[S1- Eps. 34] Crossing into Malaysia

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Today I am crossing the border from Thailand into Malaysia! Border crossings with a motorbike are not always easy (and definitely never fast!) so what to expect from this one...?? Because I didn't have any internet in the beautiful little cottage overlooking the greenery, I couldn't book my next accommodation. Something that I usually do the night before I move to the next place so I don't have to search for accommodation upon arrival in the next town.. *The bad lighting at the start of the video is a good example of how it's like to make video while on the road. I can't check all the footage and record it again. It's a one shot! Mostly it turns out okay, and sometimes the lighting is horrible.. all part of the fun!*
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Good morning Internet it is 10 past 8 in the morning and welcome to my channel
So that was my last night in Thailand today. I am going to cross into Malaysia
I actually don't know how long how long of a ride it is to the border. I think it's quite close
it's probably less than an hour and
then I should reach the border and
Yeah, I hope it's gonna go very smooth and I'll be in Malaysia very soon. So let's see how today goes
I actually don't know where I'm gonna go in Malaysia yet either. I didn't really have working internet here
so I couldn't really figure out where I'm gonna go in Malaysia, but
I'll figure that out somewhere today
Bye
Hello, yes
Yes, so you need to sign and stamp
Hi, thank you. What's in your bag?
My luggage
No
I go to Penang. Yeah, so where is the.. do I need to stamp the Carnet?
I go inside. Okay. Yeah, okay. I have a Carnet
Where are you from? From Holland
This one, this one you need to fill in
Oh, yes, yes, sorry
You alone? Yes
Okay, this one for you
Okay
Thank you
Well, that was a super smooth border crossing
I did not expect it was gonna be so easy. But yeah, it was a matter of
Stamp out, stamp in and no difficult questions. No problems. So it only took me
What is it?
Maybe 45 minutes
So I have 10 o'clock. Yeah, it was super fast
I'm in Malaysia. I say welcome to Malaysia and
Since it all went so smooth. I think I can make it to Penang
which is
Probably another 150 kilometers from here and it's an island, but I believe there's a bridge so it's easy to ride on
So I would say let's go to Penang
So I finally reached a magic number of
10,000 kilometers
So quite a few people have been asking me to
Do a bike review video
So I always said when I pass 10,000 kilometers and which I did now
So my next video is going to be a bike review where I'll talk about
How the bike has been doing so far. So if you're interested in that stay tuned
It's about two hours more riding to Penang
I'm gonna go to Georgetown, which I think is the biggest town on the island and
Yeah, I think the road there is not going to be too interesting from here I'll probably ride mostly on highways
But anyway, I'll reach quite quickly
Yes, it's locked I think
I'm good
Thanks
From Netherlands? Yes
Yeah, they'll be great thanks
All right, and that was today's ride. I am now in Malaysia
I cannot believe how smooth that border crossing was and that I could easily make it to Penang
On the way, I passed the magical 10,000 kilometer mark
So I'll be making a bike review video where I'll be talking about how the bikes been doing the past 10,000 kilometers
So if you're interested in that then definitely stay tuned for the next video
I hope you liked this one as well
If you did give me a thumbs up and subscribe down below and then I'll see you in the next video
