Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen

On her last full day in Bến Tre, Linh savors a slow riverside breakfast, cycles through quiet lanes at dawn, and reflects on the rhythm of the delta and the practicalities of leaving. She shares the costs of a final day and closes this chapter of the journey.

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Episode 21 of Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen. Linh Nguyen is in Bến Tre, Vietnam.

Places in this episode: Bến Tre riverfront, Bảo tàng Bến Tre, Xóm Nhỏ - Bến Tre Restaurant, Cafe Vườn Hồng, Chợ Bến Tre (Night Market), Rạch Miễu Bridge.

Covered: Final day reflection and goodbye to Ben Tre, Slow travel pace in the wet season, Cost of a day's food and coffee, Bicycle ride along the riverfront, Packing up and moving on, Reflections on the provincial merger.

Chapters:
00:00 Village
01:14 Bến Tre riverfront
02:11 Bảo tàng Bến Tre
03:36 Xóm Nhỏ - Bến Tre Restaurant
05:20 Cafe Vườn Hồng
06:19 Rạch Miễu Bridge

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#BanTre #BenTreVietnam #MekongDelta #VietnamTravel #MekongDeltaTravel #WetSeasonVietnam #DongKhoi #CoconutKingdom #XomNho #CafeVuonHong #VietnamPodcast #SlowTravel #TravelVietnam #BenTreCity #RiverLife #VietnameseFood #LocalTravel #HiddenVietnam

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Linh Nguyen spends her sixth day in Bến Tre cycling to a family orchard in Châu Thành, tasting mangoes and learning how the wet season shapes the harvest. She visits the Nguyễn Đình Chiểu temple, lingers over cà phê sữa đá at a riverside cafe, and reflects on the provincial merger and the practical costs of traveling the delta.

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Episode 20 of Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen. Linh Nguyen is in Bến Tre, Vietnam.

Places in this episode: Châu Thành district, Bến Tre city, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu temple, Hidden Sips Bến Tre, Bến Tre Museum, Vàm Hồ bird sanctuary.

Covered: orchard harvest and mango tasting, Nguyen Dinh Chiểu temple visit, river and canal boat trip, local food and coffee prices, provincial merger and power cuts, visa and banking practicalities.

Chapters:
02:29 Cafe interior
03:53 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu temple
05:21 Hidden Sips Bến Tre
07:11 Quiet room interior

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#VietnamTravel #BenTre #MekongDelta #CoconutKingdom #WetSeasonVietnam #VietnamPodcast #SlowTravel #NguyenDinhChieu #FruitOrchards #CanalBoat #DeltaLife #CafeSuDa #VisaVietnam #ExpatVietnam #BenTreMuseum #OrchardTour #LocalEats #TravelPodcast

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On day five in Bến Tre, Linh explores the local fruit orchards and the cottage industries they support, from rice paper and shrimp paste to the town's vibrant markets. Amid the wet-season downpours, she reflects on the rhythms of rural commerce and the practical costs of a slow delta life.

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Episode 19 of Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen. Linh Nguyen is in Bến Tre, Vietnam.

Places in this episode: Bình Phú village, Lemon Milk Coffee, Ben Tre Museum, Cafe Bar Cott, Ben Tre Night Market, Ben Tre River.

Covered: fruit orchards and wet-season harvest, rice paper cottage industry, Ben Tre Museum and revolutionary history, Ben Tre night market street food, practical travel costs and tips, district merger and administrative changes.

Chapters:
00:00 Bình Phú village
00:59 Village
03:50 Lemon Milk Coffee
05:50 Ben Tre River
07:34 Market
08:31 River
09:25 Night

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#BenTre #MekongDelta #VietnamTravel #WetSeasonTravel #CoconutKingdom #Rambutan #Mangosteen #BenTreMuseum #DongKhoi #BinhPhuVillage #RicePaper #NightMarket #LocalFood #Cafehopping #VietnamHistory #SlowTravel

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On day four in Bến Tre, Linh visits a family-run coconut oil workshop, cycles through rain-soaked orchards, and finds refuge in a riverside café. She reflects on the single-crop economy, the rising river, and what it costs to live simply in the coconut kingdom.

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Episode 18 of Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen. Linh Nguyen is in Bến Tre, Vietnam.

Places in this episode: Xóm Nhỏ - Bến Tre Restaurant, Cafe Vườn Hồng, Quán ăn gia đình Phương Dung, Ben Tre River, Hong Ngu.

Covered: Coconut oil craft, Wet season rain, Local food costs, River life, Rural pace.

Chapters:
00:00 Motorcycle ride through rain
00:52 Farm workshop, gentle clatter of tools
02:38 Xóm Nhỏ - Bến Tre Restaurant
04:34 Riverside cafe, boat horn distant
05:36 Quiet cafe, pouring rain on roof
06:50 Quán ăn gia đình Phương Dung
07:44 Rainy night, tin roof

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#BenTre #MekongDelta #VietnamTravel #CoconutCountry #SlowTravel #MonsoonSeason #VietnameseFood #BanhXeo #RiverLife #WetSeason #MekongDeltaLife #TravelPodcast #Vietnam #LocalCulture #RiversideCafe #CoconutOil

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On day three in Ben Tre, Linh takes a boat through the coconut wetlands to Vam Ho bird sanctuary at stork-return time, watches brick kilns glow against the wet-season dusk, and reflects on the rural delta pace, the cost of a quiet life, and the provincial merger reshaping the map.

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Episode 17 of Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen. Linh Nguyen is in Bến Tre, Vietnam.

Places in this episode: Ben Tre River, Vam Ho bird sanctuary, Ben Tre city, Ben Tre night market, Giong Trom.

Covered: Vam Ho bird sanctuary, Brick kilns, Wet season river travel, Ben Tre local economy, Cost of living in Ben Tre, Provincial merger.

Chapters:
00:00 Ben Tre River
01:32 Bird call
03:55 Workshop
06:32 Market
08:57 Room

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#BenTre #VietnamTravel #MekongDelta #VamHoBirdSanctuary #WetSeasonTravel #CoconutKingdom #MekongDeltaTravel #VietnamPodcast #SlowTravel #BenTreCity #RuralVietnam #RiverLife #DeltaLife #VietnameseFood #Ho Tieu #BenTreHomestay #MekongBoatTrip #TravelVietnam

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On day two in Ben Tre, Linh dives into the coconut economy, visiting a candy workshop, cycling through orchard villages, and ending with a riverside dinner. She shares the costs, the pace, and the practicalities of slow travel in the Mekong Delta.

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Episode 16 of Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen. Linh Nguyen is in Bến Tre, Vietnam.

Places in this episode: Xóm Nhỏ - Bến Tre Restaurant, Cafe Vườn Hồng, Cồn Phụng, Mỏ Cày Bắc, Ben Tre Night Market, Ben Tre Farm Stay.

Covered: Coconut economy, Craft villages, River life, Wet season rhythm, Local food, Homestay and costs.

Chapters:
00:00 Mỏ Cày Bắc
01:25 Workshop
03:11 Garden
04:38 Cồn Phụng
05:56 Cafe Vườn Hồng
07:17 Ben Tre Farm Stay
09:08 River

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#BenTre #MekongDelta #VietnamTravel #CoconutCandy #MekongDeltaTravel #VietnamBudgetTravel #CoconutKingdom #SlowTravel #WetSeasonTravel #BenTreNightMarket #CồnPhụng #HomestayVietnam #MekongDeltaCycling #VietnameseFood #CaPheSuaDa #TravelPodcast

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Linh crosses the Rach Mieu Bridge into Ben Tre, the coconut capital of the Mekong Delta, arriving in a green, rain-soaked landscape. She explores the town's riverfront, tries coconut candy and local dishes, and settles into a homestay for the wet season.

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Episode 15 of Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen. Linh Nguyen is in Bến Tre, Vietnam.

Places in this episode: Rach Mieu Bridge, Ben Tre city riverfront, Xóm Nhỏ - Bến Tre Restaurant, Cafe Vườn Hồng, Quán ăn gia đình Phương Dung, Ben Tre Night Market, Ben Tre Museum, Cồn Ốc.

Covered: Transport to Ben Tre, Ben Tre city riverfront, Coconut candy economy, Local food and cafes, Cost of living in Ben Tre, Wet season travel.

Chapters:
00:00 Rach Mieu Bridge
01:16 Xóm Nhỏ - Bến Tre Restaurant
03:23 Cồn Ốc
04:54 Quán ăn gia đình Phương Dung
06:16 Riverfront at night

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#BenTre #MekongDelta #VietnamTravel #WetSeasonVietnam #CoconutKingdom #CoconutCandy #RachMieuBridge #BenTreNightMarket #MekongDeltaHomestay #XomNho #CafeVuonHong #CàPhêSữaĐá #ĐồngKhởiUprising #NguyenDinhChieu #SouthernVietnam #MonsoonTravel #TravelPodcast #VietnamOffTheBeatenPath #BenTreCity #RiversideLife

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Linh spends her final morning in Vũng Tàu with a seafood breakfast, one last climb up the mountain for views, and a slow goodbye to the working coastal town before the hydrofoil back to Saigon. She reflects on the week's layers of oil, faith, and tourist rhythm, and what it means to have found a temporary home.

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Episode 14 of Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen. Linh Nguyen is in Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.

Places in this episode: Chợ Vũng Tàu, Vung Tau Lighthouse, Núi Nhỏ, Bãi Sau, Cà phê sữa đá, Enough Coffee.

Covered: Final day reflection, Local seafood breakfast, Nui Nho climb, Coastal rhythm vs city life, Hydrofoil journey back.

Chapters:
00:00 Cà phê sữa đá
02:21 Núi Nhỏ
04:23 Town street with motorbikes
06:20 Enough Coffee
07:52 Hotel lobby and street
08:49 Ferry interior with engine hum
10:30 Ferry deck with sea waves

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#VungTau #VietnamTravel #VungTauDiary #CoastalVietnam #BackBeach #NuiNho #WhaleTemple #BanhKhot #BanhCanh #CafeSuDa #Hydrofoil #SaigonToVungTau #MekongDelta #VietnamLife #TravelPodcast #SlowTravel #VietnamExpat #LastDay

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Linh spends her last full day in Vũng Tàu soaking up the coastal rhythm, from a morning swim at Back Beach to a final feast of bánh khọt and stingray hotpot. She reflects on the town's unique blend of fishing faith, oil-industry money, and weekend tourism before heading back to Saigon.

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Episode 13 of Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen. Linh Nguyen is in Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.

Places in this episode: Back Beach (Bãi Sau), Front Beach (Bãi Trước), Tiệm cà phê Dốc Trong Hẻm, Vũng Tàu Market (Chợ Vũng Tàu).

Covered: Vung Tau coastal rhythm, Stingray hotpot and local food, Cost of living in Vung Tau, Final day reflection and goodbye, Hydrofoil travel back to Saigon, Weekend vs weekday Vung Tau.

Chapters:
00:00 Vũng Tàu
01:19 Tiệm cà phê Dốc Trong Hẻm
04:34 Food hall
06:17 City park
07:02 Boat ride

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#VungTau #VungTauTravel #VietnamTravel #Vietnam #CoastalVietnam #VungTauFood #BanhKhot #StingrayHotpot #MekongDelta #SoutheastAsiaTravel #BackBeach #FrontBeach #VietnamPodcast #TravelPodcast #ExpactLife #CostOfLiving #VietnamCoast #SaigonDayTrip

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On day five in Vũng Tàu, Linh explores the quieter side of the coastal town—the Russian Village, a local café, and the rhythm of the working port—before a final market meal, reflecting on what it might mean to call this place home.

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Episode 12 of Vietnam Travel Podcast with Linh Nguyen. Linh Nguyen is in Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.

Places in this episode: Russian Village, Chợ Vũng Tàu, Bạch Dinh (White Palace), Bãi Sau (Back Beach), Cà phê sữa đá, Enough Coffee, Hồ Mây cable car.

Covered: Russian Village and oil/expats, Port and fishing docks, Cost of living comparisons, French colonial history (Bạch Dinh), Local café culture and coffee prices, Reflection on st@ying in Vũng Tàu.

Chapters:
00:00 Russian Village
00:46 Cà phê sữa đá
03:54 Chợ Vũng Tàu
06:11 Hồ Mây cable car
08:11 Enough Coffee

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#VungTau #VietnamTravel #CoastalVietnam #OilTown #ExpatLife #BanhKhot #VungTauMarket #BachDinh #WhitePalace #CostOfLivingVietnam #SlowTravel

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