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My wife and I stayed at a resort a while back on its own tropical island that was pretty technology free. No phones, TVs, radios, wifi, etc. For service, they had a little notepad and pencil which you used to write your request, then you put it in a bamboo mailbox outside your hut and raised the little canvas flag. They'd make the rounds occasionally in Mini Mokes to see to guests requests. Alternatively, you could make the five minute walk up to the main house. It was all pretty fun, especially considering the island was about 100 acres and only had about 25 people on it at any given time, so you really didn't see any other people unless you wanted to. Made you feel very disconnected for sure. But the resort got sold a few years ago and now all that has changed. They put in a big resort style pool, a fancy bar, TV's, phones & wifi in all the huts and worst of all replaced the Mini Mokes with golf carts. Boo.


Isolated resort, restricted communication with outside world, Mini Mokes.. and it didn't have you feeling like a prisoner at all?

edit: apparently I suck at making subtle jokes. If you're ever looking for something to watch, check out The Prisoner. It has all of the above.


I've actually made the pilgrimage to Portmeirion in Wales to see "The Village", so I definitely got your joke :)


> the island was about 100 acres and only had about 25 people on it at any given time

And they referred to each other by number, not name


>Mini Mokes

Should have been bicycles. Haha.




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