Very exciting! I, as you know, am returning to VN, and loved my last 3 month visit. Excited to see your adventures. Enjoyed your visit to Lot 10. Have been there but didn't stay, too busy for me! You know my habits by now and am a fan, like you, of a more relaxed atmosphere, earlier in the day or mid-afternoon times, etc. Although I think Iwould have enjoyed your lunch a great deal, it sounded good. Blessings, my friend!
Such a nice chap Justin was and glad you met him again. My fav food to order at Hutong would be the Beef Noodles, Char Koey Teow and Macau Pork Chop Rice.
As usual, I think I didn't quite get the proper selection of food. I just got this dish almost at random because Justin and I were standing in front of that food stall. It would have been nice to sample a wider variety of items, but the setting was pretty chaotic and crowded. And I was there mainly to meet up with Justin. The food was just a side adventure. 🤪 I needed that WanderEats expertise to really to get to know the place.
What a wonderful guide and friend Justin is! I learnt so much. He is so well spoken and such a fantastic vocabulary! I really enjoyed every minute of this video. I love seeing you walk around as it reminds me of my visit there so many times before. I’ll be sad to see you leave KL but the good times can’t roll on permanently!
Hello from CA. Enjoyed Sumatran videos & sorry ur not returning but understand moving on. Really liked Padang & kampung desa di West Sumatra. Your food tour with Justin, paling baik(vg). Just remember, "pa-nas", means hot in Malay/Indonesian. Looking forward 2 Vietnam. My favorite food is tempeh(fermented soybean) with sambal(sauce) from East Java, Malang, Indonesia. KL looks like a good base.
Bukit Bintang literally meant 'star hill'. Bukit = Hill. In the past, i guess this used to be a hilly area. Hutong food court used to be somewhat an affordable food court in the past, but i guess these days the management tried to make it more unique and more oriental feeling to attract tourists.
My sense from walking to Bukit Bintang a lot is that the whole area really is a kind of a hill. It's not a steep climb, but it always feel like a gradual climb when I go there. I seem to be going slowly uphill the whole time as I walk. So maybe the Star Hill name comes from that. I got the same feeling about Hutong Food Court. There were a lot of foreigners like me there. And I saw lots of cameras - even a guy walking around with an Insta360 X3 camera. Both visitors and Malaysians were taking video and lots of pictures. So it felt like more of an attraction than a natural local food court. I've heard people say that the prices have risen because of that, and it's more expensive there than at other places. But I've also heard lots of good things about the various dishes on offer.
Hi Doug. Interesting comments about tubers. Note: Many are young, couples, male with foreign women, riding bikes, attending car/bike shows(really popular) wearing skimpy clothing, & most of all, "Leaving it all Behind" including losing weight, getting healthy walking on the promenade in Pattaya, legal weed & exotic nightlife in Bangkok, easy dating in Thailand & Philippines & riding motorcycles long distances, despite innumerable obstacles, in Malaysia & Indonesia, especially in Borneo, Sumatra(Mentawai) Middle East, India & more. Itchy Boots really pushes the limit. Once of most interesting tubers is a woman with pink hair (Czech girl with a yorkshire)traveling on a budget in New Guinea with real dangers: bandits, assault & tribal disputes. Nobody talks about getting sick & the ramifications of illness: malaria, typhoid, food poisoning, pollution, sinus, asthma, skin cancer, etc. Doug, pls put sunscreen on your face, nose &neck before BCC(basal carcinoma ) & AK(Actinctic Keratoisis) grows on your skin years of sun exposure. Malaysia has top hospitals & doctors 4 check-ups.Take care.😎Sarawak is my fav place in Malaysia: small, walkable, wildlife, food, acupuncture, massage, & amazing locals! Saya bisa bercakap-cakap dalam Bahasa Melayu & Bahasa Cina. Your leading an amazing life, keep traveling!
Outstanding... I'm very interested in what's going on in Vietnam. They're a strong trading partner with Taiwan. They're investing everything into their future with the youth and infrastructure. Look forward to your coverage. Give us All a reason to come to Vietnam.
Three things put me off to come to Malaysia 1. extreme heat and humidity 2. Lack of decent accommodations that's affordable most of the cheap ones has got terrible review of being filthy. Btw, I noticed the property renting sector is dominated by Chinese malaysian 3. the long hours of flying from Europe to malaysia is unbearable 4. And finally, I guess, there's nothing historically significant to see in Malaysia, except enjoying food and admiring shopping malls. Even tying to Walk around is a challenge in Kuala Lumpur.
I don't disagree when it comes to points one and two. I've ended up living in this part of the world for most of my adult life, and I still struggle with the heat and humidity. I don't think I could ever become accustomed to it. It's a constant presence making me uncomfortable all the time. And in my experience, the low-budget accommodation is overpriced and uncomfortable. I've been in and out of Kuala Lumpur for a long time, and on each trip, I search for the perfect low-budget backpacker-style hotel or hostel and I've never really found a good one. The value just isn't there. The good value lies in mid-range accommodation. If your budget can stretch to more than a backpacker budget, the hotels become better value. But at the low-budget level it's a struggle. I probably have a somewhat different perspective on points three and four. 😁 I'm already here, so I don't have to deal with any kind of a long flight. And I suppose the need to endure a long flight from Europe applies to every country in Asia. And I don't know that it makes sense to say there's nothing historically significant here. Does it even make sense to say that about anyplace? Every country has history. If you are interested in that country's history then everything is significant. I can only guess at what you mean, and perhaps you're saying that Malaysia doesn't have all the castles of Europe and things like that. But in terms of what's here historically to explore, it'is the same as any other country. There's history everywhere when you look for it, right? 😁 Definitely I agree about it being difficult to walk. For me, that's a key feature of Kuala Lumpur. The city was built by drivers for drivers. Pedestrians and cyclists will struggle here, to put it mildly. But to balance that out, the public transportation system is excellent. The entire region is open to explore once you become a master of the LRT and MRT like I am. 😂
u can always wear shades.. hat n sunscreen when walking in malaysia… u can escape the heat by going to genting highlands or cameron highlands… malaysia not only kuala lumpur or penang.. we hv other states too like trengganu.. perak.. sabah .. sarawak etc.. so what’s wrong if the rental market dominated by malaysian chinese..? aren’t they the citizens of the country..? london’s property mostly owned by british indians.. so..? there are historical sites in malaysia… food n shopping is standard for any cities in the world… u can go to pagoh in johor to visit a ‘panglima mat berani’ grave.. dated 1511… that was when the portuguese attacked n finally conquered malacca.. the grave located just nx to a river… frm there u can know the sultan of malacca n his people retreated to johor via that river… our rainforests are second n third oldest in the world.. the former is 150 million yrs old (in malaysia borneo state of sabah n sarawak) n the latter is 130 million yrs old which located at taman negara (national park) of 3 states.. pahang.. kelantan & trengganu.. the park was originally called king george v park until we got our independence in 1957… just do ur research before saying we hv no historical sites to see…
In my experience with the online check in system with ML I was having some complications once starting the process. It just wasn't working after multiple attempts. I even tried using another email account as well but it still wouldn't process. I wonder if it's even necessary. One thing that made me believe it wasn't necessary was how there were only a select country codes to fill in for phone numbers. But I don't really know for certain.
I've been wracking my brain, and I can't recall what ML stands for. Is ML something I mentioned in the video? I must have, but I'm such a dummy, I can't remember. 😀
I’m sorry. I wrote too quickly and somehow abbreviated Malaysia(maybe because I made a mistake using ML instead of MY) when referring to the online check-in system. I couldn’t figure out this as I made an attempt to enter my info on the website. Earlier in the video you’d mentioned the need to fill in an online form for malaysia before leaving Sumatra. I am referring to the website MYvisa
Justin a very strange guy not a fan of Chinese food why meet in a Chinese Hutong food court, a more suitable place is Kampong Baru which has good Malay food, Perth is a boring city with a lot junk fast food, I love Chinese food.
The Lot 10 Hutong Food Court was my choice, not Justin's. In fact, as it turned out, he wasn't even there to have anything to eat. Justin and I just made arrangements to meet and have a chat, and he asked me where we should go. And I suggested Hutong Food Court because I'd heard a lot about it. A lot of TH-camrs have featured it in their videos, and I wanted to see what the place was all about.
Very exciting! I, as you know, am returning to VN, and loved my last 3 month visit. Excited to see your adventures. Enjoyed your visit to Lot 10. Have been there but didn't stay, too busy for me! You know my habits by now and am a fan, like you, of a more relaxed atmosphere, earlier in the day or mid-afternoon times, etc. Although I think Iwould have enjoyed your lunch a great deal, it sounded good. Blessings, my friend!
Such a nice chap Justin was and glad you met him again. My fav food to order at Hutong would be the Beef Noodles, Char Koey Teow and Macau Pork Chop Rice.
As usual, I think I didn't quite get the proper selection of food. I just got this dish almost at random because Justin and I were standing in front of that food stall. It would have been nice to sample a wider variety of items, but the setting was pretty chaotic and crowded. And I was there mainly to meet up with Justin. The food was just a side adventure. 🤪 I needed that WanderEats expertise to really to get to know the place.
@@planetdougbehindthescenes hahaha.. surely we can go visit again if you are up to the crowd. :)
What a wonderful guide and friend Justin is! I learnt so much. He is so well spoken and such a fantastic vocabulary! I really enjoyed every minute of this video. I love seeing you walk around as it reminds me of my visit there so many times before. I’ll be sad to see you leave KL but the good times can’t roll on permanently!
Hello from CA. Enjoyed Sumatran videos & sorry ur not returning but understand moving on. Really liked Padang & kampung desa di West Sumatra. Your food tour with Justin, paling baik(vg). Just remember, "pa-nas", means hot in Malay/Indonesian. Looking forward 2 Vietnam. My favorite food is tempeh(fermented soybean) with sambal(sauce) from East Java, Malang, Indonesia. KL looks like a good base.
Thank you for your BTS videos, I do enjoy it.
Geat news that you are going to Vietnam. We are going to learn a lot about travelling there.
Hutong is the place I go to for the hokkien mee. It's delicious with thick black gooey sauce. Full of carb but you can give it a try at least once.
Bukit Bintang literally meant 'star hill'. Bukit = Hill. In the past, i guess this used to be a hilly area. Hutong food court used to be somewhat an affordable food court in the past, but i guess these days the management tried to make it more unique and more oriental feeling to attract tourists.
My sense from walking to Bukit Bintang a lot is that the whole area really is a kind of a hill. It's not a steep climb, but it always feel like a gradual climb when I go there. I seem to be going slowly uphill the whole time as I walk. So maybe the Star Hill name comes from that.
I got the same feeling about Hutong Food Court. There were a lot of foreigners like me there. And I saw lots of cameras - even a guy walking around with an Insta360 X3 camera. Both visitors and Malaysians were taking video and lots of pictures. So it felt like more of an attraction than a natural local food court.
I've heard people say that the prices have risen because of that, and it's more expensive there than at other places. But I've also heard lots of good things about the various dishes on offer.
Hi Doug. Interesting comments about tubers. Note: Many are young, couples, male with foreign women, riding bikes, attending car/bike shows(really popular) wearing skimpy clothing, & most of all, "Leaving it all Behind" including losing weight, getting healthy walking on the promenade in Pattaya, legal weed & exotic nightlife in Bangkok, easy dating in Thailand & Philippines & riding motorcycles long distances, despite innumerable obstacles, in Malaysia & Indonesia, especially in Borneo, Sumatra(Mentawai) Middle East, India & more. Itchy Boots really pushes the limit. Once of most interesting tubers is a woman with pink hair (Czech girl with a yorkshire)traveling on a budget in New Guinea with real dangers: bandits, assault & tribal disputes. Nobody talks about getting sick & the ramifications of illness: malaria, typhoid, food poisoning, pollution, sinus, asthma, skin cancer, etc. Doug, pls put sunscreen on your face, nose &neck before BCC(basal carcinoma ) & AK(Actinctic Keratoisis) grows on your skin years of sun exposure. Malaysia has top hospitals & doctors 4 check-ups.Take care.😎Sarawak is my fav place in Malaysia: small, walkable, wildlife, food, acupuncture, massage, & amazing locals! Saya bisa bercakap-cakap dalam Bahasa Melayu & Bahasa Cina.
Your leading an amazing life, keep traveling!
Outstanding... I'm very interested in what's going on in Vietnam. They're a strong trading partner with Taiwan. They're investing everything into their future with the youth and infrastructure. Look forward to your coverage. Give us All a reason to come to Vietnam.
Three things put me off to come to Malaysia
1. extreme heat and humidity
2. Lack of decent accommodations that's affordable most of the cheap ones has got terrible review of being filthy. Btw, I noticed the property renting sector is dominated by Chinese malaysian
3. the long hours of flying from Europe to malaysia is unbearable
4. And finally, I guess, there's nothing historically significant to see in Malaysia, except enjoying food and admiring shopping malls. Even tying to Walk around is a challenge in Kuala Lumpur.
I don't disagree when it comes to points one and two. I've ended up living in this part of the world for most of my adult life, and I still struggle with the heat and humidity. I don't think I could ever become accustomed to it. It's a constant presence making me uncomfortable all the time.
And in my experience, the low-budget accommodation is overpriced and uncomfortable. I've been in and out of Kuala Lumpur for a long time, and on each trip, I search for the perfect low-budget backpacker-style hotel or hostel and I've never really found a good one. The value just isn't there.
The good value lies in mid-range accommodation. If your budget can stretch to more than a backpacker budget, the hotels become better value. But at the low-budget level it's a struggle.
I probably have a somewhat different perspective on points three and four. 😁 I'm already here, so I don't have to deal with any kind of a long flight. And I suppose the need to endure a long flight from Europe applies to every country in Asia.
And I don't know that it makes sense to say there's nothing historically significant here. Does it even make sense to say that about anyplace? Every country has history. If you are interested in that country's history then everything is significant. I can only guess at what you mean, and perhaps you're saying that Malaysia doesn't have all the castles of Europe and things like that. But in terms of what's here historically to explore, it'is the same as any other country. There's history everywhere when you look for it, right? 😁
Definitely I agree about it being difficult to walk. For me, that's a key feature of Kuala Lumpur. The city was built by drivers for drivers. Pedestrians and cyclists will struggle here, to put it mildly. But to balance that out, the public transportation system is excellent. The entire region is open to explore once you become a master of the LRT and MRT like I am. 😂
u can always wear shades.. hat n sunscreen when walking in malaysia… u can escape the heat by going to genting highlands or cameron highlands… malaysia not only kuala lumpur or penang.. we hv other states too like trengganu.. perak.. sabah .. sarawak etc.. so what’s wrong if the rental market dominated by malaysian chinese..? aren’t they the citizens of the country..?
london’s property mostly owned by british indians.. so..?
there are historical sites in malaysia… food n shopping is standard for any cities in the world… u can go to pagoh in johor to visit a ‘panglima mat berani’ grave.. dated 1511… that was when the portuguese attacked n finally conquered malacca.. the grave located just nx to a river… frm there u can know the sultan of malacca n his people retreated to johor via that river… our rainforests are second n third oldest in the world.. the former is 150 million yrs old (in malaysia borneo state of sabah n sarawak) n the latter is 130 million yrs old which located at taman negara (national park) of 3 states.. pahang.. kelantan & trengganu.. the park was originally called king george v park until we got our independence in 1957… just do ur research before saying we hv no historical sites to see…
Justin is a perfect food Guide
Agreed. And he was a very good sport to do that for me on camera.
In my experience with the online check in system with ML I was having some complications once starting the process. It just wasn't working after multiple attempts. I even tried using another email account as well but it still wouldn't process. I wonder if it's even necessary. One thing that made me believe it wasn't necessary was how there were only a select country codes to fill in for phone numbers. But I don't really know for certain.
I've been wracking my brain, and I can't recall what ML stands for. Is ML something I mentioned in the video? I must have, but I'm such a dummy, I can't remember. 😀
I’m sorry. I wrote too quickly and somehow abbreviated Malaysia(maybe because I made a mistake using ML instead of MY) when referring to the online check-in system. I couldn’t figure out this as I made an attempt to enter my info on the website. Earlier in the video you’d mentioned the need to fill in an online form for malaysia before leaving Sumatra. I am referring to the website MYvisa
Feel like its impolite if you reached out to someone to meet up , but end up took brunch before the meeting lol
when will you back to Myanmar ？
I don't have any plans to return to Myanmar right now. I wouldn't mind going back, of course. But I'm not sure if it will happen.
Justin a very strange guy not a fan of Chinese food why meet in a Chinese Hutong food court, a more suitable place is Kampong Baru which has good Malay food, Perth is a boring city with a lot junk fast food, I love Chinese food.
The Lot 10 Hutong Food Court was my choice, not Justin's. In fact, as it turned out, he wasn't even there to have anything to eat. Justin and I just made arrangements to meet and have a chat, and he asked me where we should go. And I suggested Hutong Food Court because I'd heard a lot about it. A lot of TH-camrs have featured it in their videos, and I wanted to see what the place was all about.
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hutong is mongolian word