Well, I wouldn't go that far...

To tell the truth, I actually fantasise sometimes about leaving all technology behind me and moving to somewhere in Asia. Maybe it's a real fantasy, or maybe i've watched The Mosquito Coast too many times...

Asia? You're kidding right? Asia is the home of technology aka Sony and Nintendo ;) :D (yay Hong Kong! :D)

A story from Temptation Island...
 

I definitely agree!
Here is an amusing story about someone who allows his technological addictions to displace the finer aspects of life. ;)

without technolgy I'd have no reason to stay up until 2 or so in the morning :( :D ...lets see I've been on this computer since 11PM...it's now 2AM....I've been on the computer for 4 hours straight....now tell me of something else that can keep someone entertained for that long... :p

A hot girlfriend? ;)

Yep, that beats computer anything hands-down, no matter the situation. Even when she's in a foul mood, I still enjoy it better as it's like a challenge to put her in a better mood! Where can you do that on your Mac? Huh?

It doesn't work like that. I moved here to Thailand 15 years ago and technology here is way ahead of the UK, in both availability and penetration. There is so much Wifi in Bangkok now that I can use Stumbler or similar to stay online as I drive around town.

Currently sitting on a sala at the British Club (www.britishclubbangkok.org) and have 7 nets to choose from. I would imagine Pnom Penh and Vientiane are not that far behind. Saigon certainly is not. Even in the slum shanties, people dressed in rags have tv, a mobile phone and, often, a computer of some description. No getting away from tech around here!
:-)
Gavin

Google Earth in Baghdad
 

A think a lot of people living in the West are clueless when it comes to availability and penetration of technology in distant countries. We are not necessarily the leading edge when it comes to implementation and utilisation -- far from it!

I just read an article about how Iraqis in Baghdad were using Google Earth. They had established websites and contact networks to inform each other where it was safe to move about, and what routes to choose. Not to go off on a tangent, but I think many of us would be astonished at what is going on in other countries.

-- ArcticStones

Great :confused: Now it looks as if Asia is ruled out, but I'm still close by, i'm now really thinking mosquito - Absolute Jungle! What I meant was to escape all the technology both mentally and physically somehow.

I know someone who's most techno savvy object in his life is his analogue 1930's wristwatch - I'm not kidding - and I really respect him as his life seems just great without all the techno clutter of modern life...

I don't want to disappoint you, but I have seen Hmong hilltribesmen with the latest mobiles phones.....

There is always Papua New Guinea - real cavemen there. There is a downside though - they might just eat you! How about the Outback in Oz then?

Great thread....
G.

I think your best bet is actually the United States of America. Just find a place without cell phone coverage -- and there are looooots of white areas on the Coverage Map!! (Such as the city of Eureka, California, last time I was there.) ;)

I've never been 'Outback' in my own country before, strange as it sounds. But I'm sure that even when sitting near Ayers Rock (sorry, Uluru) that you could probably pick up something of a wireless signal, or something else just as dumb, like a bluetooth printer or whatever.

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I’d say crawl out of your bunker -- and bring a big eraser. ;)