VIDEO DESCRIPTION: In this morning chat over coffee, I dive into a massive tech rabbit hole about bicycle camera mounting, followed by some absurd and hopefully funny customer service experiences I’ve had lately in Malaysia. Topics covered in this podcast: 🚲 Camera Tech Struggles– Manual focusing for solo recording (thanks…
Category: Planet Doug Behind the Scenes
The Broomstick Unicorn: My Weird GoPro Mounting System & RapidKL Card Drama (BTS January 27, 2026)
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Another behind-the-scenes chat over instant coffee. Today’s random Planet Doug stories include: 🚇 The Mystery of the Malaysian Transit Cards – A viewer sent me three old Rapid KL Touch ‘n Go cards. I went on a mission to see if any money was left on them, leading…
How Simply Changing Hotels Turns Into a Planet Doug Odyssey
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: I lost track of the time, and I was unable to rebook my room at my hotel. So I had to move to one of my other regulars. This behind-the-scenes podcast is all about the tiny adventures that move entailed plus stories of my ongoing struggles with the…
Podcast: AMA Question || E-wallet & Science Videos || YouTube Stories (Jan 5, 2026)
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: With my time in Banda Aceh coming to an end, I sat down and talked about a few things that have been happening on Planet Doug. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Good morning and welcome back to Planet Doug behind the scenes, the Planet Doug podcast. And I’m actually folding this…
Podcast: VOA Extension Drama || Museum Visits || Rain & Blackouts (Dec 7, 2025)
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: In this episode of the podcast, I just tell some simple stories from my daily life here in Banda Aceh. Things have been a bit of a struggle with all the blackouts and the Internet coming and going and places being closed. The biggest Planet Doug-style adventure was…
Podcast: Indonesian eVOA || 2-Passports & Immigration || Flight to Banda Aceh (November 13, 2025)
Video Description: When I flew from Kuala Lumpur to Banda Aceh, I decided not to take video of the first part of the journey. I had travelled from Malaysia to Sumatra quite a few times, and I had shot video of going to the airport in Kuala Lumpur multiple times…
YouTube: How I Pay for EVERYTHING in Malaysia with My Phone (Touch ‘n Go E-wallet Guide)
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: A while back, I discovered how convenient it can be to use the Touch ‘n Go e-wallet and Touch ‘n Go card in my daily life in Malaysia. It was a new discovery for me, as I seem to struggle to keep up with the modern cashless society….
YouTube: Booking a Flight to Banda Aceh & New Tourist Visa Drama
Welcome back to Planet Doug behind the scenes for Monday, November 10th, 2025. It’s about 10:30 in the morning. I’m at the Raja Boat Hotel here in the Chow Kit district of Kuala Lumpur. And the main thing that I wanted to talk about this morning is more in the…
YouTube: How to Use an Insta360 X3 Camera with a Rode Wireless Go II Microphone
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: When you watch the commercials for 360 cameras, they generally show you amazing cinematic footage of people surfing, skiing, skateboarding, mountain biking, and other wild and crazy stuff. A common thing of these videos is that they are short and contain no audio. That’s what 360 cameras are…