There are ways of travelling.
1.You can travel to a destination, enjoy the balmy weather, graze with danger and talk to people- or
2. Read interesting articles, or better still
3. If your a wee bit tech savvy embark on a virtual of the place.
The links below are interesting articles of far off places in India (depending of course where you are currently based at the moment).
Jodhpur's crowning glory.
Kailash and Mansarover
Go the distance- A journey to Tawang
Other-worldly Vacations- Ayurvedic healing destinations
On top of a tree- Tree climbing in Kerala
Google adventurer Dan Fredinburg said in a blog post “With Google Maps, you can instantly transport yourself to the top of these peaks and enjoy the sights without all the avalanches, rock slides, crevasses, and dangers from altitude and weather that mountaineers face,”Have a look at this link- Top Shots: Virtual tourism
The websites given here enables you to embark on a virtual panoramic tour of some of the most interesting places in the world. Go ahead and enjoy viewing the places without the dangers of landslides, deep crevasses and aberrant weather.
P.S. You can even go to the planet Mars!!
1.360cities.net
As the name suggests you get a 360 degree view of the place. You can zoom in for a closer inspection.
Go for the Editor's pick!
2. Panoramas.dk
Here you can see the most amazing panoramic views of some of the most inaccessible and hostile regions of the world. Hans Nyberg, the creator of this website says," No other media can give you the feeling of being at the place like VR photos. And the ultimate feeling comes when you view it in Fullscreen.
Gigapan.org
Gigapans are gigapixel panoramas-more the pixels greater is the clarity. In the Shanghai skyline the pictures are so detailed, you can virtually witness the daily life of a Chinese! The details are fascinating to see.
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