Rusty Compass

Independent travel guide to Vietnam, Cambodia and - and very happy to be exploring Australia right now. No sponsored content, no sponsored tweets.

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Travellers take note. #Airbnb's 'new' categories for properties are #AI generated and can be completely wrong. Worse - property owners have no say nor control. Gotta love big tech #authoritarianism - especially from cuddly @bchesky
#BigTech #tech #travel

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So #Airbnb has automated something called #categories and it's misrepresenting properties on its platform. It can't be fixed by owners. Shameful, disgraceful company.....
#travel #tech #aifail

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The Rusty Compass view of the best new things in Sydney. Let us know your thoughts....

https://t.co/GbqImjgFTG

#sydney #travel #culturaltravel #newthings

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@elemntor tech support is completely MIA. Hosted accounts. Not inexpensive. Core functions not working. Support responded and then stopped. Seem unable to resolve? Dismal performance. Be wary folks!
#tech #elementor #support

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Shocked to see the extent of the work going on at #HoiAn's most precious #heritage asset. The #JapaneseBridge has been a feature of the #UNESCO #WorldHeritage old town for centuries.

This it today....hope this ends well..

#history #travel #vietnam

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Was a quick visit but it was great to see #HoiAn buzzing again. It was still comfortable too - happily the excess of 2019 has not yet returned.

Join us in Hoi An on Vietnam by the Book. 16 days built around 3 books.
#travel #vietnam #history #temple #travelphotography

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Wonderful work putting together our 2024 #Vietnam by the #Book #tours over at Old Compass Travel. In #Hanoi finalising our exploration of ethnic minority #textiles. We'll see these up close around Dien Bien Phu. Exciting day 🙂 Join us!

https://t.co/cW4HWJBOSa

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Nice appearance from you in #parramatta @TurnbullMalcolm

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Big weekend in #Australia. Hopeful rather than optimistic.... #yes23 #auspol #history

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Big weekend in #Australia. Hopeful rather than optimistic.... #yes23 #auspol #history

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A longish list of new stuff in #Sydney for #culturaltravellers. In case you're wondering, there are at least 11 new things from a new #vibe to #heritage #cycling #Parramatta to #Indigenous #sculpture. Did we miss anything?
#travel #tourism #culturaltravel

https://t.co/mdFKoClL9F

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Barangaroo in 2013 - This blog piece from a decade ago on #Barangaroo just popped up... Amazing to look at Barangaroo before the "high rollers" monument. #highrollers #sydney #architecture #gambling #nswpol

https://t.co/vVhuLoRYuI

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@PhilipThalis I like some, loathe others. I also note that #HarrySeidler advocated for the levelling of the #TheRocks and other wonderful bits of #Sydney #history. Glad those plans were never realised....

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How should we feel about the delivery driver economy that's in our face every time we step outside at night? Feudal throwback?

#feudal #deliverydriver #sydney #kingscross #tech #delivery #cocacola #travel #streetphotography #urban #streets #nights #cities #gigeconomy

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@_jbeardsley_ @seacsydney Huge thanks @_jbeardsley_ What a superb group of people you guys have put together for the project. Was very good to be a part of it.

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#Australia's first King? What a curious concept...
For the full story - Rusty Compass
https://t.co/DKVbkSudrd
#history #royalty #Governmenthouse #sydney #Travel

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@VietnamitaBlog And indeed I have. I probably should have checked a little more carefully myself... It does say Hero after all...... #hanoi

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This one's from #Hanoi in around 2013. What a missed opportunity.... Any peeps out there remember this place? #vietnam #missed #travel #culturaltravel

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@VietnamitaBlog Hmmmm. You might be confusing me.... Did Hero have such a stage?? I was thinking Zone 9 but I may have failed my own test....

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The day after the #coronation, I headed over to #Sydney's Government House for a little wander, think and some collisions with our #colonial past.
For the full video Rusty Compass - https://t.co/dlKWWslSJp
#history #heritage #auspol #travel #culturaltravel #tourism

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#bara #sculpture overlooking #SydneyHarbour - a beautiful, overdue celebration of our #FirstPeoples in an iconic location. #judywatson's creation represents the fish hook used by Gadigal women.
Full video -
https://t.co/LdVn6fLQcW
#travel #sydney #tourism #operahouse