AN AMERICAN IN VIETNAM WITH STEVE FROM THINKING SIDEWAYS

Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool little travel podcast. On today's episode, I'll be talking to Steve who's originally one of the three co-hosts of Thinking Sideways podcast. I still remember an episode I heard featuring a grisly murder in Italy while my wife Mandy and I were driving from Miami's South Beach all the way down to Key West, in Florida, 3.5 hours later. I was saddened when Thinking Sideways crew had decided to finish making podcasts because it would be too difficult to keep recording episodes as Steve was making his big move to Vietnam. I'm interested in Steve's journey to Vietnam and that's why I have him on the podcast today. Just letting you know that at the time of the recording Steve and I had a bad connection, maybe it was the torrential downpour that Vietnam was having as we spoke…. So, sit back and enjoy the conversation I had with Steve.   Timestamps: Intro to the show 1:52 – How did Steve end up in Vietnam and leaving the USA and expats in Vietnam 8:21 – Bugs in the water, food chat 15:18 – Steve's view on Vietnamese history 16:54 – Hanoi's French Quarter 18:30 – Vietnam War, American War what's the difference, Vietnamese don't care about it… 21:54 – Travelling around Vietnam, Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh, Mai Chau District, Hue, Da Nang 22:49 – Ninh Binh, looks like Ha Long Bay but isn't, it's not in the water 25:36 – Have you been to Chin Moo Pagoda N'hue (Thien Mu Pagoda Hue is what I meant) Perfume River 27:26 – Hoan Kiem Lake looks nice (Hon Key M Lake is how to pronounce it), Hanoi 28:53 – Embracing foreigners in Vietnam and getting a Grab and learning the language 35:21 – Have you heard the expression "Beg Packer"? 37:15 – Steve's favourite places in Vietnam, Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Cam Ranh, Sa Pa Terraces, Mui Ne and the Mekong Delta 43:00 – Best food and drink to have in Vietnam 45:12 – Vietnam's beautiful scenery 49:15 – Are you staying permanently in Vietnam? And bringing your cat to Vietnam 54:28 – Thinking Sideways podcast questions that all fans would love to hear 56:37 – Thinking Sideways favourite episodes, Lake City Quiet Pills, Benedict Daniels Cave Diver, and D. B. Cooper, which they never covered I found out… Poor D. B. Cooper… hilarity ensues… Joe wishes he had covered D. B. Cooper 1:04:35 – Mr. Cruel the Beaumont Children, we can't work it out… I tell a little story about Mr. Cruel, Thinking Sideways did cover Mr. Cruel link below 1:08:30 – Steve's cool artwork and some other chatter 1:13:22 – The final questions. If you could travel anywhere in the world now, where would you like to be? What would you be eating or drinking? What's your favourite country and city Outro to the show   Additional Information: Steve's Twitter: @howstevesees Steve's Instagram: @howsteveseestheworld Thinking Sideways: http://www.thinkingsidewayspodcast.com/ Touropia Top 25 Tourist Attractions: https://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-vietnam/ Mr. Cruel episode Thinking Sideways: http://www.thinkingsidewayspodcast.com/?s=mr+cruel    Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/travelman-podcast/id1281446908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2bfulkX1dTkOb50MaCm0NN Libsyn: https://travelmanpodcast.libsyn.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benthetravelman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelmanpodcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/TravelmanPod Tune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Travel/Travelman-Podcast-p1103948/ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ben-dow/travelman-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3cYw4pCrK3C-Rty3zmw-eQ Travelman Podcast Website: www.travelmanpodcast.com Travelman Podcast email: [email protected]