Internet Service in a Developing Country

We haven't updated the blog in a while because internet access anywhere but Saigon or Hanoi is spotty and unreliable. And in Hanoi, we have been so busy, we didn't have the time to get on the computer.

We're about to leave Hanoi (at the airport right now). Connecting in Taipei and should be back in LA about noon on Friday.

We'll update the blog with a complete travel diary, including pictures, when we get home.

All in all, this is a fascinating country that most Americans really don't understand. There is a lot of history other than the American War, and even that piece of their history is complicated to understand due to propaganda we were fed by our government and media during the 60s and 70s.

Vietnam is still very poor. The infrastructure is appalling - poor roads, poorer bridges, mostly agricultural society, but a growing market-based economy with a socialist government that gives the country needed stability.

The bicycling tour was a great way to see the country and meet the people. We'll definitely do one of these tours with B&R again. And the other people in our group were great.

Got to run and catch our flight.