Google Earth See Your Favorite Shack

samtheboater

2006-10-19 19:32:33

Google have a web site called Google Earth. Sattelite Photos of our planet.
Load it to your PC (Free). Then you can see your favorite hotel etc.
The River Princess looks great, Seen Lucia's and Josephs guest house as well as Lin B's Prem Vas House.
Look before you go.

haddojetty

2006-10-19 21:09:20

Yes I did this a while ago and saw the hotel that we are going to in Feb. It is amazing but i feel as though I have cheated amyself as I want to leave some discovering to the imagination-nice to look after eh!!!!

hotxbun

2006-10-19 21:25:47

On Google Earth you can do a thing called a flight, so I often go from our house to baga - it's an amazing program -well worth a look and mind boggleing. I tried to post a link to download the program last year and I got barred from this forum, thanfully I was allowed back on - thanks admin!

Fiona

2006-10-20 09:24:00

just a word of caution here- never post any photos from Google earth on HT. There are strict copyright issues with it. But its certainly a great programme- I have been all over the world with it

SPOTTISWOODE

2006-10-20 12:07:44

Hi on google earth do you just search for Goa, India or somewhere more specific as I wasn't able to see my favourite shack clearly.
Thanks Spottiswoode

HotBlack

2006-10-20 15:29:55

I'm very curious what year the picture of Candolim beach is taken!
It must be way before 2004 which was the second time I was there, the first time was 1996 which also looked very different than the picture.
Anyone that has been there every year and made some conclusions when looking at buildings etc.?
Kind of strange since Google earth added this photo sometime 6-10 months ago.

samtheboater

2006-10-21 16:11:55

I think Candolim dates after October 2000 but before 2004. The River Princess went aground June 2000. The building work at the back of the Highland looks as though it has started but those out the fron have not. ( I think they did the first extension Monsoon of 2004.
It was definatly taken during the season (November to April) as shacks are on site. Looking at the River Princess the shacks are still there and the beach has not been erroded too much.

Any other guesses?

If you search for Goa, India you should be taken to the airport.

Steve

bobbsy

2006-10-21 17:48:26

when i did google earth on goa it came up blurred and couldnt see any shacks or hotels!!

samtheboater

2006-10-22 07:26:15

Bobbsy,
The photos have been updated, Candolim is good enough to see sun beds as dots.
Steve

barrie

2006-10-22 11:28:18

Hotxbun. have you got the freebie google earth or the payed one?

barrie

hotxbun

2006-10-22 17:34:14

barrie, no mines the free one but I have updated it from the website

barrie

2006-10-22 17:47:43

Thank you hotxbun, I'll give that a look.

barrie.

bobbsy

2006-10-24 19:41:28

i tried google earth again and it is superb i see the sun village hotel, the marinha dourada hotel and i think i see my taxi driver vijays house. me and the wife cant wait till nov 6th when we get there. the last time i used it was earlier this year and there was not much to see for Goa.
:hyper

Chriss

2006-10-24 19:49:14

I think the pictures were taken at different times. Down at the Fort end of Sinquerim there are lots of shacks and sunbeds.....move up to the photo join and there's a lot less, including on the Candolim/Calangute border where there aren't any shacks and the sea is ripping across like it does in May.

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