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Top 3 Scariest Airports in the Caribbean

What do you get when you mix fast heavy planes with small island airports? A hair-raising final approach! Let's take a look at three scariest airports to fly into in the Caribbean. Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten (SXM) Passengers…

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Thursday, 25th February 2010

Streetview arrives in Mexico, Hawaii, updates in Netherlands, Spain

Another month, another absolutely massive Street View update. The big news is that Google has launched a wealth of imagery for previously uncovered Mexico; but they've also added imagery to Hawaii for the first time, added many new places in…

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Tuesday, 10th November 2009

A Trio of Tripoints

A tripoint is a geographical location where three borders meet - most notably those of different countries, but also (to a lesser extent) counties, states, provinces, etc. While many of the world's 157 national tripoints are located in the middle…

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Wednesday, 12th August 2009

Fictitious Characters Come to Life on Google Street View

When Google were recording their recently launched UK and Netherlands Street View imagery, a small team of crack-commandos cosplayers were tasked with leaving behind some highly recognisable British icons for the public to find. The most famous of these was…

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Friday, 17th April 2009

Naked Street View

Warning: This post contains partial nudity and other images that you may not deem suitable for the workplace or for children. When we first posted our notorious Topless Sunbather here on Google Sightseeing back in September 2006, half the world…

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Tuesday, 24th March 2009

UK Street View Has Arrived

Yes people, it's finally here. UK Street View has arrived. We will update this post as news develops! UK news agencies looking for comment can get in touch via our contact form Street View has arrived here in the UK…

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Wednesday, 18th March 2009

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.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.