Gaming Blog – The Shockwave Spark

Flowers, candy, and jewelry are nice, but for this girl nothing screams romance more loudly than travel. Flowers die, candy brings short-term pleasure and adds long-term inches (unless it’s dark chocolate, then all bets are off), and jewelry gets lost or sometimes stolen. Travel is different, it is experiential and has almost unlimited potential. When traveling near or far you are guaranteed a different state of mind, a new perspective, the opportunity to learn something new, and of course, memories and photos to share with friends and loved ones. If I could, I would travel all the time, but the reality is that this is not possible. My day to day travel destinations are often limited to home and office, until I log onto Shockwave.com. With my favorite destination for free online gaming even the sky is not the limit for how far I can travel from the comfort of my own chair. I must admit that the only thing I hate about traveling is packing, and with Shockwave.com I can leave my suitcase at home, make myself my favorite drink and take myself wherever I want with one click.

Ah, Venice! Gondolas, curvy little cobblestone streets, criss-crossing bridges and shape-shooting puzzle games? Yes, with Venice Deluxe I get to play games in one of the most romantic Italian city on Shockwave.com. I have to confess, after playing this game I have to suppress the urge to talk with a fake Italian accent.

However, Rome is my favorite Italian city hands down. I love Rome not just for its myriad charming piazzas (one of my favorites is Campo de’ Fiori, brimming with cafes and bars), and its amazing museums filled with gorgeous artistic treasures. My favorite aspect of Rome is that it’s impossible to walk down the street without stepping on history, without discovering a new wonder of times past around every corner. With Romance of Rome on Shockwave I get to have my favorite part of Rome without the jetlag. In this wonderful download game I get to travel to ancient Rome and explore the ancient civilization as it must have been thousands of years ago. The graphics are so amazing; it’s easy to not only lose track of time, but of centuries.

I’ve never been to Australia, and I want to go, desperately and badly. Tickets are expensive, the flight is long, and there are not enough vacation days. That’s when Big City Adventure: Sydney, Australia comes to my rescue. With just one click of the mouse on Shockwave.com, one of my favorite download travel games takes me far away and down under to discover Sydney. After playing this online game, I end up calling everyone at the office “mate” for days.

There are lots of magical places to visit out there, but I must admit that I’ve left my heart in San Francisco, once and for all. Yes, it’s true, I live and work in this wonderful city, but that just contributes to my ever-growing love of its hills, cable cars and tucked away hidden staircases leading to magnificent and unexpected views. One of my favorite things to do is walk around San Francisco, exploring and discovering new alleys, buildings, and vista points. The city is constantly changing, so there is always something new. However, sometimes I’m just too tired to get out of the house (or out of the office) and explore. That’s when I fire up Big City Adventure: San Francisco , one of Shockwave’s many free online games. My energy may fail me (or laziness may win), but Shockwave.com is always right there, ready to show me the sights and splendors of my favorite city. Playing Big City Adventure: San Francisco on Shockwave I not only get to be a tourist in my own city from the comfort of my couch, but also learn interesting facts about SF in the process.

I hope by now you’ve understood the beauty of traveling through games on Shockwave.com. It’s simple, quick and fun! However, the real beauty is that along with travel to real-world places you get to travel to a variety of fantasy destinations as well. For instance, you can start with a reality-based fantasy of a wedding in Vegas, and explore that fantasy further with Dream Day Wedding – Via Las Vegas on Shockwave. If you didn’t like the hotel accommodations on your last trip, you get to take the matter into your own hands and create the hotel of your dreams with Jane’s Hotel and Passport to Paradise on Shockwave. No destination is too big, too small, or too expensive! Even if you’d like to lay on the beach while playing games like bingo somewhere sunny and warm when it’s snowing outside, we’ve got you covered with Beach Towel Bingo, a Shockwave exclusive premium game from Club Shockwave.

Ah, so many trips and places and so little time! With Shockwave.com the romance of travel doesn’t need to be penciled in or scheduled months in advance. All the wonderful travel games and free online games are there waiting, so what are you waiting for? Stop reading and get in the game!