We may be stuck indoors for the time being but that doesn't mean we can't broaden our horizons beyond our living room walls, because let's face it, there's only so many thousand-piece jigsaws you can do, and Netflix series you can watch. While we aren’t able to physically travel the globe at the moment, there are ways to do it virtually – and for free.
Swim with sharks or dive with dolphins
National Geographic has a selection of 360-degree videos on its YouTube channel including a tiger shark encounter, and this hammerhead shark encounter. Flipping to a more tranquil deep dive, how about swimming with dolphins instead. Each experience lasts a few minutes.
Hot step it onto a volcano
As the old saying goes – just because you can, doesn't mean you should – and really, taking an expedition to the heart of an active volcano isn't advisable even if you're able to. However, a group of climbers did it, and you can join them on a four-minute adventure as they get as close as possible to a spitting lava lake. Anyone else feel hot or is it just me?
Enter stage right onto a Broadway musical
This one's not extreme, but it is extremely cool if you're into musicals. Disney's The Lion King is one of the longest-running musicals in both London and New York. If the thespian in you has ever wondered what it's like to be on stage, then you can experience being in front of an audience and backstage at The Lion King Broadway musical through this 360 actors' point of view during an entire five-minute performance of 'The Circle of Life'.
National Geographic has a selection of 360-degree videos on its YouTube channel including a tiger shark encounter, and this hammerhead shark encounter. Flipping to a more tranquil deep dive, how about swimming with dolphins instead. Each experience lasts a few minutes.
Hot step it onto a volcano
As the old saying goes – just because you can, doesn't mean you should – and really, taking an expedition to the heart of an active volcano isn't advisable even if you're able to. However, a group of climbers did it, and you can join them on a four-minute adventure as they get as close as possible to a spitting lava lake. Anyone else feel hot or is it just me?
Enter stage right onto a Broadway musical
This one's not extreme, but it is extremely cool if you're into musicals. Disney's The Lion King is one of the longest-running musicals in both London and New York. If the thespian in you has ever wondered what it's like to be on stage, then you can experience being in front of an audience and backstage at The Lion King Broadway musical through this 360 actors' point of view during an entire five-minute performance of 'The Circle of Life'.