This is a rather cool glider flying over Over, near Cambridge in England. Presumably it's part of the Cambridge Gliding Club, so here's some photos taken from what could well be the same glider. Thanks to…

You would think that deciding on the world's tallest building would be pretty simple: get a big measuring tape, measure the buildings, biggest one wins. Easy, huh? Well, apparently not. The Council on Tall Buildings and…

In 1948 the Soviet Union occupied East Berlin as well as the East German territory surrounding the city, so the Allied controlled West Berlin was completely landlocked by Soviet control. When the Soviets blocked all rail,…

My slackness in posting any sights so far this week is entirely the fault of the Edinburgh design agency where I work, who insisted on taking us all to Dublin this past weekend for our Christmas…

I'm not sure what it's like where you are... but here in Edinburgh, Christmas seems to be well underway, despite the fact that at time of writing we're still 19 days away... Presumably the U.S. National…

A large boat coming from lake Michigan passes through a railroad bridge, with a road bridge up ahead. It looks like it's going to be a squeeze getting the boat through those narrow waterways. I wonder…