Our biggest adventures of the moment are looking a little like this – a daily walk, a weekly trip to the shops and a journey to the letterbox. In other words, not nearly enough to satiate the wanderlust of travel addicts like us! So, while we can’t jump on a plane to be Spring skiing in Canada, our team at Mogul Ski World has put together the ultimate ‘Travel From Home’ toolkit with our top tips and tricks for experiencing some of the joys of travel and scratching that itchy foot without leaving home.
TIP 1. TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR
We may not be able to leave the house right now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t continue to explore and feel that rush of a new travel experience! Tourism boards and innovative travel operators around the world are mastering the pivot and letting us explore the world virtually from home with the click of a mouse.
- Swedish tour company Lights Over Lapland has teamed up with virtual reality videographers to create a video that puts you in the driver’s seat of a dog sled. It’s a magical sense of escapism to feel the dogs pull their sled through the pristine winter landscape with blue skies and snow piled high on either side of the trail. Hop on the sled here.
- There’s nothing like experiencing a new destination through the eyes of a local and we love this virtual tour of Park City, Utah hosted by two-time Olympian ski racer, Kaylin Richardson with her “adventure should be a priority” attitude.
- Or you can visit your favourite destination in real time via Earthcam.com – A global network of live streaming webcams, where you can type a location, such as Aspen and take in the snow covered peaks, the unusually peaceful streets in town and the people-free ski runs.
- With many zoos around the world offering livestreams into the lives of their animals, one of our faves is Vancouver Aquarium’s Jelly Cam – this live footage of Pacific Sea Nettles blobbing across your screen will leave you feeling totally at ease and give you that holiday feeling.
TIP 2. NETFLIX & CHILL
Get inspired by the best travel shows and adventure documentaries streaming on Netflix now.
The Kindness Diaries – The second season of this Netflix docu-series sees host Leon Logothetis travel from Alaska down to Argentina in a vintage yellow VW bug, surviving solely on the kindness of strangers he meets along the way. It will restore your faith in humanity and with the first few episodes set travelling from Alaska through Canada’s Yukon and Rocky Mountains, it also provides some pretty breathtaking scenery. Get ready for lots of hugs!
Mountain – This inspirational documentary explores humanity’s urge to explore the highest reaches of Earth and showcases some truly astonishing peaks and valleys. The soundtrack is Willem Dafoe reading from Mountains of the Mind by Robert Macfarlane.
TIP 3. GET SNOW FIT
Make sure you’re ready to come straight out of isolation and onto the slopes by getting snow fit at home. Check out SNOWSBEST.COM‘s wrap of the best online fitness programs specifically for skiiers and snowboarders. These are guaranteed to bring the burn.
TIP 4. DON’T STOP DREAMING
Indulge in the pleasures of planning! Anticipation can be almost as enjoyable as the adventure itself and during tough times, it’s particularly important to have something to look forward to, something to dream about to get us through.
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