WELL, we’ve reached that time of year when I start looking back at the places we’ve been in person, and those we’ve seen through the eyes of local guides in the virtual travel world. The destinations have been many and magical.

Today, I’ve compiled a Top 10 of the virtual travel posts that readers have most visited since I started the Paul Cole Travels news and reviews blog back in the Autumn of 2020. In time-honoured traditional fashion, here they are in reverse order.

Click on the thumbnails for each full review and pictures.

10. MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA with SANTIAGO LOPEZ

The man who flew with vultures: how virtual travel is unlocking the world

9. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA with SAMNEANG TY

Happy Halloween from the spooky real-life Tomb Raider temple

8. OMIHACHIMAN, JAPAN with KENDAL JAMES

Fiery finale to spectacular Spring Sagicho festival in Japan

7. LUXOR, EGYPT with LESLEY HAMMAM

Paragliding high over ancient temples in Valley of the Kings

6. OSAKA, JAPAN with KENDAL JAMES

Mind-blowing magic in huge Osaka outdoor art extravaganza

5. BLACKCOMB, CANADA with PATRICK TWOMEY

Riding the world’s highest ski lift strung between two peaks

4. FAGRADALSFJALL, ICELAND with ALBERT ARMANNSSON

The man who walked up a volcano with 800 people on his back

3. VENICE, ITALY with OLGA DUDAKOVA

Virtually there – Venice Carnival 2024 without the crowds

2. SIGIRIYA, SRI LANKA with DILIP FERNANDO

Climbing the 1,200 steps to the top of Sri Lanka’s Lion Rock

And, drum roll please, your favourite virtual travel post of them all, with over 11,000 visits and attracting more every single day…

1. CHAND BAORI, INDIA with DILIP KUMAR

Batman: the real-life pit from which the Dark Knight rises

Thanks for visiting, and thanks also to the wonderful guides I have met, and the many friends I have made in the virtual travel community. Keep up the good work!