I stumbled across this: Google Sightseeing. Essentially, folks perusing Google Maps to find interesting things, which they then post and discuss. Armchair tourism at its finest, and some of the pictures, while small, do really provide another way to look at things around the world we only see in the media, if at all.
Some nuggets:
Ship breaking in India
The Shanghai skyline (this has some stunning images)
Mecca
And of course most importantly, a big smiley face in Tacoma.
A guaranteed time waster.
