{"id":4463,"date":"2022-01-22T11:37:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T10:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/22\/digital-detox-going-cold-turkey-with-no-wifi-in-the-lake-district\/"},"modified":"2022-01-22T11:37:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T10:37:04","slug":"digital-detox-going-cold-turkey-with-no-wifi-in-the-lake-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/22\/digital-detox-going-cold-turkey-with-no-wifi-in-the-lake-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital detox: Going cold turkey with no wifi in the Lake District"},"content":{"rendered":"

After some early dismay, one family revels in a break from the online world at a remote Lake District cottage<\/p>\n

\u201cThe question comes almost as soon as we step inside the remote cottage in the western Lake District: \u201cWhere\u2019s the telly?\u201d The door of the holiday cottage in Eskdale opens straight into the tiny lounge, and in the space where the TV should be there\u2019s only a simple fireplace, a wooden bookcase stuffed with maps and nature books, and a couple of high-backed armchairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, can we go on the iPad then?\u201d is the next request. Then, when they\u2019re informed that no, we didn\u2019t bring it, comes, \u201cCan I go on your phone?\u201d There is a look of confused disbelief on my children\u2019s faces when I explain that there\u2019s no internet, no computer, not even a phone signal, and that, in fact, we\u2019re not going to be looking at screens of any sort for our entire week-long stay.<\/p>\n

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\nAfter some early dismay, one family revels in a break from the online world at a remote Lake District cottage
\n\u201cThe question comes almost as soon as we step inside the remote cottage in the western Lake District: \u201cWhere\u2019s the telly?\u201d The door of the holiday cottage in Eskdale opens straight into the tiny lounge, and in the space where the TV should be there\u2019s only a simple fireplace, a wooden bookcase stuffed with maps and nature books, and a couple of high-backed armchairs.
\n\u201cWell, can we go on the iPad then?\u201d is the next request. Then, when they\u2019re informed that no, we didn\u2019t bring it, comes, \u201cCan I go on your phone?\u201d There is a look of confused disbelief on my children\u2019s faces when I explain that there\u2019s no internet, no computer, not even a phone signal, and that, in fact, we\u2019re not going to be looking at screens of any sort for our entire week-long stay. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After some early dismay, one family revels in a break from the online world at a remote Lake District cottage \u201cThe question comes almost as soon as we step inside the remote cottage in the western Lake District: \u201cWhere\u2019s the telly?\u201d The door of the holiday cottage in Eskdale opens straight into the tiny lounge, …<\/p>\n

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