Monday 19 August 2013

Getting away from it all


We had a family holiday last week in rural Wales. We stayed in a cottage with barely any phone reception and no WiFi. We were surrounded by the natural beauty of fields, trees, woodland and apple orchards, no shops to walk to, no neighbours, no other houses in sight. It was lovely! The tranquility made a refreshing change.

We were busy during the day, out and about visiting castles, coastal towns and such like but otherwise we enjoyed lots of walks from our cottage and there was lots of open space for the children to run around in. We had lots of quality time together as a family, which is always nice.

I read a whole book during the week, a very rare occurence these days. My last book took me about eight months to get through because I find it difficult summoning up the energy or fitting in time to read when at home. We would go to bed at a decent time each night, again something we struggle to achieve at home.

I didn't miss the online connections I am so used to at home and realised as much as I love my blog, Twitter, sharing photos online, emailing friends and family, that stuff eats up a lot of my time and energy. It was really good to take a break and get away from it all. If I am honest, I probably slipped straight back into my usual habits as soon as we got home but I like to think I will be a bit more aware of how I spend my time and swap the odd evening on the computer for one getting immersed into a book instead.

Part of the getting away from it all, whether it's technology, busy city life, work or whatever else, is what makes a holiday a holiday and helps us relax and enjoy some of the simpler things a bit more.

What do you most enjoy getting away from when you go on holiday? Do you typically take a break or cut down on internet use when away somewhere with the family?

6 comments:

  1. I agree with you. When we go away, I ban all things internet related and one of the good things about rural Wales is that the reception is so poor that you might as well give up and go stare at the beautiful scenery with a glass of wine...which is kind of the point of a hoilday...to get away from it all. :)

    Glad you had a good holiday. xx

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    1. Thanks and interesting to hear you ban all things internet related when you go away. I do think it helps everyone to focus on enjoying the time together and that it's good to have a break from all the usual stuff we do back home. xx

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  2. I agree, escaping the all things internet and social media is definitely conducive to a more relaxing break. We're constantly plugged in and no wonder we get overwhelmed and exhausted with the amount of information we take in through our senses these days, as opposed to years ago when the only access to the outside world was a few TV channels, the radio or, heaven forbid, the front door!!!

    I've not been very switched on of late in terms of actively accessing social media, blogging, and so on, but it still seeps in and so your rural Welsh holiday sounds wonderful. And swapping a night on the computer for reading a good book sounds very worthwhile to me :) x

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    1. Yes, we don't always realise how relaxing it is until we do it. I am not heavily into my internet and social media overall but even a bit every day can eat away at our time and energy. xx

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  3. Beadoid?!?!

    Incidentally, the problems I was having with your site? Seems to be Chrome. I can see and comment using IE, but not with Google Chrome. Just thought you might like to know :) x

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    1. Thanks, that is good to know. I'll have to investigate...x

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