Name: John Seo

Age: 26

Current Location: Chicago

Travel History: All through China, South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, Belize, Mexico, The Caribbean, Canada, France, England

Travel dream/goal: To work in a profession that involves traveling the world, learning about the thousands of customs and cultures, and to divulge my palette in international culinary exploration!

Most valuable lesson learned on the road: Always keep your valuables with you (i.e. passport, wallet, cash, phone).  After traveling from Dalian to Beijing, the cab driver who was taking me home insisted I put my bags in the trunk.  After I paid and got out, he drove off with everything including my laptop, cash, and most importantly my Chinese work visa in my passport.

If you could recommend one place in the world: A small coastal town in Southern Thailand, Prachuap Khiri Khan, that is only 10K away from the Burmese Border.  It is not one of the most breathtaking towns, but I had spent two days there without seeing another tourist and enjoyed some awesome night markets.

Favorite Jet Set Zero episode: S01E07 – Where Rob talks about relationships abroad.  When I was working in China for a year, I completely could relate to his frustration and sadness having had a long distance relationship myself that quickly dissolved after being half way around the world.

Best cheap travel tip: All hostels are not created equal.  When traveling in Thailand, and reaching our destination town/city for the day or next few days, we would always visit a few hostels in the area and compare prices and amenities to get the best deal.

Follow his adventures at: http://www.johniseo.com

Find out more about our Spotlight series!

Jet Set Zero proudly presents a new audience-powered series: Jet Set Zero – Spotlight!

We’re putting the spotlight on YOU so that you can show us how you follow the Jet Set Zero philosophy and live a “jet set” life on “zero” dollars. Submit your own travel videos, articles, or photography that showcases a favorite destination, experience, travel tip, or anything else travel/budget/adventure related. Send us your submission (spotlight@jetsetzero.tv), upload your video to YouTube and email us the link, or post your video in reply to our example video (directions below). We’ll post our favorite viewer submissions on the Jet Set Zero site and then feature you in our Spotlight series. Here’s an example Spotlight video from Taylor:

Name: Taylor Russell
Age: 19
Current Location: Various places in the beautiful state of Washington!
Travel History: I’ve been to many states in the USA, as well as Italy, France, Germany, Slovenia, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, & Canada
Travel dream/goal: Explore my two favorite places: Eastern Europe and Japan!
Most valuable lesson learned on the road: Don’t be scared to try new things! Most travel experiences are once in a lifetime, you can’t pass anything up!
If you could recommend one place in the world: Ljubljana, Slovenia. Amazing city, amazing country in general! And not yet heavily touristed!
Favorite Jet Set Zero episode: S02E03 – Things To Do in Tokyo When You’re Broke. How could anyone not want to go to Japan after seeing this?
Best cheap travel tip: Buy food at grocery stores and prepare it yourself.
Follow her adventures at: http://tayloralexandra.wordpress.com
Video Background: I made this video to show off the great city of Seattle and give travelers an inside look at the best places to visit.

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