I guess a love-hate relationship is a good one! As you said, theres a lot to love and there is also a lot to sit back and make judgement on and hope for change. Yes ... its true that us "short term tourists" do only see the good in a country, and we also try not to even think about the bad things, like muggings, rape and murder. I do thank you for posting about all these things, cos it gives us something to always keep in the back of our mind, about travelling safely and cautiously, whilst having fun at the same time ... so thankyou for that Bob!

Kitty