Rusty Compass recent videos

The Buddhist crisis - America in Vietnam, a travel guide - Part 3

1945 and early intervention - a travel guide to America in Vietnam Part 1

Creating South Vietnam - a travel guide to America in Vietnam Part 2

Special lessons for Australians at Singapore's Changi Museum

30 years travelling Vietnam

Lessons from 3 decades exploring Vietnam

What's new in Sydney? - Part II a cultural travel guide

The stories of Sydney's Government House

What's new in Sydney? - a cultural travel guide

Postcard from the temples of Angkor

Travel has changed forever I - risk and reward

Travel has changed forever II - the big players

Hoi An Postcard 2022

Postcard from Hanoi - the borders are open

Angkor temples travel guide - after the pandemic

Travel lessons from two pandemic years in Sydney

Sydney opens up - a post lockdown spring cycle through Australia's biggest city

Vang Vieng travel guide in video

Southern Laos - Along the Mekong - 4000 Islands, Champasak

Kontum guide - slice of travel life

Tam Hai Island Vietnam - slice of travel life

Unsettled - balancing the historical record at Sydney's Australian Museum

Camperdown Cemetery - a wander in Sydney's atmospheric old burial ground

Thinking about Vietnam's COVID crisis

Sydney's locked down, heritage destruction gets an exemption - the end of Willow Grove

Port Arthur - Tasmania's convict ruins

Cemeteries and tombs - a travel guide

Fremantle - exploring Western Australia's old port town

First time in Tasmania - 2 weeks on the road

Camp Cove and South Head - a walk, a dip and a spot of Sydney history

Australia's oldest European cemetery - Parramatta's neglected heritage

The Female Factory - Parramatta's neglected heritage

Byron Bay to Cooper's Creek - a family pilgrimage

Thanks for the messages - more cause for gratitude

University of Sydney - a nostalgic tour of Australia's oldest university

2020 - The COVID year in travel

Beautiful swimming spots of Sydney - Victoria Park Pool

Beautiful swimming spots of Sydney - Boy Charlton Swimming pool

Beautiful swimming spots of Sydney - North Sydney Pool

Gratitude - an aortic dissection and an unexpected journey

Earth Day 50 years on

Rusty Compass coronavirus notes

Hoi An - an unreliable guide to the corona virus

An unreliable travel guide to the coronavirus Covid-19 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The rise and fall of Hanoi's Train Street

Is the tide turning in favour of heritage preservation in Vietnam

60 Square Hanoi - boutiques, cafes in a heritage space

Plastic free Pu Luong in Vietnam's north

Remembering General Giap's passing 6 years on

The temples of Angkor have excaped the worst excesses of mass tourism - so far

Hanoi's coolest crumbling colonial era building?

Haiphong Travel Guide

Tips for taking photos in Vietnam - people and places

A new heritage landmark in Hanoi?

Vung Tau Travel Guide

The drone - a symbol of heavy handed self centred tourism

Japanese Tombs from the 17th century in the Hoi An countryside

Vietnam's first international tourism promotion - 1991?

Walking the stunning mountains of Pu Luong in VIetnam

Vietnam in the 1990s - Qantas returns to Saigon

Saigon's best new eating - 2018

Phong Nha - Ke Bang Travel Guide

The stunning design hotels of Siem Reap - on any budget

Cycling Hoi An - a video guide

Meeting the man who played Robert McNamara's would-be assassin

Cycling to Phong Nha Cave

Vietnam by the Book - a new tour from Rusty Compass

Vietnam by rail - The train from Phan Thiet to Saigon

Walking Hanoi - Hoan Kiem Lake

Avani Resort Quy Nhon - in real life

The Tripadvisor effect - Two Hanoi Banh Mi stalls

Hue Vietnam floods of 2017 - a travel guide

Saigon's historic rooftop and the end of the Vietnam War

Postcard from Hue - in search of Tet 1968

Tet in Saigon - the flower market at Ben Binh Dong

Exploring street food in Hanoi

Check out this adorable Hanoi couple

Doing something about plastic waste in Vietnam

The Old Compass Cafe - our cosy home in Saigon

Talking about plastic and the envionment with Vincent from Marou chocolate

Coco Beach Resort Mui Ne - in real life

Exploring Saigon's booming craft beer scene

The Franco-Spanish Cemetery outside Danang, VIetnam

The renovations changing the Dalat Palace Hotel

Ruins: The abandoned Franciscan Mission in Dalat

A noodle eatery in Hanoi made famous by Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain

Scaling Mount Fansipan - Vietnam's tallest peak

Thinking about future Saigon - Le Loi and Pasteur intersection

Walking the mountains and villages around Sapa, Vietnam

The curious leper colony at Quy Hoa, Quy Nhon

Two French colonial architectural gems in Hanoi

The old Russian hydrofoils along the Saigon River to Vung Tau

Visiting the former Australian base at Nui Dat and the cross at Long Tan

A walk along the Saigon riverfront

Vietnam's most important ancient ruin? My Son Cham temples

Dien Bien Phu to Luang Prabang along the Nam Ou River - Part 1

Dien Bien Phu to Luang Prabang along the Nam Ou River - Part 2

Patrick Uong talks about motorbikes and his Phnom Penh bar

Hue food tips: bun thit nuong noodles

Hue food tips: bun bo Hue

Bo Resort Phu Quoc Island - in real life

Dien Bien Phu travel guide

The old French seminary in Kontum

The resort ruin on Dai Lanh Beach

Travel guide to Wat Phou and Champasak, Laos

Mui Ne travel guide

A chat with Hoi An chef, Tran Duc

The sad decline of Phnom Penh's historic Renakse Hotel

[Video] Sofitel Metropole Hotel, Hanoi - in real life

A sunset cruise on the Mekong, Phnom Penh

My last ride on the Mekong River ferry between Saigon and Phnom Penh

Happy Year of the Goat - Saigon's Tet Flower Street

Talking Art Vietnam - Artist, Pham Huy Thong

[Video] Acoustic Cafe - on the town in Saigon

[Video] Cargo Saigon - on the town

[Video] Afternoon cycle along the coast in Nha Trang, Vietnam

New Year "cai luong" tunes on Saigon's streets

Talking Art Vietnam - Zoe Butt from San Art, Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon to the sea - along the Saigon River

Ukulele fun on Halong Bay

Tofu and band at Saigon Ranger

Hanoi's Beer Corner on Saturday night

Phare Circus, Siem Reap

General Giap's bunker at Muong Phang outside Dien Bien Phu

Slice of life Hanoi - Autumn night at St Joseph's cathedral

Koh Rong Samloem, an island with big things ahead

Getting away from the crowds at Angkor Wat

Tra Su Bird Sanctuary, Chau Doc

Slice of life Vietnam - Chau Doc market

Hanoi in the 90s - video

Sapa - lost in translation

Slice of life Vietnam - the Mekong River boat man, Can Tho

Six Senses Con Dao Resort - in real life

A temple ruin, Hue, Vietnam

The Queen Mother's rundown residence, Hue

Slice of life Vietnam - Long Bien Bridge Hanoi

Slice of life Vietnam - Halong Bay fruit boat with little guy on top

Slice of life Vietnam - Hue fishing village

Vietnamese language class for travellers III - more on food

The Au Co cruise, Halong Bay - in real life

Vietnamese language class for travellers Part II - Food

Author Nguyen Qui Duc on Hanoi, the arts and Tadioto

Tour Guide Mr Tam talks about growing up in Vietnam's DMZ

DMZ travel guide

Director Tuan Le discusses AO Show

Overnight on Halong Bay aboard the Jasmine

Ba Be Lake

Travels in Ha Giang Part II - Dong Van and Meo Vac

Travels in Ha Giang Part 1 - Hanoi to Ha Giang

Sophie's Art Tour

Vietnamese language lesson for travellers - Part 1

La Residence Hotel Hue - in real life

The caves of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park

Hoi An Snapshot

Ninh Binh in 48 hours

Hoi An - Mr Tan's bonsai garden

Saigon to Phnom Penh by bus

The Plantation, Phnom Penh

The Nam Hai Resort, Hoi An, in real life

Hoi An's family run floating cafe

Life Wellness Resort, Quy Nhon

My Lai Memorial, Vietnam

Com Ga Buoi, Hoi An

Cycling Cam Kim Island, Hoi An

Long Thanh's Nha Trang gallery

Halong Bay sunset over the Emeraude

The Saigon pedestrian crossing

Mekong Delta for a day - My Tho

Across the Saigon River

Into the Mekong Delta part II - Ben Tre and Tra Vinh

Phat Diem, Vietnam's most distinct Cathedral

Ap Bac - a battleground returns to peace

Cai Rang floating market - Can Tho

Into the Mekong Delta - part 1

Street market walk

Bypassing the roaming ripoff - video

Cat Ba Island in 48 hours

Hanoi Citadel - a well kept secret

Van Phuc Silk Village

Hospital Cave Cat Ba Island with the hilarious Mr Cuong