I went backpacking around S.E.A. for a short time in 2002. It was just before the digital boom. No phone, just dropping into an internet cafe once a week. SLR

I went backpacking around S.E.A. for a short time in 2002. It was just before the digital boom. No phone, just dropping into an internet cafe once a week. SLR with about 50-60 rolls of film. Info came from a tatty copy of a guidebook, word of mouth, and reading the lonely planet forum. Absolutely zero digital distraction. Lots of long bus/train/boat journeys with a book for company. It was heaven. I went back in 2008 and did the trip again. The digital boom had arrived. I could already sense that what I'd previously experienced was lost for good.