VIDEO DESCRIPTION: What exactly is samsu? And why was it so difficult for me to find in Melaka? I first discovered samsu at the Customs Museum in Melaka, where I came across a collection of illegal stills seized from unlicensed distilleries. I became curious about this mysterious Malaysian drink and…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: I got some great questions for the June/July Ask Me Anything video, and I did my best to answer them. I always enjoy sitting down over a cup of instant coffee (or several cups of coffee) and then nursing my overheating GoPro along as I answer your question…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: The last time I walked through the History and Ethnography Museum in Melaka, I didn’t fully know what I was looking at. But after weeks of digging into the regional history, re-visiting the exhibits with fresh eyes tells a completely different story. From Portuguese cannon translation errors and…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: The famous legend says Parameswara sat under a Melaka tree, watched a mouse deer kick a hunting dog into the river, and decided to found a city. Within a century it became one of the greatest trading ports in the world. How was that even possible? In this…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: This video ended up being a bit more complicated than I’d planned, but it started with a very simple discovery: I saw a pin on Google Maps for a place called Chetti Village or Kampung Chetti. I had no idea what that place was, so I started to…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: 👇 THE MUSEUM NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT IS RIGHT NEXT TO MELAKA’S BIGGEST ATTRACTION! 👇 In this video, I’m taking you to one of Melaka’s best-kept secrets – the Royal Malaysian Customs Department Museum (Muzium Kastam Diraja Malaysia). It’s completely FREE, located RIGHT NEXT to the famous Melaka River…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: I certainly didn’t come to Melaka intending to become this embroiled in thoughts about its nature and history. I suppose it happened mainly because I generally try to learn a little about any place that I visit. And in Melaka, I went out exploring and checked out all…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Welcome back to Planet Doug! 🌏 In this video, I take you on a fascinating journey through the Galeri Warisan Kota Melaka in Melaka, Malaysia. But here’s the twist: a few days previously, I filmed a standard walkthrough of this museum. While editing that video, I started fact-checking…

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: This video comes to you courtesy of yet another couple of fascinating discoveries I made in the city of Melaka in Malaysia. I’d actually spent a long time in the city, so I was surprised that I’d never come across this fun story before. AND I never knew…