Virtual Tours: My plans to lessen the stress of quarantine. Yours?

Posted by bridgegoddess @bridgegoddess, Mar 18, 2020

Hi I am 81 and have a decent diagnosis of PMR and I am currently on a very high dosage of Prednisone I have a very old degree in Pharmacy , and I am very grateful that my memory is still quite good I do know stress is a function that involves our adrenal glands. I know with the current dosage of Prednisone, I do not want to add any additional impact on my adrenal glands So I needed a plan to deal width the issues of social isolation.
Here is the start of my daily routine:

Spend some time just seating in my garden on any warmish day . That is a special escape for me , I can sit in a chair and clean one pot at a day Or Not!
Phone a minimum of two friends a day
Because as a group we are blessed to know how to use the Internet, I am going to visit one place a day One popped instantly to my mind was Switzerland I am not sure why, but I have driven through there twice I know it us stunning beautiful I will revisit the places I saw and see what I missed. So it is an expensive country to visit , but I will have a free trip.

Tomorrow, I will visit Bali ,which was always on my List , but never got there . I can amuse myself for weeks learning new things and enjoying the trip
I will connect with my family in Denmark in a daily basis , even some I have never met , but know through my DNA testing on Ancestry

I want to hear any new suggestions any one has for not feeling isolated, but in fact knowing that we are doing the best thing possible for all of us to avoid exposure

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 18, 2020

@bridgegoddess, what a great idea, travel the world on the Internet. How do you do it? Do you just Google a country and view images? Or do you use a special app or website?

lioness | @lioness | Mar 18, 2020

@bridgegoddess What a great idea also I bought some DVD,s of railroads in Canada and different Mts in S. America the rainforest before devastation so I will look at them also .

bridgegoddess | @bridgegoddess | Mar 18, 2020

In reply to @colleenyoung "@bridgegoddess, what a great idea, travel the world on the Internet. How do you do it?..." + (show)

No and yes Most countries have great websites that have travel destinations on their website For Examples, my heritage is Danish and although I have been there several times , the Denmark site has a lots of history etc
Because I am really interested in genealogy, and convinced that those Vikings helped shape my life ( except for their brutality) I am reading all I can about the Vikings And so impressed by their ability to navigate All the way to the east coast of Canada in long boat I saw in the museums Heh they are my relatives and I am just not that tough

John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Mar 18, 2020

Virtual Tours to help you pass the time...

Virtual Tour | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
-- https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

Google Arts & Culture - Top 10 Museums You can Explore
-- https://artsandculture.google.com/story/igKSKBBnEBSGKg

Google Maps Now Lets You Take A Virtual Boat Ride Down The Amazon - they have a YouTube video that explains how they made the virtual tours and you can click any of the text links for the tour and then you guide it using Google Maps -- cool!
-- https://singularityhub.com/2012/03/29/google-maps-now-lets-you-take-a-virtual-boat-ride-down-the-amazon/

Bob, Alumni Mentor | @grandpabob | Mar 18, 2020

Something I do, is when reading a book, I have my computer handy and use Google Earth to view locations that are mentioned in the story line. I saw some wonderful locations in Pakistan by that method today.

bridgegoddess | @bridgegoddess | Mar 18, 2020

I like doing that as well Google maps and Google Earth are just great

bridgegoddess | @bridgegoddess | Mar 18, 2020

In reply to @johnbishop "Virtual Tours to help you pass the time... Virtual Tour | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural..." + (show)

Yes thank you Love that idea

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 18, 2020

So who's going to join @bridgegoddess and go to Bali tomorrow - virtually?

bridgegoddess | @bridgegoddess | Mar 18, 2020

Just love your answer Tonight I have just revisited Bern Still trying to find a picture of the fire hydrants I remember being painted like Bears I do think that maybe they decided that that was not a great decision for safety, but it seems to be my favourite memory of a beautiful city

Jackie, Alumna Mentor | @travelgirl | Mar 18, 2020

In reply to @colleenyoung "@bridgegoddess, what a great idea, travel the world on the Internet. How do you do it?..." + (show)

You take coronacation .. lol.. a virtual vacation

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