I know there are forums dedicated to this sort of thing, but I thought I have to share my love for one of the more beautiful programs available on the internet.
Some of my 'favourite GE places':
Perhaps Ananya can help me with the names here, but I found these beautiful fjord-like islands on the north west coast of India.
Africa is always a mammoth place to explore. I find this one interesting because of its distinctive reminiscance of the branch of Mexico...only, it's on the Northwestern cap of Africa.
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E Download GE Bookmark here. ~~~ For those unaware of Google Earth (as if you would be), I seriously recommend it's download. It is a wonderful way to pass the time, and can be very educational. All I have done is roamed around until I've found somewhere picturesque or otherwise, gotten a screen grab (pressing the PrintScreen/PrtScn-button on your keyboard, then 'pasting' into Microsoft Paint), uploading it to Photobucket, and sharing here. The bookmarks are for those that have Google Earth - download them to zoom instantly to the places I've 'been to'. I've used a free hosting service to store the bookmarks, and should you want to share yours, I'd recommend something like Mediafire. To save bookmarks in Google Earth, simply zoom to a place you like, and click the 'bookmark' icon on the bottom of the screen. Name it as you want, then right click on the bookmark in the 'Places' menu, save it as a file in a specific place on your harddrive, then upload it to your file share, and share it with the rest of us on QL .
Just another way to explore our little planet, eh? (Hope that wasnt too much free advertising for Google and the other two sites ).
So go ahead and share some of your secret hiding places . Happy Hunting!
"To run away from danger, instead of facing it, is to deny one's faith in man and God, even one's own self. It were better for one to drown oneself than live to declare such bankruptcy of faith." - Mahatma Gandhi, 1946
[This message was edited by Beacon-of-Hope on 04-29-07 at 12:39 AM.]
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My most favourite and the world's most inaccessible hiding hole - the great himalayas, as I shot them from the airplane, while I travelled to Ladakh (in Kashmir, India) I don't think any mountaineer has gone or has been allowed to go in these extreme interiors of the himalayan ranges. Thats probably the main reason for their pristine beauty.
I had to post this one. I promise to show you all my Indian hidey holes from google-earth soon.
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much love, light and laughter, ananya.
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I've often used Google Earth to look at homes that I was interested in buying, to see the surroundings etc. Here is one of my hometown in Michigan. I live right on the big lake.
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"To run away from danger, instead of facing it, is to deny one's faith in man and God, even one's own self. It were better for one to drown oneself than live to declare such bankruptcy of faith." - Mahatma Gandhi, 1946
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I can just keep dutifully doing the bookmarks for everyone else, seeing as I like the exploration . To do a bookmark in GE, there's a little pin-tack button you click, then name, then drag to save a location for you to check out later. You can also 'save as' in a folder as a file to send over messengers and email, or, as I'm doing, putting them on a host for your download.
And to Sentra: Heh. Dont push me . The bookmark was just where you took the screen grab. How am I to know where your house exactly is?
"To run away from danger, instead of facing it, is to deny one's faith in man and God, even one's own self. It were better for one to drown oneself than live to declare such bankruptcy of faith." - Mahatma Gandhi, 1946
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*~Come play with my children feel the peace and Scatter some joy.~* ~*Blowing out someone else's candle doesn't make your's burn any brighter.*~ We can't all be stars, but we can all twinkle. We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.
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I don't think any mountaineer has gone or has been allowed to go in these extreme interiors of the himalayan ranges. Thats probably the main reason for their pristine beauty.
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