VIDEO DESCRIPTION: I love a good museum, and I try to make a habit of always visiting the local national or regional history and culture museum when I arrive in a new country or city. This gives me some background information for understanding the people, the food, the places, and…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: E-wallets have become extremely popular in many countries across Asia. Malaysia’s Touch ‘n Go e-wallet is one such app, and it has grown into a truly international financial tool. The marketing and advertising for Touch ‘n Go talks about how it can be used in many other countries…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: In the days before the rains and flooding hit, I was invited to go along on a road trip to a special tropical island a couple of hours south of Banda Aceh. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Good morning and welcome back to Planet Doug. I’m aiming my GoPro forward in…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: In the last few days of November, Banda Aceh, Sumatra, and many other places around southeast Asia experienced heavy rains leading to flooding, landslides, and power blackouts. My hotel, along with the rest of Banda Aceh, went dark. And with the power went the Internet. So at the…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: I set off on a typical housekeeping day here on Planet Doug, and then it spun out of control as they always do, and I did a ton of different things. My main goal for the day was to visit the local Telkomsel GraPARI office to get at…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: On this short flight to Banda Aceh in Sumatra, I didn’t fire up my GoPro until I’d already landed and had stepped outside of the airport. I’d taken video of all the stages of getting to KLIA in Malaysia in past videos, and I thought I’d leave that…

Welcome back to Planet Doug. And for those who are unfamiliar with my YouTube channel, this is what I call Planet Doug Studios. I sit on the bed of whatever low-budget hotel I’m staying in, put my GoPro on a tripod on the mattress in front of me, and I…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: I always love to check out a new neighborhood or district in Kuala Lumpur, and when my friend Daryl invited me along on an errand run to Setapak, I quickly said yes. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Welcome back to what could turn into another Planet Doug vignettes video. And by…