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Hell in the Tropics: Inside France’s Most Notorious Island Prison – EP.469

Name: Hell in the Tropics: Inside France’s Most Notorious Island Prison – EP.469
Uploaded: 2026-09-09T18:00:13Z
Duration: 28 min 34 s
Channel: onherbike
Description: This motorcycle-travel film from onherbike is part of the curated Ride Thru catalogue. A bit of a change of pace for this episode. I left Chillie behind on the mainland in Kourou and caught a boat out across the Atlantic to the Îles du Salut (Salvation Islands) - home to France’s infamous penal colony and Devil's Island. Between 1852 and

onherbike 28:34 September 2026

EDITORIAL SUMMARY

This motorcycle-travel film from onherbike is part of the curated Ride Thru catalogue. A bit of a change of pace for this episode. I left Chillie behind on the mainland in Kourou and caught a boat out across the Atlantic to the Îles du Salut (Salvation Islands) – home to France’s infamous penal colony and Devil's Island. Between 1852 and 1953, tens of thousands of convicts were shipped here from France.