Saigons historic rooftop... Rusty Compass 2024-05-01 | Check out the full video -rustycompass.com/blog/visiting-saigons-historic-rooftop-symbol-of-the-end-of-the-vietnam-war-295
Saigons saddest crumbling villa Rusty Compass 2024-04-14 | A crumbling villa in Saigon's Chinatown, Cho Lon, illustrates the city's continuing failure to recognise the cultural and economic significance of its built heritage. Singapore has put its shophouse heritage at the centre of its identity with great success.#saigon #singapore #vietnam #heritage #shophouses #cholon
Dien Bien Phu - creating travel magic #vietnam Rusty Compass 2024-04-08 | Creating and curating unforgettable experiences is what we do over at Old Compass Travel - this is a little tale of research for Vietnam by the Book at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam's north. Was such a buzz taking our visitors there a few weeks ago.#artoftravel #curation #travel #walk #walks #tours #vietnam #mountains #taybac
Hue royal cuisine in the old mandarin quarter #shorts #vietnam #travel Rusty Compass 2024-01-26 | Hue's royal heritage has left many gems in the city - palaces, tombs, temples. The royal culinary heritage is another highlight.Join us on our 16 day Vietnam by the Book tour for a unique experience built around books!oldcompasstravel.com/tours/vietnam-journeys/vietnam-by-the-book
Hue, Vietnams culinary powerhouse? Rusty Compass 2024-01-17 | Vietnam's old capital Hue is well know for its dynastic ruins and temples. It's also at the heart of the country's culinary culture.Join us for a tour based around books thinking about Hue and Vietnam - oldcompasstravel.com/tours/vietnam-journeys/vietnam-by-the-book
Hue was considered Vietnams city of sadness - Vietnam by the Book moments #shorts Rusty Compass 2024-01-11 | 'Huế rất là buồn'Hue is a very sad place.... So it was said for decades after the Vietnam War....Since borders reopened in 2022, Hue is the Vietnamese city where I have spent the most time. I don’t mind Hue in the heat. I love it in the wet, grey, cooler months. The volatility of Hue’s weather is well suited to its volatile history. It’s a place of so much depth. But Hue also requires work. Stuff like reading and looking historical twists, different architecture, designs and shapes - and exploring different flavours. Hue has produced plenty of royals and politicians. It’s also produced a few centuries of spiritual leaders, musicians, architects, poets and artists. And it's experienced loads of upheaval. It’s a lot to digest.Vietnam by the Book is our 16 day tour of Vietnam focused around three books. Hue is at the centre of our tour as it is at the centre of the country and its stories. Join us, read some books and explore the stories of Hue! Head over to Old Compass Traveloldcompasstravel.com/.../vie.../vietnam-by-the-book#vietnam #hue #travel #history #tours #books #reading
Australias big day - history is calling Rusty Compass 2023-10-12 | Rusty Compass has always been obsessed with history. It’s one of the big things that makes us travel. Right now, Australia is engaged in an historic process - a referendum to create a Voice to Parliament for our First Peoples. It ain’t looking positive. But as a business built on history and stories, we feel a special responsibility as the referendum hits tomorrow. We know where we stand.#australia #history #auspol
Parramatta rallies for The Voice #shorts Rusty Compass 2023-10-08 | Less than a week before the big day, Noel Pearson, Rachel Perkins, Paul Kelly, Malcolm Turnbull and others came together to rally behind the Voice to Parliament Constitutional amendment.
Saigon streets in the 90s - part 1 #shorts #history #saigon #vietnam #travel Rusty Compass 2023-09-25 | Saigon's streets in the 90s.... check the full video and blog -For the blog, head over to Rusty Compassrustycompass.com/blog/30-years-exploring-vietnam-333
Sydneys beautiful Sunday #history #voteyes #sydney #australia Rusty Compass 2023-09-18 | We love to walk - it's what we do. We love history - we do that with equal passion. And as many placards read yesterday - "History is calling." Yesterday, Sydney and cities around Australia walked in support of a constitutional amendment to create an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. What walk!A reading of Australia's past and its present is where we find the overwhelming reasons in favour of this important nation building constitutional amendment. It's essential infrastructure for the nation's soul!Yesterday's march in Sydney kicked off at Redfern Park, where Paul Keating concluded his Redfern address just over 30 years ago with these words."There is one thing today we cannot imagine.We cannot imagine that the descendants of people whosegenius and resilience maintained a culture here throughfifty thousand years or more, through cataclysmic changesto the climate and environment, and who then survived twocenturies of disposession and abuse, will be denied theirplace in the modern Australian nation.We cannot imagine that.We cannot imagine that we will fail"In the same speech, Keating also pointed out -"We simply cannot sweep injustice aside. Even if our ownconscience allowed us to, I am sure, that in due course,the world and the people of our region would not.There should be no mistake about this, our success inresolving these issues will have a significant bearing onour standing in the world.""It begins, I think, with that act of recognitionRecognition that it was we who did the dispossessing.We took the traditional lands and smashed the traditionalway of life.We brought the diseases. The alcohol.We committed the murders.we took the children from their mothers.We practised discrimination and exclusion.It was our ignorance and our prejudice."Things wrapped up at Victoria Park with a performances from Dan Sultan and Missy Higgins. Love was in the air. #love #yes #voteyes #ulurustatement #sydney #australia #history
30 years exploring Vietnam Rusty Compass 2023-09-13 | 2023 marks 30 years since I led my first tour through Vietnam. It was August 1993. After decades of war and economic hardship, a long-awaited optimism was taking root across the country. For me it was the beginning of an education and a fascination that continues to this day.Back in 2013, on the twentieth anniversary, I penned this blog about Vietnam in the 1990s and our first tours. Check it out. rustycompass.com/blog/vietnam-in-1993-a-nation-opens-its-doors-182For more on our tours, head over to Old Compass Travel -www.oldcompasstravel.com
Sydney Opera House and Danish architects - Sydney history bits Rusty Compass 2023-08-26 | Join us for a walk of Sydney stories and beautiful places at Old Compass Travel -oldcompasstravel.com/tours/sydney-experiencesFor more on new things in Sydney, head over to Rusty Compass -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525
New in Sydney - Marrinawi harbour pool Rusty Compass 2023-08-25 | For more on new Sydney stuff. Head over to Rusty Compass -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525Join us for a walk in Sydney -oldcompasstravel.com/tours/sydney-experiences
New in Sydney - Barangaroo tallest building Rusty Compass 2023-08-23 | For full story on what's new in Sydney, head over to Rusty Compass rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525Or take a Sydney walk with us -oldcompasstravel.com/tours/sydney-experiences
Parramatta history bits - Elizabeth Farm #shorts #history #sydney #parramatta Rusty Compass 2023-08-04 | Parramatta is Sydney's reluctant history and heritage destination. This is just one of several extraordinary Parramatta historical sites connecting with the good and the not-so-good in Sydney's past.Parramatta walks coming soon.If history walks thinking about the good and the not-so-good of Sydney and much else sound interesting - join us atwww.oldcompasstravel.com/sydney-experiencesMore on Parramatta atrustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/parramatta-history-tour-1529
Parramatta history bits - The Female Factor #history #australiatravelguide #visitsydney #parramatta Rusty Compass 2023-07-27 | The Female Factory in Parramatta has finally had a restoration. Now it needs to lift its storytelling game. For the full video head over to Rusty Compassrustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525
Parramatta history bits - The Dairy Cottage (1798) #shorts #history #sydney #parramatta Rusty Compass 2023-07-24 | How many pre-1800 buildings in Sydney can you name?Guessing they're all in Parramatta.Head over to www.rustycompass.comfor our listing of new (and old) Sydney stuff. We even go out to Parramatta!Nice to use the little-used #georgiansydney hashtag 🙂
Parramatta history bits - Old Government House #shorts Rusty Compass 2023-07-23 | Sydney doesn't give Parramatta much attention as a tourism destination. But it's where some of the most important Sydney history is located.For more, head over to Rusty Compassrustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525
Sydney history bits - National Art School (NAS) old prison and galleries #shorts #sydney Rusty Compass 2023-07-10 | Sydney's National Art School is home to some great small galleries. The old Darlinghurst prison complex is a pretty extraordinary thing to see as well.Check the full story here -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525#australia #sydney #darlinghurst #history #art #gallery #darlinghurstprison
Sydney architecture bits - along George St #shorts #history #architecture #visitsydney Rusty Compass 2023-07-07 | Sydney's new light rail has transformed the downtown area. Take a walk and enjoy the architecture. For the full video - check out our blog -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525
Whats new in Sydney? - a travel guide - part II Rusty Compass 2023-07-04 | In this second part in our series on new things in Sydney, we explore the city's new light rail and its oldest street, we look at Sydney's new King's digs, historic Parramatta and architectural developments in the city.For details on all the places visited, head over to Rusty Compass -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525Join us for a unique walking tour of Sydney stories and beautiful places at Old Compass Travel oldcompasstravel.com/tours/sydney-experiences
Sydney history bits - deals since 1816 - the Rum Hospital Rusty Compass 2023-06-15 | Sydney's first public private partnership, circa 1816, set a dubious precedent that's been repeated on many occasions over the past two centuries.Join us for a Sydney walk sharing big stories and celebrating stunning places.Old Compass Travelwww.oldcompasstravel.com
Sydney history bits - Australias first King? Rusty Compass 2023-05-30 | We visit Government House for a think about Australia's "first King"?For the blog and full videorustycompass.com/blog/sydney-has-a-new-king-a-visit-to-historic-government-house-331#.ZHVqu-xBzvU
Sydney history bits - Government House decisions Rusty Compass 2023-05-28 | Lots of big decisions have been made within the walls of Sydney's Government House.rustycompass.com/blog/sydney-has-a-new-king-a-visit-to-historic-government-house-331#.ZHK21exBzvU
Sydney history bits - the Queen visits Government House 1954 Rusty Compass 2023-05-26 | For the full story - Rusty Compassrustycompass.com/blog/sydney-has-a-new-king-a-visit-to-historic-government-house-331#.ZHAqkOxBzvU
Sydney history bits - Stories lurking in Government House #history #visitsydney #travel #sydney Rusty Compass 2023-05-25 | For the blog and video check -rustycompass.com/blog/sydney-has-a-new-king-a-visit-to-historic-government-house-331#.ZG7m9OxBwUo
Sydney art bits - the harbours new sculpture #shorts #sculpture #bara #history #sydney Rusty Compass 2023-05-23 | The recently installed bara sculpture overlooking Sydney Harbour, is one of the most interesting symbolic developments in the city in decades. Commissioned by City of Sydney, it represents the fish hook used by Gadigal Aboriginal women. It's a beautiful and overdue celebration of our First Peoples in one of the city's most iconic locations.2023 is an exciting year for visitors to Sydney. The city is well and truly alive and buzzing. And there are big changes in the air too. I've always found travellers to be fascinated by the contemporary life of the places they visit. I've learned that lesson in Vietnam and Cambodia and elsewhere. It's no less true here in Sydney though the issues are different.#sydney #video #travel #tourism #change #bara #cityofsydney #sydneyharbour #culturaltravel #australia #rustycompass #oldcompasstravel #sydneyoperahouse This awareness is driving the Sydney tours we're developing at Old Compass Travel -oldcompasstravel.com/tours/sydney-tales-of-the-cityOver at www.rustycompass.com - I've been thinking about new stuff in Sydney.For the full video,rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63#.ZGwvMexBwUo
Sydneys historic Government House - a visit to mark the coronation of Australias new King Rusty Compass 2023-05-22 | The recent coronation of King Charles III as King of Australia, gave Australians the chance to think again about our curious relationship with the Crown. The day after the coronation of our new King, I decided to visit Government House in Sydney. The 1845 Gothic Revival structure is where royals often stay and usually visit when in our city. King Charles and his parents have stayed and visited on many occasions in the past.It's easy to imagine this place as a favourite for visiting royals - it's a grand Victorian Gothic building in a spectacular garden setting by Sydney Harbour. It's often open to visitors too. Check out our independent travel guide to Sydney here -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63#.ZGrH3exBwUoCheck the blog here -rustycompass.com/blog/sydney-has-a-new-king-a-visit-to-historic-government-house-331#.ZGtSjOxBwUoJoin us for a unique walking tour of Sydney stories and beautiful places at Old Compass Travel oldcompasstravel.com/tours/sydney-experiences
Marrickville drinks - Bob Hawke Brewery Rusty Compass 2023-05-15 | Hilarious brewery tribute to Australian beer loving Prime Minister Bob Hawke. For the full update on new stuff in Sydney -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525#.ZGF-J-xBwUo
Slice of Newtown - The Dunbar Wreck tomb - Camperdown Cemetery #shorts Rusty Compass 2023-05-12 | Camperdown Cemetery in Newtown carries the mass grave of the victims of Sydney's biggest maritime disaster, the wreck of the Dunbar in 1857. For the full video head over to Rusty Compassrustycompass.com/video/camperdown-cemetery-a-wander-in-sydneys-atmospheric-old-burial-ground-207#.ZF2zEexBwUo
New in Sydney? - Sydney Modern Gallery Rusty Compass 2023-05-08 | In our full video of what's new in Sydney - Sydney Modern gallery. Check out the full video and travel guide -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525#.ZFiSQuxBwUo
Sydney bites - Banh Cuon Marrickville Rusty Compass 2023-05-06 | Banh Cuon is a specialty of northern Vietnam. This little stall in Marrickville does a delicious take with a Haiphong twist.For the full video -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525#.ZFWedexBwUo
Slice of Newtown - Camperdown Cemetery Rusty Compass 2023-05-04 | Camperdown Cemetery in the Sydney suburb of Newtown is one of the oldest and most atmospheric in the city.Check out the full video -rustycompass.com/video/camperdown-cemetery-a-wander-in-sydneys-atmospheric-old-burial-ground-207#.ZFMO2-xBwUo
Sydney bites - Vietnamese food in Marrickville Rusty Compass 2023-05-02 | Marrickville is one of Sydney's coolest neighbourhoods. We head out for a bite!Check out the full video and guide -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525#.ZFBPaOxBwUo#Sydney #marrickville #food #vietnamesefood #walks #neighbourhoods #travel #australia
Whats new in Sydney? - a travel guide - part I Rusty Compass 2023-05-01 | There have been big changes in Sydney in recent years - lots of cool new things for travellers to see. This is a guide to what's new for active cultural travellers keen to experience the best of the city. For more head over to the Sydney pages at Rusty Compassrustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-1525#.ZFGn2uxBwUoFor our travel guide to Sydney -rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63#.ZE9ZpOxBwUoJoin us for a unique walking tour of Sydney stories and beautiful places at Old Compass Travel oldcompasstravel.com/tours/sydney-experiences
Alison jam - Elvis Costello cover - #shorts Rusty Compass 2023-04-26 | Couple of weeks ago I was kindly offered tickets to see both Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne in the same week. Both shows were cancelled due to illness..... If the show's cancelled, put a little show on in the house.... David Harris and I played tunes together in the early - mid 1980s in a little cover band in Sydney. When Jackson Browne was cancelled we decided to convene at my place with Dave's family for a little tribute show to Elvis and Jackson (including Sam on camera). Was an absolute joy. This was our first real session together since the 80s. What a joy to sing with Dave again... More vids coming....
Online Travel Agents (OTAs) are changing the way we travel - that aint a good thing Rusty Compass 2023-04-13 | Online Travel Agents - there are a couple of massive global tech companies and they dominate the hotel and flight booking space. When you engage with them online, they bring a few years of surveillance data of you and the entire travel market to the table - knowledge about your travel preferences, budgets, habits as well as comprehensive intelligence about the state of the market at any given moment. Their job is to extract as much from you as possible. What do you bring to the negotiation? Good luck 😀For the full video head over to Rusty Compassrustycompass.com/blog/travel-has-changed-forever-ii-the-big-players-330#.ZDd3texBwUo
Customer fury with airlines - travel has changed forever Rusty Compass 2023-04-10 | Travellers understand that coming out of the pandemic has been tough for airlines, airports and their staff. The bit that creates the fury is intentional airline policies that frustrate reasonable customer service and fair outcomes to problems.#travel #tourism #airlines #customerservice #travelhaschangedforever
Dynamic pricing in travel - travel has changed #shorts Rusty Compass 2023-04-04 | The concept of dynamic pricing is getting more scrutiny as concert-goers discover that seeing their favourite acts is increasingly outside their reach. Neil Young, The Cure, Coldplay, Harry Styles and others have expressed concern.The scrutiny is overdue.Large parts of the travel industry have been subject to dynamic pricing for a long time and it's more evident than ever.Why is dynamic pricing so ubiquitous in travel?Is this efficient markets at work? Capitalism at its best?Or is it unethical, destructive of consumer trust and a signal of asymmetrical markets and excessive concentrations of digital surveillance?If it's so good, should dynamic pricing be expanded to the workforce?Should nurses and doctors be able to switch to surge pricing in a terrorist attack or pandemic? Soldiers in a war? Police in crimewave?rustycompass.com/blog/travel-has-changed-forever-ii-the-big-players-330#.ZCtmYexBwUo
Travel has changed forever - the big guys I #shorts Rusty Compass 2023-04-01 | Travel has changed forever - a handful of huge corporations dominate the travel dream. for the full video - head over torustycompass.com/blog/travel-has-changed-forever-ii-the-big-players-330#.ZCeteOxBwUo
Vietnam by the Book 2023 #shorts Rusty Compass 2023-03-19 | Superb few weeks in Vietnam finalising Vietnam by the Book 2023! Check out this unique experience of Vietnam atoldcompasstravel.com/tours/vietnam-by-the-book-15-days-old-compass-travel-book-club
Sydneys perfect summer - Bondi Icebergs #shorts Rusty Compass 2023-02-05 | Sydney's in the midst of its best summer in quite a few years - we're spending plenty of time soaking it up at Bondi.rustycompass.com/australia-travel-guide-245/sydney-63/see-and-do-14/beaches-of-sydney-1519#.Y989qexBwUo
Bondi Beach New Years Day 2023, Sydney #shorts Rusty Compass 2023-01-01 | Happy New Year friends. Stunning day in Sydney to start 2023. I headed to Bondi to wash off the post-festive cobwebs and was instantly cured. Hope it's a great year for you and yours.
Seasons Greetings from Sydney #shorts Rusty Compass 2022-12-25 | Hope 2022 is ending well. Best wishes for the festive season and 2023 from all at Rusty Compass and Old Compass Travel - Saigon and Sydney
Travel has changed forever Part II - the big players Rusty Compass 2022-12-19 | Head over to Rusty Compass - www.rustycompass.comOr join us for a walk in Sydney or Saigon with Old Compass Travel - www.oldcompasstravel.comWhen you travel internationally, you probably hope that your spending will be good for local people and local businesses. Increasingly though, large global tech corporations sit over the top of the tourism economy. They're everywhere. And they follow you everywhere too. Their products are convenient and powerful. How are they impacting on tourism?In this second part in our series on big changes in tourism, we think about these huge global tech giants shaping the way we travel.
Travels changed forever #shorts Rusty Compass 2022-12-11 | Travel is different. For the full video - www.rustycompass.com
Travel has changed forever Part I - risks and rewards Rusty Compass 2022-11-30 | Head over to Rusty Compass - www.rustycompass.comOr join us for a walk in Sydney or Saigon with Old Compass Travel - www.oldcompasstravel.comTwo years of closed borders without much travel, followed by a nine-month intense binge of it, has given me a special opportunity to think about many things - including travel. Spanning Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, UK and Australia, my travels in 2022 have reminded me of the privilege it is to explore foreign lands and the joys of discovery and learning. I’ve also had lots of time to consider huge changes in how we travel. And think about what it all means. This is the first part in a series of videos about how travel has changed and how travel is changing - For more - www.rustycompass.comIf you'd like to take a walk of history and heritage in Saigon or Sydney, head over to www.oldcompasstravel.com
Pool with a view - Sydney.#shorts Rusty Compass 2022-11-28 | Andrew Boy Charlton pool by the naval base in Sydney Harbour is a great place to rip through some laps. This is where competitive swimming began in Australia 🙂for full video - www.rustycompass.com#sydney #sydneyharbour #swimming #travel #andrewboycharlton
Happy National Day Vietnam #shorts Rusty Compass 2022-09-02 | Happy National Day Vietnam oi!Today Vietnam marks the 77th anniversary of Uncle Ho's declaration of independence from France in Hanoi's Ba Dinh Square. It was September 2nd 1945 and World War II was ending. Ho's men had collaborated in the jungles of Northern Vietnam with US intelligence officers in the fight against Japanese forces . They expected a sympathetic hearing from the world community to their independence call. It didn't happen. It took 30 more years of fighting for Ho's 1945 declaration to become a reality.Spirit, toughness, determination and good humour in the face of adversity, are remarkable Vietnamese qualities. They're qualities you'll encounter all over the country - including in these fishermen on An Bang Beach outside Hoi An.Chúc Mừng Quốc Khánh Việt NamFor the full Hoi An postcard, head over to www.rustycompass.com#Vietnam #history #HoiAn #travel #fishermen
Winter afternoon dip at #Bondi #chilly #invigorating #shorts Rusty Compass 2022-08-16 | Perfect Tuesday arvo at Bondi. www.rustycompass.com
