We live in an age where everything, anything, is at your fingertips. We are connected now more than ever, an unceasing deluge of information accessed via technology we could only have dreamed of a decade ago — but which so often hampers our ability to stop, appreciate, relax. When was the last time you saw a lone diner, metro traveller, coffee drinker, not glued to a shiny, touchscreen device?
Of course, all good movements bring with them counter-movements; folk already swapping city breaks and holiday resorts for locations and accommodation that allow us to disconnect. Shut off from your ‘real’ life: live — albeit briefly — a truly nomadic lifestyle.
Airbnb’s latest campaign, Love This, Live There, is a celebration of their most unique listings; from treehouses that allow you to live at one with nature (spending your days relaxing in natural hot springs, before climbing into your rainforest bunk for the evening) to luxurious private islands, where one can unleash their inner Bear Grylls … discovering the joys of fishing, exploring coral-reefs, dodging dehydration.
Has the time come to close Twitter? Take an Instagram hiatus? Face yourself instead of your smartphone? A stay at one of Airbnb’s 620 treehouses or 270 private islands might be the digital antidote you’ve been waiting for.
Full details, including terms and conditions, can be found on the Airbnb website.
