EarthTV: Traveling at The Luxury of My Home

It’s 9 p.m., I just had dinner and ready to call it a day. But before I do that, I would want to check what’s happening across the globe. I tuned in to channel ANC and … it’s 3 p.m. in Austria and a group is ready to ski. In another part of the globe, in Mallorca, Spain I spy supplies are being loaded on yachts in preparation for an evening cruise.

It is indeed the world is now a true global village. I can peek at what other people are doing. This is courtesy of EarthTV. With over 60 cameras mounted in different locations, across six continents. It brings me to places of the world as they happen in real time.

I call it wholesome voyeurism coz’ the cameras are not static — they can rotate 360 degrees moving vertically and horizontally. It’s amazing, showing image of Sydney’s Opera House, then it will zoom out to provide a wider perspective of the whole harbor. It fascinates me as I watch a scene of Hong Kong’s spectacular harbor, followed by the gushing Niagara Falls.

It satisfies my curiosity about what is going on in the rest of the world. Making my world smaller and make the world a truly global village to travel at the luxury of my home.

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