Video: Planning a trip is tiring, but planning a trip around the world is exhausting. Aren’t holidays supposed to be relaxing? Instead, save yourself a bunch of time, stress and money by visiting some of the world’s most popular tourist destinations through this impressive hyperlapse video. It’s assembled from 3305 Google Maps screenshots, so strap in and get ready to armchair cruise.
After spending two whole days capturing the Google Maps screenshots using Chrome’s developer tools — which remove all of the distracting on-screen features — Matteo Archondis then had to track and stabilise each frame sequence to create the illusion of a smooth timelapse clip.
The post-production required an entire week to get all of the Google Maps screenshots assembled and smoothed out, which sounds like a lot of work for a faked holiday. Still, it’s sure saved us a lot of time and money!