On my culinary tour I was not the only one to enjoy fine, elegant and delicious meals.  Here you can see a GIANT PILE OF HUGE BUNNIES EATING THINGS.

I think you’ll enjoy it.

P.S.

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One journey ends, and new stories begin in the long awaited conclusion to Season 6, Quito.

This has been a fantastic season for us and a story we feel incredible lucky to have gotten to tell.

We wish the best of luck to Freddie, Jenna, Laurene and Ryan on all their new journeys and adventures, wherever they may lead.

Gaya

My first night back in Korea saw me heading without delay straight to one of my favorite places to drink on earth – Hof Gaya.

A great start.

In Korea the custom is to drink from evening until morning in traditional beer houses called Hofs (호프).  Hof comes from the German hoffbrau and basically just means a hybrid restaurant/bar where you can drink copious amount of beer and soju while eating a lot of tasty Korean style bar food.  In our time in Korea we spent a few (probably more) nights exploring district by district in search of the best of the best, but at the end of the day most Hofs are more or less the same.  The exception to this rule was Shinchon’s Gaya.

Classy (ish), Dark, Awesome, Tasty, Social.

This Hof can be found in Shinchon just off the main street a few stories below ground.  The whole place is covered by slightly raised platforms with cutouts for each table which is lit by its own spotlight.  The effect is a classy, social, and overall just fun place to drink.  The food is good, the prices as with most hofs, are quite reasonable.  And we certainly had no problem spending hours here.

It doesn’t matter if you’re just visiting Seoul or a resident, you owe it to yourself to spend a solid night drinking and eating here.

Shinhye rocks the soju crown.

We have had ourselves no shortage of  good nights out while we were there and have actually written about this place before (worth a look).  But I think this image sums it up pretty well.  And while our friend Shinhye is not the offical spokesgirl of Gaya, I for one think that she should be.

The first course.

Peanuts and red wine followed by…

A tasty duo.

Pro Starcraft championship and pasta.

HELL YES.

I could already tell this was going to be a good trip.

Dear Readers,

It’s been some time since you’re heard from me in an adventure capacity.  I think it’s time to change that.

Just about two months ago we got an amazing opportunity – head to South Korea and experience (and share) a whole new side of  it.  The side that involves tasty intricate food and nearly endless culinary adventures.

Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing my story of a six day period over Thanksgiving where I was shown some of the most delicious/interesting food and venues we have experienced anywhere.   Some of the food was on fire (flaming chestnuts), some was ridiculous (crabs dancing under the moonlight), and some was just incredible (the salad of four seasons).

In true Jet Set Zero spirit I flew out of NYC the same morning North Korea attacked, and then while there managed to meet up with a whole cast of our old friends and even end up partying with an up and coming Brooklyn based rap group.   For a trip about food it really managed to provide quite a lot of entertainment.

Get ready for a fresh set of stories.  This is going to be fun.

-Brian

Disclaimer:  The KTO (Korean Tourism Organization) covered the flight and accommodation for this trip.  They were all awesome and pleasure to work with.

Merry Christmas wherever you are from everyone here at Jet Set Zero.

Best wishes and happy holidays.

The next (and much anticipated) episode in Quito’s story is finally here. 

Are travelers more spiritually aware? The cast splits as they search for answers to some of life’s most ancient questions. Jenna ventures into the jungles of Ecuador for a taste of hallucinogenic ayahuasca, while Freddie and Laurene embark on personal quests through some of Ecuador’s beautiful Catholic churches. Ryan longs for that other great spiritual center: home.

What happens when its dinner time in Thailand and the power goes out?  Well, you just have to get creative.  Jean Pierre certainly has one solution…

We have an announcement-

Jet Set Zero now will be working with Next New Networks.

Next New Networks is one of the biggest and best online television  networks.  They work to help develop, market, and distribute shows created by independent producers like us.  They distribute some shows you may have heard of including Key of Awesome, Barely Political, Indy Mogul, Hungry Nation, ThreadBanger, and last by not least our good friend Amy’s show Stupidly Simple Snacks.

What does this mean for Jet Set Zero?

A lot and a little.  Simply put nothing changes for the way we develop, shoot and produce the show.  Control is still 100% ours, and you’ll be seeing the same great Jet Set Zero series, shorts, and content as always.  What  does change is  our ability to distribute the show.  We will be able to get word out to more people than ever and this helps us sustain what we do and keep going.

In short you should be seeing more of Jet Set Zero in more places.

And finally, and most importantly we have to say thank you.

Thank you to all the people, the cast, crew, friends and family that got us this far.  It’s been a long road, but we couldn’t have done it without a single one of you.

The other day we hit 1,500 followers on Facebook.  We know there are a lot more of you out there, but it still means a lot to us to see the audience grow and hear from all of you.  As a little thank you for your support of the show we wanted to give everyone a change to grab stuff in the store at 30% off. 

This is pretty rad for 3 reasons:

1. The stuff in our store is awesome and sure to make you the envy of any party, gathering, or miscellaneous social event.
2. Buying stuff in the store helps support the production of the show. We put in an incredible amount of our own money to make this possible and every shirt or poster helps us to keep the show going, eat food, and pay rent.
3. As soon as we clear out the current stock we’ll be doing a run of a completely new item.  It’s pretty awesome and we promise you’ll love it.

So, what are you waiting for?  Go grab some stuff in the store and use code: jetsetzero30 to get your 30% off.

(Don’t forget if you just want something free we’re still offering up stickers right over here)