“No Wi-Fi, no cell service, no problem.”

            That could be the motto for a growing vacation trend known as the digital detox. Some of us are growing so weary of the always-on, always-connected madness of postmodern life that a week or so in a remote, off-the grid retreat sounds mighty nice.

            Perched atop an Alaskan glacier 6,000 feet above Denali National Park is a five-bedroom house accessible only by airplane or helicopter. Better remember all your groceries if you book the place: the nearest town is 50 miles away.

            An elegant spa hotel in Baden Baden, Germany offers an in-room digital detox switch. Throw the switch on your nightstand and — presto! — no more Internet.

            In the middle of Africa’s Kalahari desert, in the nation of Botswana, is Jack’s Camp. In between wildlife-spotting safari excursions, guests do sleep in tents, but it’s more of a glamping experience. The roomy, Moroccan-style tents offer elegant furniture, with Persian rugs on the hardwood floorboards. Each of the 10 tents has a small private swimming pool. The camp’s located smack-dab in the middle of a wilderness area the size of Switzerland, but there’s electricity from solar panels (although no air conditioning — only electric fans). If you’re looking for TV or wi-fi, though, you’re flat out of luck — but if you’ve taken the trouble to get to the Kalahari, you’re probably not looking for such amenities anyway.

            Turn off a state highway in northern New Mexico and drive 14 miles down a rutted dirt road, and you’ll find yourself at Christ in the Desert Monastery. Water comes from a well, and solar panels provide electricity for lighting. Some of the Benedictine brothers work designing web pages &m

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