Yes, I love my little pig friend. He gives me hope. I have gotten some votes and comments over the last weeks where people mention that is how they found me. So I'm good :)

I actually am working through all the apps now. I'm slow now due to the move but will be back on it when I get settled. This will be a new minnow tip post. So far busy is good for 1 post a day. And the ulog app can get good votes. I also post to steemiteducation and this is a good place.

And I have a big list of "big guys" to work through. I am going to use the @boddhisattva lists to see who is worth talking to. I did two days of whale/dolphin commenting kind of randomly about 6 weeks ago and it crushed my soul. So much bad came out of that. So I will try again :)

As far as SE Asia, I have been here over two years in 6 countries and have not yet seen a beach. I used to only live in beach towns in the states so this is very strange. I have felt safe most places I have been except in most taxis everywhere. This is prime ripoff territory so I try to use public transport. I stay in hostels with no privacy a lot and still feel safe.

For you, find out the visa rules for all countries you care about first. ake sure it is a friendly plac for you passport. Then look at the beach areas. Many beaches are unsafe and expensive if there are lots of tourists. but many are paradise too.

If you are on fb - join expat groups for the countries/cities/regions. They are a goldmine of info.

I love everywhere, so I'm not a good judge. I've been to:
Thailand - Bangkok and a northern Village - love both.
Cambodia Phnom Penh - loved it - very not safe. You have to watch out there
Laos - Ventianne - My least favorite. Very unhappy place to me. Very dirty. Full of rich people doing charity NGO work in big vans. contrasted with very poor people and lots of blown of limbs. Thanks USA!
Malaysia - KL and Penang - Love it the most next to Thailand. Great people, clean, good food, cheap.
Myanmar - Love it too. Completely different world than anywhere. So cut off. Cheap. Has unspoiled beaches, so I hear.
Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City. I loved it, but it is not convenient and traffic filled. I hav elots of online friends there in other parts of the country who never want to leave.

But there are so many more countries. Just make a list and work through it. Almost everywhere is way cheaper that the west. The people are at least 90% welcoming everywhere. I'm glad I came and even though I am in such a mess now, I have no regrets except not doing this sooner when I could have brought my son, @bxlphabet. He is in his own mess in California and I wish he was here.

I am thrilled to be in the top 100 and now need to be in the top 99!