Article Source: https://theparentswebsite.com.au/virtual-vacations-our-guide-to-taking-an-overseas-family-holiday-at-home/ 

We’re back home again for the school holidays. But don’t let that cramp your family travel plans – you can bring the world to your lounge room with a virtual vacation. We’ve provided ideas tohelp get you to the departure gate.

It’s the school holidays again, and family vacations away are something we can only dream about.

If we can’t explore the rest of the world, why not bring the rest of the world to us, with an international holiday at home?

Pick a location, get the whole family involved, let your imagination run wild around the country’s theme – food, activities, music, dance, movies, history, maybe a few useful foreign phrases.

Preston becomes Prague, Tarneit becomes Tokyo, Malvern becomes Mumbai.

We’ve come up with a few suggested ‘destinations’, and have included some useful links that can help transport you there – including virtual tours of landmarks and galleries.

Virtual walking tours of cities and sights have also taken off – a version of slow tv filmed by people, some professional guides, with cameras, phones or Go Pros, often running for hours. They are a great way to get a taste of life on the street.

You might also explore our very popular Super list of great ideas for kids at home, which has more than 250 listings of activities.

Bon (Virtual) Voyage!

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