Swapping Australia For Malaysia: The Adventure Begins

Welcome to our newest adventure! We've landed in Malaysia with no plans and have had the most incredible time exploring this diverse and beautiful country. It couldn't be more different to the vast, remote and arid lands we left behind in Australia. In this adventure we travel from concrete jungle to lush green jungle, have some amazing wildlife encounters, try malaysian street food for the first time and enjoy the rich tapestry of culture and life here. We're so excited to start this new journey and to share it with you.
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[@sjw007]

I've been working my way through your back catalogue after discovering your UK van build. Loved your Aus van build and WA adventures. That monkey jumping into the river made my day! I'm looking forward to catching up with the rest of your vlogs. Keep them coming!

[@truebluetravellers]

Thanks very much, so kind of you 😁😁😁

[@Lee_Proffit]

Loved those monkeys climbing the tree and jumping in (or falling in), plus the baby monkey making demonstration 🙂

[@truebluetravellers]

😂😂😂😂 so funny hey

[@mickjourneaux1798]

what a contrast stunning again xx

[@truebluetravellers]

Couldn’t be more different could it!! Thanks mate 💙

[@patrickjebireden1286]

Hey, ur most welcome in Malaysia. You all have a pleasant day.

[@truebluetravellers]

Thanks Patrick 🥰

[@gillianlewis5600]

Fabulous adventure, your Mam told me about you and I am really impressed. Have fun and I look forward to seeing more of your adventures 💕💕

[@truebluetravellers]

Thanks Gillian ❤️ hope you enjoy your trip to england

[@kimolowo4364]

Hello Guys...to escape from the heat and humidity do visit the Cameron Highlands for the cool weather, mossy forest, tea farms and rolling hills

[@truebluetravellers]

Thanks kimo, will check all them out 👍

[@judithgreen3689]

All those jumping monkey's into the creek! The street food looks delicious. If the food wasn't different, it wouldn't be fun. It's sad people don't understand their trash spoils it for everyone, not to mention our planet. Thx for another fun adventure & a glimpse into places I've never imagined..

[@truebluetravellers]

Hilarious aren’t they! Malaysian food is beautiful, we love trying new things! Sometimes it’s great, sometimes not 😂😂 so lovely to hear that you enjoyed it, thanks so much for watching 😁

[@Mark.G475]

🎉 1000 subscribers! Cool!

[@truebluetravellers]

Thanks so much Mark, we are stoked! If you pop us an email to [e-mail] with your address we will sort out your postcard 😄

[@aya976]

Great reaction.....most of police around at night are the tourist police to ensure the harmony is always there for every body.....

[@truebluetravellers]

We felt really safe across the whole of Malaysia 😀 even where we saw no police everyone was so helpful, welcoming and friendly we didn’t feel unsafe once 😃

[@theresamnsota3925]

I love Malaysia. I was there in 1994 on a youth orchestra tour. Penang was my favorite place. However we only toured on the Malaysian peninsula (KL, Ipoh, and Penang). Some day I want to get to the Borneo portion of the country.

[@truebluetravellers]

Lovely place is Malaysia, we will definitely be back at some point 😊, and like you to visit the Borneo side

[@hsw7725]

A lot of time we put the rubbish in the bin and the monkey will dig them out and scattered everywhere 😅. But of course, a lot are caused by human too

[@truebluetravellers]

Yeah we have seen on multiple occasions the big bins don’t have lids on and the monkeys are in the bins

[@gramata3209]

Jess, you look like Rosamund Pike. 😄

[@truebluetravellers]

Oh wow, what a compliment thank you ❤️ I’ll be reminding Jon of this one 😂😂

[@jasonsell1435]

Hey jess and John..what a lovely couple 💑 love to watching your vlog,it amazing,welcome to malaysia kl,I'm from kl as well,hope you guys love it,hope you enjoy your holiday 😘

[@truebluetravellers]

Thanks Jason, we are having a brilliant time in Malaysia 🥰

[@shaydan1943]

Welcome to Malaysia. Hope you are having a great time here. Jess is such a happy person.

[@truebluetravellers]

Thanks shay 🥰 we are loving it here ❤️

[@kamaruddin9172]

You are in a class of your own. Seldom see my country in this kind of unique perspective.

[@truebluetravellers]

That’s such a lovely thing to say thank you, we are absolutely loving exploring in your amazing country. Thank you for watching and for the comment 😁

[@gailspalding-frost1843]

What camera do you film with guys?

[@truebluetravellers]

We just use a go pro hero 11 black, its brilliant in some ways as it’s easy to use, light, reasonably cheap, very hardy so takes a beating and we can also use it when snorkelling etc, but in other ways it’s not so good, it’s terrible in bad light, it doesn’t work properly in shops or near fluorescent light, the audio is pretty poor even when we use the media mod, you can’t zoom in on any footage, At some stage I think we will go over to a big camera setup but the price and inconvenience of a big camera is stopping us at the minute 😁

[@norhaslinahasan4912]

There are taxis here. The name of the place is Kuala Selangor

[@truebluetravellers]

Ah so there is taxis too, apologies for our diabolical pronunciations, we definitely butcher your language 😂

[@ashtriana1]

I think you got it confused when you say its the biggest butterfly park in the world, its not even the biggest in malaysia ( which is the Entopia in Penang) its either you were confusing it with it housing one of the larget butterfly in the world ( the Rajah Brooke, largest in Malaysia) or the bird park which is the largest walk-in free flight aviary in the world (but still not the largest bird park in the world)

[@truebluetravellers]

Oh dear 🤦‍♀️ thanks for the information, I just believed what it said on the website 😂

[@zulkefliabdultalib9526]

Jess, not Kuala sengalore. It is pronounced Kuala Sir-la-ngor

[@truebluetravellers]

🤦‍♀️ sorry for my terrible pronunciation! I’ll get it one day!

[@keangwooichoo6138]

3 places i know with fire flies. 1. Kuala selangor mangrooves 2. Kuantan mangrooves 3. Sabah

[@truebluetravellers]

Thanks we did the one at kuala Selangor, it was incredible 👍

[@keangwooichoo6138]

@True Blue Travellers good for you. That area has a few attractions like melawati Hill Fort and Old light House. Sky mirror sand bar. Lush Paddy fields

[@truebluetravellers]

@@keangwooichoo6138 thanks so much, we tried to get to the lighthouse but got lost. We found the padi fields though and they were beautiful 😍

[@nutzhazel]

3:04 Not sure who you had been talking to, but there's no snacking between the gap during the Ramadan fasting 😆 Only food and drinks is allowed is after the Maghrib (after sunset) prayer and before Subuh (before dawn) prayer. Other religions do practice intermittent fasting, but not the Muslim.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

They collect entrance fee at kanching waterfalls but still rubbish everywhere? So I rest my case about batu caves. What is the common thing you saw in batu caves and kanching?

[@kadachiman7234]

Unfortunately, you will find in most Asian countries (except singapore) that they do not seem to schedule maintenance, and most of the rubbish will be from locals (sit for 1 hour and watch)

[@truebluetravellers]

Very sad hey 🥲

[@michaelandlucifer]

😂 the mating monkey.

[@truebluetravellers]

😂😂😂 we wondered if anyone would notice 😂

[@illyasvielgoddenflash2340]

There's uber before, i don't know why they disappear .

[@truebluetravellers]

From some information we got through comments apparently Uber was bought by grab 😁

[@Janggut40]

Thank you Jess and John.. Im enjoying your vlogging anda you straight opinion about things broken and responsible of everyone to keep the country clean. Watching from Marudi Sarawak.🎉 I do love kuala Selangor small town and guess what I bought my slipper brand "Bowling" size 13 uk for MYR16/-😅 there.. Best wishes from Marudi Sarawak. I miss eating seafood at Bagan Seafood Kuala selangor.. sadly those year I have not started making youtube.❤😂 I hope the old chinese couple blacksmiths are still the on their shops in Kuala Selangor❤️

[@truebluetravellers]

Oh thanks very much, that’s really lovely of you to say and thanks for watching 😃 sounds like you had a great time in Kuala Selangor, we did too and loved the food! We did notice lots of blacksmith shops on the way in so hopefully the ones you talk about are still there 😀

[@RichFlynn1]

Someone's probs said before, if you show your teeth (your great smile) it's their sign of aggression, that's maybe why he chased you.

[@truebluetravellers]

Oh yeah that makes sense now 🤦‍♀️

[@lewisjudd1153]

At the start, i thought Jon was going from thongs to wiring 😂 😂

[@truebluetravellers]

😂😂😂😂

[@wallywombat164]

Hmmph, why didn't you come to the Land of Smiles.? 😢😢😢

[@truebluetravellers]

Hi Wally, we did look at Thailand and it’s definitely on the list but there’s no direct flights from Perth at the moment so would have meant more time travelling and more money. ❤

[@wallywombat164]

@@truebluetravellers I understand. I fought youse was avoiding me.

[@wallywombat164]

@@truebluetravellers Crikey, i didn't know Perf had a airport. Fank youse bofe.

[@truebluetravellers]

@@wallywombat164 I see, we didn’t realise you lived in Thailand Wally, oh well that’s nice to know, when we do finally get round to going there we know who we can ask to find out the best places to go to 😁😉

[@wallywombat164]

@@truebluetravellers I have been here since 1992 i fink.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Is it true that Australia does not hv monkeys?

[@truebluetravellers]

Yep no monkeys in oz

[@TheMan-xp4cb]

You do not do your homework properly You said rubbish is everywhere but you do not show them It is not true that Grab is cheaper than train Train fare is only $0.40 to $0.60 Uber & Grab were in Malaysia but Grab bought out Uber so only Grab exist

[@truebluetravellers]

I see, so there was Uber before. We try to research as much as we can, We checked on the internet and it said that the train was going to be expensive but hey ho we have the car now and it’s been great, unfortunately there is rubbish everywhere and your right i didn’t show it as I didn’t think to record it, it’s not just Malaysia that’s like this, England is terrible in places too unfortunately

[@sultrys2291]

@@truebluetravellers You are right that Batu Caves is rather dirty but I don't fully blame the people but the macaque monkeys. They rummage the rubbish bins and throw all the plastics everywhere. As both of you love nature, I think you need to stay longer than 3 weeks in Malaysia. All the islands, the east coast of Peninsula and the Borneo part (East Malaysia) of Malaysia. And do talk to the locals in all those rural/non-touristy areas , they are very shy and respectful and won't start the convo. But they will try their best to make you feel welcomed. Good luck, enjoy and stay safe.

[@truebluetravellers]

Thanks so much, we are already in love with this country! The natural sites are amazing but the people here are some of the loveliest we have met anyway in the world, and I’m not just saying that to be nice. Everyone smiles at you and I have honestly lost count of the number of people who have stopped us on the street and welcomed us to Malaysia. Someone even shouted “welcome to Malaysia” to us as they drove past on a scooter the other day! The children in the little villages are adorable too, they all giggle and wave and are so interested in us. We were talking to a grab driver the other day and said to him that we honestly feel safer walking around Malaysian cities at night than in London.

[@TheMan-xp4cb]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqKrkqKjYtmqedU Please dont be this guy He went to Langkawi which is a tourist destination He went to the back alleys Staying in places tourists dont go Not going to nice places Not spending any money He moans & whinge calling it a slum Stay safe & enjoy your stay kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHbaf5hoZ8mVm7c

[@TheMan-xp4cb]

@@truebluetravellers London is rubbish strewn I live in East London They dont bother using wheelie bins, just dump their rubbish everywhere There is also fly tippers