Bitten by travel bug? Here's how you can have vacation vibes without leaving home

The coronavirus lockdown has confined people inside four walls of their home and this is something that travellers hate to do, staying at home. Backpackers' worst nightmare came true when governments across the world started imposing restrictions on travel, suspending domestic and international flights indefinitely. However, the step was taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus and travellers had no choice but to accept the new reality. So, here's what backpackers can do to indulge in the wanderlust while sitting at home.

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Learning new skills

Learning a new skill amid the coronavirus shutdown is the best thing one can do because of the ample amount of free time available. The new skill could be anything from learning a new language so it can help you in your next travel adventure to learning about a new culture, which will obviously help you create a bond with the locals. Learning these skills requires concentration and concentration is key in helping forget other things so one can live in the moment and focus on what's in front rather than thinking about something that's inapplicable.

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Reading about places

Reading is the most important thing in life as it helps gain knowledge, provides a better understanding of people, gives a new perspective and obviously improves language. Travellers can try their hands on reading new books amid the pandemic shutdown and gain more knowledge about the world that they will try and explore again once the lockdown is lifted. For travellers, it is important to know beforehand about places they are going to visit and what better way to learn from than books. So, read books until another adventure comes.

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Documenting your past adventures

Backpackers and travellers can also spend their free time documenting their past adventures, making a short documentary-style film or a picture log. Documenting your past adventures can not only help you kill the ample amount of free time you have but it will also bring back the nostalgia once you start looking at the videos and images of your past travels. 

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