How to go on a digital vacation
Before you go on your journey, you need an address. If you want an address and don't know what to use, I like using Fake Name Generator, picking a random country or state and copying an address from there. Today I chose to go on a trip to The Czech Republic, as it is part of my heritage.
The address I got was:
Školní 1790
391 75 Malšice
Once I have my address to the place I'm going to visit, I put the address into Google Maps, to get an idea of the place I'm visiting. It'll be able to give you an idea if you're going to be vacationing in the country or a city. Interestingly enough I was transported to the outside of what looks to be a church.
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| Image Source: Woody Photography on Google Maps |
Now that we have a place, and an address, we can do many things. We can sight see, by going around with street view on Google Maps, we can use Pinterest to learn about the area, or we can even Google to learn what places are around where I'm at. Today I'm going to use Pinterest and Google what's around the area, mainly because Google Maps won't let me walk the streets in the area I'm at.
How to Use Google as a Guide
I typed in the town of Malšice in Google's search bar and actually learned a lot about the town that I wouldn't have known. I got a list of things to do in Malšice, Trip Advisor gave me ideas about what's around the area and even a price of a hotel room.
Today I decided that I'd google both the Burg Pribenitz Museum and Ruins, and Špejchar Želeč as they were both very interesting places that I wanted to learn a bit about, and I know that if I was in the area that I would love to go to. Unfourtionately, both of the sites were in Czech, so I had to translate them but, I learned a lot about the area from visiting both museums online.
Trip advisor even told me about a few places that I could go eat at! Which was even cooler! The Nautilus Goldie Restaurant at a hotel in Tabor was the place I chose to look at and imagined eating at. They had pictures of the food on Trip Advisor and even a menu on their website! If I wanted to and was able to go to the store here, I could very well google one of the things on the menu and make it for myself (gluten-free versions)! I'd get an idea about what eating Czech food is actually like.
Converting currency and shopping during your trip: Learn how to convert currency, then stick to a budget for your imaginary trip. You know you're going to have to eat on the trip and find a place to stay, include that an learn to budget your trip so that you're not going to be stuck in the country forever!
Learn a new language: Places like Duo Lingo or YouTube usually have basics of the language. If someone actually went on a trip to the country they're touring, it's good to know how to conversate with the locals!
Find a penpal from your country of choice: If you like writing penpal letters or e-mails, there's actually sites where you can make a real pen pal or a digital penpal from the area. It gives you an idea what a place is really like.
Now that you have an idea about how to take a digital vacation, is there a few places that you'd like to visit?
Trip advisor even told me about a few places that I could go eat at! Which was even cooler! The Nautilus Goldie Restaurant at a hotel in Tabor was the place I chose to look at and imagined eating at. They had pictures of the food on Trip Advisor and even a menu on their website! If I wanted to and was able to go to the store here, I could very well google one of the things on the menu and make it for myself (gluten-free versions)! I'd get an idea about what eating Czech food is actually like.
Using Pinterest
Sometimes if you're lucky when you type a location in on Pinterest, you'll get pictures, recipes and stuff about the area. Malšice is a very small town, so when I searched for it, not much came up, so instead I used Pinterest to learn about Czech recipes and Czech culture in particular and if you want to you can create an album just for your 'travels', so that you can look back over your vacation.
They did have this photo of Malšice, when I searched for it on Pinterest. I love looking at old historical photos anyway, and I know it would be another thing that I would love to have seen if I went on a trip to the Czech Republic.
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| source: Miluju Prahu |
Some other things you can do on your trips
If you're a parent homeschooling your kids, if you want to have more fun during your digital trip, or if you want to teach your kids more about the culture and ways of life around some areas, there's a few activies that you can include.
Converting currency and shopping during your trip: Learn how to convert currency, then stick to a budget for your imaginary trip. You know you're going to have to eat on the trip and find a place to stay, include that an learn to budget your trip so that you're not going to be stuck in the country forever!
Learn a new language: Places like Duo Lingo or YouTube usually have basics of the language. If someone actually went on a trip to the country they're touring, it's good to know how to conversate with the locals!
Find a penpal from your country of choice: If you like writing penpal letters or e-mails, there's actually sites where you can make a real pen pal or a digital penpal from the area. It gives you an idea what a place is really like.
Now that you have an idea about how to take a digital vacation, is there a few places that you'd like to visit?
