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Mother daughter travel and exploring the world has changed in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic health crisis. If you were planning a vacation this year, I’m sure you had to change or cancel your travel plans, right? My mom had an exciting cruise planned in March and unfortunately had to cancel, while my daughter, husband and I were able to visit Disney World, in Orlando, Florida on March 7, 2020 – just a week before all of the Orlando, Florida amusement parks closed before the United States shut down. The thought of planning exciting mother-daughter trips for this year fizzled but I’m excited to try virtual travel, instead!
Travel the World Safely during the Pandemic
While under quarantine I started researching virtual vacations and wow! I didn’t realize how enjoyable it can be to visit the world without even leaving my living room. Take a look at some of the museums, family travel attractions, and resources you and your mom can do!
1. The Louvre Museum – Paris, France
The Louvre Museum is the world’s largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. The Louvre has free online virtual tours of three famous exhibits, including Egyptian Antiquities. The most famous painting in the Louvre is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The Renaissance painting is protected by bulletproof glass and flanked by museum guards. Other popular works of art include the Code of Hammurabi, the Venus of Milo and The Dying Slave by Michelangelo.
2. Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming
Take a panoramic virtual tour to Yellowstone National Park and experience the exotic beauty of nature – waterfalls, geysers, forests, fumaroles, lakes, rivers, and hot springs. You can be transported to Yellowstone instantly with some live-streaming videos. There are plenty of ways to stay in touch through the internet with the world’s first national park from afar and connect with its history.
3. Sydney Opera House – Sydney, Australia
Want to enjoy a trip to the opera, without leaving home? Head “Down Under” without having to deal with a long flight to get to Sydney, Australia. You can visit this famous place virtually. More than 10 million people visit Sydney each year. Put some shrimp on the Barbie as you start your virtual vacation and log onto a live camera that shows the iconic Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge with the skyline as the backdrop.
4. Walt Disney World – Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida has a lot of great attractions, even if you can’t visit them in person. Set aside some time, because there’s plenty to see here. There are several Virtual tours you can take include Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot, just to name a few. Consider looking through YouTube for influencers who post vacation videos that feel just like you’re on famous rides like the Frozen Ever After ride – seen below and a host of other virtual experiences like, It’s a Small World, Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
5. The San Diego Zoo
This zoo is a constellation of numerous flora & fauna as it will take you to the world of more than 3,700 rare and endangered animals with 650 species & subspecies and some outstanding botanical collection with more than 700,000 plants. Spend a day of your virtual vacation with what may be the most live cam options, this zoo lets you switch between koalas, polar bears, and tigers in one sitting.
You can explore these virtual experiences and attractions from around the world within the comfort of your sofa in a cozy corner without taking the hazards of traveling and still save plenty of money!
Let me know what virtual travel ideas you are going to try this travel season.
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