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Vietnam Travel Guide - lessons from decades of exploration
Last year I posted a video on this UA-cam channel taking a look at Vietnam in the early 1990s when I led my first tour in the country. It was the start of something. I don’t lead tours in Vietnam very often but earlier this year I led our Vietnam by the Book tour - a 16 day experience designed around three books. It got me thinking about many things. I spent a lot of time exploring Vietnam preparing for the tour - I love the process of tour development in Vietnam and everywhere - research followed by travel. As Vietnam has evolved, the challenges and rewards of building interesting and meaningful tours also change.
In this video, I reflect on some of the lessons I’ve taken from three decades exploring Vietnam.
Thanks for your interest.
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For more, check the following Rusty Compass links -
Vietnam Travel Guide
www.rustycompass.com/vietnam-travel-guide-233
Hue Travel Guide - www.rustycompass.com/vietnam-travel-guide-233/hue-8
Alternative Travel Guide to Hue
www.rustycompass.com/vietnam-travel-guide-233/hue-8/see-and-do-14/hue-the-alternative-tour-856
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @duyhungtrinh4254
    @duyhungtrinh4254 17 годин тому

    It's June 2024 when I see this video, just 8 months away this video being 10 years old.

  • @duyhungtrinh4254
    @duyhungtrinh4254 18 годин тому

    Hope he still keep his camera collection

  • @duyhungtrinh4254
    @duyhungtrinh4254 18 годин тому

    This is just so precious document

  • @maloz63
    @maloz63 14 днів тому

    Lonely Planet, don't leave home without it

  • @robertnew4568
    @robertnew4568 14 днів тому

    Marc you have to understand you are a very special and unique tourist! You speak nearly fluent Vietnamese and have read extensively about its wars, history and culture. No tourist is that accomplished! 7:41

  • @joelmurray7004
    @joelmurray7004 15 днів тому

    I voted no because everyone should be treated equally.. loved your videos for years, thanks for all of them.

    • @rustycompasstravel
      @rustycompasstravel 15 днів тому

      Thanks for the kind words Joel. Probably not the place to return to The Voice but I agree everyone should be treated equally 🙂 Thanks again.

  • @fatandbroke
    @fatandbroke 16 днів тому

    That hair ! ❤

  • @LST25
    @LST25 16 днів тому

    ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉

  • @leehaseley2164
    @leehaseley2164 16 днів тому

    My first Vietnam trip was in 1996 at the age of 18. I fell immediately in love.

  • @robertnew4568
    @robertnew4568 17 днів тому

    The Vietnamese are removing French influence. Bulldozers and street name changes have done the job well. There are only three street remaining with French names: Yersin, Alexandre de Rhodes, and Pasteur. Sad to rewriting history this way. Turtle Lake is another example and the cemetery now a children’s park near the pink church.

  • @robertnew4568
    @robertnew4568 17 днів тому

    “Corruption has soared” You’re not kidding! It’s killing the country!

  • @saynotobigotry
    @saynotobigotry 17 днів тому

    Love your work mate. Your sentiments, thoughts and observations are truly accurate. I’ve made several trips to Vietnam and hope to return before the year is out. Beautiful people, food, culture and visually astounding. 🇻🇳✌🏽

  • @wadadli4sun
    @wadadli4sun 17 днів тому

    This is why I like your channel Mark 👍🏼 Recently came across a YT channel from a Việt kiều with hours of film from the mid nineties from around Sài Gòn. Really interesting footage although I sadly don't understand a word.

  • @lightgearwire
    @lightgearwire 18 днів тому

    Dien Bien Phu, Laos next January TY

  • @traceysteer3597
    @traceysteer3597 21 день тому

    My ancestors of John Schofield and Bridget Harley they are buried there

  • @wadadli4sun
    @wadadli4sun 22 дні тому

    Love it Mark 🚴🏼👍🏼

  • @adrianahalmi3337
    @adrianahalmi3337 23 дні тому

    I love cemeteries, it’s like museums!!! I visited looots of cemeteries in Australia, but this one really looks bad… shame on council and shame on Australian politicians to step over Australia’s history… so sad…

  • @selwyn581
    @selwyn581 24 дні тому

    What a wonderful video Mark. Thanks for posting it 😊

  • @1stEarlOfSurrey
    @1stEarlOfSurrey 26 днів тому

    I like your approach, like what you make of opportunity. Have you spent much time in India?

  • @yamuiemata
    @yamuiemata 27 днів тому

    OMG this old footage is such gold mine

  • @phanle2870
    @phanle2870 27 днів тому

    Ông chú nói tiếng Việt dễ thương quá và rất hiểu lịch sử phong tục Việt Nam!

  • @DaiCaThanh71
    @DaiCaThanh71 27 днів тому

    Great video, like watching a documentary. Bring back so much memories 30 years ago

  • @tuyetmai4256
    @tuyetmai4256 27 днів тому

    Video tuyệt vời, cảm ơn ông rất nhiều.

  • @darioburatovich2240
    @darioburatovich2240 28 днів тому

    Change that scarff for a kuffieh.....and forget about Albo....These are times to either be human or inhumane.

  • @locyentam
    @locyentam 28 днів тому

    I am so glad that I haved clicked this video and watched it. Amazing to see how VIETNAM has changed since it reopened its doors to the world. Watching your documentary video of Vietnam in 1993 makes me so emotional as many of my childhood memories just all of sudden come back. Thank you for sharing your experiences. 👍

  • @Mouse2409
    @Mouse2409 29 днів тому

    I was probably one of those biking on the streets of Saint Gon in 1993! I was in my college years back then, and of course, most of us still rode a bicycle to school. Lovely footage and nostalgic too. Thank you!

  • @oanngocbaotran1873
    @oanngocbaotran1873 29 днів тому

    Video hay quá chú ơi!

  • @ngothuat2045
    @ngothuat2045 29 днів тому

    Một video thật công phu, kỳ công. 30 năm, quá nhiều thay đổi. Tôi thích cuộc sồng 30 năm trước đây hơn tuy nhiên kinh tế thay đổi, đời sống nhân dân cũng đã tốt hơn. Nhà nước cũng quan tâm gìn giữ những danh lam thắng cảnh hơn so với khoảng 15 năm trước đây.. Tôi hy vọng có ngày nào đó sẽ đi tour Son Doong và Trường Sa.

  • @ldballoon4
    @ldballoon4 29 днів тому

    cool!

  • @ThangNguyenNhiVo
    @ThangNguyenNhiVo 29 днів тому

    I've always enjoyed your videos. Beautifully done. ❤️ Thank you.

  • @michaelmalone3346
    @michaelmalone3346 29 днів тому

    I first visited Viet Nam in 2000 and totally fell in love with the country, the food, the culture and the people. I've spoken to a friend who was in-country in 1970 and the stories and photos from Vung Tau in 2000 that I shared with him were more familiar to him than Vung Tau was to me in 2010. The pace of change has been staggering! Another interesting video with some great insights. Thank you for sharing the old footage and stories. Brings back great memories...Safe travels!

  • @sirlancealotknight
    @sirlancealotknight 29 днів тому

    Really incredible video with truly priceless footage, thank you so much for your content!

  • @minhnhatnguyen9111
    @minhnhatnguyen9111 29 днів тому

    Bạn nói tiếng Việt nghe rất rõ, rất hay ! 👍

  • @painting963
    @painting963 29 днів тому

    long time no see

  • @CoachBay
    @CoachBay 29 днів тому

    Oh Mark... I first arrived in Saigon in 1993 to work. Your old footage brought back a lot of great memories. This was emotional. I just love Vietnam and I keep going back... Keep doing what you do! I am a big fan.

  • @thanhthuyang9697
    @thanhthuyang9697 29 днів тому

    Hay quá.

  • @60somethingontheroad26
    @60somethingontheroad26 29 днів тому

    What a beautiful video, bringing back so many fond memories of my first trip to Vietnam in 1991 - and many since. You have a special way of showing your love for the country and its people.

  • @blah7745
    @blah7745 29 днів тому

    Fantastic video! Almost brought tears to my eyes seeing the old footages of Vietnam. I left as a 13 year old kid in 1991 and still can't get Vietnam out of my mind everyday.

  • @deshr8541
    @deshr8541 29 днів тому

    Always great to watch VN content like this because there is too much generic stuff on VN here these days. For example there are like 100 vlogs on the best Pho in Vietnam, 10 best places to visit, best Banh Mi etc etc. These old videos are little gems. Thanks a lot. Please keep your stories coming.

  • @phanle2870
    @phanle2870 29 днів тому

    In 1993, with out smartphone, people so close to each other, & so elegant with a book on hand, surprisingly your Vietnamese at the end of clip so good!

  • @reyaz8531
    @reyaz8531 29 днів тому

    Amazing video! 😊

  • @thoughtprovoking001
    @thoughtprovoking001 29 днів тому

    That was a joy to watch! Very interesting to see the contrasting footage and to hear your perspective of the changes over the past three decades.

  • @DevineOne
    @DevineOne 29 днів тому

    I came in 98 the first time. This brought back memories of Saigon. Back then it felt like a village and the roads didn't have the traffic they have now a days apart from when all the workers were coming home at 5pm.

  • @hoangnguyen3424
    @hoangnguyen3424 Місяць тому

    Thanks

  • @caolam2330
    @caolam2330 Місяць тому

    Lovely place !!

  • @HCMCDrives
    @HCMCDrives Місяць тому

    Lovely video, Mark.

  • @lordstubbington7274
    @lordstubbington7274 Місяць тому

    Awesome thanks mate

  • @Swampzoid
    @Swampzoid Місяць тому

    What a beautiful video. Such a fascinating country

  • @ianjames3078
    @ianjames3078 Місяць тому

    Enjoyed visiting DBP and listening to the elder local people. Highly recommended in getting off the usual routes and heading to the north west areas. I took a three days riding there from Hanoi.

  • @TamNgo...
    @TamNgo... Місяць тому

    Omg you speak vietnanese very well❤