I was talking to a friend today about the Queensland theme parks. The Gold Coast is the holiday destination of choice for 7 – 14 year olds for one reason… well, four reasons: Seaworld, Dreamworld, Movieworld and Wet’n’Wild. Dreamworld is my choice for action and rides and my favourite is the Tower of Terror, casting …
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going sideways…
Here are the famous Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. I’ve never been there myself – hope to one day! This particular spot is where the massive tides of the area get jammed through a rather small gap, creating a Horizontal Waterfall. When the tide turns, the water ‘falls’ back in the …
something in the air…
There is still relatively little high res imagery of Australia, there’s even less that covers major airports and regional airports… well, they’re hard to find. All the same, it’s a bit disappointing when the US has so many planes in flight, that I could only find this one, just off Point Cook, Victoria. We actually …
birth pains of a nation…
Of course, I’m still finding interesting things on google maps, but every now and then you stumble across something that is more than just an image. You see, the high-res photos on google are (we’re told) up to 3 years old, the medium res ones are probably more… they are little snapshots of history. On …
amazing google sights…
Yeah, I’m still hooked on Google maps, so I’m going to risk boring you with a few more great spots to visit. First, there’s this hot air balloon over Berlin. Then there are some enormous fires in Siberia. Finally – it’s virtually impossible to spot individual people on these maps, but a crowd is pretty …
cassowary crossing…
My latest little design job, a straightforward wordpress theme and setup to accompany a quirky book about odd things to visit around Australia, Cassowary Crossing. I have to say. it was nice to work with someone who has no lack of decent content. David has already filled his blog with loads of interesting stuff.
the ‘mighty’ snowy…
OK, next to the world’s big rivers it’s just a trickle, but it’s our trickle! The Snowy River flows from the highest mountains in the country down to the sea near Orbost. With all the controversy about river levels and ‘environmental’ flows, it’s heartening to see that, at least when this picture was taken, it’s …
pyramids
There’s something a bit circular about looking at an ancient relic like the Great Pyramid of Gizeh through the magic of a technology as new as this.
we’ve got high res!
Yippee!!… Google Maps have gone global – there are patches of high res photography scattered all over Australia and other non-US bits! So, much as I love (and will continue to patronise) googlesightseeing, I want to start my own archive of great locations. Australia-centric, but not exclusive. Just to kick it off, I’m starting with …
the id card debate…
In the middle of the political mud-slinging that surrounded the wrongful deportation/detention of Australians mistaken for “illegal” immigrants. I thought I heard someone attempt to resurrect the “Australia Card”. I trust it won’t go any further than that passing comment, but if it does gather support again, I hope we can take a grown up …
alexander’s mixed message
What was Australia’s illustrious Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer trying to say in parliament the other day? Apparently, a video of Douglas Wood and his Iraqi dissident captors was delivered to Australian officials by “message stick”. Does this implicate Australian Aboriginals in the sorry tale? (perhaps in retaliation for not saying sorry!), have the ancient ways …
one wheel & madness
I was telling a story today when someone at the table said “that’s the sort of thing you should have on your blog!”, so I thought I’d better follow through with it. I can’t remember why, but a while ago I found myself looking at a totally insane video on the interweb showing a couple …