IS L A ND E SCAPE
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Tiffany Carroll is forced to switch off in Fiji’s stunning Yasawa islands where there’s no one around ... and it’s just perfect.
All to yourself My idea of switching off is turning my phone to silent in a movie or on an aeroplane. I sleep with my phone by my bed and during the day, if it’s not in my hand it’s connected to my smart watch so I can still receive emails and calls. The thought of staying in a secluded luxury resort where guests are encouraged to switch off is not my dream fantasy. I get that I’m in the minority when it comes to holiday fantasies. So as I packed my bathers and sunscreen, topped up my phone with enough credit to hotspot my laptop if need be and set off for Nadi airport for my flight to Yasawa Island Resort I thought of it as just another work trip ... and all the work I’d have to come back to. The Islander flight from Nadi airport to Yasawa Island Resort’s private airstrip is about a 50 minute flight over Fiji’s most
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