SILENT SPEED - Renting An E-Bike in Bagan

[@PlanetDoug]

TIME STAMPS: 2:33 Picking Up My E-bike; 4:15 Getting Ready to Ride; 9:17 Taking Off With GoPro Mounted; 12:24 On the Main Road; 18:14 Tharabar Gate and Turning Onto a Dirt Road; 20:46 At the Shore of the Irrawaddy River; 22:20 Shoreline Stop #2 - Boat Repair; 28:01 Quick Look at Mahabodhi Temple; 30:09 Buying My Ticket for the Archaeological Zone; 33:34 Downtown Nyaung U; 34:39 Jetty for Boats to Mandalay; 36:30 Conclusion and Returning E-Bike

[@pushpanathannn]

Thats very useful thing if anyone wants to jump to the right place without going thru the whole clip. Thanks vm..Complements from Australia...

[@Rein333-y6r]

I love all your videos. I was born in Myanmar and currently living in Taiwan and your videos make me miss my homeland more. Hope you are enjoying your stay there.

[@WanderEats]

10 plate for a perfect 10 video and a 10/10 video of Bagan

[@gusy629]

I think I love that e-bike already. No noise which means you can experience that natural sound environment. Thank you so much for sharing the experience with us.

[@PlanetDoug]

You're welcome. It probably means I'm not very cultured, but I enjoyed riding the e-bike just as much as seeing the temples of Bagan. (Maybe more... 🙂)

[@ewengillies9826]

Doing your bit for noise pollution... the cars are the same ... just no noise only the wind. Great ride around thanks for the tour. Bushyboy Oz.

[@niaamul]

quiet and peaceful environment.. loved it

[@pushpanathannn]

Excellent explnations on very minute things which we never thought of...Many thanks for your advice..

[@selfreflection2117]

Nice to see a vlog around town on an e bike. Would like to see the restaurant that you mentioned too. Looks like Bagan is green, quiet and peaceful town. 👍

[@albertaspp]

It is green and quiet only in monsoon .

[@မျိုးကျော်သူ-ပ၃ရ]

Thanks you for enjoying our country myanmar .. have a nice trip to everywhere you go..

[@TropicalZooms]

Great video mate. Enjoyed watching. EBikes are the best toys around. Liked and SUBSCRIBED. :-).

[@PlanetDoug]

Thank you! I enjoyed riding around on those e-bikes a lot. I'd ridden motorized scooters quite a bit, but that was my first experience with anything electric.

[@agentmmarts3059]

14:03 Your win control is effective Sir. Great job on your tours.

[@PlanetDoug]

Yes, the wind screen did work quite well. Though a couple of days later, it became very windy, and then there was quite a bit of wind noise from the microphone. So it isn't perfect. But that is understandable. The lavalier microphone is designed to be used in a studio inside a building for interviews. It isn't meant to be used outside while driving an e-bike.

[@olegchabanenko4037]

Very high quality and useful video. Thank you.

[@jimmyng6852]

Thanks for your video again Doug, great job. I thoroughly enjoy all your clips, the way you narrate your travels and explorations truly impresses me. The clarity and humility in illustrating each and every spot is enlightening. As I will be going to Myanmar again next month, I hope to visit some of the places that you have been. Take care bro and travel safe.

[@PlanetDoug]

Thank you. I appreciate it. How long is your trip to Myanmar? Do you have definite plans of where you will go in the country?

[@jimmyng6852]

@@PlanetDoug Thanks Doug.Great to hear from you again. Not really, as I have mentioned earlier that since I missed walking around Yangon on my first trip, I will just do that on this trip. I have set aside 4 days by doing only this! And perhaps the next 2 days I will go to the outskirts. Are there any interesting places that you could suggest that I visit, besides the pagodas? So this is a 6 days trip for me as some family commitments and constraints does not allow me to be away for too long stretch at a time. But the good news is I am able to make several short trips off and on like I am doing now. Perhaps Mandalay (Airasia has a direct flight there from KL) could be next.

[@antivist2020]

it was like watching a gameplay in first-person . . so smooth

[@pumkok]

Thank you for your amazing videos. God bless you.

[@pravin73]

Loved this episode! Great info on the e-bike rental, yeah it was like super silent, even the sound of the hoofs from the horse drawn carriages were louder! They really seem like a lot of fun to ride... great work riding on the loose sandy bits too... Myanmar seems like an excellent country for dirtbikes! The sound and stabilisation of the gopro was amazing too!

[@PlanetDoug]

Riding the e-bike was a lot of fun. For you, it would feel like a child's toy, though, compared to what you normally drive. 🙂 As for the GoPro, yes, I've been happy with the stabilization and the audio now that I use an external microphone. I know that my Panasonic would provide better image quality and the ability to zoom in on things, but it's tough to put down the GoPro and pick up a full-sized camera. Once you get used to the ease of use of the GoPro, it's hard to switch back.

[@pravin73]

@@PlanetDoug yeap i know what you mean in terms of the gipro's lightweight and unobtrusiveness.... and its juts less intimidating to people compared to a large DSLR.... E-bikes are definitely the way of the future, sans dino juice and pollution... but I would really miss a petrol bikes sound.... thats the weirdest thing ever.... i remember when you went by the carriages even the sound of the hooves on the tarmac could be heard over the bike haha...

[@mdmohsinranaofficial]

E bike, temple, river side, road side very exciting each momments...

[@mtvisionary]

oh wow you went where my hotel was, and my favorite mini mart and ice cream shop lol

[@samtun1083]

The building you were in is the exact building that I studied for polytechnic entrance exam 20 years ago. It was build around 80s or 90s, during previous regime of extreme poverty. That's these buildings are so old and abandoned by people since too outdated. You were right that the land is extremely expensive and premium in Myanmar, The new buildings right next to it, the condo rooms are starting from like US$ millions plus. I guess sooner or later that old building will be demolished and rebuild as condo or shopping mall. I guess you can understand why such difference is due to different time in history (poor time vs rich time, yet the building is the same, but will no longer be the same, like all other developing south east Asian countries) :)

[@yogeshsharma514]

Love you sir

[@agentmmarts3059]

Hello Douglass. Enjoy your trip in Myanmar. Gods richest blessings Sir.

[@HPINTASMANIA]

Enjoy your video exploring Myanmar. We were in Myanmar last month and I wonder why too many Pagodas . I was told,the King believed the incarnation of next life.

[@kigkag573]

I highly recommend that you try the "Speak Burmese" App for every day casual communication I can see how it could help you with your travel in Myanmar.

[@RichartAsia]

I see you doing well with the GoPro..,

[@PlanetDoug]

I've come to really enjoy having the GoPro and using it. Simply being in a new country and trying to record the experience on video is difficult enough without having to worry about a big camera with all kinds of settings. So the GoPro fits in nicely. I don't have to do anything except turn it on. Everything is in focus. The field of view is so wide that it captures everything. With the microphone, the audio is acceptable. So I don't have to think about the camera hardly at all. I really regret buying the Panasonic G85 now. I think if I had bought the GoPro first, I never would have bought the Panasonic. Once I got in the habit of using the GoPro, I never used took the Panasonic out of its bag. Maybe I will again in the future, but I had so much trouble with focusing that it was annoying. The GoPro is much easier to use (and lighter and smaller).

[@RichartAsia]

@@PlanetDoug just add in a CPL filter cap on it'll help with the glares, windows & water reflections.

[@nihmungdc2875]

Amazing video

[@nanyaseansgoodness4384]

I want you to connect with more local people.They are amazing ❤Waiting your new vdos... Thanks for uploading this and visit our country..

[@PlanetDoug]

I agree with you. I don't know why, but on this trip, I kind of stuck to myself and didn't make much of an effort to meet and interact with local people. And when I did talk to people, I didn't feel comfortable aiming the camera at them or at both of us. So I didn't record any of those conversations. I'm still getting confidence with shooting video. Hopefully, I can do more of that in the future.

[@nanyaseansgoodness4384]

@@PlanetDoug People from Myanmar are honest and friendly... In my opinion only Traveling and Enjoy seeing the culture are not enough yet ; curious about the local people ..interact with them and ask whatever you want to know about the country or the town... They are always there for willing to help you.I want you to comfortable and happy in my country 🙏 .At least you are not feeling alone and quiet .. You will get a lot of topics to talk about in your videos.Have fun a lot in Myanmar.. Thanks for the videos.. Your videos are very knowledgeable.. 😊😊

[@zee104]

love your vlogs ..

[@hanwin651]

Nice video !

[@rext8949]

The e-bike made things quite different ; seemed as though the pace of this video was faster. It gives you good mobility but less time to ponder.

[@PlanetDoug]

I've often felt that way about scooters in general. I started to drive a scooter in Taiwan a lot when I was living there (as opposed to on a bicycle). And I enjoyed being able to go farther and faster, but it also changed the experience. I didn't see as much of the world around me because I was moving so fast and I had to pay attention to the road. And I couldn't hear things because of the helmet and the loud engine. When walking or riding a bicycle, you have more opportunity to experience what is around you. And it's a lot easier to stop and just take things in. On a scooter, motorcycle, or e-bike, the urge is to keep going and going and cover more ground. It's fun, but it does change how you experience what is around you.

[@kaungko7393]

awesome as usual :)

[@shortsbyburmesecat]

That e scooter is really quiet.

[@runemaa]

Great video! The E-Bike Canadian? :-)

[@pushpanathannn]

Hi TCC, what advice you can offer me if I buy a Go Pro 7 . what extra accessories I have to purchase with it. Thx for Gorilla tripod advice. Already one oon order. Many thx 4 ur valuable advice..

[@glennt1962]

I recollect my mum saying they were burial chambers, someone correct me if I’m wrong.

[@roygoad2870]

When I was in Maui Hawaii staying in a Airbnb the owner had a spare car and he let me drive it for $20 a day and didn’t even ask me if I had a driving license, he just seem to trust me with it.

[@PlanetDoug]

That's probably one of the advantages of using Airbnb - you have a chance to get to know the owner of the apartment personally and that can help you get to know the country and do other things. I keep meaning to try Airbnb, but I haven't done it even once yet.

[@Weekendinspirations]

Is it required to have a driving license with you when you rent an e-bike?

[@albertaspp]

No

[@amreshyadav2758]

it's shame , this country do not have proper roads... clearly forty year's back in time

[@dikisaputra1011]

Mister please come to Indonesia, central java 😊

[@EatNukeTV]

U don't tell him where to go. bruh.

[@Sjokun]

Thank you so much for these video's you make from Myanmar! We just went there 2 years in a row and really loved it there, so it's great that we can experience it all over again. Make sure you go eat a dinner in "The Moon (2)" in new Bagan also if your not a vegetarian it's a great place beautiful located with wonderful people and the best food, and talk to the chef he is a beautiful person! Have a great time!!! davidmulderphotography.com/galleries/myanmar-burma/

[@PlanetDoug]

Looking at your gallery makes me wish I took pictures while I was there. They're beautiful pictures. There's a whole different quality to a photograph versus video. But since I started hitting the video record button, I've found it difficult to also take pictures. I particularly like the shots of the river with the single boat going across. That's how I remember the river from my boat trip up to Mandalay.

[@Sjokun]

@@PlanetDoug thank you! and thanks again for your video journal we really enjoy it here all the way in Amsterdam :)

[@mrstratau6513]

A silent motorcycle, one of the most stupid, dangerous ideas of all time. Not even on the road 30 seconds & almost in a crash. There's a reason motorcycles are loud....

[@PlanetDoug]

I've had that experience with a number of electric vehicles in recent years, particularly electric bicycles. They are becoming more and more common, and it's crazy how quiet they are. And they are always moving much faster than you expect. It's very easy to misjudge their speed and get hit by one. And when they come up from behind you, it is always startling. You just don't hear them or see them until they are right there. I met a guy recently who told me that he had drilled holes into the muffler of his motorcycle. And I was so confused by that. Why would anyone do that? But he explained that this modern motorcycle was so quiet that no one could hear him. And that nearly caused accidents. So he drilled a couple of holes to make his engine a bit louder so people would be aware of him. That made sense to me.

[@hanwin651]

OMG, make me laugh . People from Myanmar are so easy . They don’t even take photocopy of your passport :)

[@travelvideos]

in Thailand too, but they will ask a hotel name. In Laos I could not find a place which did not ask to keep passport as deposit.