Despite the fact that much of the country remains in quarantine, the travel dream is very much alive for most Australians, according to new data from Melbourne-based online travel planning site, Rome2Rio.

Aussie travellers’ wings may be temporarily clipped courtesy of the global pandemic and ensuing travel restrictions, but that’s not deterring us from searching up a storm and planning for the future.

America and Europe top the list of the most sought-after destinations despite their current coronavirus situations, making up for 20.06% and 15.53% of overseas travel searches in March, respectively.

These destinations are closely followed by searches for Canada, with 5.35% of the searches, New Zealand with 4.75% of all searches and Indonesia with 3.63% of the total.

Interestingly, according to the figures, the novel coronavirus pandemic seems to have sparked in some, a desire to travel to less popular, remote and unusual destinations –– the data shows that searches for Greenland and French Polynesia are significantly up, making the list of the top 10 most searched countries in the twelve months to March 2020.

The ten countries that demonstrated the greatest increase in searches during this period were:

1. Greenland
2. United States of America
3. French Polynesia
4. Papua New Guinea
5. Tuvalu
6. Costa Rica
7. Columbia
8. Burkina Faso
9. Fiji
10. The Maldives

And if that information leaves you with a significantly larger bucket list than you had five minutes ago, just know that there’s a whole host of great travel deals up for grabs for those travellers savvy enough (and willing to risk cancellations) by booking ahead.

“Despite the fact that Australia is an island nation, it remains heavily connected with the rest of the English-speaking world due to shared culture… Australians are used to travelling long distances to explore new destinations, and our intrepid spirit won’t be easily deterred,” said CEO Yesh Munnagni.

“Despite the travel restrictions currently in place, we are seeing the famous Aussie wanderlust in full swing,” he said. “Australians are not only looking for destinations where they can reconnect with their family and friends, but they’re looking for places to explore anew.”

“Of those looking to explore new places, there is an emerging trend towards researching remote destinations that are considered safer to travel post-COVID, such as those with less tourism density than previously popular destinations.”