820 Vietnam; Touring the Mississippi River
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
4.5 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Bradt guidebook author Joshua Zukas, who focuses exclusively on Vietnam, shares why he enjoys challenging misconceptions about his adopted home. And a writer who has spent his life captivated by the mighty Mississippi River takes us on a virtual tour of America's great waterway, from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
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| 0:00.0 | With its booming economy, Vietnam has become a place of opportunity for the expats and immigrants that make it their home. |
| 0:08.9 | A lot of tourists also find that they like the energy there too. |
| 0:12.6 | It's very important to Vietnamese people that visitors to Vietnam have a good time and have a good impression of Vietnam. |
| 0:22.2 | Coming up, travel writer Joshua Zuckus shares candid cultural insights after exploring Vietnam's |
| 0:27.9 | cities and countryside for the past 20 years. The highlight for me is the craft villages |
| 0:33.3 | surrounding Hanoi. And Dean Clinkinberg brings us a state-by-state guide |
| 0:38.0 | to the natural wonders that surround the Mississippi River |
| 0:40.6 | and what it can show us about the heart of America. |
| 0:43.6 | You can pretty much find anything related to American history |
| 0:46.6 | along the Mississippi. |
| 0:47.6 | If you want a crash course in American history, |
| 0:49.8 | it's going to be there. |
| 0:51.3 | Come along as we explore together |
| 0:52.7 | from Hannibal to Hanoi in the hour ahead. |
| 0:55.6 | It's Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 1:00.6 | Parks and trails are replacing the decaying factories that used to line the banks of the Mississippi |
| 1:05.7 | River. Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steves, Dean Clinkinberg is back with us to recommend more |
| 1:12.1 | natural places to explore along the river that defines the middle of America. |
| 1:17.5 | Record tourism levels are not just a feature of Europe lately. Tourism has also been surging |
| 1:22.3 | in Vietnam, which just posted its busiest year ever in 2025. |
| 1:30.8 | And thanks to a steady market of visitors from China, |
| 1:33.5 | they're expecting even bigger numbers this year. |
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