Zero active connections to bitcoin network message

[Rockford99]

I'm traveling in Eastern Europe and want send some BTC.  I have "what SEEMS to be" pretty fast internet access, yet my wallet says
Zero active connections to bitcoin network message in the lower right corner 

Can anyone make a suggestion or explanation so that I can expedite the transfer?

Thanks in advance.

[Stephen Gornick]

I'm traveling in Eastern Europe and want send some BTC.  I have "what SEEMS to be" pretty fast internet access, yet my wallet says
Zero active connections to bitcoin network message in the lower right corner 

Can anyone make a suggestion or explanation so that I can expedite the transfer?

Also, there were various network issues in older releases that have since been resolved, if that might be your problem.

[Rockford99]

I'm using Bitcoin 0.6.0.6 - Beta
Should I upgrade/re-install?

Thanks

[Stephen Gornick]

I'm using Bitcoin 0.6.0.6 - Beta
Should I upgrade/re-install?

That version is recent enough, so probably isn't the issue.

Could it be that the network you are on blocks outgoing traffic except for web or something like that going on?