klinton

i am in similar situation like you .... looking to escape european winter and discover some new part of the world....Though my prority is to learn spanish...So I am looking for some nice place to stay longer time there, go to school/university, and work on my inet projects....I don't have to have fancy lifestyle...so I am looking for some place to live quite OK for like 800-1000 usd monthly (yes I can do that even in eastern EU - Poland : )... could be some smaller city with nice landscapes...
I consider Ecuador though it's hard to get there from Europe (expensive tickets)....While tickets to Dominican Republic are for 200 euros one way from Brussel ;-).....
as for your questions:
as for going to Africa and working on your adult projects...You were in Thailand, right ? Did something wrong happened to you ? There you have answer....(v()()p()n()
If you are looking for some safe place in Africa, I think that you should forget about South Africa...My friend was studying there in Capstad/capetown and he told me that going back from clubbing's night without car was like asking to be robbed/ murdered...what i heard (i wasn't there myself) is that South Africa is generally speaking is not so safe (but my guess is that in some/many places it will be safe...now is the question if you have time/want to risk to look for those places ;-) )
you may take a look here...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._homicide_rate

What I could assume from Africa is (after visiting its one of most developed countries - Morocco, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UN...eport_2011.svg) that Internet over there is not what you could expect, even after Thailand...In Morocco it was very hard/ almost impossible to find hotel/ guesthouse with WIFI...while in Thailand many of them had it...My guess is that it could be easier if you would rent house in some nice city (like Essaouira or Ourzazate for example) and get your cable/ DSL to it...They also have 3 G in Morocco (do they in Thailand, or still not yet ;] ), it works OK in cities over 50 000 people. they ask you for passport to get 3 G Sim card. I was working on my projects though there without problems (beeing like 3 weeks in there). 3 G/ Edge it's usually your only choice (except inernet cafes with not that much privacy) if you are "in motion" in that country What is great in Morocco is their food - they have similiar to that in Southern Europe in cheap prices ;-) - like fresh orange juice for 0,5 euro etc., fresh coffee for 0,5 euro , delicious cakes, nuts also very cheap. What sucks in Morocco is (as from coming from Western Europe) that they are not so open about sexuality - well, at least officially and what tradition says to them ;-). In rural areas Moroccans are very conservative people yet friendly and - don't be surprised - honest. It only takes some time to know them better, as its completely different culture from European one. And if you are coming from Holland having problem with Moroccan immigrants - seeing these people acting completely different in their own country is kind of surprising...Berbers are OK.

Ghana - sounds nice to me... wasn't there yet, but it's not so expensive and ladies are beautiful over there....Internet infrastructure wouldn't be so good, I assume...