A cyclist has completed the traditional Lands End to John O’Groats 1,500km cycle challenge across the UK from the comfort of his living room, is this the future of travel?

Using a Virtual Reality headset he rigged up to Google Street View, Aaron Puzey has pedalled his exercise bike through over 300 towns and villages seeing some “hilarious and amazing things”.

It got us thinking about the future of travel and what role virtual reality experiences will have on tomorrow’s adventure seekers .. and if it will ever truly replace the thrill of a good old fashioned adventure? What do you think?

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