Before the COVID-19 crisis, I traveled overseas at least twice yearly. After traveling that way for many years, overseas travel came to an abrupt stop because of the coronavirus. Searching online for plane tickets and planning trips to new destinations were part of my daily routine, but I couldn't do that anymore.
To satisfy my thirst for traveling, I started watching travel-ralated content online. I looked up places I had visited before to bring up memories of past trips. I also got a taste of travel destinations I wanted to viisit by looking them up in advance.
The reality is that I can't travel in real life these days. But by subscribing to various travel-related channels and watching the uploaded videos, I can still have some fun at home through virtual trips.
vicarious - experienced as a result of watching, listening to, or reading about the activities of other people
- I often visit the library to satisfy my thirst for mystery novels. / I decided to return to school to satisfy my thirst for learning.
- Viewers can get a taste of upcoming movies by watching trailers. / I got a taste of what the company is like through the internship.
- That would never happen in real life. / Mean commenters are often cowards in real life.
1: It's been ages since I last traveled overseas.
2: That's right. I can barely even remember what it's like.
1: The COVID crisis will have to come to an end before we can go again.
2: I suppose so.
1: I often get a sense of vicarious satisfactions by watching travel videos online.
2: I do that sometimes, too. It's better than nothing.