Hamlet's Blackberry.

So my car has to be in the repair workshop for 24 hours. What can I do in Andalucia with 24 hours, without my car?

I'll go to Granada by bus. There's something I need to do there.

I want to find interesting and affordable hostals for my retreat guests. Why? Because when they arrive in Spain after a long haul flight, prior to taking a retreat with me, they need to sleep off their jet lag. I'm heading for the Jewish quarter, the Realejo. I had no idea Granada had so much street art.

'The Realejo' was home to the Jewish community many centuries ago. There were Jews living here during the lifetime of Christ, my friend told me yesterday over a delicious lunch. Check out Restaurante Albahaca Calle de Carlos Cano, 1, 18009 Granada 958 22 49 23. Hard to find, but definitely worth the search. ‎

Most guest arrive exhausted. Two years ago we didn't have Wifi in the village. Five years ago, only a few guests came with mobiles. Ten years ago nobody came with any digital device, and getting online involved a half hour drive down the mountains three times a week. Now, everybody comes with an ipod or a netbook, or something similar. How to have a retreat from our screens is part of the challenge, for many people.

A retreat in the village of Alcazar is a magical experience which can help re balance your life. How long are you comfortable alone before you need to check your emails, texts, voicemails, pokes prods and tweets...

...alerts and comments, links and tags, photos and videos, blogs....

searches, downloads, uploads, walls and widgets...our intertnet tools are fertile, constantly multiplying, says William Powers.

Second best to a retreat in the magical village of Alcazar for anybody wanting to ease their dependency on the digital world - and delve deeper into their own inner world of ideas, desires and dreams - would be to buy William Powers book Hamlet's Blackberry. He offers a fasicnating look into what we are doing to ourselves, and our world through our growing dependence on our 'screens.'

Creative Retreats,Retreats for Artists and Writers, Good Grief Retreats, Good Food Retreats, Shamanic Retreats in a tiny mountain village untouched by tourism. Open all year round. www.healingartjourneys.com. Photos of Street Art in Realejo Granada.An enchanting hostal is ( see fountain photo) : Hospederia La Juderia, Placeta de Berrocal 5- 958 272 124. 25 euros per night.