Destination Unlocked • 28th October 2026

Beyond The Checklist

"Vietnam is slightly bigger than Italy, with almost twice the population. Would you really try and see all of Italy in a couple of weeks?"

Rick Steves Radio Show • 4th February 2026

Travel with Rick Steves: Vietnam

"You can probably use almost any adjective there is to describe Vietnam - but boring isn't one of them."

The Vietnam Weekly Podcast • 18th August 2025

The Art of Vietnam Guidebook Writing

"Travel writers aren’t the same as travel influencers. I want my readers to be informed about a place, not manipulated and influenced."

You Don't Know Vietnam • 12th February 2023

The Orientalist Fantasy Doesn't Match The Reality

"Vietnam shouldn’t shy away from fronting its urban areas when promoting itself to visitors."

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast • 16th July 2023

Conservation Travel

"[In Phong Nha] we have an example of genuine sustainable tourism, with solid environmental, social and economic elements."

Amateur Traveler • 10th December 2025

Travel to Central Vietnam

“Central Vietnam is squeezed between the North and the South quite literally, but also culturally”

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast • 8th June 2026

What You'd Tell Your Younger Travelling Self

"It was only in my twenties that I realised that tickbox tourism isn't fulfilling."

SOAS • 22nd October 2025

How I Became a Travel Writer in Vietnam

"I have no interest in perpetuating the image of a colonial heirloom ravaged by war, or pristine rice paddies tended to by conical hat-wearing farmers."

Vietnam Coracle • 31st October 2025

Interview with Travel Writer Joshua Zukas

"Why not rely on free websites, social media or AI chatbots? The short answer: the enshittification of the internet."