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Grown Up Gap Years
Australia
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 19 เม.ย. 2024
We’re Mark and Kellie, an adventurous, retired travel couple from Australia. In 2023, we sold everything, said “see you later” to family and friends, and set off to make the world our home.
Our spontaneous adventures are designed for mid-life travel enthusiasts who want to explore unique destinations and uncover hidden gems around the world. We dive into local food scenes, immerse ourselves in different cultures, and discover both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences. Whether we stay somewhere for a day, a week or a month, we’re always chasing new and exciting journeys.
We created this channel to inspire and empower other midlife travellers to explore the world at their own pace. Along the way, we share insider travel tips, including travel guides, must-eat foods, affordable accommodation ideas, and practical advice on how to stretch your travel budget-all to help make your travels adventurous, enjoyable and stress-free.
Our spontaneous adventures are designed for mid-life travel enthusiasts who want to explore unique destinations and uncover hidden gems around the world. We dive into local food scenes, immerse ourselves in different cultures, and discover both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences. Whether we stay somewhere for a day, a week or a month, we’re always chasing new and exciting journeys.
We created this channel to inspire and empower other midlife travellers to explore the world at their own pace. Along the way, we share insider travel tips, including travel guides, must-eat foods, affordable accommodation ideas, and practical advice on how to stretch your travel budget-all to help make your travels adventurous, enjoyable and stress-free.
KUALA LUMPUR: This is why we love it
Looking for what to do in Kuala Lumpur? Want to know about Kuala Lumpur must eats?
This vibrant city was the perfect first destination when we began our full-time travel journey 20 months ago, thanks to its blend of modern convenience and rich culture. Now we’ve returned-not just for the memories, but because Kuala Lumpur is the ultimate place to rest, reset, and recharge.
In this video, we highlight the incredible food experiences that make KL unforgettable. From well-known icons like Jalan Alor Night Market to hidden gems like the ICC Pudu, we indulge in street eats, traditional flavors, and even a Michelin-rated restaurant. Along the way, we revisit the Petronas Towers, share the story of our first travel selfie, and discover new favourites in this cosmopolitan hub.
Join us as we rediscover Kuala Lumpur and show you why it’s always worth coming back to!
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Interested in more of our videos?
How Koh Lanta helped us rediscover our travel mojo. th-cam.com/video/4ajAb-KPjWY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=gjXShW0D7s9KjXKv
What are some of the pitfalls of full time travel? th-cam.com/video/xIldJmBC_OA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=xX3rgvXUrB039OJ8
This vibrant city was the perfect first destination when we began our full-time travel journey 20 months ago, thanks to its blend of modern convenience and rich culture. Now we’ve returned-not just for the memories, but because Kuala Lumpur is the ultimate place to rest, reset, and recharge.
In this video, we highlight the incredible food experiences that make KL unforgettable. From well-known icons like Jalan Alor Night Market to hidden gems like the ICC Pudu, we indulge in street eats, traditional flavors, and even a Michelin-rated restaurant. Along the way, we revisit the Petronas Towers, share the story of our first travel selfie, and discover new favourites in this cosmopolitan hub.
Join us as we rediscover Kuala Lumpur and show you why it’s always worth coming back to!
grownup_gapyears
tiktok.com/grownup_gapyears
Interested in more of our videos?
How Koh Lanta helped us rediscover our travel mojo. th-cam.com/video/4ajAb-KPjWY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=gjXShW0D7s9KjXKv
What are some of the pitfalls of full time travel? th-cam.com/video/xIldJmBC_OA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=xX3rgvXUrB039OJ8
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I love you bro to kuala lumpur.I hope you all happy.
Welcome back to Malaysia mem and sir
Thank you. We love your country.
that delivery man on his motorbike had to collect food delivery from the right shops. ( massive shops). a small horn just to warn people to alert on his bike from any injury.
KL delivery drivers are very safe and considerate.
when you walk around use an umbrella to shield you from the sun.
Thank you. Yes we should. Our weather beaten Aussie skin needs protection.
Jack Alderton is living and working in Kuala Lumpur.he is from Australia.he has a channel on TH-cam.Jack Alderton TH-cam channel.
Thanks for sharing that info. Great to see a fellow Aussie on TH-cam
You guys are so lovely❤have a nice trip in Malaysia
Thank you. That’s so kind of you to say so.
Enjoy your stay in Malaysia....
Thank you. Coming back to Malaysia feels like coming home.
recommended menu: 1. 檳城亞參叻沙麵 Penang assam laksa 2. 檳城福建蝦麵 Hokkien prawn mee 3. 檳城炒粿條 Penang char kuey teow 4. 義蓮青冬炎麵 green tomyam noodle 5. 廣式竹昇麵 Tok Tok Mee noodle 6. 鴨肉粿條湯 duck kuey teow soup 7. 日昇燒鴨飯 Jit Seng roasted duck rice 8. 亞依淡鴨飯 Air Hitam duck rice 9. 伍秀澤海南雞飯 Hainan chicken rice 10. 姚氏姐妹炒粿角 char koay kak 11. 金馬倫蔬菜火鍋 Cameron steamboat 12. 怡保芽菜雞 Ipoh sprout chicken 13. 肉醬咖喱吐司 roti bakar kacang phool 14. 適苑粵菜 Sek Yuen Yue cuisine 15. 海腳人海鮮米粉 seafood noodle 16. 麗豐啦啦米粉 Lai Foong lala noodle 17. 河婆園擂茶 Hor Poh lui cha 18. 鐘格安班飯 Congkak nasi ambeng 19. 禤記瓦煲雞飯 Heun Kee claypot rice 20. 王美記燒肉 Wong Mei Kee roast pork 21. 斯里蘭卡咖哩蟹 Aliyaa curry crab 22. 新記牛肉粉 Shin Kee beef noodle 23. 燒烤榴蓮巴丁魚 pais patin tempoyak 24. 水煮榴蓮巴丁 masak patin tempoyak 25. 咖哩牛肉乾 beef rendang 26. 娘惹黄姜炸鸡 ayam goreng kunyit 27. 馬來式椰香烤雞 ayam percik 28. 羊肉印度香料飯 nasi bryani mutton 29. 印度烤餅烤雞 naan, tandoori ayam 30. 印度奶油雞 butter chicken masala 31. 椰漿鴨蛋 masak lemak telur itik 32. 椰漿牛肉 masak lemak daging salai 33. 濕炒粿條 kuey teow goreng basah 34. 手抓蕉葉飯 banana leaf rice 35. 扁擔飯 nasi kandar 36. 東海岸達崗飯 nasi dagang 37. 藍花飯 nasi kerabu 38. 印度甩餅 roti canai 39. 椰漿飯 nasi lemak 40. 羊肉湯 sup kambing 41. 街頭漢堡 Ramly burger 42. 巴生肉骨茶 Klang bak kut teh 43. 加影沙嗲肉串 Kajang satay 44. 芙蓉燒包 Seremban siew pow 45. 馬六甲雞飯粒 Malacca chicken rice 46. 馬來油飯 nasi beriani gam 47. 麻坡香辣烤魚餅 Muar otak-otak 48. 萬隆麵 mee Bandung 49. 馬來滷麵 mee rebus 50. 新山三樓炒米粉 JB sanlou beehoon 51. 柔佛叻沙 laksa Johor 52. 米糕椰漿蔬菜湯 lontong kuah lodeh 53. 砂拉越哥羅麵 Sarawak kolok mee 54. 砂拉越叻沙 laksa Sarawak 55. 沙巴醃鯖魚 Sabah Hinava 56. 清蒸瀨尿蝦 steamed udang lipan 57. 港蒸筍殼魚 steamed soon hock fish 58. 燒烤魔鬼魚 sting ray ikan pari bakar 59. 參巴魷魚/蝦 sambal sotong/udang 60. 娘惹酸辣魚 asam pedas ikan 61. 馬來風光 kangkung belacan 62. 印尼雞湯 soto ayam 63. 斋月清真雜錦粥 bubur lambuk 64. 暹羅米粉 mee Siam 65. 炸香蕉果 goreng pisang 66. 炸菠蘿蜜果 goreng cempedak 67. 东海岸炸鱼条 keropok lekor 68. 娘惹椰絲球 kuih onde-onde 69. 娘惹九層糕 Nyonya kiuh lapis 70. 三角椰絲糕 kuih koci 71. 香蕉片 kerepek pisang 72. 木薯片 kerepek ubi 73. 福建花生貢糖 kacang tumbuk 74. 印度圈圈餅 murukku 75. 鳳梨酥 tart nenas 76. 豆沙餅 tambun biscuit 77. 香蕉蛋糕 Hiap Joo banana cake 78. 米漿椰漿糕 Ravi's apom manis 79. 曼煎粿 apam balik 80. 囉惹 粿汁 麵粉粿湯 椰醬吐司 肉乾 81. 香蘭糯米糕 墨西哥咖啡麵包 咖哩角 82. 泰式香蘭椰奶馬蹄糕 83. 娘惹珍多冰 chendol 84. 摩摩喳喳 bubur cha cha 85. 椰花酒 air nira kelapa 86. 血腥瑪麗變化版 Asam Boi Mary 87. 芒果冰沙 mango smoothie 88. 西瓜荔枝冰沙 jus tembikai lychee 89. 冰豆蔻汁 ice nutmeg juice 90. 冰椰子汁 air kelapa ais 91. 冰甘蔗汁 air tebu ais 92. 冰仙草 cincau ais 93. 冰羅漢果 luo han guo ais 94. 冰沙梨酸梅汁 kedondong asam boi 95. 冰檸檬酸梅汁 limau asam boi ais 96. 冰蘋果酸梅汁 apple asam boi ais 97. 冰六味湯 laicikang dessert herbal ais 98. 白咖啡 white coffee 99. 蜂蜜拉茶 teh ais madu 100. 玫瑰奶露 sirap Bandung 101. 榴蓮 durian D200, D197, D175, D24 102. 山竹 水翁 紅毛丹 杜古 西瓜 火龍果
Thank you for this comprehensive list. We’ll have to work our way through it. 😋
MALAYDESH is the new name of malaysia and BAKUTEH is a traditional food from malaysia.
Thank you for sharing this information.
@@grown_up_gap_yearsthis guy is from Indonesia who always envy and jealous with development in Malaysian. Most foreign workers in Malaysia is from Indonesia and Bangladesh. They like to comment bad remark about Malaysia.
@@zanzillahsaruji9966thanks for the information.
@@zanzillahsaruji9966well said bro..
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Try malay n india cusine go to kampung baru n brickfield
We went to brickfiekd another time when we were there. Malay Indian food was excellent.
Watching you two enjoy food and just the culture in general just makes me smile ! Lovely people
Thank you. We travel for the food and culture. Such a privilege.
wonderful adventure. 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you.
Mon Chinese Beef Roti now available inside Pavilion food court. Queueing without the heat is great!
That’s good to know. They were so tasty but lining up took a long time. Pavillion food court is great.
Welcome to kuala lumpur Malaysia
Thank you. 😀
Welcome back home town. ❤😂🎉Miss Malaysian food?
Malaysia has the best food in the world in our opinion.
oh this is last mont trip? now is already Christmas deco..
We filmed this a couple of weeks ago. Then left and then came back again. Christmas decorations are fabulous.
Welcome back sir
@@SamsungSamsung-vg2vt thank you. Good to be back.
Welcome back to Malaysia guys!.. while enjoying the food here pls take note that your belly can grow immediately unnoticed.. 😅!
Haha. That’s always the problem when we visit 🤣
you come at the right time...the new year celebration is gonna be.awesome in KL...hope you both enjoy it
Thank you. KL does celebrations well.
Welcome back to Malaysia. Do enjoy your stay
Thank you. Happy to be back.
@@grown_up_gap_years you're welcome
It not Pedu but Pudu. Pedu is a name for lake in Kedah.
Thanks for the correction. Our accent doesn’t help.
Such a joy to see someone enjoy our food as much as we do!
Malaysian food is top tier. Love it so much.
Welcome back to MALAYSIA 👍
Thank you. It feels like coming home.
Welcome back to malaysia guys😊
Thank you. Love it here.
Welcome back to KL, Malaysia. Hope that you guys have had a wonderful time & a pleasant stay. Happy holidays.
We always have the best time here. Thanks for the good wishes and happy holidays to you and yours.
@grown_up_gap_years Thank you. 😁
ahaaa ❤ welkom back 😊😊just move to malaysia , so many european , uk usa japan ausie buy a home moving here . chear and afordable and safer than other
Everything you say is true. It’s the best base in Asia.
you didn't drink kopi o its actually kopi ais 8:52
Is it. Oh no. We have so much trouble getting these right. Thanks for the correction.
Kopi o means coffee without milk, coffee with ice. Is kopi o ice. Teh o means tea without milk.
@@slmickysl going to write these down for next time we visit.
@@grown_up_gap_years 'O' here simply means no milk. Sugar will be added by default. You can request no sugar or less sugar if you fancy that. Pure black coffee is 'kopi o' no sugar. Iced black coffee is thus 'kopi o ais' no sugar. Same goes for tea. Have fun.
@@zaharizakdon’t the people here do a great job at correctly guessing what we want.
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Free world nothing will stop you having coffee in plastic bag walking around downtown,enjoy your stay madam and have fun🤗
Thank you. We love KL. and the plastic coffee bag handbag.
welcome to malaysia new subscriber here❤
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Subscribers 367 reporting in.. Welcome to Malaysia 🇲🇾 or should i say welcome back to Malaysia 🇲🇾 😅 do take care to both of you enjoy your stay and thank you for visiting Malaysia 🇲🇾
We love visiting Malaysia. Such a great country.
And thank you for subscribing. We appreciate the support.
The audio is pretty bad. U need to improve it😊
Yes we do. We’re working on improving that.
Tq for sharing 😎✌️ Have a nice day guy's
Thank you too
Doing research as I will be visiting KL for the first time next year and I thought your video was fun! That roti is definitely on my list and possibly checking out ICC Pudu. Thank you!
The food in KL is next level. Hope you get to enjoy it all when you get there.
Visit the best roti canai joint at Selangor Mansion for breakfast n ask for Roti Canai Banjir Special where they flooded the roti with a mixture of curry & dhal plus sambal then served with 2 half boiled eggs on top and match it with teh tarik (pulled tea) to go with it. You're yet in KL if you don't experience it. Btw banjir means flood. 😅
@@hafizrahman5485the fact that a flood is associated with the fish means it will be do good. Also big fans of pulled teh.
Love it. Keep up the exploring. I think the poles are for boat mooring ??
Maybe. There are enormous rocks underneath the poles.
20 months ago, we began our travel journey in Kuala Lumpur, and now we’ve returned to revisit old places and reflect on how much has changed-both in the city and in ourselves. What are your favorite memories from revisiting places that hold a special meaning to you? Let us know in the comments.
Welkambek ❤
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Respect for going to Thailand in low/wet season Always go in February/March
@@ZestfullyNomadic we thought we were clever missing the first of the big floods. Clearly we were wrong.
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Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing this, I enjoyed watching your videos🥰
We appreciate your kind feedback. Thank you. 😀
Just found your channel 👍 Howdy from Central Florida 🦩🐊🌊🌞
Hello there and welcome to our channel. Thanks for saying hello. 😀
Have you ever had a travel experience that changed your perspective on life? 🌍 We’d love to hear your stories in the comments! Koh Lanta was one of those places for us. Let us know if you’ve ever had a moment like this on your own adventures.
I'm so glad you commented on my post and then I recognised your name when you shared your channel. We are currently staying in the main part of town, but we will need to do a day trip north to explore the area you stayed :)
We hope you are loving Nha Trang. It’s offers so many things to see, do and importantly eat.
Thanks for the video. Good information. . I appreciate addressing the issue that finding a good place to get your hair done can be a genuine concern 😀
Thank you for watching. Kellie is very grateful to have found a kindred spirit in you. 😀
that was lovely 🥰
Thank you so much. ❤️
No hot water is the worst!😭 Great video guys! 😁👍
It’s a challenge 🤣🤣
Great video.. such amazing humans! Thank you for your generosity
Thank you for this feedback, it means so much. ❤️
Great video, can i ask what was your monthly cost to travel in Vietnam was? Excluding flights All-in on hotels,food, and living life. Thankyou
Hi and thanks for the feedback. 😀Thanks for your question. We’re struggling to know how to answer it as we did three months in Vietnam and costs varied. And we don’t actually track our expenses. There are some great videos out there made by people who do, that might be useful to you.
Great video ! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching. 😀
We can totally relate, we are in Da Nang right now. Nice to know that we are not the only ones feeling the same. 😉
@@KatrinRogershow great is Danang. Though right now we’re looking for an apartment and it is tough going!
Oh yummm it all look so good. Can’t wait to get to Vietnam to try all the food 😂 we’ll be there in January. Safe travels and enjoy everyday ❤