>It probably boggles a lot of people's minds that even 20 years or so ago, taking off on certain types of trips to many parts of the world meant, at best, infre

>It probably boggles a lot of people's minds that even 20 years or so ago, taking off on certain types of trips to many parts of the world meant, at best, infrequent contact and, often, essentially disappearing This was a highlight of travel back then in my mind. Full and complete disconnect from 'the world' back home. There was no guilt trip about lack of contact either - it was just accepted that there would be an email as an when an internet cafe could be found.