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Not including the short term tourists that come and make a couple of videos about Ben Thanh and Train Street, who are your favourite and least favourite YouTubers specialising in Vietnam content?

Is there anyone good that is focusing on off the beaten path places, where not many people go, but maybe interested in visiting? 

For me, the best I’ve found so far is Phuc Map, and the worst is Fat and Broke Chris Batz, but I’m not really a big YouTube user, so interested in what others here are watching or avoiding.

Living near one of Bourdains most popular recommendations, and walking by frequently it has been interesting to note the change in foreign clientele over time. There is no doubt that his influence has waned over time, which is to be expected, but there are still people seeking out his words of wisdom, usually young backpackers. He had a far bigger cultural impact than I previously understood. Sometimes I see backpackers checking their smartphone maps and instantly know where to direct them. Sometimes I will even tell them there is a much better place to eat at the mouth of the hem, but 9 times out of 10 they don’t believe me and continue on their merry way. I think he picked a couple of good horses, but not all of them made it to the finish line.