Two decades ago Phu Quoc - in the Gulf of Thailand - was the quiet home of fishing communities and pepper farmers. From 1946 until the end of the Vietnam war in 1975 it served as a prison island ...
It is just a short drive away from the Phu Quoc Prison, which’s now a fascinating and famous museum – there’s more on this ...
and the old Phu Quoc POW Prison (a reminder of the earthly hell that took place on Pearl Island during the Vietnam war). Padang is not the most glamorous city in the world, but it can be a lot of fun.