Archive for May, 2008
Next Entries »Tornado Hits Towns in Oklahoma and Missouri
Sunday, May 11th, 2008The tiny towns of Picher and Seneca in the South Central region of the U.S have become the victims of a huge tornado that killed at least 18 people in the area known as Tornado Alley. Here’s a Google Earth screenshot of Seneca before havoc struck: Seneca, in Missouri, has a population of about 2,100, [...]
Virtual Travelling from Crowborough, UK
Saturday, May 10th, 2008This is my first ever post. It all starts in a small town named Crowborough, north of East Sussex in the south-east of England. Crowborough is a town of natural surrounding beauty with the main view of Ashdown Forest and St. John’s wood. Crowborough is also renowned for the Winnie the Pooh stories. Also Crowborough [...]
Visiting Red Square for the Victory Day Parade
Friday, May 9th, 2008Since Moscow’s Red Square played host to Russia’s Victory Day parade today, I took a virtual trip across to the Kremlin to check out the views from Google Earth. This was the 63rd anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, and according to this article, “the biggest military extravaganza seen on Red Square since [...]
The Disputed Island of Dokdo a.k.a Takeshima
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008I remember hearing a few months ago of an island between Korea and Japan which goes by two names. The Koreans call it Dokdo, and the Japanese call it Takeshima. There is such controversy over which country actually owns the island, I decided to go and see what all the fuss was about. As you [...]
Traveling the Virtual Globe from Kakamigahara, Japan
Monday, May 5th, 2008I’m in my pajamas, I’ve got my cup of coffee and a PC running Google Earth, so that means I’m all ready to take to the skies and start my tour of the “virtual” world. Which one is Nick? Recognizable by my still full head of hair, it’s clear I’m the younger of the two [...]
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Mark Ramsay, globetrotting from an armchair in England.
Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.