Joshua Zukas
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Travel Culture Architecture Food Books Audio
  • Walking Tours
  • Podcasts & Interviews
Info Hub
  • Background Info
  • Hanoi
  • Northern Mountains
  • Northern Coast
  • Phong Nha
  • Huế
  • Đà Nẵng
  • Hội An
  • Nha Trang
  • Hồ Chí Minh City

Podcasts & Interviews

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 its tourism assets."
Amateur Traveler • 10th December 2025

Travel to Central Vietnam

“I don't really enjoy going places just to take photos. For me, there needs to be more to the experience than just taking a shot and then leaving.”
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 and AI slop."
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."
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