THIS IS PENANG (a full day exploring)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2024
- Tia & Cheveyo
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Last time I was in Penang was 1982 so just over 40 years ago not much has changed which is good.
As for durian I've been eating it since the the 1970's & I'm not Asian I'm an Australian & I love it.
Penang has a special charm, I imagine it's like a mix of Hong Kong & Singapore in the 70s merged into 1.
Malaysian tea is unique and is different from Thai tea. The Malaysian version is much older and is the predecessor to the Thai and Hong Kong milk teas, as it was brought in by the British much earlier and localized much earlier. It is said that the Thai version originated from the South of Thailand, replicating the Malaysian version. The same can also be said about spicy food as the spiciest food in Southeast Asia originated from Indonesia and Malaysia way back before Thailand and others started them. Just info for you guys.
really, didnt know that.
Yes, as a Thai I can agree about milk tea and spices. Indonesia and Malaysia were one nation under the old empires and were trading in spices before Thailand. Also yes, Thai milk tea originated from the Southern part of Thailand.
yay! postcards!! I'm putting all the restaurants on my to do list
Love seeing the mix of cultures there
Love how laid back and light hearted all of the travel vlogs are. Keep it up! ❤
I’ve always wanted to visit Penang and this is a beautiful look at it! Love your videos!
The city and food looks amazing!
What a great video! Love the post card!
We love Penang! Between the wonderful food, sights and people, it's a special place.
You're right about the wok flavor. It's called Wok Hei. Uncle Roger taught me that!
Uncle Roger is the best! 😂
@@OnePackWanderers and he is malaysian haiyaa
Woohoo Uncle Roger!
Always look forward to your videos and love seeing all the places you go and the food you experience. Thanks for all your hard work!
There is much to Penang so I hope there will be more videos of Penang.
Hi, guys. I'm glad you guys back, everyday I go in youtube looking your video. Thanks for show us about Penang.
Our family loves watching your videos and enjoy travelling to different places through your channel.
Yay! A new video! 😊
I think you either love or hate durian. We love it, but yeah the texture is definitely the hardest part for me.
So over winter here in the Midwest, so living vicariously through you now more so than ever 😅
Love your videos. You have such a chilled but informative vibe that makes your videos so watchable.
8:07 You are right! That scene used to be common and everywhere in the 70s or even early 80s. There used to be such a village right next to my block but now, they are all gone cos countries progressed and they made space for new developments. Pity, they do bring back lots of nostalgia even for me.
Loved your Penang Video. Brought back fond memories having lived there for 2 years as a teenager in the late 70"s. Penang always has a piece of my heart
Love Penang! What a grouse way to start the day- teh tarik and ice cream. Rolling in it!!! I love the colours and street art in Georgetown. Thank you for sharing your adventure!
oh Tia, love your trying durian again. looks like you wanted to vomit. grits lol.
Great video from an awesome place. We went to a coffee shop in Georgetown that sold postcards that had a big material sheet on the wall with the 365 days of the year. So I bought postcards for all my kids and tried to get them sent in time for their birthdays that year. It sorta worked. That was 2017 maybe the shop is gone or changed. We caught the bus up to Batu Ferringhi one day and had a look around. We didn't use it but we found a beachside hotel that did day passes for their pool and sun loungers. At that time very inexpensive! Penang is awesome!
You two are just so relatable. I look forward to your videos more than anything else on TH-cam. Keep it up!
Love watching your travels. Keep up the great work and enjoy!
Did you walk out to the very end of the Tan jetty. I have som awesome pics looking back to the city from there
Wish I could have been there to show y'all around some hidden gems :)
The ice cream chai tea looked divine!
Great video! Chicken looked awesome!
Another great video
I just found you both and not ashamed to admit it. The wifey and I have just binged watch from the beginning
Keep up the great work
Thank you for making great videos!! I love seeing places I have never been!! I also love how real you both are in your videos!
There are many reviews about Penang. But I watch your videos because you two are a lovely couple. Handsome gentlemen who speak spontaneously and sometimes outspoken while his female partner always smiles and has a sweet face.
You guys have an amazing attitude - trying things for second time (Durian fruit) when you dint like the flavor the first time around. Love it!
4:13 I about jumped out of my seat seeing that Isuzu truck come up on you so quickly! I think it may have been the edit. 😅I've always wanted to visit Penang especially since it's easily accessible from Thailand.
7:18 You guys need to look into a sponsorship with Luna Sandals for how many miles you've put in on them.
Another great vid from you guys. Always enjoy watching your channel.
We love following you around on your travels
Wow.. black Thorn durian.. most expensive type of durian you can find.
Georgetown is so cool!
Would totally love a super fancy schmancy postcard from Malaysia!
I’d love the postcard, if chosen, thanks!
Wow how wonderful you both are. Thank you so much and Stay safe 🙏💙
Malaysia looks beyond stunning! And all the food! ❤
After Penang and next stop should be Ipoh, Perak. The foods in ipoh will be worth a tour.
Yes definitely we enjoyed Ipoh very much. Lots to see and eat!
I mean, your videos are just such quality and your attitudes infectious. Love how you are open and willing to try new experiences. Much love from Adelaide!
We loved the look on your faces when I ate the durian 😋🥳
Thanks for eating it and posting so that I don't have to when I get there
Thanks for sharing the day sucks none of the other places were open but you found a great dinner spot so sounds like you lucked out.
Love your videos and postcard giveaways xx
Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience as I wanted to visit Penang. Love it
Hey Guys, Penang is actually on my bucket list although I live in Vietnam and just a stone’s throw away it’s not yết eventuated.. I’ll just watch your videos more to get inspired 😊.
You pictured floating villages on stilts in Southeast Asia? Did you mean just suspended villages on stilts or floating on the water?
One place I’m sure you would enjoy is located in Siem Reap Cambodia.. Chồng Kneas Floating Village.. You will take a long boat up this small waterway into one of the largest lake “Tonle Sap Lake” You will hire a tuk tuk to get there but it amazing in my opinion.. I went in the dry season so it gave me a different perspective of water volume to a wet season. At points in the long boat trip we had to get out and find deeper water and continue this several times… Tia maybe not like this part but who knows it’s an adventure.. you will see monkeys in the trees if you’re lucky.. this was just a suggestion for the future for you guys 😊
Superb upload , probably need to try penang laksa only if you able to stomach cockles , i am not sure if the Snake Temple full of defanged snakes still operational ..
Penang looks amazing guys. Roti Canai is one of my favourite things to eat in the world!! Super food jealous today. Happy Travels
It was voted best street food in the world last year 2022.
Looks like a really awesome place to visit! Thanks for the video
It has now become a new goal in my life to win one of your postcard raffles!!! 🤣 love you guys!!
Continue to love your pix of non-tourist items like old buildings and scenery. You should publish a book of your travels.
Love this! Penang is my favorite place in Malaysia and Im totally missing it!
We love watching you guys. We are always excited for your new videos. We can’t wait for the next one. Your videos are always such high quality. Thank you for letting us join you in your journey.
I will have to try Durian when I go to Thailand
Thailand equivalent to Char Kuey Tiaw is Pad See Ew. Pad Thai is a totally different noodle dish.
Exactly.
Char Kway Teow is so much better than Pad Thai. There are various regional differences, but it can be found across South East Asia. In the US you can find its cousin at Thai restaurants called "pad see ew" or "lard na" or "drunken noodles" with the ladder being more spicy than the other two.
Durian has a wide variety of flavors, so finding a variety that you like is key. Also, it's best during the season. And the texture? Is like custard...
You guys are having so much fun, jealous
The toast might have more than butter. It's normal to have a little bit of coconut jam aka srikaya or kaya.
Great content. Thank you guys for bringing us along.
Love your videos! Would love to go back to Penang one day!
We are loving learning about this country from you! I know making contact can be hard, but you two have great chemistry! ❤
Thank you so much, Denise 😊
I took pictures of those same murals just 4 months ago. Incidently even the mural on the front page (motor cycle driver) can't keep his eyes off Tia. She brings some incredible joy and undescribable charm to your videos.The chemistry between the two of you makes watching you on YT addictive.
Even so much that in a few weeks, largely as a result of your wonderful work, I will make another 2 month trip to S.E. Asia again. `Thanks again for the inspiration. May many of those who react to your videos have the opportunity to follow in your footsteps.
Love you guys. Iwill be impatiently waiting for the next episode. 😍😇😇😍🤩✈🛫🛬
Where will your next trip take you? Absolutely love reading comments like this 😊❤
@@OnePackWanderers Thanks for your kind comment. My next trip will take me from Europe (home) to Bangkok and on to, at least, Koh Lanta, Koh Kood and Chiamg Mai. After that I am not sure yet where I will go, but at the end of my trip I will tour Taiwan (3rd time 🙂). 8 weeks in total. I will be taking the grand tour of Taiwan through Taipei, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung and Taoyuan. I ove that island. After that I will have to return to my home base in the Netherlands as summer will be approaching. Returning just in time for King's Day in Amsterdam. (Just look it up on YT. Hilarious.)
In the mean time I will be following you guys and enjoy, with you, every step of the way on YT. Keep up the great work. And as far as those comments are concerned: you are the ones that make it possible! 🥰😍💓💘👍👍
And happy Valentine's day!. I am sure you will make it something special between the two of you. 🐱🐱🐱🐱
Sounds like you’ll have quite the adventure 😊 Envious of those places as well. Looked up King’s Day and it looks like a fun time!
Happy travels to you 😊
Black thorn is the most expensive in Malaysia! But most people take musang king, d24, 101, tekka. Those without a large budget will consume kampung durians
Penang is one of my fave destinations, and you guys have done a great job of showing it.
At the 'postcard' point of your vid I thought to comment that you should try CKT, but I've seen now that you have - it's my must-eat dish when in George Town.
You might be all over this already, but for any curious viewers trawling the comments.. Kek Lok Si temple complex and Penang Hill are worth seeing, the colonial architecture and amazing street art can be seen everywhere but I love a stroll along Lorong Stewart, Roti & Dahl / Roti Cenai makes for a delicious breakfast (and unusual for us westerners), Red Garden Food Centre is great for a variety of local food in the one place.
Hot tip: generously tip your drinks waiters at RGFC so your bag containing passports, cash etc. will be securely waiting for you there when you suddenly realise you left it behind and frantically dash back! Ask me how I know ;)
Thanks for the great content!
Loved the video! Would love to get a postcard.
I keep checking for new video everyday but I knew u guys are deciding on the frequency. You will see multi cultural in other major cities too like Kuala Lumpur and Melaka. I am biased but that’s why you get the best varieties of local foods in Malaysia because of these multi cultural influence. Most Chinese n Indian in Malaysia could speak “Malay/Bahasa”, which is our the local language for Malay.
Agree on the food! New video in a couple hours 😊
Go to Batu Ferringhi's Night Market (it's huge) and eat at the hawker center there. The best! It's on the north end of the island and you can get there via Grab or bus. If you take the bus I recommend getting off early at the beginning of the market and eat at the hawker center. Then walk up the street and experience the night market and catch the bus back at the top of the night market. This way you will beat the crowds on the bus. Maybe it isn't that busy?
Long Beach Cafe?
She is Japan in Penang!
It looks like an amazing area where you are
I love durian! Interestingly I've never eaten durian with a spoon! That's gotta be a first for me.
Looks like another great day in Malaysia! Saw your survey on IG about how often to upload. Just curious what the majority was. You guys do great work editing on the road, and I know it's tough (at least for me it is). I voted for once a week so you don't have to cram. Work a little here, work a little there, enjoy your time where you are. Keep up the great work and go have another 🍺!
Always wanted to visit Penang, looks incredible and you do it justice with awesome vlogs! 🎉
Thank you for your videos, we love taking time out to sit & watch & travel through your eyes. The street food has inspired us to check out Malaysia, if we can steer ourselves away from Indonesia!
Char Kway Teow means fried Kway Teow, where Kway Teow is a type of rice noodle. There's several iterations across southeast Asia, including a variant in Singapore that is sweeter. I much prefer the Penang version which is unique and more savoury. Looking forward to more adventures :)
Looks like fun!
Lol the local behind Tia eating with fork and spoon while Tia eating with hands. Congratulations! You are more local than the local =D
Re the durian...
Bill: "That has to be the LEAST excited we've ever seen Tia be about eating anything."
😂 😂 😂
Malaysia is looking great!
Postcard, love one
I ate durian ice cream in Hanoi ... thought I had ordered vanilla ... and when I started eating it, I instantly thought I had stepped in poop hahaha ! It was the smell of the durian!
I'd like to visit Penang, thanks for the video! Tia's reaction to the spice reminded me of a moment I had in Thailand 😅
Great video! What an interesting place to check out.
We are due for 3 days in Penang at the end of March, your breakfast spot has been pinned and will be checked out for sure!
Char Kway Teow and roti canai- YUM. Two of my favourite Malaysian foods!
That brekky looked so spicy 😂 way to go to power through….ooooh postcard hehe
Many foreigners comment about the texture of durian flesh. Actually if you block all the other aspects, smell, look, color, appearance, flavor, size, etc and isolate only the texture, then you can actually equate it to avocado flesh, if you mash avocado and eat it with condensed milk or salt etc, or in its guacamole form. Exactly similar texture. Creamy.
Well, if something does not go well with your palate then it doesn't go well with your palate. But if the person does not like the texture of durian flesh, then I cannot recommend the place for a very
delicious avocado shake or avocado toast either 😬 Have fun with other food!
If you're still in Penang you should try to see more of the island. There's a bus, I think it's 101, that goes around to Telu Bahang on the west side, via all the beaches on the north side. I think from there it keeps going around the island, or maybe there's another bus that goes down the west side to Balik Pulau. You won't regret it. And it's cheap. --paul
I loved this vlog, think it’s my favorite! The b-roll was so good, made me feel like I was there. Also you guys trying the durian was hilarious 😂
I like Malaysia (and postcards)
Oh I loved that fancy smancy post card :)
The flavor that u talked about is called “wok hei” 😊
That shot of you guys eating ckt in that street is gold.
I agree that there's nothing like street food and cold beer in SE Asia! I love it and I'm waiting for the moment I get to eat street food again! But I will say I also l looove Mexican street food just as much.😄
Some of that street-food looks yummy! Lovin' it! Please send me the postcard, that would be great! 🍽
4:17 the restaurant on the right of the screen is a famous nasi padang restaurant here in Georgetown. Usually crowded during lunch hour. And the food there is delicious. Should try the food there.
8:11 the southernmost clan jetty is yeoh jetty. It's the less visited jetty and there are no shops to sell anything to tourists there, just a jetty with a view. Not sure if you guys got there but it has the most scenic view with a temple on stilts next to it. Definitely not a touristy place.
11:52 come on guys, durian ice cream is the best.
16:16 I've eaten a lot of pad thai and char kuey teow. They're two different dishes and have nothing in common in terms of taste. The only thing similar is the noodle texture and both are flat rice noodles. So char kuey teow is not really similar to pad thai.
We did eat at the 4:17 place a couple days ago, great food 🙂
We saw Yeoh Jetty in the distance (I think the temple made it into a couple of the shots) but not up close. Next, definitely.
Agree to disagree on the last two 😂
@@OnePackWanderers if you guys are still in Penang, should definitely do a tour of the west side of the island, Balik pulau area and its surroundings, teluk kumbar and batu maung on the south side. Totally different vibe than Georgetown.
We’re coming back to Malaysia soon and getting a motorbike to see it properly. There’s so much and it’s (relatively) less touristy. Love it here 😊
THAT was one of your best vlogs, long, less b-roll, more raw footage and more of you. please more raw vlogging
That might actually be the breakfast of champions 😮
Love your videos! Thank you for taking us along for the adventure! Hoping to win the postcard
WOW Tamil food and Parotta with fish gravy or mutton gravy..
Chauffer is a Tamil Malay Bloke... Wonderful..
Sweetest couple enjoyed the trip in Penang😀