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To say that the virtual tourist is spoilt for choice would be an understatement. It’s a breathtaking window-shopping expedition that leads the browser to visit one or more of the many spectacular options on display. The community on virtualtourist.com is eager to share. Where else can you find 469 reviews and 708 photos of the Trevi Fountain in Rome? A good starting point is the Travel Guide section where you pick a city, Paris for example after which it leads you to a page where thousands of members who live there or who’ve visited it recently offer you advice on where to stay, what to do and tell you about its nightlife, local customs and some ‘warnings and dangers’ for first-timers.
The cover picture on this digital brochure is of the Jardin du Luxembourg in summer and is the first of over 42,000 photographs that cover pretty much everything from the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre.
“Even a tourist on a one-day visit to Le Louvre should spend some time on the second floor of Richelieu Wing,” says a member who rattles off the names of a dozen paintings in that section.
The ‘Travel Tools’ help you calculate time differences and convert currencies. You can also write to Language Helpers who volunteer to translate for free.
By signing up as a member, you can add to their treasure trove of stunning pictures, handy hints and of course, your own take on the incredible places you’ve been. This way, the next time a traveller logs on to virtualtourist.com, there will be at least one more addition to the ever-growing list of things to do in the most beautiful cities in the world.
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