Strange Lines In Argentina

Does anyone know what on earth these strange lines are in Argentina? In places it looks like some kind of military bombing practive but then in other areas there are just geometric patterns. Very strange. Update: So it looks like…

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Friday, 19th August 2005

USA fields

If I was going to go to all the effort of writing something in a field I'd make sure it was something more interesting than the name of my country; everyone who's here knows they're here so what's the point?…

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Friday, 19th August 2005

Real Madrid

Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid is the Home of "Real Madrid CF" (Club de Futbol). Thanks: Adam, David, Jamie Nathan, Brano, Corey, Guillermo, Andre Natal, Arthur Rivers, JuanC, Manuel Fernandez Lerma, setillo, Nandi Moreno & Markus Tressl

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Friday, 19th August 2005

Kuwait Towers

The Kuwait Towers are on the waterfront in Kuwait City. Built in 1979 these three towers have a dual function as both entertainment facilities and water reservoirs but you'll probably recognise them from the backdrop of every news report that…

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Thursday, 18th August 2005

Europe’s Largest Wooden Building

This is Eski Rum Yetimhanesi, on the island of Buyukada off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey. I can't verify this as Wikipedia doesn't seem to have any information, but apparently: it was built as a hotel, although it never received…

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Thursday, 18th August 2005

Feedster Top 500 Blog

Wow, we made the Feedster Top 500 blog list. Not bad considering we've only been going four months!

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Wednesday, 17th August 2005

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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