This video is the first in a stunning series from the mind of Bryan Gomez–videographer, field producer, badass–who conceived of the timelapse, shot it, and cut it together himself. All I did was stand there. But for that story, continue reading.

Tsukiji is the largest wholesale fish market in the world, and a terrifying place to stand still for 20 minutes. The first thing I noticed as the trucks rolled past was that this wasn’t Vietnam– no one was swerving out of the way for me. The maelstrom was, at times, only inches from my unprotected skull, and as I stood there I was repeatedly bumped by passing trucks, and once felt the icy graze of frozen tuna knock my leg.

Of course, it’s immensely disruptive to fishermen to have me standing in their shipping lanes. Although I thought I gave them enough space, one particular forklift operator disagreed. You’ll notice him pull up to me toward the end, though you may miss him yelling at me for a solid minute before shoving me and moving along. You definitely do not see him coming back by as we were packing up and slapping me from the seat of his truck.

We made a lot of good friends during our time in Vietnam, but one of the best and most unexpected was Thao Trang.  Trang was in one of our general English classes, and asked us for weeks to go to her shows.  It took us awhile, but by the time we finally made it we realized what we were missing.  Trang is an incredibly beautiful and talented singer that really opened her life to us and showed us what Vietnam and Saigon were like for her.  This video lets you hear about her life, singing, and friendship with Jet Set Zero in her own words.

We’re bringing you the second installment of our famous “Cribs” series, once again focusing on the Minh guest house. This episode showcases not only our luxurious accommodations, but also the dysfunctional relationship between Matt and myself. Enjoy.

This video brings to a close our series on the foods of our adventure so far.  Honestly Eating this was by far the most intense food experience of my life. 

Warning:  As we do eat the still beating heart of a snake this video is a bit graphic.

The saga continues…

There are a lot of great moments that just do not fit in our weekly episodes and some of those are just too awesome or traumatic to let go off.  Bryan has compiled a series of shorts that outline the culinary highlights of our time in Vietnam and Bangkok.  It turns out that never turning down adventure or local experiences and occasionally lead to less than pleasant results.  Enjoy.

We’ve got a look back at what life used to be like in Vietnam.  A short glimpse into what it was like to live in Ho Chi Minh, and our home there.  Housing in Vietnam had its own style, but one things for sure – it was cheaper than Tokyo.

We’ve mentioned it before, but now it has it’s very own video.  We just arrived in Tokyo, and we’re looking for a new friend to join us.  Its simple: check out the video, and then apply here.

The guys from Jet Set Zero are introduced to the Jet Lag Crew, a collective of French artists, DJ’s, and VJ’s, who are trying to bring a new wave of electronic music to Vietnam.

The adventure begins.