Where on Earth? Week 27: Fraser Island, Australia

by Martha Edwards on

I predicted that you guys would get this one right off the bat, and you didn’t disapoint. Chris was the first one to correctly identify this as the Meheno shipwreck on Fraser Island in Australia, with an honorable mention to Paul, who thought it might be an abandoned Ikea store in Ames, Iowa. Close, but no cigar.

I knew this would be an easy one because the shipwreck, and Fraser Island itself, is one of the must-see attractions of Queensland. And I can see why — imagine an entire, habitable island that exists on basically a sand dune! Fraser Island has amazing beaches, beautiful vegetation, lots of dingos (good for pictures; bad for silly tourists who provoke them) and the most beautiful beach I’ve ever seen on McKenzie Lake — I kid you not, it looks exactly like this, except with more tourists.

So, if you’re in Queensland, I would highly recommend Fraser Island. It’s a tourist trap, yes, but there’s a reason.

Where on Earth? Week 27

by Martha Edwards on


Ok, this one is super easy and I expect you all to guess correctly where this photo was taken. There are lots of clues in here, particularly the subject of the photo, so I am definitely not giving out any clues.

What do you think? Answer will be posted on Friday.

Where on Earth? Week 26

by Brett Atkinson on

It looks isolated. It looks windswept. That’s a yes on both counts. Let us know where you think it is. All will be revealed on Friday.

Where on Earth? Week 25: Melbourne, Australia

by Martha Edwards on


You guys are good. Our first commenter, Lea Woodward, successfully guessed that this is indeed Melbourne, Australia shortly after we posted this photo, and commenters Simon, Kev and our own Kelly backed up Lea’s guess by identifying buildings in the photo. Great work! Though my next cityscape will be more difficult–you can bet on that.

I visited Melbourne last March, just when this gorgeous city was settling into Autumn, as us North Americans are doing now. I got this shot after a quick tour around Melbourne with my gracious hosts, and though I didn’t have a tripod with me, I improvised by balancing my camera on the ledge of the bridge.

Stay tuned for next week’s Where on Earth!

Where on Earth? Week 25

by Martha Edwards on

Here’s the edge of a cityscape at night. Now it’s your job to figure out just what city this is. I’m not giving out any clues because while I would have a bit of a hard time figuring it out, I’m sure there are plenty of clues in here that I am overlooking.

So what do you think? Where on earth is this city? The answer will be posted on Friday.