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Cancer | Last Active: Feb 5 11:42pm | Replies (24)
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Mine is in virtual reality. I have an application for my VR headset that lets me sit in a kayak and select from multiple lakes and rivers to ride around on, and then can choose whether to do so in the day or at night.
My "real world" happy place is New York City. I love walking around Manhattan, Brooklyn and recently parts of the Bronx, especially in the less touristy neighborhoods. I stop anyplace that looks interesting. If I need a rest, I just sit and people watch. A lot of people find New York anxiety-inducing because of the sensory overload but I enjoy it immensely.
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@scottbeammeup Both of those happy places sound truly wonderful! I’ve only once had a VR experience and that was in Nero’s Golden Palace in Rome. Total ruins underground. Massive. It was a superb experience sitting in one of the cavernous spaces with the headsets on. One of my very best travel memories. So realistic and felt like we were there at its glorious best and moving around it. I’d love to experience your VR. Please can you tell us more about your VR kayak trips? How did you discover it?
I totally get how Manhattan can be a happy place in the way you describe it. We spent 3 weeks there over Christmas and New Year in 2011 and didn’t catch any transport, except to and from the airport and the ferry. It was fabulous doing exactly as you said on foot, far and wide. We did do the touristy things as well but by far the best memories are as you describe. I didn’t expect to love Manhattan but wanted to see it and fell in love with it. My dream is to go back in autumn/fall.
You’re so lucky you can go to your happy places so often and wonderful that you actually do! ❤️🩹🙌