In today’s increasingly connected world, it’s become harder and harder to truly disconnect.<\/p>\n
The average mobile phone user checks their phone every six and a half minutes<\/a><\/strong> (that\u2019s 150 times a day), and 59 percent of mobile users check their email from the bathroom, according to a 2010 AOL survey.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Even escaping to a\u00a0tropical beach or camp isn’t enough to deter your gadgets, as most of these locations still fall within cell range or at least offer internet access themselves.<\/p>\n It’s no surprise then, that “unplugged tourism” resorts that specifically cater for people who want to completely switch off have grown increasingly popular, reports Motherboard<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n “Lack of WiFi and cell service, once unforgivable for any hotel, have become selling points at places like La Pause, in Morocco.”<\/p>\n “Nestled between desert sand dunes, it has no electricity or cell service, but offers luxury tents with egyptian cotton linens and bathrobes for $250 a night.”<\/p>\n “Similarly, at Petit St. Vincent, a secluded Caribbean resort averaging $1,000 a night, the phone never rings. Residents use flag poles outside their bungalows to communicate with management.”<\/p>\n While locally, there are still areas that don’t have internet or smartphone signal due to infrastructure constraints – some businesses like Notten’s Bush camp in Sabi Sands prides itself for operating without electricity<\/a><\/strong>, something which would have been “niche” a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n “Are you an adventurer who would like to discover cave drawings that are thousands of years old? Or would you prefer a plush lodge where you can laze around the pool, enjoy fantastic cocktails and a tech-free<\/a><\/strong> time?”<\/p>\n “In order for you to enjoy yourself, it is essential that the place you choose can provide the things that you need and want during your getaway.”<\/p>\n You can read more here about local <\/a><\/strong>and international <\/a><\/strong>“unplugged” retreats.<\/p>\n It’s time to disconnect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":107545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8585],"tags":[21362,2163,22657,22655],"class_list":["post-107531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","tag-overnight","tag-south-africa","tag-tourisim","tag-unplugged"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107541,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107531\/revisions\/107541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Now read:\u00a0Fibre will overtake ADSL in South Africa and this is how ISPs will be affected<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"