I call this "virtual travel", and I also use Street View as part of my prep for travel. I survey the area where I want to travel, and make sure that the potent

I call this "virtual travel", and I also use Street View as part of my prep for travel. I survey the area where I want to travel, and make sure that the potential destination is worthy of site-seeing. It does lose the element of surprise, but I'm risk-averse, so I'd rather do this than have a negative surprise. Often, I'd see a lot of beautiful photos on the travel website, but the reality is often different. For example, if I see a hotel I want to visit, I check the surrounding, to see if it's suitable for jogging or biking, and also to make sure the area is not too seedy.