Today, I awoke to the sounds of birds chirping. I can’t remember the last time that happened. In the past few months I’ve been opening my eyes to the sounds of traffic, horns, construction, street vendors, etc. I hadn’t realized what an abrupt awakening that was until this morning.

Right now we’re in Sapa, which is just about as far north in Vietnam as you can get, very close to the Chinese border. Prior to that, we were on Cat Ba Island, located in the stunningly beautiful Halong Bay. In addition to a lack of people and noise, it is pretty difficult to find a reliable internet connection (or one at all).  So my apologies for the halt in posts – I’d like to blame it all on the lack of internet but we’ve also been having a blast hiking, kayaking and exploring the area. It’s really refreshing to put the technology away and fully enjoy the natural world around you, even if it’s forced upon you. Regrettably, we will be leaving this pocket of paradise to return to the city tomorrow (this time, it’s Hanoi). While I will be happy to have access to the World Wide Web again, I would give it all up for the beauty and solitude that we have found in the far reaches of Northern Vietnam. Back to the city it is.

Overlooking Butterfly Valley in Cat Ba National Park, in Halong Bay.

Having escaped near disaster in Tokyo the team begins to recover in Seoul.  Is traveling while working possible?  Yes.  Is it easy?  No.

This is it, let’s crack the seal on Season 3: Seoul.  About freakin’ time, if you ask me.  It’s going to take me a while to catch up with the crew’s adventures, but hopefully you won’t find them any less entertaining now than they were two months ago when they actually happened.

Besides having new adventures in Korea we’ll be shaking up the format slightly with Season 3, adding a “Previously On…” segment to highlight interesting episodes which tie into the story, and making some changes to the overall editing style.  Shout out if you see something you like (or don’t like)!  We do pay attention, even though we can’t do much to fix things on our budget…

This episode features some new music, too: “This Uphill Battle is Going Downhill From Here” by Behond! True Believers.  They’re a local Northampton, MA “band” but they don’t have a website.  Actually, they don’t even really exist, but they sound good none the less.  I’m hoping to make use of some more of their music soon.