Mexico is a fun option if you want to plan a travel night at home, and it really isn’t that hard to do! Check out how to plan a trip to Mexico at home in three steps.

Prepare Your Favorite Mexican Dish

The first step to making yourself feel like you are in Mexico is to cook your favorite dish from the country’s fantastic gastronomical array. Search the internet for the recipe if you do not already know how to make it, and be sure to pair it with Mexican cerveza or one of the many other well-known drinks from the country.

Choose Mexican Music

As you eat and mingle with friends and/or family, one great way to set the mood is by choosing a soundtrack that will make you feel like you are south of the border. Whether it is Luis Miguel, Selena, or your favorite mariachi band, this will help you really feel like you have traveled there.

Find an Excellent Mexican Film to Watch

Mexico is represented on the silver screen by excellent directors such as Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alfonso Cuarón who have brought scenes from their home country that come to life in films such as Roma and Amores Perros. After you have eaten, listened to music, and relaxed, traveling to Mexico on the big screen is a great way to cap off your virtual travel day.

The post “Travel” to Mexico at Home in Three Simple Steps! appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

One way to get your travel fix while staying at home is with virtual reality tours, something that is made even more fun, immersive, and interactive with the help of a VR headset.

Virtual reality is becoming more and more commonplace to find, and plenty of tourist attractions have spent the past year or so uploading virtual tours of their spots that can be seen using VR devices.

Headsets, available from companies such as Oculus at a price point ranging between $300 and $500, are still a relatively new market addition but a great investment for all kinds of applications in the future.

Virtual travel is one of my favorite things to use a VR headset for, as it completely immerses you in the sights and sounds of a different place, all from the comfort of your own home.

Would you give travel through a virtual reality headset a try?

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One of my favorite virtual tours I have discovered recently is a tour of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

The Grand Canyon National Park is the home to one of the most recognizable natural wonders in the United States. The most common route used to hike the Grand Canyon is the Bright Angel Trail, which begins on the canyon’s South Rim and leads all the way down to the Colorado River.

This eight-mile long trail is one of the newest virtual treks Google Maps has made available in a 100% virtual format.

Doing this hike in real life is difficult and strenuous—with a sixteen-mile round trip, a 10% average grade, and unpredictable and varied temperatures making it a hike that’s best for experienced trekkers.

Whether or not you have this type of expertise, observing the burnt red natural landscape and the Colorado River coursing through the canyon on this virtual trek can be done from the safety and comfort of your own home. It’s a brilliant way to lose yourself in one of the most impressive places on Earth.

So, if you find yourself with wanderlust and a desire to seek out something new while you’re at home, a visit to the Grand Canyon National Park and a hike on its Bright Angel Trail might just be the remedy you were looking for.

The post Make the Trek into the Grand Canyon Virtually! appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Here are some of the continent’s top art museums that offer fantastic virtual visits.

Uffizi Gallery (Florence, Italy)

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy is the home to arguably the world’s best collection of Italian Renaissance art. Housed in a former palace, check out this all-encompassing virtual 3D visit, which you can control with the click of a mouse.

The Louvre (Paris, France)

The Louvre is arguably the best-known art museum in the world, the home of paintings such as the Mona Lisa and statues like Venus de Milo. It might be impossible to go to Paris right now, but the museum’s website will allow you to get lost in the halls of this gargantuan museum from the comfort of your own home.

Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is the Netherlands’ national museum that has a heavy focus on art. Their “visit from home” program dives into the museum’s extensive collection and allows you to gaze upon works by artists such as Rembrandt.

The post Europe’s Top Art Museums Come to Life with These Virtual Visits appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

The Appalachian Trail in West Virginia is a location that attracts many visitors every year. This year, however, everything’s different so the trail has been mostly empty. Thanks to a new app called Walk the Distance, you can transfer your daily steps into the distance on the trail as if you were walking there.

The app comes with a social aspect and allows you to compete with other people. It will show your picture pinned in the place you’ve reached on Google Maps graphics. That way you can see where your friends are at and how you compete to them.

The app will add up the steps you take every day until you walk the entire trail that’s 2,200 miles long. You can use it as a motivation to move more on a daily basis and reach the goal faster.

The post It’s Now Possible to Hike the Appalachian Trail Through an App appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

The Pantheon

American company Flyover Zone offers virtual trips to numerous important sites and monuments around the world. Rome Reborn is one of five apps they have and it helps you explore the different parts of ancient Rome.

The Great Pyramids of Egypt

The Egypt pyramids are one of seven virtual travel series offered by Escape Now. The tour comes with full commentary and background that will help you learn more about these ancient structures. It was filmed by Tarik Mohamed, an award-winning VR filmmaker.

Antarctic Ocean

Virtual reality travel makes us forget about the physical limitations of real travel. Thanks to company NetDragon, you can explore the underwater world of the Antarctic Ocean and dive into a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

The post 3 Amazing Virtual Reality Travel Experiences appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Versailles Palace, France

Many people had planned to visit Paris this spring and had to cancel those plans, but you can still see beautiful Versailles Palace online on this link. The tour is available on the Google Arts & Culture website along with many other things you can explore.

Walt Disney Concert Hall, California

The Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A., California, was designed by architect Frank Gehry and just celebrated its 16th anniversary. Here are many different virtual tours you can take if you want to explore every corner of this beautiful building.

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House currently offers digital program that you can watch online, but you can also check out this virtual tour on Google Arts & Culture website.

The post Explore Amazing Architecture Around the World With Virtual Tours appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Perfect Pick

Virtual tours are becoming so popular that you can visit pretty much any place this way, but you shouldn’t pressure yourself into doing that. Pick the destinations that truly interest you, and use virtual tours to inspire you to see them in person one day.

Don’t Rush It

Virtual tours often come in a form of full-motion videos, and you can go through each in a matter of seconds. Keep in mind you won’t enjoy them this way, and you should really take your time to fully immerse yourself into a virtual destination of your choice.

Learning Lesson

You’ll rarely get proper guidance when it comes to virtual tours, so make sure to learn as much as you can on your own. Explore the culture and history of places you want to visit, now that you have so much free time on your hands.

The post Make Your Virtual Vacations More Satisfying in Three Easy Steps appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Machu Picchu

This ancient site in Peru gets more than 500,000 millions of visitors per year, but now that people are prevented from traveling you can explore it from your home. Take a virtual tour here and you’ll definitely want to see it in person one day!

The Grand Canyon

It’s estimated that 6 million people come to see the Grand Canyon every year and you now have a chance to explore the site without crowds, as you sit comfortably at your home. How amazing is that?

Sistine Chapel

Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is famous for its Renaissance frescoes painted by Michelangelo, and it’s probably the most visited room in the world. It gets around 5 million visitors each year but if you explore it using this link, you can admire the artwork without anybody around you and for as long as you want.

The post Stuck at Home? Go on a Virtual Vacation! appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Mexico is a fun option if you want to plan a travel night at home, and it really isn’t that hard to do! Check out how to plan a trip to Mexico at home in three steps.

Prepare Your Favorite Mexican Dish

The first step to making yourself feel like you are in Mexico is to cook your favorite dish from the country’s fantastic gastronomical array. Search the internet for the recipe if you do not already know how to make it, and be sure to pair it with Mexican cerveza or one of the many other well-known drinks from the country.

Choose Mexican Music

As you eat and mingle with friends and/or family, one great way to set the mood is by choosing a soundtrack that will make you feel like you are south of the border. Whether it is Luis Miguel, Selena, or your favorite mariachi band, this will help you really feel like you have traveled there.

Find an Excellent Mexican Film to Watch

Mexico is represented on the silver screen by excellent directors such as Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alfonso Cuarón who have brought scenes from their home country that come to life in films such as Roma and Amores Perros. After you have eaten, listened to music, and relaxed, traveling to Mexico on the big screen is a great way to cap off your virtual travel day.

The post “Travel” to Mexico at Home in Three Simple Steps! appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

One way to get your travel fix while staying at home is with virtual reality tours, something that is made even more fun, immersive, and interactive with the help of a VR headset.

Virtual reality is becoming more and more commonplace to find, and plenty of tourist attractions have spent the past year or so uploading virtual tours of their spots that can be seen using VR devices.

Headsets, available from companies such as Oculus at a price point ranging between $300 and $500, are still a relatively new market addition but a great investment for all kinds of applications in the future.

Virtual travel is one of my favorite things to use a VR headset for, as it completely immerses you in the sights and sounds of a different place, all from the comfort of your own home.

Would you give travel through a virtual reality headset a try?

The post Travel Around the World with a Virtual Reality Headset appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

One of my favorite virtual tours I have discovered recently is a tour of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

The Grand Canyon National Park is the home to one of the most recognizable natural wonders in the United States. The most common route used to hike the Grand Canyon is the Bright Angel Trail, which begins on the canyon’s South Rim and leads all the way down to the Colorado River.

This eight-mile long trail is one of the newest virtual treks Google Maps has made available in a 100% virtual format.

Doing this hike in real life is difficult and strenuous—with a sixteen-mile round trip, a 10% average grade, and unpredictable and varied temperatures making it a hike that’s best for experienced trekkers.

Whether or not you have this type of expertise, observing the burnt red natural landscape and the Colorado River coursing through the canyon on this virtual trek can be done from the safety and comfort of your own home. It’s a brilliant way to lose yourself in one of the most impressive places on Earth.

So, if you find yourself with wanderlust and a desire to seek out something new while you’re at home, a visit to the Grand Canyon National Park and a hike on its Bright Angel Trail might just be the remedy you were looking for.

The post Make the Trek into the Grand Canyon Virtually! appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Here are some of the continent’s top art museums that offer fantastic virtual visits.

Uffizi Gallery (Florence, Italy)

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy is the home to arguably the world’s best collection of Italian Renaissance art. Housed in a former palace, check out this all-encompassing virtual 3D visit, which you can control with the click of a mouse.

The Louvre (Paris, France)

The Louvre is arguably the best-known art museum in the world, the home of paintings such as the Mona Lisa and statues like Venus de Milo. It might be impossible to go to Paris right now, but the museum’s website will allow you to get lost in the halls of this gargantuan museum from the comfort of your own home.

Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is the Netherlands’ national museum that has a heavy focus on art. Their “visit from home” program dives into the museum’s extensive collection and allows you to gaze upon works by artists such as Rembrandt.

The post Europe’s Top Art Museums Come to Life with These Virtual Visits appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

The Appalachian Trail in West Virginia is a location that attracts many visitors every year. This year, however, everything’s different so the trail has been mostly empty. Thanks to a new app called Walk the Distance, you can transfer your daily steps into the distance on the trail as if you were walking there.

The app comes with a social aspect and allows you to compete with other people. It will show your picture pinned in the place you’ve reached on Google Maps graphics. That way you can see where your friends are at and how you compete to them.

The app will add up the steps you take every day until you walk the entire trail that’s 2,200 miles long. You can use it as a motivation to move more on a daily basis and reach the goal faster.

The post It’s Now Possible to Hike the Appalachian Trail Through an App appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

The Pantheon

American company Flyover Zone offers virtual trips to numerous important sites and monuments around the world. Rome Reborn is one of five apps they have and it helps you explore the different parts of ancient Rome.

The Great Pyramids of Egypt

The Egypt pyramids are one of seven virtual travel series offered by Escape Now. The tour comes with full commentary and background that will help you learn more about these ancient structures. It was filmed by Tarik Mohamed, an award-winning VR filmmaker.

Antarctic Ocean

Virtual reality travel makes us forget about the physical limitations of real travel. Thanks to company NetDragon, you can explore the underwater world of the Antarctic Ocean and dive into a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

The post 3 Amazing Virtual Reality Travel Experiences appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Versailles Palace, France

Many people had planned to visit Paris this spring and had to cancel those plans, but you can still see beautiful Versailles Palace online on this link. The tour is available on the Google Arts & Culture website along with many other things you can explore.

Walt Disney Concert Hall, California

The Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A., California, was designed by architect Frank Gehry and just celebrated its 16th anniversary. Here are many different virtual tours you can take if you want to explore every corner of this beautiful building.

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House currently offers digital program that you can watch online, but you can also check out this virtual tour on Google Arts & Culture website.

The post Explore Amazing Architecture Around the World With Virtual Tours appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Perfect Pick

Virtual tours are becoming so popular that you can visit pretty much any place this way, but you shouldn’t pressure yourself into doing that. Pick the destinations that truly interest you, and use virtual tours to inspire you to see them in person one day.

Don’t Rush It

Virtual tours often come in a form of full-motion videos, and you can go through each in a matter of seconds. Keep in mind you won’t enjoy them this way, and you should really take your time to fully immerse yourself into a virtual destination of your choice.

Learning Lesson

You’ll rarely get proper guidance when it comes to virtual tours, so make sure to learn as much as you can on your own. Explore the culture and history of places you want to visit, now that you have so much free time on your hands.

The post Make Your Virtual Vacations More Satisfying in Three Easy Steps appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Machu Picchu

This ancient site in Peru gets more than 500,000 millions of visitors per year, but now that people are prevented from traveling you can explore it from your home. Take a virtual tour here and you’ll definitely want to see it in person one day!

The Grand Canyon

It’s estimated that 6 million people come to see the Grand Canyon every year and you now have a chance to explore the site without crowds, as you sit comfortably at your home. How amazing is that?

Sistine Chapel

Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is famous for its Renaissance frescoes painted by Michelangelo, and it’s probably the most visited room in the world. It gets around 5 million visitors each year but if you explore it using this link, you can admire the artwork without anybody around you and for as long as you want.

The post Stuck at Home? Go on a Virtual Vacation! appeared first on Traveler Dreams.