Your Guide to Vietnam's BIGGEST ISLAND 🌴🌊🐠🌞🍤 Cambodians call it Koh Tral and claim it still belongs

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Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest and most breathtaking island, a hidden gem that remains one of the world's most underrated destinations. This island, historically known as Koh Tral to the Khmer people and once part of Kampuchea Krom (lower Cambodia), is a vibrant mosaic of culture and history.
Embark with us on a journey through Phu Quoc's picturesque landscapes, where white sandy beaches meet the stunning turquoise blue waters of the Gulf of Thailand. Discover the island's tropical climate, perfect for any beach lover or adventure seeker. Whether you're a backpacker looking for your next thrilling experience or a family seeking a peaceful getaway, Phu Quoc offers an endless array of activities to fit every traveler's dream.
Feast your eyes and taste buds on the island's rich variety of seafood, freshly caught and prepared in traditional Vietnamese style. Explore the bustling night markets, where the scent of grilled meats mingles with the salty sea air.
From exploring the dense, green jungles to snorkeling in the coral-rich waters, every moment in Phu Quoc is an opportunity for discovery and wonder. Join us as we uncover the secrets of this island paradise, showcasing why Phu Quoc truly deserves more recognition on the global travel map.🌴🌊🐠🌞🍤 #PhuQuoc #VietnamTravel #IslandParadise #UnderratedDestinations #TropicalGetaway #BeachHoliday #SeafoodHeaven #CulturalJourney #travelvlog
0:00 Intro
0:23 History
1:24 Welcome to Paradise
2:33 How to get here
3:58 Where to stay
7:18 How to get around
8:28 Beaches
9:16 Money, Sim Cards, etc
10:15 Night Market
16:28 Day Market
20:06 Good Luck Shrine
22:30 Favorite places
27:04 Phu Quoc Dishes
31:22 What else
32:53 The people
33:44 Closing
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@MillionaireMan3178 5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately we Khmers opened the doors for Vietnamese settlers and they did what the Europeans did to the indigenous peoples in America.

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

It's hard to find information about what exactly happened, so many conflicting articles

@MillionaireMan3178 5 ай бұрын

@@saviyou Yes I have been interested in this history ever since I met a Khmer Krom person at a Vietnamese church in California. Although she has never been to Cambodia, her Khmer was much better than mine. She was from Soc Trang. My wife is Vietnamese and I am Khmer Leu born in Batthambong but raised in the U.S. I have recently visited Kampuchea Krom Soc Trang province and spoke with some Khmer Krom people about their history. It all started back during the Chenla Dynasty when the Khmer Empire was split. The Khmer formed a relationship with the Vietnamese lords and even married the princess. This opened the doors for Vietnamese settlers to move South into Khmer land and as time passed, the Khmer Krom and Vietnamese coexisted for centuries but the land was never officially annexed until 1948 by the French. Vietnamese authorities know very well about this history and work excessively to keep it away from the public’s attention. It’s very interesting. If you ever visit Kampuchea Krom there’s a love/hate relationship between the Khmer and Vietnamese. Kind of like the Native Americans in America.

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

@@MillionaireMan3178 this is really interesting. I did read that the Kampuchea Krom leaders favored the Vietnamese what you wrote makes a lot of sense.

@binhduong2014 5 ай бұрын

@@MillionaireMan3178những lời kể không có giá trị lịch sử

@sombatkhnor5720 5 ай бұрын

@@MillionaireMan3178Khmer Leu is Surin, Sisaket, Burriam (North Eastern Thailand) Battambong is Khmer kandal.

@SirFoodie1904 5 ай бұрын

There are a number of Islands that belong to Khmer including on the mainland on Vietnam side too. In the jungles on the Vietnam side you can still find the small Angkor ruins and writings of Khmer empire still on these stone walls. That’s including in Thailand as well. Perhaps you should look into Thailand as well.

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

Yes, you're correct. I know about Thailand also, would like to visit and see those places sometime next year.

@ThydaCookingTV 5 ай бұрын

You’re correct brother but Khmer Empire is bigger than the map you show. It was stretched to Thailand and Laos nowadays

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

ខ្ជិលធ្វើឱ្យត្រឹមត្រូវ។ 😅

@acser-ou8dy4ue3v 2 ай бұрын

Lịch sử đã vài trăm năm,thay vì cứ nhìn quá khứ, người Campuchia nên tự lực tốt bản thân để phát triển đất nước phải không. Nếu ai cũng vậy, thì có lẽ người mông cổ đòi hết cả châu á rồi

@DallasTechie 5 ай бұрын

Dope vid sir. Like the content and your editing was great. Thank you for sharing with us !

@kellyly5722 5 ай бұрын

Neighboring countries got a piece of something from Cambodia. Sad

@jim.pearsall 5 ай бұрын

Great video! High quality. New subscriber. 🙏🏻😃👏🏻

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

Welcome friend I’m heading to Saigon in the next video, stay tuned!

@SengL6767 5 ай бұрын

Great job explaining the Khmer story from start ❤❤❤

@PepperKristo 5 ай бұрын

another awesome savi video!

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Pepper! Tell Simon I said hello 👋

@KhmerMinnesnowta 5 ай бұрын

Do not dwell on the past as life is short to do the things you don't love doing. Good leadership leads to prosperity and happiness. Poor leadership leads to suffering and dead like Pol Pot. Vietnam has developed so much for their tourism like Vinpearl in Nha Trang, Bana Hills in Danang, Theme Parks in Phu Quoc sonds like (Foo Vuck). Just to name a few. Be kind, be cool, and be happy. Cheers from Nha Trang!

@sarethou8912 5 ай бұрын

Great video, good job , it's very to watch described some of our Khmer territory history....👍😍❤🇰🇭

@cameronset-chan8409 5 ай бұрын

Your Knowledge of Cambodia History land is Powerful!!! Thnx for sharing.

@PhiromWalker 5 ай бұрын

Hello Savi You channel and I am your fan look video ! greeting from PhiromWalker thank for your share

@jinwolfe2364 5 ай бұрын

Keep up the vids! 😎👍

@Fuzzie22 5 ай бұрын

oh trust me we Viets know everything under Phan Rang - Vietnam belonged to the Champa people we just took it over in 1471 , just like how china took our territories like GuangDong , Hong kong , Zhanjiang , Yunnan and Hainan use to be Our territory but they took it over... we were force to expand south since we were a small Country , China's too strong

@mike.29 5 ай бұрын

Great video food looked delicious, nice to see you do a Vietnam video always enjoy these types of videos 👍

@annietep6543 5 ай бұрын

I love it when you do some research and telling the history of the country. very professional

@ucanh4473 4 ай бұрын

Rất nhiều người Campuchia đòi đất đai nhỉ nếu người Mông Cổ cũng đòi như thế thì theo mọi người lãnh thổ của họ sẽ tới đâu 😊😊

@fishyzinga Ай бұрын

I love phu quoc going there for my 50th birthday next month, it is very similar to the two koh rong Islands which are also great islands

@suthius85 5 ай бұрын

I would go to that island for one reason and one reason only, that theme park they have there!

@CamboVlogs 5 ай бұрын

Liked the the brief history of Kampuchea Krom and Phu Quoc

@ShanLiuGBM 5 ай бұрын

I like the video very much, but the camera seems to have a shade or the sky just seems a little dark for such a sunny day.

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

It was the sky… still had a lot of clouds

@maxdavies9327 2 ай бұрын

Savi, You talk about the weather but you did not mention what month you were in Phu Quoc !!!!!. What are the best months to visit the island ??. ( dry season ). Max. Australia.

@user-kd6kf8mp7p 3 ай бұрын

what month were you there that I see it is raining in your video?

@jadej51 3 ай бұрын

The Khmer Empire was once the greatest empire in South East Asia

@anny3481 4 ай бұрын

Would you recommend the see food? How much it was average?

@saviyou 4 ай бұрын

Yes the seafood is really good but go to the restaurant where they cook fresh for you. Cost depends on the type of seafood and size. You will pay a little more because it is a tourist area but I spend about $10-20 for a seafood meal.

@user-kd6kf8mp7p 3 ай бұрын

what month you were there that I see raining?

@truongduong267 4 ай бұрын

can someone tell me the name of the song in the background for the first 2 mins

@saviyou 4 ай бұрын

It’s a remix of this song kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtKnbLRnxtG2n2g.htmlsi=kKq-TvcasnbzcHsF

@gregoriopuro 3 ай бұрын

Do did you arrive from Cambodia ? Do you have to clear customs since Phu Quoc is Vietnam ?

@bradleykao3311 5 ай бұрын

whats the song you used 1:30 ?

@thienbinh8777 5 ай бұрын

Lạc Trôi - Triple D Remix

@andychhour9544 5 ай бұрын

Thank you HUN SEN

@user-dc2zf7oo8t 5 ай бұрын

What song is that at 1:43

@user-dc2zf7oo8t 5 ай бұрын

This remix I can't find

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

Remix of this song kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtKnbLRnxtG2n2g.htmlsi=5qajbbQKKXgEn1cD

@Kusinernalewton 3 ай бұрын

When is it rain seasong ?

@PPPP-zy5ox 4 ай бұрын

2:52 why would you need a visa if you fly from/to Hochimin? Isn’t that all Vietnam territory?

@saviyou 4 ай бұрын

When you fly from outside vietnam directly into Phu Quoc you don’t need a visa.

@xpokerxpoker8490 5 ай бұрын

Koh tral belongs to Cambodia 🇰🇭

@MeetJohnnyNg 5 ай бұрын

Cambodia belongs to ViệtNam 😊

@tocdairapunzel4017 5 ай бұрын

there are not a lot of vietnamese pp go there lately because of ripped off by local bussiness,they rather go to thailand or cambodia much more cheaper than go to phu quoc

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

This seems accurate, the prices were much higher than I expected.

@kaydubvlogz 5 ай бұрын

#CCL family ☕️

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

Tapped in

@SokhenIn 5 ай бұрын

checkin in

@SirFoodie1904 5 ай бұрын

Those foods in Vietnam you can also get them here in California too, in Santa Ana.

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

Yes, alot of vietnamese dishes can be found all over the world now. Even in my small town we have 4 vietnamese restaurants and not a single Thai or Khmer. But to eat a dish like Bun Quay where it was first made is something special in my opinion.

@SirFoodie1904 5 ай бұрын

@@saviyou I agreed, my wife is from Central Vietnam. My son loves any Asian cuisine. Especially something that serves with fish sauce. My oldest daughter is the same way except my youngest daughter. She’s very particular and picky when it comes to food.

@remhk6672 5 ай бұрын

Or anywhere in OC.😂 just go to westminster bolsa and brookhurst.

@michaelalek4505 5 ай бұрын

So sad to hear the island of Cambodia belong to other country , We do not want to visit

@sopheap26 5 ай бұрын

Nowadays I don't see any possibilities to claim this big island back from Vietnam, but the then prime minister must not have either signed or legalized this island to Vietnam. As I remember, King Sihanouk had never accept it that this Koh Tral belongs to Vietnam !!!

@HOME-hv4vu 2 ай бұрын

Yes I see

@daboiwisper 5 ай бұрын

Every time you say the name of the city i just can't help but think of Shrek.😅

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

I can't even pronounce Khmer words correct so I know I miss pronounced a lot of vietnamese words ;)

@chantrearmoeung7780 5 ай бұрын

មកពីស្ដេចខ្មែរយើងគាត់មិនប្រកែកនៅជំនាន់ដើមឬត្រូវថ្នាំគេ នៅជំនាន់មុន!ឬមួយយើងចូលចិត្តដាក់ដីចោល ទើបគេយកដីយើង

@chanthonnkan2311 5 ай бұрын

Khmer Krom is Khmer and Phu Quoc is very close to Cambodia why it's belongs to Vietnam? Can international lawer explain about sea law?

@titiung 3 ай бұрын

Hawaii and Guam Island are VERY far away from USA but why do they belong to USA? You see, its not about distance.

@chanthonnkan2311 3 ай бұрын

@@titiung So they create the sea law for what? Why each countries has the border of sea?

@solidstudd22 5 ай бұрын

I will arrive in Vietnam in April Savi. You should come meet with me in An Giang Province because I am Khmer and half Thai and my wife is full Vietnamese. And all her Vietnamese family are the wealthiest in An Giang Province. You can come stay with me and my nice humble Vietnamese family Savi, if you can make it back to that area of southern Vietnam in April. And there is a big Khmer Krom community in An Giang province as well. Me and my Vietnamese in-law family will take you to the best places for delicious Vietnamese food👍🇺🇸🇰🇭🇻🇳👍

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

That's awesome, I would love to go back to Vietnam! I'll probably be in Cambodia around that time so keep in touch, I might be able to come join you!

@solidstudd22 5 ай бұрын

@@saviyousounds good bong. I will keep in touch with you when I arrive in Vietnam on April 2nd👍🇺🇸🇹🇭🇰🇭🇻🇳👍

@tdotguy4004 5 ай бұрын

If the island used to be apart of Khmer Krom is there any Khmer speaking people there?

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

I didn't find any but there has to be some

@Tloc103 5 ай бұрын

Cambodia owes their freedom to Vietnam. Phu Quoc island was a gift 😂

@srok83 5 ай бұрын

@@Tloc103 freedom?

@crew 5 ай бұрын

@@Tloc103The whole of Vietnam owes gratitude to the Khmer people to allow Viet Congs crossing though eastern Cambodia to fight their own war against the Americans…you started the war, but ended in the most savage way

@Tloc103 5 ай бұрын

@@crew Vietnam started the Vietnam war? 🤡

@kellysor3694 5 ай бұрын

I just don’t see the strong evidence for a long period of colonization from Khmer side on Koh Tral/Phu Quoc. Historically, the Khmer records are also lacking claim to legitimacy on this territory. When the French soldiers fought on the Island, they were fighting the Vietnamese army and not the Cambodian army. This is evidence on why French ceded the claimed island to Vietnam and not Cambodia. As for Kampuchea Krom, it’s more complicated but nobody is denying that was former Khmer and Champa territory.

@HOME-hv4vu 2 ай бұрын

Are you in that war?

@acser-ou8dy4ue3v 2 ай бұрын

@@HOME-hv4vuthế bạn có tham gia ko

@kellysor3694 Ай бұрын

@@HOME-hv4vu Did the French army fight the Khmer in Koh Tral?

@txujci6922 5 ай бұрын

You got ripped off big time for those prices

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

Probably, it seemed expensive probably can find cheaper seafood at local restaurants

@chrisbock7268 5 ай бұрын

100,%Khmer

@MeetJohnnyNg 5 ай бұрын

Whole Cambodia belongs to Vietnam.

@linasin1646 5 ай бұрын

it belong to khmer

@MeetJohnnyNg 5 ай бұрын

Belongs to ViệtNam

@lovelymonster 3 күн бұрын

Your information of history is not correct. When France came, Khmer Krom and Phu Quoc/Kon Tral had already been territory of Vietnam. You should find more information about Brevie Line to understand why France recognized Vietnam's sovereignty over such lands. By the way, you may find further information in the article of "Cambodia’s Impossible Dream: Koh Tral" availaible on internet.

@TranHien-cu4du 4 ай бұрын

Why some Cambodian people don't accept the historical truth that now Phu Quoc island belong to Vietnam? We can develop and build our country by ourselves without envying. If you don't have good strategies to develop and attract tourists, I think that you have 10 or more Islands like that, nobody can't know them. Vietnamese people are always friendly and welcome tourists around from the world.

@lenglengsenghak2998 2 ай бұрын

Dawg! Vietnam attempt to get rid of Cambodia and move your boarder during your so call “ liberated kombucha” 😂😂

@acser-ou8dy4ue3v 2 ай бұрын

@@lenglengsenghak2998 không có người Việt thì bản đồ thế giới chắc không có Campuchia đâu, ở đó mà nghêu ngao

@Epl12312 2 ай бұрын

There a lot of history you mistanding khemer king gave the island to the ming ref.in the 1700 chinese run from the ching.not only phu quoc but also kien giang and ca mau,the rest of mekong delta is a present also from the khemer king to a vietnamese prince and his daughte after they get merry sorry that the Cambodia now aday don't like it but we haven con.from the khemer bit later on vietnamese nguyen dynasty took the country if not for the french i don't think Cambodia exist but it's in the pass,i come from the areal first was a jungel that the chinese were make it to rice farming,because iam haft v,chinese my grand.is from china.

@thychea2579 5 ай бұрын

Please more mature vocals. More mature clothing would get me watching more. But keep catering to your other viewers. ❤

@Asiatravelngo 5 ай бұрын

If you want a true Phu Quoc dish eat raw sardines, aka: "gỏi cá trích" My favorite dish!

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

I did eat that! Raw Herring Salad 29:37...it was good :)

@nonon0n0o 5 ай бұрын

around half of Cambodia today used to belong to Vietnam as well

@vgshwk 4 ай бұрын

If you look at the maps of Cambodia phu Quoc is obviously in Cambodia territorial waters. The story I heard is the island wanted its independence and Vietnam just swooped in and stole it.

@themiddlekingdom9121 5 ай бұрын

The white people drove the maps around the world during their coloniel empire, regardless if they were wrong and they still did it.

@HandleOne 5 ай бұрын

Phu Quoc was taken by Vietnam in around 1708, before the French came. France didn't give Phu Quoc to Vietnam. They only followed what had existed. According to Wikipedia, "Around 1680, Phú Quốc was part of the Principality of Hà Tiên, a maritime polity founded by Chinese merchant and explorer Mạc Cửu under the patronage of the Cambodian king. Mạc Cửu later switched allegiance to the Nguyễn lords and recognized the authority of the Vietnamese sovereign.[4][5] He sent a tribute mission to the Nguyễn court in 1708, and in return received the title of Tong Binh of Hà Tiên[6] and the noble title Marquess Cửu Ngọc (Vietnamese: Cửu Ngọc hầu)"

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

I read that wiki. It's literally a copy and paste from several online articles, provides zero citation and in my opinion, an oversimplification of what actually happened.

@tranhoang380 6 күн бұрын

@@saviyou mang quân đội Campuchia sang mà lấy

@banbui9611 5 ай бұрын

I was born in Phú quốc left there in 1975

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

Are you Khmer or Vietnamese ?

@banbui9611 5 ай бұрын

I’m Vietnamese i grew up in Ohio

@banbui9611 5 ай бұрын

@@saviyou Pennsylvania, not too far from Ohio

@banbui9611 5 ай бұрын

@@saviyou love all ur videos

@namvinhtran4034 5 ай бұрын

Before Cambodians want to claim this land back, they should have learned properly about the history first. These islands and lands may belong to the Khmer Empire in the past but it was at least 500 years ago. But claiming these territories were still part of Cambodia or Khmer in "19th century" is totally crap. Viets and Chinese already came and settled here as early as 17th century. When French came to invade this region, who was the one who put up most of the fights and resistances ? You reckon the indigenous Khmer did that or what. There are tons of resources out there to read and deep into research, stop trying to look at one side of the story and alter the history, and keep saying "French gave these lands to Vietnam". From Saigon (not Prey Norkoh) thanks

@phannyhem9893 4 ай бұрын

@namvinhtran4034 I have to dig deep from difference resources in english to understand those complex histeries. Fortunately I read and understand english. I find it harder for us to get informations unlike for the peoples who speak and read vietamese. Everthing was destroyed during pol pot. Our elders doesn't help, they always put negative thought in our brain.

@WingChunBoyz 5 ай бұрын

I’m Cambodian American and have to kindly disagree. Phú Quốc and Kampuchea Krom has been under Vietnamese rule for a few hundred years now. The Vietnamese rulers were kind enough to let the Khmers practice their religion and maintain their language and culture. If they wanted to, they could have totally wiped out the Khmer Krom people. Cambo Vlogs even talked about this. And it’s not that hard to learn a few Viet words and phrases if you can speak Khmer as I can speak and understand a little Viet. My family is from the mainland Cambodia by the way not “Mien Tay” “Mien Năm”, southern Vietnam. 😀👍🏽

@saviyou 5 ай бұрын

Bottom line is Kampuchea Krom was at one point part of the Khmer Empire. When and why it changed hands, was a little blurry. Phu Quoc's history is also convoluted at best. It's almost as if someone doesn't want us to know what really happened.

@danish14988 5 ай бұрын

As an ignorant 😊

@tdotguy4004 5 ай бұрын

agreed, from what I hear and see Khmers in Vietnam seem to live relatively well. Khmer people need to get over the past, we have enough land to work with presently. There's many other nations that are smaller than Cambodia. Israel and Singapore are smaller than Cambodia but are prominent on the world stage. add to that there are thousands of tribes and groups of people around the world that don't even have a nation to call their own.

@sombatkhnor5720 5 ай бұрын

@WingChunBoyz, Khmer Krom was mistreated badly for awhile, it's just gotten better in the last 10 years or so. Just like the Khmer Leu people in North Eastern Thailand, they were not allowed to learn the Khmer language and practice the traditions for a long while too. I have family that region.

@jemappllesphan6143 5 ай бұрын

Brother, please check what their emperor Minh Miang did to our people in Cambodia and Khmer Krom

@rathnareth1104 5 ай бұрын

This is Khmer Island. Not viet

@MeetJohnnyNg 5 ай бұрын

Vietnamese island forever.

@vovanminh999 5 ай бұрын

All bullshit information, then come to get it.

@narethphann3067 5 ай бұрын

may be china oneday help to get back

@billybobtexas9161 5 ай бұрын

Lol😂the way things are going, Cambodia will become a province of China before long.

@weareovercomers8225 2 ай бұрын

Cambodia is fortunate that the remaining land has not been conquered. I am Khmer, Thai and living in America. My wife is Vietnamese from Saigon. I have to admit that the Vietnamese are more clever and are united as a nation. All of my close friends are Vietnamese. All this debate is nonsense. I’ve been to Vietnam and Cambodia and can appreciate both countries and cultures. Ignorance causes strife but appreciation brings peace 🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏