Well, that's funny, I also worked in the amazon for several months at a time, away from the internet (in eastern ecuador).  I can't say I missed it -- no, I couldn't browse the web, but I also didn't have to deal with email and cell phone calls about stupid stuff.  In that sense it was quite liberating.<p>It gave me a new perspective on my online life, and how much time I used to waste on stupidity like Facebook, for instance.