8 ways to TRAVEL REMOTELY
As travel has been put on hold temporarily, we are finding ourselves wanting to connect more than ever. While we wait for the world to open up again to us, we've compiled our recommendations on how to connect to travel, entertain yourselves beyond social media scrolling, reignite your wanderlust and think ahead to your next trip.
Our list includes ideas like a virtual museum visit to the Louvre, viewing penguins at the Aquarium of the Pacific, recipes for our favorite international cocktails, compiling that travel photo book and more.
Have fun and we look forward to seeing you on the trails soon!
MAKE A PHOTO BOOK FROM YOUR TRAVELS
In our opinion, Artifact Uprising makes the most beautiful photo books out there. They have an app that lets you make a photo book directly from your phone, as well, if that’s easier and less daunting than using your computer.
2. MAKE an INTERNATIONAL COCKTAIL
Just in time for spring, for all your virtual happy hours and hopefully soon-to-be-in-person happy hours, learn how to concoct some of favorite cocktails from around the world
Aperol Spritz from Italy
Ingredients: 3 parts Prosecco, 2 parts Aperol, 1 part Club Soda, Orange slice for garnish
Instructions: Fill a large wine glass with ice cubes. Add Prosecco, Aperol & soda. Stir gently to combine and garnish with a slice of orange.
Radler from the Alps
Ingredients: Pilsner beer, Lemonade or sparkling lemonade
Instructions: Fill half a pint glass with lemonade or sparkling lemonade. Fill the rest of the glass with your beer. Stir gently and enjoy.
Pisco Sour from Chile & Peru
Ingredients: 2 oz pisco, 1 oz simple syrup, ¾ oz very tart lime juice, 1 egg white, 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters
Instructions: Mix the pisco, lime juice, simple syrup, and egg white in a cocktail shaker. Add ice to fill and then shake vigorously. Strain into an old-fashioned glass, and sprinkle the Angostura bitters on top of the foam (there should be about ½ inch of foam on top). Serve immediately and enjoy.
Gin & Tonic from South Africa
Ingredients: 2 oz gin, 4-5 oz Fever Tree Tonic, Citrus: lemon, lime or grapefruit, Optional herb garnish: mint, rosemary or basil
Instructions: Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour in the gin then top with tonic. Rub citrus around glass rim, squeeze over drink and drop into the glass. Add optional herb of choice. Stir lightly and enjoy.
Malbec from Argentina
Ingredients: your favorite bottle of Argentine Malbec
Instructions: Pour wine into glass. Swirl and enjoy. Perfect for a chilly, rainy spring day.
Port & Tonic from Portugal
Ingredients: 4 oz Fever Tree Tonic, 2 oz white port, Citrus for garnish: lemon, lime or orange
Instructions: Fill a glass with ice. Add white port and top with tonic. Stir briefly. Rub citrus around glass rim, then drop in citrus into the glass. Squeeze a wedge of your citrus of choice over the drink and drop in the glass. Stir lightly and enjoy.
3. VIEW PATHWAYS TRAVELER PHOTOS
Check out our curated albums of some of our favorite images from our travels over the last several years. Images include of stunning scenery, mouthwatering cuisine and big, happy smiles.
4. CULTURE FROM HOME: MUSUEM EXHIBITS, AQUARIUMS & OPERA
As we all adjust to this temporary lifestyle, cultural institutions have opened their doors,
letting us all in to enjoy art, wildlife and music from around the world.
Here are some of our favorites.
Musee du Louvre | take a virtual tour through the museum's exhibition rooms & galleries and the façades of the Louvre.
Google’s Arts & Culture Collections | works from museums like the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam and the Tate Modern in London are all on view.
The Vatican Museum | offers a 360-degree tour of the Sistine Chapel and more.
Boston’s New England Aquarium | offers scheduled Facebook Live-access to tours and behind-the-scenes looks at all the animals.
Aquarium of the Pacific | offers live streams of its Magellanic penguins.
Monterey Bay Aquarium | has 10 cameras set up offering views throughout their aquarium.
Metropolitan Opera | available every night, the most popular performances will be viewable for 20 hours.
5. WATCH A TRAVEL MOVIE OR TV SHOW
To transport you to beautiful, interesting place around the globe.
Here are some of our favorites.
Roman Holiday | 1953 | a European princess discovers Rome, Italy.
The English Patient | 1996 | a romantic love affair intertwined with gorgeous scenery from Italy & Africa.
Under the Tuscan Sun | 2003 | an American woman exploring Tuscany in Italy.
The Motorcycle Diaries | 2004 | adventurous road tripping through South America.
Up | 2009 | a tale of love and loss including travels to South America.
Midnight in Paris | 2011 | a screenwriter and novelist on a trip to Paris.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | 2013 | a journey of imagination to Iceland, Greenland & the Himalayas.
Call Me by Your Name | 2017 | summer explorations of Northern Italy (Lombardy, Bergamo & Lake Garda).
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted | Hulu | epic adventures around the world while connecting with locals and sharing unique traditions and cuisine (locations include Laos, Hawaii, Peru).
Street Food | Netflix | some of the world’s most vibrant cities where the culture of street food is explored (locations include Singapore, India, Thailand, Japan, South Korea & Vietnam).
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | Hulu | Bourdain explores the world to “eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice ... they open up to you in ways that somebody visiting who is driven by a story may not get.” Locations include: the Congo, Libya, Myanmar, Columbia, Peru, Morocco and Los Angeles.
Chef’s Table | Netflix | explores the kitchens of some of the world’s most renowned chefs as they share their personal stories, inspirations, creativity and styles. Locations include the USA, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, France, Spain, the UK, Slovenia, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Russia, Thailand, Indonesia & South Korea.
Departures | Amazon Prime | two travelers in search of unique experiences in some of the world’s most beautiful and remote places. Locations Jordan, India, New Zealand, Cambodia, Canada, Morocco, Libya, Cuba, Brazil, Iceland, Zambia, Madagascar, Chile, Antarctica, Russia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Greenland, North Korea & Australia.
6. READ A TRAVEL story
To transport you to beautiful & interesting places around the world and get you away from your screens. Here are some of our favorites.
The Good Girl’s Guide to Getting Lost | Rachel Friedman | two friends living in the moment and traveling to Ireland, Australia & South America.
On the Road | Jack Kerouac | a story of friendship and adventure traveling across the USA.
Into the Wild | Jon Krakauer | the story of Chris McCandless’ travels through Alaska.
Wild | Cheryl Strayed | Cheryl Strayed’s solo journey on the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert to Washington State.
The Alchemist | Paolo Coelho | a magical story about the importance of following our dreams as told through travel in search of a worldly treasure.
Eat, Pray, Love | Elizabeth Gilbert | an American woman’s story of leaving her life behind to explore pleasure in Italy, devotion in India and a balance between worldly enjoyment & divine transcendence in Bali.
Into Thin Air | Jon Krakauer | a powerful personal account of the Mt. Everest Disaster detailing Krakauer’s experience when his group was stranded by a storm.
Seven Years in Tibet | Heinrich Harrer | Heinrich Harrer’s memoir about his many adventures in Tibet during WWII, including befriending the Dali Lama.
Atlas Obscura | Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, Ella Morton | a book that celebrates over 700 of the world’s most usual places, people & things: from museums and natural phenomena in places like Germany, Hungary, Argentina, England, Egypt, France, USA, Russia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, China, Japan & Mexico.
Long Way Down | Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman | an epic adventure from Scotland to South Africa, 15,000 miles through some of the toughest terrain and most beautiful, interesting scenery in the world.
7. go for a hike and bring
a trailside picnic
If accessible and safe from where you live, a hike outside (while keeping socially distant, of course), will do wonders for the mind, body and soul. Pack a picnic and find a scenic spot to pull off the trail to enjoy some bread, charcuterie and cheese as you soak in your surroundings.
8. CONSIDER YOUR NEXT TRIP
We can’t wait for the world to be open again when we can all travel safely and happily together, discovering unique, beautiful places around the globe. We will come out of this stronger and when we do, meaningful travel will be more important than ever before.
When you are ready to start thinking about what’s next for you in the world of travel, know that we are here for you, ready to listen and help you plan an incredible trip.