Travelling without moving

In search of a break from city life I found myself looking for a holiday online but was just confused by the choice and scared by the prices. Not only do you have to try and work out where's good to go, but how you can justify the cost to yourself. There has to be an easy way... Could it be possible to have a cheap break from the comfort of my home?

The first result was Earthcam - a network of webcams across the world. There's some great kitesurf location webcams, but they're not that great for the fast action of kiting. Similarly, the webcams from the ski resort of tignes is great for checking what the snow is like, but not great to give you a sense of being there.Princess cruises offers you a view from the bridge of each of their cruise ships, but again it's only updated every 5 minutes.

Basically, I'm left wanting. It's clearly possible to explore the world via the web, but we're a long way from an experience to remember... but then... I remember to check Google.

Just so happens that on the 1st April, Google started making some of the cities in their Street View available in 3D. Finally, a use for those old 3D glasses! Unfortunately the one's you've nicked from the local cinema won't work..

The glasses you need are Anaglyph glasses Red & Cyan, which can be bought for about a fiver from www.ebay.co.uk or www.bestofferbuy.com. I just ordered some from ebay.

I checked and the Opera House in Sydney and that's available in 3D, so I'm going to make a list of all the places to visit for when my 3D specs arrive.