How the idea was born...

As I am an active chaser of IOTA program hunting consecutive islands, often quite exotic, it turned out to be a natural desire to try how it is on the other side of the mirror. In my home country the choice of islands is not too large and their attractiveness is not too much, so for some time I was thinking over the choice of a potential trip destination. Of course I would prefer to appear somewhere in a desirable location on the Pacific, but common sense dictated to select the start of something less remote and to try a completely untested operator skills (or lack of them :)).
The fate made it that about a year ago I had an opportunity to accompany my wife on her journey to Ho Chi Minh City. Since the trip was associated with her participation in a conference, during a day I had enough time to be bored alone. So, one evening, browsing the Internet and looking for potential ideas for spending time in the next day I got the idea to complete a short trip to Phu Quoc Island. It had to be a reconnaissance before possible longest trip in the next year. So, I bought a ticket for the morning flight to Phu Quoc (and afternoon return) and the next day I found myself on the island trying to find a place suitable for my radio frolics and providing the possibility of blissful rest to my wife. Sites proved to be a lot, and the sandy beaches and warm ocean should meet the expectations of my wife. Thus, the initial decision of going to Phu Quoc in the next year had been taken.