HOW TO TRAVEL AND STAY AT HOME AT THE SAME TIME
Travelling is almost an addiction for many people. During the past months, those travellers have been suffering. Nowadays, it looks like everybody is travelling, going on holiday. Maybe you can’t. Maybe you can and you want more.
Have you ever wanted to have a ride on a motorbike in Rome, walk the halls of the Louvre or see the gorillas in the wild? Maybe you think you will never have a chance to do it. Maybe you will but not soon. What if I’ve told you there is a way to see these places right now?
ONLINE LIVE STREAMS FROM NATURE
The cameras placed in the wild are turning around, zooming in and offering audio as well. They are on 24/7, they don’t care if anyone is watching or not. You can’t turn them as you wish, only watch. You never know what you will see. Maybe there won’t be any animals for three hours. Maybe you will spot an elephant giving birth next to the lake. You can watch African savanna, underwater world, nesting birds but also streaming from shelters, sanctuaries, and even the bee hive. The choice is yours.
Sometimes I turn the live stream on as the background only. I’m concentrated on something else, but when I need that small break to clear my mind or find the right words, I look at the gorillas chilling in the grass or just listening to the loud bird songs. Another time, I put it on full screen and I am just watching. Just absorbing the pure nature, especially after a long day or if I don’t have the option to go for a walk in nature.
VIRTUAL CITY TOURS
Drive & Listen
Riding a car or motorbike in the cities like New York, Sydney or Rome can be a great experience. Looking at all the places and people walking around. Now you can do that from the comfort of your home. Plus, you can tune the local radio to catch the atmosphere of 52 cities around the world. Bon voyage!
Virtual Vacation
Website, which offers cities where you can drive, walk, fly above them, look out of the window or see the place thanks to the live stream. With all the sounds of course. Amazing idea.
VIRTUAL TOURS OF MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
Many museums and gallery have improved their websites by adding pictures of the collections a long time ago. However, virtual tours, offering 360 degrees views and walking through the place are quite a new thing and not many people know about them. Pick your favourite one and enjoy!
Louvre in Paris
Interactive map of the museum, the digital collection contains more than 480 thousand paintings, statues, furniture and more pieces of art with a detailed descriptions.
Virtual tour of parts of the museum, Mona Lisa in virtual reality. This part is called Louvre at home.
Google Arts & Culture
Did you know, that Google has its part about art and culture? Me neither, until recently. And this is one of my biggest discoveries. You can spend hours here. Together with articles and games, you can find virtual tours of the museum such as Uffizi in Florence, Tate in London and many more.
Save this article for the day, when you will want to listen to the radio from Singapore or see another part of the museum in Berlin. Of course, this experience isn’t as great as the reality. But better than nothing right? I’ll be looking forward to your opinion!
