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SE0102

Brian — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:23:08 +0000

We've seen it. Now its time for you to check it out and let us know what you think. As always we welcome feedback, comments, suggestions, ideas and money. brian[at]jetsetzero.tv

Episode 102: Settling In

Jedidiah Mitchell — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:24:13 +0000

7000 miles later the confusing process of unpacking and settling in begins. “Adventures can be difficult sometimes.”

Our Hotel in Pham Ngu Lao

Matt — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:39:21 +0000

Our housing search continues. We have to stay together, so our choices are either a guest house with 5 cheap rooms or a large house. But, we find ourselves caught between 3 unfortunate realities. First, it's almost impossible to find a guesthouse with 5 available rooms. In fact, we've found only 1, and the rooms that were available 3 weeks ago have all been taken. Second, we haven't f

Where the Locals Are

Brian — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:57:38 +0000

Since we arrived in Saigon we have been looking to find ourselves a real local hangout. Some of my best times out in other countries have been when we met enough people to find a great local haunt. Luckily, I think we have just found one of those places.

Our Global Counterparts in Vietnam

Matt — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:21:00 +0000

This post is about a relatively old event, but it’s a story worth recounting. Some weeks ago, some expats recommended we check out the local English-speaking Club, a Sunday morning gathering sponsored by the Party to give Vietnamese youth an opportunity to practice English together. They said we’d be super popular, near celebrities, with everyone crowding around the speak with us. It

A Glimpse

Brian — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:45:00 +0000

Our current home in Vietnam is in District I, and as massive as it is, even the small area around our hotel is filled with a non-stop slide show of amazing, stunning, and often confusing sites. I have tried to pull together a few shots to provide a bit more insight into where we live and what daily life is like here.

NIGHT

A Big Decision

Rob — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:01:00 +0000

At first, Vietnam was scary. Our initial impressions included thick smog, traffic, and a scooter-by robbery, in which two men on a Vespa zipped past a Mercedes with its window down. As they passed, they pulled a wallet from the passenger’s side and swiftly disappeared into traffic.

Bia Hoi

Matt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:42:00 +0000

Bia Hoi is one signature of Vietnam. It means “fresh beer” - beer brewed locally and delivered each day in huge drums directly to various small restaurants, cafes, and bars. By 1pm, it’s ready to drink, but we didn’t enjoy it until 2:30pm. 1 liter costs 10,000 Vietnamese dong, approximately $.63…we may have had a couple…or more than a couple. But hey, this is Vietnam, it’s

Unintended Journeys

Brian — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:37:00 +0000

One of the key links in the process that will let us produce regular episodes of our adventures here is shipping footage back to the US from our setup in the field. However, this is not as simple as it sounds. Today Rob and I set off with a fairly simple goal – take a stack of full tapes to a DHL shipping center and send them along to Jed for post production work. We hopped in a cab,