I take two or three two week vacations per year. Last year for one of the vacations, we went to the jungle of Peru - no phones, no electricity, no hot water, it was fabulous. This winter we plan to go to Costa Rica and do the same sort of thing -- out in the middle of nowhere with as little contact with the outside as possible -- my partner is wildlife biologist - we actually do things like chase herds of peccaries to get a look at them -- and she thinks my MTB is dangerous