Rusty Compass - an independent travel guide to Australia, Cambodia and Vietnam COM_RSS_META_DES https://www.rustycompass.com Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:13:25 +0000 Home templates/rustycompass/images/logo-rusty.png https://www.rustycompass.com A powerful new public sculpture on Sydney Harbour https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/a-powerful-new-public-sculpture-on-sydney-harbour-345 02/26/2026 12:232 Creating South Vietnam - a travel guide to America in Vietnam Part 2 https://www.rustycompass.com/video/creating-south-vietnam-a-travel-guide-to-america-in-vietnam-part-2-229 01/12/2026 01:312 1945 and early intervention - a travel guide to America in Vietnam Part 1 https://www.rustycompass.com/video/1945-and-early-intervention-a-travel-guide-to-america-in-vietnam-part-1-228 01/12/2026 01:052 The creation of South Vietnam - travel guide to America in Vietnam Part II https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/the-creation-of-south-vietnam-travel-guide-to-america-in-vietnam-part-ii-344 11/14/2025 11:342 Declaration of Independence - Vietnam's other major anniversary of 2025 https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/declaration-of-independence-vietnams-other-major-anniversary-of-2025-343 05/14/2025 05:182 America in Vietnam - a travel guide Part 1 https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/america-in-vietnam-a-travel-guide-part-1-342 05/13/2025 04:512 Special lessons for Australians at Singapore's Changi Museum https://www.rustycompass.com/video/special-lessons-for-australians-at-singapores-changi-museum-227 04/15/2025 11:182 Singapore's Changi Museum has special lessons for Australians https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/singapores-changi-museum-has-special-lessons-for-australians-341 04/12/2025 09:322 The Australian who befriended Ho Chi Minh https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 09/30/2024 09:212 A confronting cover on a 1966 edition of Graham Greene's The Quiet American https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 07/25/2024 01:322 Nostalgia and Vietnam's travel superpower - VIDEO https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/nostalgia-and-vietnams-travel-superpower-video-339 07/21/2024 09:322 New things in Sydney - travel notes https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/new-things-in-sydney-travel-notes-338 07/01/2024 01:182 Lessons from 3 decades exploring Vietnam https://www.rustycompass.com/video/lessons-from-3-decades-exploring-vietnam-226 06/03/2024 01:552 30 years travelling Vietnam https://www.rustycompass.com/video/30-years-travelling-vietnam-225 06/03/2024 01:522 Lessons from decades exploring Vietnam https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/lessons-from-decades-exploring-vietnam-337 06/01/2024 02:492 In Vietnam, tourists are still learning the lessons of the American War https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/in-vietnam-tourists-are-still-learning-the-lessons-of-the-american-war-336 04/23/2024 10:092 Vietnam loses a storyteller - RIP Nguyen Qui Duc https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/vietnam-loses-a-storyteller-rip-nguyen-qui-duc-335 12/17/2023 10:332 Hanoi postcard 2023 - thinking of Nguyen Qui Duc https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/hanoi-postcard-2023-thinking-of-nguyen-qui-duc-334 11/12/2023 05:382 30 years exploring Vietnam https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/30-years-exploring-vietnam-333 09/13/2023 02:292 The bus to Bondi is broken - Sydney's public transport is a shambles https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/the-bus-to-bondi-is-broken-sydneys-public-transport-is-a-shambles-332 08/26/2023 09:202 What's new in Sydney? - Part II a cultural travel guide https://www.rustycompass.com/video/whats-new-in-sydney-part-ii-a-cultural-travel-guide-224 07/07/2023 03:102 The stories of Sydney's Government House https://www.rustycompass.com/video/the-stories-of-sydneys-government-house-223 05/25/2023 05:092 Sydney has a new King - a visit to historic Government House https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/sydney-has-a-new-king-a-visit-to-historic-government-house-331 05/22/2023 09:262 What's new in Sydney? - a cultural travel guide https://www.rustycompass.com/video/whats-new-in-sydney-a-cultural-travel-guide-222 05/01/2023 11:232 Sydney's new harbour swimming pool - right by The Rocks https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 01/19/2023 04:112 Postcard from the temples of Angkor https://www.rustycompass.com/video/postcard-from-the-temples-of-angkor-221 12/27/2022 06:132 Travel has changed forever II - the big players https://www.rustycompass.com/video/travel-has-changed-forever-ii-the-big-players-220 12/20/2022 12:052 Travel has changed forever I - risk and reward https://www.rustycompass.com/video/travel-has-changed-forever-i-risk-and-reward-219 12/20/2022 11:542 Travel has changed forever II - the big players https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/travel-has-changed-forever-ii-the-big-players-330 12/20/2022 11:462 Travel has changed forever I - risk and reward https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/travel-has-changed-forever-i-risk-and-reward-329 11/30/2022 02:292 Hoi An Postcard 2022 - Vietnam is open https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/hoi-an-postcard-2022-vietnam-is-open-328 06/17/2022 06:032 Hoi An Postcard 2022 https://www.rustycompass.com/video/hoi-an-postcard-2022-218 06/16/2022 11:062 Postcard from Hanoi - Vietnam is open https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/postcard-from-hanoi-vietnam-is-open-327 06/01/2022 10:072 Postcard from Hanoi - the borders are open https://www.rustycompass.com/video/postcard-from-hanoi-the-borders-are-open-217 06/01/2022 01:152 Angkor temples travel guide - after the pandemic https://www.rustycompass.com/video/angkor-temples-travel-guide-after-the-pandemic-216 03/24/2022 10:112 Temples of Angkor Cambodia - first international travels since the pandemic https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/temples-of-angkor-cambodia-first-international-travels-since-the-pandemic-326 03/24/2022 10:052 Bondi's little-known Indigenous carvings https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 02/07/2022 02:542 Travel lessons from two pandemic years in Sydney https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/travel-lessons-from-two-pandemic-years-in-sydney-325 02/04/2022 12:482 Travel lessons from two pandemic years in Sydney https://www.rustycompass.com/video/travel-lessons-from-two-pandemic-years-in-sydney-215 02/04/2022 01:202 Unsettled is extended till January in Sydney - don't miss it! https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 11/08/2021 03:432 Vang Vieng travel guide in video https://www.rustycompass.com/video/vang-vieng-travel-guide-in-video-214 10/20/2021 11:002 Sydney opens up - a post lockdown spring cycle through Australia's biggest city https://www.rustycompass.com/video/sydney-opens-up-a-post-lockdown-spring-cycle-through-australias-biggest-city-213 10/20/2021 10:522 Sydney opens up - a post lockdown travel guide to COVID in Sydney https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/sydney-opens-up-a-post-lockdown-travel-guide-to-covid-in-sydney-324 10/20/2021 10:442 Southern Laos - Along the Mekong - 4000 Islands, Champasak https://www.rustycompass.com/video/southern-laos-along-the-mekong-4000-islands-champasak-212 10/01/2021 11:252 Tam Hai Island Vietnam - slice of travel life https://www.rustycompass.com/video/tam-hai-island-vietnam-slice-of-travel-life-211 09/27/2021 05:002 Kontum guide - slice of travel life https://www.rustycompass.com/video/kontum-guide-slice-of-travel-life-210 09/27/2021 04:562 Sydney's locked down, heritage destruction gets an exemption - the end of Willow Grove https://www.rustycompass.com/video/sydneys-locked-down-heritage-destruction-gets-an-exemption-the-end-of-willow-grove-209 09/14/2021 02:042 Thinking about Vietnam's COVID crisis https://www.rustycompass.com/video/thinking-about-vietnams-covid-crisis-208 09/14/2021 01:572 Camperdown Cemetery - a wander in Sydney's atmospheric old burial ground https://www.rustycompass.com/video/camperdown-cemetery-a-wander-in-sydneys-atmospheric-old-burial-ground-207 09/14/2021 01:492 Unsettled - balancing the historical record at Sydney's Australian Museum https://www.rustycompass.com/video/unsettled-balancing-the-historical-record-at-sydneys-australian-museum-206 09/14/2021 01:472 In lockdown Sydney, heritage destruction gets an exemption - the end of Willow Grove https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/in-lockdown-sydney-heritage-destruction-gets-an-exemption-the-end-of-willow-grove-323 09/03/2021 11:272 Vietnam's COVID crisis deepens https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/vietnams-covid-crisis-deepens-322 08/08/2021 11:112 Willow Grove and Parramatta's curious heritage struggle https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 07/06/2021 11:242 Unsettled - an unsettling exhibition at Sydney's Australian Museum https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/unsettled-an-unsettling-exhibition-at-sydneys-australian-museum-321 06/20/2021 08:222 Cemeteries and tombs - a travel guide https://www.rustycompass.com/video/cemeteries-and-tombs-a-travel-guide-205 06/12/2021 09:162 Port Arthur - Tasmania's convict ruins https://www.rustycompass.com/video/port-arthur-tasmanias-convict-ruins-204 06/12/2021 09:152 Cemeteries and tombs - a travel guide https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/cemeteries-and-tombs-a-travel-guide-320 05/29/2021 07:212 Choosing Fremantle Western Australia as a place to live and visit https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/choosing-fremantle-western-australia-as-a-place-to-live-and-visit-319 04/12/2021 05:572 Fremantle - exploring Western Australia's old port town https://www.rustycompass.com/video/fremantle-exploring-western-australias-old-port-town-203 04/09/2021 11:272 First time in Tasmania - 2 weeks on the road https://www.rustycompass.com/video/first-time-in-tasmania-2-weeks-on-the-road-202 03/10/2021 02:392 Camp Cove and South Head - a walk, a dip and a spot of Sydney history https://www.rustycompass.com/video/camp-cove-and-south-head-a-walk-a-dip-and-a-spot-of-sydney-history-201 02/19/2021 04:382 The Female Factory - Parramatta's neglected heritage https://www.rustycompass.com/video/the-female-factory-parramattas-neglected-heritage-200 01/20/2021 03:202 2020 - The COVID year in travel https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/2020-the-covid-year-in-travel-318 01/20/2021 03:062 Parramatta's neglected heritage - the Female Factory https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/parramattas-neglected-heritage-the-female-factory-317 01/13/2021 01:012 An unexpected Rusty Compass journey - an aortic dissection https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/an-unexpected-rusty-compass-journey-an-aortic-dissection-316 09/09/2020 06:362 Vietnam and the coronavirus - an unreliable travel guide https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/vietnam-and-the-coronavirus-an-unreliable-travel-guide-315 03/11/2020 11:552 From the archive: The Last President's Driver https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 04/30/2019 08:002 Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom - eternal words of Ho Chi Minh https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 04/06/2019 05:312 Plastic free dining is coming to Hoi An - one place at a time https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 11/04/2018 12:252 Meeting the man who discovered Son Doong, the world's largest cave https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 06/18/2018 10:082 Plastic free travel - a softly spoken woman leads the way https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 11/26/2017 01:332 JFK had a hand in the first presidential assassination of November 1963 - in Saigon https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 10/29/2017 06:332 Vietnam's other wars - meeting Mr Dau https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 10/09/2017 12:102 A curious Saigon traffic sign https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 07/11/2017 10:382 Quy Hoa - leprosy centre, Vietnam's cutest village? https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery/quy-hoa-leprosy-centre-vietnams-cutest-village-200 06/20/2017 02:472 Need some peace in Saigon? Try a church https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 05/11/2017 12:302 For this Hanoi cyclo driver, 1994 was the best https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 05/08/2017 10:402 These 2 lovely gents are all you need to understand about Hanoi’s expanded pedestrian areas https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 01/25/2017 08:542 2016 - the year in travel https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery/2016-the-year-in-travel-196 12/14/2016 08:452 Cua Dai Beach Hoi An: erosion heads further north https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 12/13/2016 11:292 Grandma the landlord and the barista in Hoi An https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 12/09/2016 04:152 A small village survives Sapa's tourism onslaught - so far https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 11/07/2016 09:362 The lovely old lady of Hang Bong St, Hanoi https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 07/18/2016 12:442 Billboards: The 40th anniversary of the renaming of Saigon https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 07/14/2016 05:472 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) travel guide in photos https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery/ho-chi-minh-city-saigon-travel-guide-in-photos-190 06/26/2016 09:092 Luang Prabang travel guide in photos https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery/luang-prabang-travel-guide-in-photos-189 06/15/2016 05:252 Laos travel guide in photos https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery/laos-travel-guide-in-photos-188 06/01/2016 10:142 Walking along the Saigon riverfront https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery/walking-along-the-saigon-riverfront-187 05/02/2016 05:362 Saigon living treasure: Mach Chay's banh mi stand https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 04/27/2016 12:272 The postcard lives on - just https://www.rustycompass.com/gallery 04/13/2016 03:012