Virtual Travel: Enjoy the World (and Beyond), Even if You’re Living Under a Stay-at-Home Order

“Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living.”  The Travel Channel, July 10, 2017.

I love to travel, and have had to cancel some trips recently due to coronavirus stay-in-place restrictions.  Many others around the world don’t have the privilege that I do, and can’t afford the time or money to travel under the best of circumstances.  At this virus-alert point in time, we are all in the same boat (pun intended).  We are all relegated to being armchair travelers.

There are a lot of virtual travel resources available, no passport or ticket required:

Virtual tours:

·      National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian, Washington DC)

·      The Louvre (Paris)

·      Museums around the world

·      2500 museums around the world

·      Great Wall of China

·      US national parks

·      More US national parks

·      Hawaii landmarks

·      NASA tour of outer space

·      3D replica of the surface of Mars

·      Instructions on how to use Google Street View to create your own virtual tour

(of anywhere)

Live webcams:

·      I Love You Venice

·      Eiffel Tower (Paris)

·      Zurich

·      Bavarian Alps

·      Copacabana Beach (Rio de Janeiro)

·      Beaches around the world

·      Jigokudani Monkey Park (Japan)

·      Clearwater Marine Aquarium (Florida)

·      Arosa Bear Sanctuary (Switzerland)

·      San Diego Zoo (California)

·      Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta GA)

·      Monterey Bay Aquarium (San Diego CA)

·      Wildlife around the world

·      Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights

Take a virtual trip just for fun, learn a little something about yourself and others along the way.  Safe travels – bon voyage – buen viaje – buon viaggio – gute Reise -- добре поїздка -- 旅途愉快