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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008This post is about the small Greek Island of Zante or Zakynthos, it is situated on west side of mainland Greece, it is southern-central and just above Zante is the Island of Kefallonia. Zakynthos is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 km2 (158 sq mi) and its coastline is [...]
The Weird and Wonderful of Google Earth
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Last week, I took a virtual trip to Africa. The inspiration for that visit came from one of the most interesting Google Earth articles I’ve seen. Back in January, GeekAbout.com posted the Top 17 Most Bizarre Sights on Google Earth, a fascinating collection of oddities and jaw-droppers, including this one: Rather than repeat that article, [...]
Beautiful English seaside town Torquay, UK
Thursday, September 11th, 2008I decided to do a post about a beautiful seaside town in the south-west of England, UK. Torquay is not a huge city it is a town and alot of people reading this post outside of Great Britain, may have never heard of this place. Torquay is renowned for her golden beaches and blue seas [...]
The Caribbean Island of Jamaica.
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Jamaica is a small Island in the Caribbean, it lye’s south of Cuba and has a population estimated at 2,804,332 in July 2008. The Island is about 146 miles from west to east and 50 miles from north to south at her widest point, and Jamaica is the third largest Island in the Caribbean, and [...]
Flying Over Africa with National Geographic
Sunday, September 7th, 2008I recently learned about Google Earth’s National Geographic layers, and set off on highly detailed exploration of Africa. The small red airplanes represent photos and commentary by photographer, Mike Fay. The yellow rectangles show areas which have been written about in National Geographic. Here’s one of Mike’s flyover pictures of a typical African village: Here [...]
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Mark Ramsay, globetrotting from an armchair in England.
Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.