Dear friends and fellow Google Earth nomads, you might have noticed I've been absent for almost a year, and off course, it wasn't without a reason. I've been planing on moving (both in my virtual and real lives) for quite a while, and finally made the decision. You can now access the Google Earth Nomad blog on a new address:

http://resabi.com/gen/

This address will probably stay open in case of emergency, but I'll continue writing my virtual travel logs over there. See you at reSabi!

Barcelona Part 2.

Just in case you missed it, here is the previous Barcelona tour: Barcelona - Part 1. :-)

Our second day-trip to Barcelona brought us to Parc Guell, the most famous park in the city, famous thanks to Gaudi's landscaping. The park is a beautiful Mediterranean garden, adorned with organic-shaped structures designed by the famous architect, and a vast sandy plain in the middle. It is about 1km long and 500 m wide.

by Marios

As you can see, the view from the park is splendid!

by VICMAEL

by VICMAEL

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Later that day, we went to Barri Gotic (the Gothic Borough - the old town of Barcelona), but I'll leave that for the next post ;-)

A short jump to the Ledinci lake

I'll be getting back to Barcelona soon, but meanwhile, a user of one of my forums asked for some info about this lake and so I found some:

This miniature lake doesn't exist anymore, as it was emptied this year, though it can still be found on GE. It was located at the Fruška Gora national park, near the city of Novi Sad in Vojvodina, Serbia. The lake was created when the water engines of a mining company stopped working and the mine was flooded. Here I'll let you enjoy in this beautiful small lake, at least through photos. Hopefully, the authorities will restore it some day.




by Dragan Radojević



by Lorik Karoly

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Here is the 3D representation form Google Earth:

Barcelona - Part 1

Earlier this summer, I've visited the (IMHO) grooviest Spanish city, and the capital of Catalonia - Barcelona. It's been a tour via Venice (Italy), Nice (France) and Monte Carlo (Monaco). I'll probably get those other later ;)

Here's the map I've made for the occasion, off course with Google Earth.


The first thing we've seen in Barcelona was the Agbar tower (Arab word meaning "the great", "the imposing", which the building certainly is). It's the headquarters of the city's water management company. It's even more imposing some nights when it's lit in different colors.

Instead of an Intro

About two years ago, I came across and instantly fell in love with a program like no other - Google Earth. Not that I'm the biggest fan of Google, but this program did change the way I look at geography, traveling and some other things in my life, like getting to know better my own city, or remembering the places I've visited in person. Of course, this program just wouldn't be what it is without it's partners, the most important ones being Panoramio and Wikipedia, and the people adding their photos, descriptions, reviews, videos and 3D buildings through them.

This blog isn't going to be the software's fan's or developer's blog, but something like a diary of a virtual traveler (yeah, that would be me :) ), probably having more photos and screenshots than text, where I will try to gather the places I've visited (virtually), and to share what I've learned about them. So, in some way, I'm going to be your virtual guide.

How can it be useful except for entertainment? Well, you can, for example create a map by saving the screenshot image and editing it with any image editor. I've already created a few maps for this summer's trip to Barcelona, and I've made one for an article at geaNostra. You can also find out what's interesting in a place you plan to visit, in case it's not already in your travel plan. This way I've discovered a beautiful park with a castle and a triumph gate in Barcelona we had luck to see without the tour operator. Usually the more interesting the place is, the more photos there are around it, and very often also a 3D model in case it's a building. ;)

Most of the photos I'll be adding are from Panoramio and of course they belong to their respective owners. I'll be quoting and linking them to the original which can then be seen in the original size. If you are the owner and don't want your picture to be here, please contact me and we'll work it out.

That's all for now, hope you'll like it.
Cheers!