While public holidays, school breaks and long weekends may be very different this year with travel or day trip plans postponed, digital travel platform Agoda shows how you can still explore the globe, shake off that cabin fever and experience what the world has to offer, all without leaving your own home. Taking Agoda’s travelers’ favorite destinations throughout 2019, combined with the top travel motivations from its Usage & Attitude Survey (U&A), Agoda shares a handy guide to travel in the virtual world. According to Agoda’s U&A survey, Nature/Countryside; Beaches; Food & Dining; Landmarks; and Culture are the top five reasons cited to travel globally. Also, it revealed that Vietnam is among Agoda’s Top 10 Destinations in 2019 (at 8^th position).

If you are curious about cultures

Singapore’s cultural scene gets better and better. With theatre, arts, fine food and dining all to explore. Have a taster as you view the ArtScience Museum. Located right in the heart of the lion city, nestled between the iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel, overlooking the harbor, the museum hosts a range of fabulous exhibitions throughout the year – take a look at its contemporary art and science shows all throughout this #stayathome period.

On the other hand, The National Palace Museum in Taipei, offers a fully interactive virtual tour so travelers can enjoy the museum and historical artifacts at your own pace.

Also, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) invited you for virtual tour in Hoi An to see a mix of eras and styles from wooden Chinese shophouses and temples to colorful French colonial buildings, ornate Vietnamese tube houses and the iconic Japanese Covered Bridge with its pagoda. Hoi An Ancient Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in December 1999.

The U&A Study has shown that Chinese and Indonesian tourists are most likely to visit famous attractions when traveling. But globally, it’s the fourth biggest motivation to travel, so check out these Instagram worthy destinations – online. If there was one destination that makes every one, no matter their age believe in magic, it has to be Disneyland. Keep the child in you alive with virtual tours of some of the best Disneyland rides.

If you need some “vitamin sea” or peace from the scenery

Beaches and/or islands are the second favorite global reason to travel.  While you might need to wait a while until you can feel the sand between your toes or waves on your back, you don’t need to miss the magic of the ocean completely. Alternatively, take a virtual dive with sealions at the National Marine Sanctuaries courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The number one motivation to travel for explorers across the world is nature and scenery. Even that you only enjoy Ha Long Bay on a small screen, its magnificence does not ease before your eyes. Its offers a stunning views of limestone mountains ascending from emerald waters and also great sunset.

Another wonder of Vietnam, Son Doong Cave in central Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park, explored by scientists for the first time in 2009, after a local man, Ho Khanh, discovered it in 1991. Enjoy a virtual trek complete with images and atmospheric sounds, zoom into of the flora and fauna.

And finally, for a truly out of this world travel experience…

Check out the views from NASA’s International Space Station which takes sixteen orbits around the Earth in 24 hours. It sees either a sunset or a sunrise every 45 minutes. What better time to view Earth on NASA’s Space Station live stream than right now?