We've had a few cool days and it brings to mind the upcoming September weather. Perfect temperatures, everything green and lush, so isn't it time for a vacation? I seem to be noticing ads for vacations and articles on vacations. The articles are about the high costs of vacations or the high impacts on the residents being vacationed upon.
The ads give the promise of big discounts - can you imagine promising up to $4,000 off per couple. What would that river cruise vacation cost? A budget cruise is said to cost $250 per person per night and go up towards $1,500 per person per night. The comparison is called purse-friendly vs budget-busting.
So I go on a "virtual tour" of these river cruisers, and what I see is the same as realtors videoing the inside of homes for sale - a wide angle lens that makes the 10 x 15 foot room look 20 x 30 or more.
What if we could add some scent/smell of the place we're wanting to visit, some of the breeze in the air, wouldn't we be able to reproduce a vacation at home? And not have to worry it is a wide-angle lens, just enjoy it.
Welcome to Virtual Vacation - the website that lets you experience the world from home! It is HERE. So I chose a walking tour of Toronto and the video begins - it is winter, it is snowing and snow has accumulated on the sidewalk. It is early evening. What street are they on? I'd say maybe King West - the theatre district or Dundas Square (now renamed). It is Dundas Square and we just walked past the subway station entrance. Looks frigid. Walking across Dundas square is a little boring and where does it take you? To class at Ryerson (renamed as well). We circle back to the intersection of Dundas and Yonge.
This is boring. It doesn't make me interested in seeing Toronto in any way. It was a thought, though, seeing other places with no effort involved. I'd put this in the category of distraction websites and not virtual vacations. Once they get the reproduction of all the senses, it will be something interesting
Here are a few places one would like to see on a walking tour of Toronto. The Aga Khan Museum, the CN Tower from Bloor Street, and the fabulous City Hall.
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