Picture this:
You’re completely alone, surrounded by nothing but sand, sea, palm trees and a beautiful blue sky. I sure hope you’re wearing your sunscreen, nothing can ruin a perfect getaway like a peeling sunburn…but back to the scene…
You close your eyes and the only sounds are the soft ebb and flow of the tide, the murmur of a gentle breeze blowing through the palm trees, and the subtle hum of your cell phone…really!?!? There’s reception here?
That my friends is the face of modern travel. Gone are the good old days when you could go through a tunnel or find your call “breaking-up.” Let’s face it, with the reach of modern cell phone and Internet connections, you’re more likely to be stranded on a desert island than lose your call as you’re getting there.
Silver lining: you’ll be able to call for help.
But can a girl get a little seclusion?
Even in our every shrinking (not literally) world sometime’s its hard to really get away from it all. It’s just too easy to stay connected and too hard to convince anyone that you’re “unreachable” …I mean really what are the odds?
I admit it’s making me uncomfortable (and a little claustrophobic) just writing about it. I am speaking of course of both scenarios, both being too connected and being completely disconnected.
Lucky for you, I have a simple solution. Turn it off. If you’re buddy ten feet down that secluded beach doesn’t feel the same way, well…desperate times.
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“Adventure Travel in the Age of Online Connections”: BBC News
…bi-daily smile…
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