Ways to beat the ‘virtual’ lockdown blues
THE lockdown blues are upon us and for all of us who are staying well and staying home, websites are continuing to give us plenty of reason to keep it up and stay safe.
Get through the lockdown blues with access to anywhere on the Internet
The coronavirus pandemic has been a challenging time for everyone, and boredom has crept into every corner of our lives no matter how much we try to fill the day.
Web designers, museums, theme parks and historic landmarks have all got into the act along with online dating sites and social media platforms and among them is Jack Kennedy from Wicklow, Ireland, who is doing his part to keep us all safe and sane.
Take a ride on a virtual camel through one of the many souks featured on the Internet
Refreshing every 24 hours, the fixmyquarantine.com website he developed from home is collecting information from across the internet to post the most engaging content it scoops up.
“I have had quite a bit of time on my hands lately now that I am confined to my home,” said Jack, a secondary school student. “I have been programming websites for years and I decided to build and publish a website targeting towards people who are bored due to the quarantine.”
Around the world, events are happening right now even though they are all online where there is no shortage of free, virtual experiences for people to experience the great outdoors.
Travel to Disneyland without leaving the comforts of home
Famed museums like the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, USA and London’s British Museum are online for viewers to learn about exhibits from the comfort of home.
Date online amid the coronavirus on Love Is Quarantine on Instagram, Screenshot/Hanna Lustig, or get into the Covid-19 content through a variety of memes.
London’s Big Ben is only a click away
While closed to the public for the duration of quarantine many theatres and national music centres such as Carnegie Hall in New York City can be visited online through Google Arts & Culture or take a 360-degree tour at any of the Disney theme parks.
The wonders of the world are also available online including the Taj Mahal in India, Paris’s Eiffel Tower and London’s Big Ben.
Make a virtual visit to the symbol of eternal love, India’s Taj Mahal
Staying well be staying home is a great opportunity to reinstate game nights and the Big Drop Brewing Company’s virtual pub quiz game is available on YouTube.
Ways to beat the lockdown blues are only a click away online so pick a topic and see what is of interest.
