Fast Ferry to SUMATRA (EXTENDED version) Malaysia to Indonesia by Boat 

This is true traveling, no shopping malls, McDonalds, Hilton hotels. Just a bicycle and the road.Thanks Doug for sharing your experience hope you have a safe trip.

Doug, can you do a behind the scenes video on how you built up a nest egg to finance your amazing lifestyle or how you overcome money worries. Plus some insight on how you maintain positivity with your lifestyle full of uncertainties. Please continue to share your journals on Wordpress or whatever forum suits you best. Your writing style strikes me as fascinating.

Thank you for sharing ‘the days of your life’. I’m missing the behind the scenes videos. Watching you sit comfortably and ramble has become like therapy for me. Please share the anxieties you overcome and how you do it. Hope funding is still robust.

Thank you for the video, Doug and Merry Christmas! I feel for you navigating immigration (you are right about extra stress when solo). You have nerves of steel. I'm glad things worked out. Have a safe trip in Indonesia!

Merry Christmas Doug. I hope your journey will be more fun and lots of sightseeing.

Hello from CA. Amazing video, thanks 4 sharing Sumatra, one of my favorite islands in Indonesia!

Hi Doug , great travel adventure. I enjoyed watching it. Indonesians are very friendly and sociable and a bit (talkative) and that is what I love about them. BTW , look for the words Wisma (guest house) and Kos (boarding house ) if you are looking for a budget accommodation. Thank you and have a safe Travel🙏

38:27 some glimpses of the boat ride

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wow....thats very big ferry very interesting story

Looking forward to see what Dumai is like. I have thought about taking the ferry across from Melaka to Dumai but didn't think it was worth the trouble because there is nothing much to do in Dumai.

What was Indomal Dynasty's cruising speed? Imagine arriving and being denied entry, but then also being denied re-entry into Malaysia?!! I think waiting until your visa expires is not a wise move. Happy Festivus!

Hello Doug Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year 2023. #StaySafe #StayStrong

Happy bicycle tour !

1:11:08 that was close, almost touched. Highlights of this extended version is immigration story. You made a right choice of not doing a visa run by doing a Sumatra bike tour. Your extended stay in Thailand does triggered a red flag for immigration officer.

Another vlogger A-Train Travel also had a similar situation with Malaysian Immigration crossing over from Thailand at the border with Thailand. He had a tough time explaining before he was let into Malaysia. He has previously done a lot of vlogs on Malaysia while he was here several months ago just like you. Malaysians have a soft spot for RU-vidrs doing vlogs on Malaysia. Immigration officers too. In a situation like yours you should have mentioned you were a You Tuber and showed them your vlogs you have done on Malaysia and your ordeal would have been short and sweet with a pleasant ending. The fact is, the Immigration officers have no idea of your background other than that of a visitor on a visit pass. Hence, they take the hardline approach to it, when someone tries to do a visa run. I have helped many Indonesian friends cross the border into Betong Thailand, and return into Malaysia withing an hour, getting a one month visit pass for free on my 1st trip. (Citizens of ASEAN countries get a 30 day visit pass for free on arrival, within ASEAN countries provided one can meet some conditions set, like financial ability). In subsequent trips, I have seen the Immigration officers enforcing new conditions. I have extended visit passes two or more times for some individuals using this exit and enter method. One could get a Special Pass to extend stay beyond the 30 days. This is given at the discretion of the Immigration Officer. It could be for a day or more not exceeding 30 days for a fee of RM 100.00.

hi i reallyyy like your channel so i like and sub !!!!

I am curious why the the bike didn’t go through X-ray. A change of scene from busy KL would be good for you.

Hai Planet Doug, What's up? What are your plans this February March?

At what time did you disembark from the indomal fast ferry Doug?

Indonesians are generally very helpful if you approach them. But if anyone approach you trying to be friendly, then you better be caution. You are fortunate that fella in H&M T-shirt thought that your GoPro is CCTV. Else, you will surely be robbed by that fella. Try to avoid that guy please.

How many hours travel to Malaysia to indonesia

You shouldve shown your youtube videos from the beginning so they dont keep on guessing who you really are.

Is it safe to travel through Sumatra and is immigration easy into Malaysia for Australian citizen,? Thanks heaps

How fast that's ship 🤔

Wow seems like Malaysia is getting strict on visas they made it very expensive to get a retirement visa I guess they don’t want people just doing border runs on a tourist visa to live there full time Funny people living in Vietnam on tourist visas they have to do visa runs to Cambodia every 30 but just have to step into Cambodia and walk back into Vietnam getting stamped in for another 30 days Vietnam doesn’t care how many tourist visas you get Amazing camera work Doug that must be some kind of special camera

can we travel with white passport from malasia to indonasia

feel sorry what happened to you bro

There's a cockroach 🪳 running around your bed.😅

Hello Doug, where is Sinatra? Is it a separate country from Malaysia? Thought it was just a district or region withing the Malaysian territory!

Immigration in PD may not be The best But surely better than The One in tanjung balai Sumatera. I read your blogs on wordpress.

It's important to travel along with the old Passport. Maybe you keep it mute and present it on demand. Your travel history is important.

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I don't understand how you are abusing the system. The Immigration officers were being difficult. It happens in every country.

what camera you using? kindly let me know