“Saigon is not Vietnam.”

New to Jet Set Zero TV? Welcome. We’ve been expecting you.

As a new fan you’re sure to notice an abundance of awesomely international content on the site, from places like Saigon, Ecuador and Italy. So because it’s Friday night, and because it’s my first night sans work, and because maybe I’m a little detail-oriented, I feel inspired to stay home put together a little JS0 cheat sheet for current happenings.  Or you could just skip my Cliffs Notes and go straight to Wikipedia.

Saigon Cast (Season 5): They WERE in Saigon, Vietnam for 90 days. Their episodes are airing NOW.  One each Friday. Laurene is the only Season 5 gal who continued on to Season 6.   Very cool, Laurene.

Quito Cast (Season 6): They ARE in Quito, Ecuador, still getting settled and landing jobs. They include Laurene, Freddie, Jenna and Ryan. (thumbnail photos on right). They are not broadcasting full-length episodes yet, but they blog daily and create delicious video shorts of all-things Ecuador.

Italy Cast (Season 7): We ARE GOING TO Italy. We leave next week. We include me (Courtney), sisters Perrin and Sarah, and Lynne, from Scotland (thumbnail photos on right). We are not broadcasting full-length episodes yet either, but we’re getting our daily blog, photo and Flip on too.

SAIGON (SEASON 5):

Saigon: Unofficial Cast Photo (missing Laurene)

QUITO (SEASON 6):

Quito: Official Cast Photo

ITALY (SEASON 7):

Prior seasons include Istanbul, Seoul, Tokyo and Saigon (Yes, there were two JS0 seasons in Saigon).

Any more questions?  Emails welcome!

Right on schedule we have episode two of season 5 ready to go for your enjoyment and consumption.  (If you missed episode one you can find it by clicking here.)

Episode 2

Jen heads off to Cambodia on a last minute adventure while the rest of the girls stay behind and start the difficult process of looking for jobs.

What will happen to Jen in Cambodia?  Will the girls find jobs?  Who is Ben?

I know one way to find the answers to all these questions…

EPISODE TWO IS HERE!

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I love Vietnam. It’s the first and only Asian country I have ever visited, thus it has a special place in my heart. But it has been almost five months already, so it’s time for Jet Set Zero to hit the road again.

We’ll see you in April in ECUADORRRRRRRRR! I am so excited, you have no idea! See you there!

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It’s never easy to say goodbye. I personally never know how I am going to react until the moment has come. But it might be that the more you think about leaving, the more difficult it gets. My recipe to avoid this? Live your life as normal until the last minute.

Van, Nhan and I promoting JSZ at the pub.

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What will I miss about Vietnam (besides friends)?

1) Fruits. And fresh fruit shakes.
Ooooohh fruits, I love you so very much. I think I have tried nearly everyone of you. I apologize for not knowing all your names, but trust me, I do remember your faces. You were very refreshing, very filling, or both! I’ll miss you so very much.

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Wherever I walk in this city, it seems there’s always something new to catch my eye. Or something I had never noticed before.

Où que je j’aille dans cette ville, on dirait qu’il y a toujours du nouveau. Quelque chose que je n’avais jamais remarqué auparavant.

Shadow on rice.

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In the scorching saigonese heat, what’s better to do than going to the waterpark?!
Awesome slides, a zip-line, an outdoors wave pool…! Some of the aquatic attractions are forbidden in Australia- and possibly in Europe (?)- for safety reasons. Fortunately, there was no incident. I felt like a kid. It was awesome!

Sam, Hai and I at the water park.

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Except for sleeping, many Vietnamese do everything on the street.
They squat eating on the sidewalk. They nap on their motorbikes. And, at almost every street corner, there’s someone to fix flat tires and fill up empty tanks with gasoline.

Sitting on the street.

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They are only two covered bridges in Vietnam. The Japanese pagoda bridge in Hoi An, built in 1593 and restored in 1917, and Thanh Toan bridge near Hue, built in 1776.

The Japanese pagoda bridge in Hoi An.

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