Two-Minute Cinema: A Time-Lapse of 30 Days at Sea

If you're dreading another Monday behind a desk, you might need an escape. Even if you're landocked, you can get away vicariously through this serenely beautiful video.

Although life aboard a cargo ship may not sound like a viable vacation option, JeffHK on YouTube has proven the job can come with some beautiful perks. The video blogger recorded a time-lapse of a ship's 30-day journey from the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden to the Indian Ocean to Colombo to the Malacca Strait to Singapore to the South East China Sea to Hong Kong. The sped-up video comes with unbelievably beautiful views of lightning storms, sunrises and the Milky Way.

Stop for a few minutes and find your zen while you enjoy this beautiful time-lapse: