V and I love to travel. There are places in this beautiful country that we both would love to visit one day. But truth be told, ever since we got ourselves into "renovating mode" our priorities had majorly shifted. Every saved penny goes towards making the house a home. Well, for now at least.
Having said that, we’re grateful to have a chance to explore area around us and few local trips here and there have been very economical and a great way to satisfy our travelling bug:)This past weekend we relaxed at the cabin. One very generous colleague of mine kindly offered it to us and we were incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to get out of city and relax in the wild.
Even though we were only about 50 km away from the city, we felt cut off from the rest of the world and completely off the grid (not having any cell reception really advanced that feeling). It felt amazing. We haven't been this content for a long time. We cooked lots of food, drank lots of wine and enjoyed time with some awesome people. Because nothing makes any adventure more fun and unforgettable than being able to share it with the people you love:)
Beautiful landscapes, awesome people and great food and wine - that's life! And you are right, being offline (even for a weekend) is so liberating and just plain amazing. For a lot of people, cell phones literally run their lives and some of then are starting to wake up to that fact. I really loved this book - a personal account of unplugging:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.ca/The-Winter-Our-Disconnect-Technology/dp/1585428558
It's smart, revelatory and hilarious. ~M
I really think this topic deserves a whole new post/series of posts. Thanks for the link to the book! I'm sure it will inspire me to voice out my own perspective.
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