This is Shanghai [video]

Cool Site – FlightRadar24.com

With FlightRadar24.com, you can follow almost any plane that is in the air worldwide on a Google-type map. The plane locations are updated on the map in real time (or with a 5 minute delay). Zoom in and the aircraft’s progress can be easily followed. Click on the plane’s icon and vital information about it (plane type, airline, destination, origination, altitude, speed, etc.) is displayed in the sidebar. Very cool!

Check out FlightRadar24.com

 

No-Touch Zone – US & Canada’s Bizarre Border [video]

Austrian Park Is Underwater Half Of Every Year

According to DailyMail -

This is the Green Lake in Tragoess, Styria, which sits at the foot of snow-capped Hochschwab mountains. Throughout the frozen winter months the area is almost completely dry and is used as a county park. It is a particular favourite site for hikers. But as soon as the temperatures begin to rise in spring, the ice and snow on the mountaintops begins to melt and runs down into the basin of land below. The park fills up with ice-cold crystal clear water, which gets its distinctive green colouring from the grass and foliage beneath. The water levels rise from about one or two metres deep in the winter to as much as 10 metres in the late spring and early summer. The waters are at their highest in June when it becomes a mecca for divers keen to explore the rare phenomenon, before the waters recede at the end of July.

See more pictures HERE

World’s Smallest Desert Is In Canada

According to Wikipedia, the Carcross Desert, located in Northwest Canada, is the smallest desert in the world at about 1 mile square. It may not be an actual desert, but it is a curiosity.

Carcross Desert Wikipedia page HERE

 

1927 Tour Of London In Color [video]

Cool Light Sculpture Added To Bay Bridge [video]

Stunning Landscapes From TheFabWeb

TheFabWeb recently published a very nice set of unusual landscapes.

See the photos HERE

Great New Time Wasting Site – Globe Genie

Globe Genie takes you to a random spot on earth via Google StreetView. Just click the ‘Teleport’ button to be transported to another random location. I like to find an interesting random spot and explore from there. It’s like traveling the world without getting off your butt.

Go to Globe Genie

 

Rarely Seen Views Of China’s Great Wall [pics]

Kuriositas.com published a collection of rather unusual photos of the Great Wall of China. My favorite (below) is the one where the wall ends as it meets the sea.

See all the pics HERE

 

Moments In China [video]

A Day In Venice [video]

A day in Venice (Venezia) in Italy, from daybreak to sunset in timelapse.