This may be the worlds STRANGEST Island! Phu Quoc Vietnam, everything you need to know!
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
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I recently spent 8 night on the Amazing Island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam. The island is so starnge and I have been bombarded with questions regarding the place. In this video I hope to answer as many questions as possible.
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Awesome video. Let's call it "boring" so that it doesn't get overrun by the tourists 😀
So peaceful there
Too late,is completely overrun with tourism.
Was there nine years ago.Nice too stay for a week.
Check the Long Beach.There is shack after the shack and guesthouse are everywhere.The sea food is very good.In the beach the bars rent you the bad and per hours and expensive.
Still if you are with the bike you can find nice places.
One more paradise lost.
There is international airport too.
What an amazing place! Whoever called it boring is just jealous that you've been there and they can't go.
It’s awesome
I've been and it's extremely boring, polluted, way overpriced and littered with trash. If you're getting info from YT, you're getting fake news. Read what Vietnam's own VN Express has written about Phu Quoc. "Once a top tourist attraction, Phu Quoc has been suffering from a crisis in recent months as tourists voted with their feet due to soaring airfares, exorbitantly priced hotels and other scams." Worst place ever.
@@user-jshsd2 That's interesting. So you are saying to not put much faith into travel RUclipsr's reviews? That does make sense. If one is a travel YT influencer, they are going to want to say great things about almost anywhere so they can show that they give great reviews so other establishments will want a review from them too. Free lodging and food, free of charge for a free positive review.
@@user-jshsd2nói phét làm gì có tiền mà đi hả tây nội địa
yeah, visited phuket this past winter and wasn't highly impressed. nice to have another option, especially during burning season. can't remember if you've been to nha trang. seems like another nice seaside town. added bonus: Dalat is only a few hour bus ride away, to really get a break from the heat
I keep hearing that. Will need to visit
Enjoyed your video, Greeny. Thanks for sharing this amazing place. 😊
Thanks Rob
It's fake content if you're cherry picking things. He won't show you the full picture because this is YT where people sell dreams and hope. Total BS. All YTbers are scammers.
There’s so much more to discover in South East Asia, Indonesia has over 17,000 islands for example, I’ve been to just six of them. There’s Raja Ampat, in the heart of the coral triangle. Who’s heard of the Riau Islands, there’s over 1,000 of them, some say it’s the new Maldives of S.E.Asia, it’s south east of Phu Quoc. Thanks Greeny for highlighting, will visit one day!
I need to get out more. I want to see more of this
I stayed a few years back at the best western premier on the west side of the island and remember it was insanely cheap to live a 5 star life style.
The beach though was not clean I believe if you stay on the east side where JW Marriott is the beach would be cleaner .
I remember the sunset city condos were under construction didn’t think they would ever finish cause it was dead the pandemic really wiped the island out .
Good to see they finished most the project looks amazing hopefully they fill it all up .
That island does big domestic tourist business but I see direct flights now from Korea , Taiwan , Hong Kong and Bangkok so hopefully things get booming
It would be sad to see it turn into a ghost town the Sun group have spent billions and Vingroup the same goes for Vingroup on the north side of the island.
Hopefully it won't "boom" to be similar to Phuket.
OK, Greeney, you've definitely got me interested. I like the neighboring community for authentic Vietnamese food. I will definitely take a trip from BKK.
Thank you very much!!!
It’s an easy trip. Hopefully you like it
Nice editing. I liked the sunset as you continued your story.
Thank you. Appreciate it!!
Vietnamese coffee is the best.
Delicious
Looks interesting. Vietnamese food is defo underrated.
I love the food there. Then again I haven’t found any Asian cuisine I don’t like
I would really like to visit this place as i had never heard of it before, when i sell my house in Hua Hin i am going to do more travelling in asia and this will be on my list. Also i enjoyed your crime video you did recently, it would be nice to see a few more in the future.
A lot to enjoy in this area!!
Greeny, this place looks awesome. It's definitely going on my list of places to go. Thanks for the informative video.
Thanks Phil
Thank you for sharing your experience with me; very useful information. Would be a nice R&R location! Safe travels my friend
Definitely. Love it.
Very interesting. The Beach is stunning. Looks affordable.
Very affordable right now
Looks like a pretty cool place Greeny! 😊
Fun
Aloha, Greeny. Another informative video. This place looks amazing 🤩. It’s now on my list to stay long term. I like your comparison to Phuket for scale. Being that Phu Quoc is a new area real estate prices and rentals will be cheap. Dang
Btw. There’s cane juice all over Thailand. I guess you haven’t seen those stands with the stacks of crushed canes outside. Cane juice is very tasty but be careful it’s still high sugar too so if you’re diabetic it’ll raise your levels quite a bit.
I guess it’s good I don’t see it.
Thanks for all the deeper information about this location. I don't know if the word "interesting" or "weird" describes this place best. I feel like it is too much, too fast so the likelihood of it being dilapidated before it ever gets filled is probably high. My mind takes me to a future imagination where this place is like an abandoned amusement park. We'll see...
I agree. I hope it works out for them
that's the real risk.
Sounds amazing. Wish I had gone in March as we went to Nha Trang for a month, and to be honest I got a bid bored even though food and the hotels were brilliant.
I need to check that out as well
Another great informative video Greeny. Why can’t we get that coffee in Thailand. Brings back great memories. Loved that island. Thanks
Thank you. Yes amazing coffee
Wow lots to like there! Thanks for the tour!!
It’s cool
Greeny your camera shoots beautifully vivid videos.
Thx. Love the new Osmo 3
Looks like it's got potential to be a big tourist draw, nice beaches. The rainy season though must not be busy w/ an avg of 21 rainy days, and not just sprinkles but big rains. It'd be nice to visit here while staying in Thailand or visiting Cambodia since they're all so close.
They are planning it that way. I hear they may be making easier long term visa rules
Great overview Thanks
Appreciate it!!
This is island popular by the koreans and indians, phu qouc tons of construction and upcoming big project this island is a future of vietnam, 2 to 3 years this island will be huge in tourism..
That’s their plan.
@GreenyTravels the Vietnamese have a Chinese vision of development. Build it and they will come. Problem is sometimes they build a ghost 👻 town
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Don’t know if you visited Da Nang yet but just stayed there for 3 months and Loved it there! I’ve lived in Jomtien and on Phuket and it’s much better than those 2. Try it you will love it man! Cheers 🍻
I did. Stayed west of the river. Next time I will stay near the beach. I definitely liked it there far more than Hanoi.
@@GreenyTravels The place to stay is in An Thuong 3 blocks from the Beach. The other side and near the River is just too loud and noisy. Just finished watching the Da Nang video you did BTW… I tried to get with you when living in Jomtien to watch the Michigan Ohio State Game but never happened. I was one of your 1st 500 subs. Keep up the great content and I’m definitely going to go to Phu Quoc after watching this… Cheers 🍻 Man
I love Thailand, but Danang is amazing. Don’t tell anyone else about Danang. We are headed back for a month next year. We will also spend 2 months in Thailand and a month in Malaysia
What are some things that make it better than Thailand? Air quality? Infrastructure? Transportation? People?
The people are in fact friendlier than in Thailand. I didn’t think that was possible. The transportation systems in Thailand are better in my opinion, but Uber or bolt and grab work well. The food is great, but street food isn’t as plentiful as Thailand. I think it’s a bit cheaper for comparable housing in Vietnam. This is my personal experience in Danang. If you go to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, it might be different.
Still looks nice. Some things looks unrecognizable to me though, as I visited in 2003. It wasn't developed at all then. I don't think it wasn't even allowed for development then. Sao beach was the jewel beach back then.
I can only imagine what it will be like in 20 years
Those living in Vietnam do visa runs every three months now. Go to Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, etc. You cannot buy freehold in Vietnam.
Of course you can't it's a communist country. Main reason I'll never go.
Correct 👍
Great video
Appreciate it
Phu Quoc island is roughly the size of Singapore. Singapore population: 5.6 million people and Phu Quoc island population: 179, 480 people. Phu Quoc used to be known as sleepy island to backpacker back in the day but last 10 years there is a huge development going on in PQ spearheaded by Vin group and Sun group. Vietnamese government want to turn PQ from sleepy into a party island
Gonna take a long time
Have lived in a house we built in Phetchaburi 20 years ago ( a small city in S Thailand founded around 500 AD). I go back and forth from Houston as I still work full time there. No pollution in Phetchaburi (150 km S of BKK). Don't understand the heat (grew up in Miami where we had no air conditioning-it is cooler than either Miami or Houston). Love to go to BKK-the pollution doesn't register and it is fun and outstanding medical care. Having spent a great deal of time in China I don't understand these descriptions of pollution in BKK-it is a different horrible reality in China. Bottom line, if you live like a westerner in Thailand, it is expensive. Otherwise, amazingly cheap.
I still love it here. The pollution has disappeared and the humidity down now. Great time of year
Great video that place that you stayed at 6 minutes. What sort of prices are the accommodation?
New video up in 15 minutes with all the prices
Im gonna have to see this place.
It great if you don’t like crowds
! Great ty
Thank you for watching!!
This place is a giant rich tourist trap. The JW he mentions is $750.00 a night.
So rent a $12 Bamboo cottage on the beach 1 mile away. (It’s on google maps) Have u ever been to Vietnam? Cheers
Or $20 for the day. I didn’t stay there. Had an amazing deal at Sunnset town.
@@GreenyTravels Found your video very interesting, so thank you for sharing. I am travelling solo next March to ride a motorbike from Nha Trang to Hanoi, feeling might be nice to stay here prior to hitting the busy streets. Are you able to suggest of how many days required and a nice reasonable location, sadly JW looks awesome but budget says otherwise.
Also getting to Island is that by cable car and boat?
The only visa they have for long term is 3 months e visa so have to do a border run and must leave the country before you reapply for the online e visa again.As far as I know you can keep reapplying for the 3 months visas.
Other way to stay long term would be a temporary residence card for 2 years for people that are working or create a business there .
The last way is to marry a local and again get 2 year temporary resident card or a 5 year visa exemption where you need to leave every 6 months .
It would be good if they did create a retirement visa as I can see a lot of elderly liking to park themselves there for a long time .
The international hospital by Vingroup is new and has everything but make sure you have money or insurance to go there .
The local government hospitals there are dirt cheap but would be a scary experience but better then nothing
Great info. Had a lot of questions on this. Thank you!!
I wonder why there's no one in the sea.
Vietnamese go in the sea after 5pm
How is the weather there in may and june?
Rain I think
How do you find the luxury condos to rent for $300 a month? Is there a website with listings?
Also, where can you buy fresh fruit there? Are there good supermarkets? A big open air market?
Many outdoor street vendors and markets in the cities there
With proper planning, Phu Quoc has the potential of becoming a better version of Bali in the next decade (except the temples), to me Bali is extremely unorganized, to be honest Bali cashed in seeing the upsurge in visitors in the recent past
I see it like a Macau if all these developments come to fruition
not in natural wonders, but it is intended for family with small children.
Bali has better natural beauty.
beautiful looking Island !
Shame its empty
WHen is it busy?
We heard it was pretty bust in high season. Same time as Thailand
If any place has Texas bbq, I don't need to visit (other than Texas.....which i don't need to visit either)!
Greeny, did you try Grab at all? I see conflicting information about its availability.
Yea. It worked
I have been there 👍
2 coconuts 14 usd then i have heard many times ''dirt cheap''....perhaps throwing prices will be better?
This was high end resort. The local Viet shops very cheap for food and bev
@@GreenyTravels dirt cheap 🤣🤣
Thailand does a lot right in the food/drink department, but coffee ain't one of them. Vietnam and Cambodia are both paradises for coffee lovers.
Gotta visit Cambodia soon
My parents are from Phu Quoc island. My family roots goes back 7 generations on the island.
Does JW Marriott charge a fee for people to go on the beach if they are not staying on the resort. I wonder if the locals are able to go on the beach without paying for it.
The public access is right down the street and once you are on the beach you can go anywhere.
@@GreenyTravels That is good to know thanks. I remember in the 1990's I went there with my family members from the island when I was a teenager, it was really remote and hard to get to because of the thick jungles. You had to know the path way in order to reach the beach my family hired a local from that area to navigate for us. Without a guide it was easily to get lost in the jungle in those days.
Who is the target market for all the condos? Chinese, Russians, rich Westerners?
I’d guess Chinese first.
@@GreenyTravels no. the Chinese are saddled with their own real estate collapses.
Have you been to. Nha Trang ?
It yet but on my list
The "Thing" you ordered is Vietnamese "Sizzling Pancake" - "Xeo" means sizzling and "Banh" means cake.
Thank you. It was awesome!!
Phu Quoc has been destroyed by over development in the past decade.
It used to be a beautiful fishing island with a large military presence.
Progress? I think they have designated this to be the future of Vietnam travel. Maybe we are not wanted on the mainland
@@GreenyTravels Definitely not positive progress. The tourists didn’t arrive as anticipated.
Think of the new canal
How do you get around the border ru n,being on a island?
Take the ferry to Cambodia I think. Or fly out
Please take a few mins to learn proper pronunciation. Just ask the locals! (try "phu wok" - the q is all but forgotten and made into a 'w' sound in the southern dialect) And there is no town called 'Phu Quoc'. The main town is Dương Đông ("Yuong Dong" is the closest I can type as to how to say it.)
HOW DID YOU GET TO LONG BEACH??? THRU HO CHI MIN ??????????
No. Direct once form Bangkok. Once from Hanoi
Hows the medical/dental on the island?
I’m not sure. Sorry. They definitely gave it.
Nice place but why does it look so deserted?
They are overbuilding. I don’t know why.
@@GreenyTravels probly because vingroup just had their EV company taken Public in NYSE US and got their free billions of dollars 💵 of investors money💰
It belongs to Cambodia but asian politics and games gifted the island to Vietnam
Yes. Unfortunate for Cambodia. Nice island
So do you like it more than Koh Tao?
Not necessarily. Would be hard for me to rank. I think Samui, Phangan and Tao still my favorite island area. This then maybe Koh Chang
@@GreenyTravels - I spent a week on Koh Tao in 2010 doing a dive course. It was the best week of my 2 month holiday.
I dont see any people. Are there bars, cafes, friendly girls etc like LOS.
This is a place to take a girl. Not meet one 😂
You look like Elliot Goblett 😂
Never heard of him
@@GreenyTravels He's an Australian comedian.
Seems crazy to me to build a whole city,or town,in one go. A recipe for disaster,in my opinion. My guess,these are smart cities,so wait for 24/7 tracking,5g antennas on every street,social credit score, and not allowed to travel out of the city except with 'permission'. Also stands out like in sore thumb in Vietnam. Not a fan at all. Imagine the carbon footprint of building this thing.
And they have built or are building like 6 right now
@@GreenyTravels Gosh. Very interesting. Thanks for your fun,interesting videos.
I wouldn’t complain about the $14 coconut water in such a cheap paradise.
You are right. Great place
There is literally no on there
Perfect 👍. No traffic jams or crowded beaches. I can go to pattaya for that everyday
It's got that Dubai /Disneyworld vibe -- artificial & out of place. Not my cup of tea. But interesting nonetheless.
correct. It is not for adults or sophisticated travelers. It is for families with small children.
Definitely family friendly. I just enjoy the emptiness of the place.
Great video, Greeny!
Are there any available women there? Tinder? Viet Friendly? 😅
Very little. Not the place to go to find love ❤️
@GreenyTravels Thanks, Greeny!
I'm not looking for love, just fun for an hour or 2 😅
The mass tourism and over development ruined the island.
Where is everyone? Someone is losing alot of $$$
Future investment? Hopefully it turns around
Phu Quoc, and I've been there, is simply the worst example of tourism development in South East Asia. The locals have been dislocated, the hotels are empty and the architecture are absurd cliches of European architecture. The beaches are very dirty. He must have gotten comped his room to do this video or is in their pay in some way. I live in Saigon and travel in the region regularly, I go to Thailand for vacation. The beaches are clean and the food is way better. Phu Quoc is awful.
I didn’t get comped. Just went because it’s so cheap now. I feel bad that locals are displaced. If you think that hasn’t happened in Thailand do a little research on Phuket. I get what you’re saying though. It is odd.
Don't know how you love Phu Quoc. It's the worst place I've ever been to in my life and I live in Vietnam. There's nothing to that place. Not sure why you're hyping it. I guess you just pump out videos for ads. Go to the night market and show everyone what a joke it is. Make sure to show the torn up street nearby. Low prices? lol. Wrong. Hotels cost me average of $200/night for nothing special. I really don't like Phuket, but it blows away Phu Quoc in every aspect times 20.
You should have stayed where I did. 300 for a week in a brand new 1 bedroom apartment overlooking the water. I like uncrowded places and beautiful beaches. Sorry your experience was bad. I’ve been there twice and love it. At least from watching this video I’m “pumping out” you may know how to save money there. It’s a great value if you do the research. Next vid will be yours of the condos
Exactly what he is doing!
China ghost city feeling in due time? Gotta at least be backed by China anyway.... maybe it'll catch on with them... be like a cheap Florida/Hawaii for them. A 1-2 yr follow up will be interesting... bookmark this 1
I hope it works out. Good deals for me now though
@@GreenyTravels gung hay fat travels
Looks very close to Sihanoukville
Please DON’T Speak with your mouth full of food it’s disgusting 🙏
It maybe to you, but not to others... We love mukbang and food vloggers
Is the place neat and clean?. How about the hygiene?
SE Asia. The funny thing is you are more likely to get food poisoning at a nice restaurant than a street stall. Or so I hear. That’s per Anthony Bourdain rip
@@GreenyTravels Thanks for the reply 👍