I went on a 3-day solo trip designed to unplug — just as we were negotiating an offer on a house, and my son got sick

The author went on a 3-day train trip with no WiFi.

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I'm a Xennial working mom of school-aged twins, and I'm pretty much always online.As a freelance journalist and travel writer, I carry my laptop with me literally everywhere — just in case I might squeeze in 15 minutes of work when I'm, say, waiting at the car wash. My phone is always in my hand for all kinds of reasons, most especially so I'm available to my kids in case of an emergency. I'm never really off duty. And yes, I'm also just plain tech-addled, like the rest of us.So when I boarded Canyon Spirit — a luxury train journey through the American West built specifically around slowing down and embracing analog pleasures — I knew it would be a novelty for me.

The author spent a lot of time staring at the gorgeous scenery....while worrying about what was happening at home.

Courtesy of Alesandra Dubin