Brightly-Coloured Beijing Cars

Check out all these brilliantly brightly-coloured cars on this highway in Beijing. I'm not sure though why these cars seem quite so colourful, and perhaps it's simply down to the combination of an over-saturated image and a very sunny day,…

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Wednesday, 28th September 2005

Jumbo Kingdom

Docked in the middle of Aberdeen Harbour in Hong Kong, in the style of a sumptuous Chinese palace, is the gigantic floating restaurant Jumbo Kingdom. Opened in 1976, this mammoth eatery can accommodate up to 2,300 people, and the facilities…

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Tuesday, 27th September 2005

Google Earth Links Are Go (Again)

As several people helpfully pointed out (we usually write this site on the Mac), the Google Earth links have been malfunctioning recently. Anyway, I've deleted some cached ones and, after a little testing, they now seem to be working again.…

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Tuesday, 27th September 2005

The Whampoa

Has an extremely drunk captain parked his ship in-between these buildings? Nope, this is actually The Whampoa, a ship-shaped (haha!) shopping arcade in Hong Kong. According to their website, the Jusco Whampoa Store offers: one-stop-shopping facilities to customers, including fashion,…

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Monday, 26th September 2005

Arrrr! Pirate Ship Ahoy!

To celebrate this week's talk like a pirate day (ok we missed it, but heck, we were close), here's a rather cool looking three masted schooner nestled in amongst some modern day warships. Now where did I leave me grog...?…

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Friday, 23rd September 2005

Ocean Breeze Gorilla

At the entrance to the Ocean Breeze water park in Virginia Beach, VA, stands a 30 foot gorilla wearing beach clothes and sunglasses. You can clearly see his shadow in this image, but you can also see a ground-level shot…

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Friday, 23rd September 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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