Vicarious Exploring
Thoughts on the latest in armchair travel (and a digital postcard). Plus The Heard
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For several days now I’ve been mulling this Wall Street Journal article about a curious category of travel video. There’s no host or narration, just longish (30 minutes, an hour, even longer) first-person-point-of-view walks (perhaps including bits of informational subtitles), designed to make you feel you’re the one exploring a food market in China or experiencing a rainy stroll in England.
I love the spirit of offering up far-flung explorations in such a leisurely, unpackaged way — even as I’m hesitant about adding to my screen time.
Perhaps not surprisingly, I have an idea for stealing from this practice in a lighter-lift way. And I’ll get to that in a sec. But first, if you want to check out some of these videos yourself:
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