Hawaiian Rock Graffiti
Take a look at the Queen Kaahumanu Hwy on the western coast of Hawaii's Big Island, and for miles and miles you'll see white graffiti laid out over the hardened, black lava fields! Not to worry however, the messages aren't…
Street View Ireland: 4 weeks later
Four weeks ago, Google launched their Street View service in the Republic of Ireland. Google had been capturing pictures1 of Irish cities, towns and countryside over the previous year. So where were you the day the circus came to town?…
Skyspaces, by James Turrell
James Turrell is an enigmatic American artist known for playing with the viewer's concepts of light and space. His creations include an ambitious series of works called Skyspaces, of which Roden Crater is the most notable example where a series…
Street Circuits, Part 3: Europe, Valencia
Continuing our tour of city streets converted to race tracks, let's visit the spiritual home of road racing itself, Europe! Europeans are no strangers to speed, some of the biggest races in the world occur throughout the continent. Arguably the…
Royal Shrovetide Football, Ashbourne
The small Derbyshire town of Ashbourne is home to an ancient and extremely unusual sporting event - the Royal Shrovetide Football Match, which lasts for two days and involves hundreds of participants. This pre-Lent tradition is believed to date back…
Top 10 Rudest Place Names in Canada
O' Canada, say it isn’t so! From the Northwest Territories all the way to Newfoundland, we've got a list of the top 10 rudest (or just plain funniest) real Canadian places you’ll ever see! It doesn't matter if it's a…
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