take to get to college, and found what looks like an image of a barn and silos etched into a field…

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Thursday, 9th March 2006

Kebira Crater

Currently doing the rounds in the mainstream press, this is the recently discovered Kebira meteorite crater in the western desert of Egypt. At 31 kilometers across Kebira utterly dwarfs Arizona's famous Barringer meteor crater (which is only 1.2 kilometres in…

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Monday, 6th March 2006

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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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