Coconut Oil, Rain, and the Quiet Life

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. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Vietnam: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Vietnam guide → Some links are affiliate links. 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 rain00:52 Farm workshop, gentle clatter of tools02:38 Xóm Nhỏ - Bến Tre Restaurant04:34 Riverside cafe, boat horn distant05:36 Quiet cafe, pouring rain on roof06:50 Quán ăn gia đình Phương Dung07:44 Rainy night, tin roof A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #BenTre #MekongDelta #VietnamTravel #CoconutCountry #SlowTravel #MonsoonSeason #VietnameseFood #BanhXeo #RiverLife #WetSeason #MekongDeltaLife #TravelPodcast #Vietnam #LocalCulture #RiversideCafe #CoconutOil https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/vietnam/