I am at Sensory Lab - the science of specialty coffee. The cafe is part of the David Jones food hall in Little Collins Street. Great coffee, cool atmosphere and lots of people coming and going. (read people watching). The lab roasts and sells coffee beans from all over the world. The staff are all young, friendly and very knowledgeable about the coffee. A great place to be part of the rush but not get run over by it.
Still enjoying the memory of my great bike trip with my Dad having arrived back on Tuesday afternoon. We rode over 300km from Bairnsdale to Cape Conran on the South West coast of Victoria and back. Cape Conran was a very remote coastal park. no mobile coverage, very basic in all aspects. Lots of animals and birds in the very dense vegetation. Especially the bats and possums at night!
It's amazing how dependent upon being constantly connected to the world we are. Always available, always able to check email, send an SMS or search the internet. When we don't have it, what do we do...even me not being in the corporate world, I still like to stay connected.
It feels great being in the hustle and bustle but not having to be one of those rushing around in-between meetings in a hurry. I feel like an observer. A very relaxed and happy one at that... And yet I'm connected to the world with my iPad at least.
What's the longest time you have been truly disconnected from the world, and how did it feel? (airplane trips don't count)
Narelle
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Oh come on - 16 hours in an airplane is a perfect time to disconnect!
ReplyDeleteThe idea of being disconnected is interesting. But I think in this day and age - neither I or the world wants to be disconnected from each other.