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A new take on the digital detox: Silicon Valley summer camp

Isabel Choat

Photo Credit: Camp Grounded is a summer camp for adults where for four days they let go of their mobile devices and enjoy the redwoods.  Camp Grounded

Skift Take

Although the buzz surrounding digital detoxes continues, the concept's been around long enough that savvy travelers realize they can create their own detox with a little will power and a stern concierge.

A summer camp for adults where activities include "truth or dare, laughing contests and sneaking out at night" sounds, at best, like a remake of that 1969 classic Carry on Camping. In fact it's the very latest holiday concept aimed at IT geeks and stressed-out Silicon Valley execs in the birthplace of high-tech: California. For US$305 (£200, including food, bunk-bed accommodation and workshops), campers are invited "to trade [their] computer, cell phone, Instagrams, clocks, schedules and work-jargon for an off-the-grid weekend of pure unadulterated fun," adding "friendships at cam

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