Armchair exploration just got better. Google Earth’s latest version is loaded with lot more data to let users explore inside the oceans. According to the Official Google Blog
We have always had a big blue expanse and some low-resolution shading to suggest depth. But starting today we have a much more detailed bathymetric map (the ocean floor), so you can actually drop below the surface and explore the nooks and crannies of the seafloor in 3D. While you’re there you can explore thousands of data points including videos and images of ocean life, details on the best surf spots, logs of real ocean expeditions, and much more.
I had downloaded Google Earth and sampled it in the initial days of its first release, but never got to play much with it due to some technical issues. I just downloaded the latest again, and I am overwhelmed with the information available.
The oceanic content they are talking about includes content from National Geographic, BBC Earth and other sources. Get it here.
travelhappy interviews one of the best known travel writers – Paul Theroux, where Theroux talks randomly about travels in the current day, travelling by staying down to earth, and political scenarios that change the travel scene.
There is a misconception about how travel has changed, like the misconception about the Internet. That it makes people more intelligent, that it puts them in touch, that it gives them more information.
Read Paul Theroux Interview: “If you’re really suffering, then you’re travelling” . There are many things that I tend to disagree with Theroux. Nevertheless, he always makes an interesting read.
Here is a summary of posts on India Travel Blog in January.
Pushkar and Jaisalmer
* Pushkar – I
* Pushkar – II
* Encounters from Pushkar
* Pushkar to Jaisalmer
* seeing Jaisalmer
* Badal Singh and Khuri Village
* Sand dunes of Khuri
Book Reviews
* Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
* The Great Arc by John Keay
Around Bangalore
* The lukewarm winter
* Manchanabele
* Eating out in Bangalore
I spend a lot of time everyday browsing the web looking for good travel writings and useful reads. Starting this month, I will be posting here some of the travel related content that I come across, with an intent to share the best of travel content on the web with readers of India Travel Blog. Would love to know your feedbacks on it.