photo source: pexels In our ‘9 International Travel Tips for Travelers’ post, we suggested doing research before visiting a new place. While this may be a given, you can have more fun than just rudimentary research with the aid of virtual reality (VR). The idea of virtual tourism has been around for a while, allowing aspiring travelers to get a taste of a certain experience or tour prior to doing so in real life. This is an even more popular thing to take part in now that we’re living in COVID-19 times. Initially, this proved better in theory due to poor graphics, glitches, and unprecedented feelings of nausea overwhelming the senses. However, developers have stepped up their game – quite literally – and now, a number of these VR experiences actually integrate games to put users into the role of an adventurer, giving them the reins to control and experience travel like a pro. History photo source: pexels Just last year, artifacts from Egyptian King Tutankhamun’s tomb were displayed in London’s Saatchi Gallery, and the famous exhibit featured a seven-minute narrated VR experience by CityLights where visitors sat in egg-shaped chairs that moved in time with visuals as they cruised […]