Phantom Isle
Sandy Island was first recorded on a map by a whaling ship called “Velocity” in 1876 off the coast of… Read More
Phantom Isle
Sheep View
Frustrated by delays from Google, Faroe Island residents equipped sheep with 360-degree cameras, uploading the images to Google Street View… Read More
Trail Blazers
The Olympic Torch Relay, a tradition starting in Germany in 1936, involves lighting the torch in Olympia, Greece, months before… Read More
Champions’ Château
The Olympic Village in Paris, costing €2bn (R40bn), is the single most expensive Olympic project for this year’s games and… Read More
Roids Olympics
In a challenge to traditional sports ethics, performance enhancing drugs will be openly permitted and encouraged at the ‘Enhanced Games’,… Read More
Parisian Payoff
The 2024 Olympic Games, set to take place in Paris, are projected to bring a net economic benefit ranging from… Read More