Why move to PENANG? One REASON I would consider it...

[@Midscarface]

Penangites always welcoming any visitors or tourist...so..welcome to Penang!😁

[@GreenyTravels]

Thank you. Friendly people there

[@Tube152525]

Penang has a good balance

[@GreenyTravels]

Very. It’s a solid place!!

[@ericaowens3837]

I love the look of Malaysia, cant wait until we're ready to travel there. 🎉

[@GreenyTravels]

It definitely has a little more organization than Thailand. Definitely a lot of places to explore there

[@Jack-2day]

Fun fact: the Portuguese were first in Penang in the 16th century. Enjoyed the Thursday throwback, as I was there waaaay back in "80. Fantastic food, friendly locals! Cheers

[@GreenyTravels]

Thank you. Yea was great

[@irenejung3854]

Greeny, love the commentary, you are hilarious!! My whole family is law enforcement. I’m retiring to Malaysia, I think, in a couple of years. Thanks for your opinion.

[@GreenyTravels]

Glad to help. 😊😊😊

[@richlandzee8686]

That dish you waited for 1 hour is Char Kuey Teow. They used to add cockles, but not any more. Another similar dish is Char Kuey Kak. You can identify it by its cube shape. I love both! The cost of living there is cheap because it's USD$1:RM$4.4! Used to be 4.7. You can't be talking about MM2H because I heard they are very expensive to apply $$$$.....East Malaysia is slightly cheaper but many end up in Thailand because of this. This is why I haven't given up on my Malaysian citizenship even though I live in US now. Enjoy your Langkawi trip! Last time I went there was 1989 so I bet alot has changed.

[@GreenyTravels]

I’d be eating that all the time if I lived there. Would get there early though. That wait was a killer

[@seanmercer9292]

I liked Penang, and I enjoyed the overnight train from Hua Hin. Spent a few days, visa run done, and was happy to return to Thailand. It's definitely a pleasant visa run. Gotta try Phu Quoc Vietnam. Cheers, Greeny multiple beers 😂

[@jazzsounds8159]

How many days are you required to stay out of Thailand?

[@seanmercer9292]

That's a gray area. I made a 4 day trip of my penang visit but have done many cross-border same day visa runs . Visa runs in Thailand are an industry in itself.

[@jazzsounds8159]

@seanmercer9292 I was thinking about Albania, where Americans are allowed 365 days, then a visa run. Some people are saying 30 days out of the country, and some same day. Don't want a fine or jail time. 🫣

[@pgfoodchannel]

Hello from Penang, Malaysia! If you ever come back to Penang, get in touch and we can go out for a bite together!

[@GreenyTravels]

Thank you. Next time for sure. 👍

[@mic3099]

Penang was the earliest British settlement in East Asia and Oceania (1st settlement) . Much earlier than Australia, NZ, Singapore and Hong Kong.

[@GreenyTravels]

Some cool old architecture there

[@PaulD-Australia]

Thanks Greeny, the food looked delicious. Some of the buildings reminded me of Phuket Old Town. Cheers mate.

[@GreenyTravels]

Yep. Very similar.

[@trailrunningexperience496]

Love Georgetown and also Kota Kinabalu. Went for a run up Penang hill and to Batu Ferringi. Heaps of monkeys. That service charge invariably goes to the owner so consider that. I stayed at the Eastern and Oriental did a couple of nights - had a butler allocated to me. Pretty weird. Sister hotel to Raffles in Singapore and The Peninsula HK.

[@GreenyTravels]

Oh. Wow. Nice place!!

[@maxmiguel500]

Good vid thx ..first visited penang 2004 then also year after ..liked it a lot and as you show the food amazing ..we stayed at batufarringi beach but was not tempted to go in the ocean ...then it was a strange milky colour ..we went before and after the tsunami ...25 people drowned on that beach even though the tsunami.i barely crossed the coastal rd . Penang has big Chinese population . About 5 years ago bussed down Malaysia east coast main cities ..didnt see another foreigner for over a week !

[@GreenyTravels]

No other foreigners doesn’t bother me.

[@EarthCamper]

Nice one Greeny 👍✈️ That back drop koh lipe beach is so beautiful...i hope you take us around this island...n breaches 👍

[@GreenyTravels]

Thank you!!

[@jimmyg4428]

Thanks Greeny for the good scoop .

[@GreenyTravels]

Appreciate you watching!!

[@thomasr53]

Top video Greeny, great info, at least worth a visit. Where's the new GF Greeny? Just a boys trip, this one? Cheers mate

[@GreenyTravels]

Yea. She’s in Bangkok working. We try to plan out some trips together. Maybe later in the spring.

[@ma96782]

Just last night.....I mentioned to the GF that after the upcoming trip to VN. Next, we could maybe try Indonesia or Malaysia. Thanks for the video.

[@GreenyTravels]

Appreciate you watching!!

[@daletalaplaya5086]

I didn’t make it through your video because that food looked so good, i will be back after I try a new restaurant here in Hua Hin.

[@henrikgustav2294]

Some other cities under the radar = Kuantan, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching

[@GreenyTravels]

Thank you. Will copy this list for future reference

[@joebrown2082]

Hi Greeny now I’m really hungry !

[@andylifetravels]

Mate Straits Quay! 😅pronounced as in key! I'm currently in Penang great place to be Chinese New Year 😊

[@wahboongoh2304]

Welcome to Penang

[@GreenyTravels]

Thank you. Loved it!

[@mitchtop3827]

Tell Mark hello for me, nice guy! Food everywhere looked amazing. When you asked what's happening, the lady answered you in English. Nice colors of scenery! Curious to see the female nightlife, perhaps in another video?

[@GreenyTravels]

I don’t think there is any type of female entertainment area there. There is one small street in KL that has a lot of Thai and African ladies freelance. Islamic country I’m pretty sure they frown on that.

[@mitchtop3827]

@@GreenyTravels makes sense and sounds a drop lonely?

[@isaaclee1634]

In a lot of places, some tables are set up by the drinks stotre, you'll definately need to buy a drink to use their place, so you know the woman is not scamming you .

[@GreenyTravels]

lol. It was pennies. Just didn’t know about it.

[@fernunfiltered]

Hey Brian, looks like you had fun trying different foods. What are you filming with? The quality looks good. Safe travels. ❤

[@GreenyTravels]

Mostly my DJI Osmo 3

[@fernunfiltered]

@ nice. Image is nice and clear. Are you still travelling?

[@royherron1958]

Sidebar: How do you now compare the LTR visa with your past regular retirement visa? I'm thinking of taking the plunge to LTR. But do you recommend one over the other? And could this please be another great video from you? on the video: I really like Penang. I remember our guide reminding us (over and over) that they have the 5th longest suspension bridge in the world. LOL

[@GreenyTravels]

If you can get the LTR it’s a no brainer. No 90 day checks ins. Multiple entry. Fast track at BKK. I love it. 50k baht. About the same as paying 10 times for the O visa.

[@royherron1958]

Thanks Greeny! It looks like I “qualify”. So I’ll have to make this happen.

[@paulhefner2813]

Greeny, I lived in Quayside for 3 years. Many of the units have serious plumbing problems. We had 7 major plumbing problems in 3 years. The facilities look all right but normal tenants have trouble using the tennis courts and the pools are only waste high and too many children. They try to sell those units but I would never recommend them to anyone. Trust me that there are much better units than what you saw at straits quay and quayside.Construction will continue for years on the manmade islands. I stay away from lines in penang. Penangites seem to flock to certain businesses and it becomes a ritual. Often the food is nothing special. It is an asian thing to follow the crowd. I truly like Penang, but be careful. They built a school next to quayside and they evicted the local fishermen who were living there for many years. The school construction caused lots of cracks in the building and widespread insect infestation that they did not fix as of 3 years ago. You could not go out on your balcony in the evening without being eaten by mosquitoes. Just giving an honest warning that Quayside has a good look but I question the quality and the facilities. I lived there for 3 years. The insects and the plumbing became unbearable. 2 tennis courts for over a thousand units and then the courts are booked by coaches and 5 year olds. You can do much better in Tanjong. Bungah. As you saw batu ferrhinghi is not really a swimming beach. I still like Penang as a place to live. If you want upscale then look to,the oceanside units in tanjong bungah. Every thing has a cost. Thanks for the video.

[@jbranche8024]

Thank you for educating us. The details help a lot in deciding if someone wants to stay more than just a few days. The plumbing is same in parts of Thailand. Some buildings do Not install a vent pipe and the smell will fill the bathroom. I know dragonflies will eat a lot of mosquitos. Are there any dragonflies in the area?

[@kevinfletcher4112]

Are the menus in English in most places, looks wonderful

[@GreenyTravels]

Yea. English is widely spoken there

[@80ProofRecordsMediaServices]

Any retire in/move to Malaysia video is sort of useless since you essentially have to be a millionaire to qualify for the MM2H with its USD $300,000 immediate financial commitment requirement. Penang and KL were at the top of my list to move to this year, but taking 300k of Liquidity off the table is a too rich for my blood.

[@GreenyTravels]

Yea. That might be tough to do. The entry was 90 days do short term stays good

[@80ProofRecordsMediaServices]

@@GreenyTravels Hard to retire for just 90 days unless the cancer diagnosis is really dire. Yes, you can visit Malaysia as a tourist (20 million+ do yearly), but that is visiting, not moving.

[@cac1504]

Are you the Andrew Taylor of Penang?

[@GreenyTravels]

Never heard of her

[@gerard5975]

That's the practice here where you are required to order a cup of coffee or tea or coke. It's inexpensive anyway Rm 3 to 4. No need a make a big fuss

[@GreenyTravels]

Was worth it. That watermelon juice was amazing

[@SanDiegoStar]

Food is amazing there. I also think cheaper to live there. I believe they have direct flight to Pattaya. BTW, sorry for the Lions. I think the commanders will do well, they might go to the final. The quarterback they picked is really good.

[@GreenyTravels]

Direct to KL

[@Midscarface]

No direct flight to Pattaya from Penang because Pattaya airport only for local. Have to go to Bangkok and get a grab to Pattaya.

[@acaciomadeira5147]

If your still tbere try find seafood in gulai curry its amazing

[@explorewithmiah]

what type of food that represent Malay food in Penang among all Malaysian foods.

[@GreenyTravels]

No sure. I eat everything though.

[@khairulhelmihashim2510]

Penang is famous for fusion foods.

[@jehanc]

You not suppose to put the chilli int he soup. Is to dip the beef to the chili.

[@GreenyTravels]

I love that chili oil in it.

[@DaniTrejo45]

Liberal in chaos/kiasu are mix together make it great for foreigners

[@jekylltraveler]

I thought it looked like you were in koh lipe.

[@GreenyTravels]

lol. Yep. Awesome place.

[@MegaFlow23]

You may wish to look into semporna islands in Malaysia ( the Maldives of Asia), amazing beaches, scuba diving, swim with turtles,etc

[@somchai9033]

Quay is pronounced key

[@EP-qi8ed]

Good to know!

[@GreenyTravels]

Interesting. Did t know. Thx

[@ExtraGuac007]

Why are you still playing Mexican music, in your intro, when you're predominantly traveling throughout SE Asia?

[@GreenyTravels]

lol. I’m heading to the Philippines next week. That’s sort of like Mexico 😂. Pecos

[@jazzsounds8159]

-10 in Michigan. 😢

[@GreenyTravels]

🤮

[@jehanc]

Malaysian Pat Thai is not Char Kuew Teow they are Kong Fu Chow.

[@AG-so4gl]

MM2H Visa is more costly these days, and mandatory property purchase required

[@bobwelo]

[@GreenyTravels]

Thxxxxx 🙏

[@ThatOneGuy-hp2pb]

Soi 6 lady say " gLeeny, Penang Curry no good, come back for Speacial Thai Curry sauce, NA"

[@minimalistation]

Char kwatiaow......................the only reason to live on Penang imo....................

[@vwchan841]

Come on, Penang kicks Thailand and Vietnam easily! How? Well, English is widely spoken in Malaysia. Infrastructure and medical care tourism way better in Malaysia. No guns in Malaysia! No burning in Malaysia. Sure, young people may want the party scenes of those places but not for me, a retiree. I bought in that Batu Ferringhi beach area that you went to. How is that area not ideal?

[@GreenyTravels]

Seemed awesome. How do you like it?

[@vwchan841]

@@GreenyTravels Well, I just bought a place there.

[@Midscarface]

Actually Thai is better than Penang..Penang is great and Thailand towns almost similar in a way with the way Penang are. Penang beaches is dirty, Thai beaches wayy cleaner. But Penang is the best part of Malaysia and definitely better than KL

[@vwchan841]

@@Midscarface No way, the air quality of Thailand is very poor. Did you not know that?

[@randallgabel3103]

What about the Lions ?

[@User31010X]

mm2h 600k myr😂

[@GreenyTravels]

So about $135K USD.

[@User31010X]

@@GreenyTravels yep, plus 150k usd deposit, half of that amount can be withdraw for purchase real estate. also 10k application fee. total costs would be 135+70+10=215k usd, that must be crazy.

[@stevensantiago8762]

@@User31010Xwhy are they asking for so much?

[@audreyDsouza]

my mom is from Penang..

[@GreenyTravels]

Nice!! Does she go back often?

[@audreyDsouza]

@ yup,every few years..we just came back from celebrating Christmas in Malaysia with my grandparents.now we are in China

[@KayH6]

Quay is pronounced "key"

[@GreenyTravels]

Thank you.

[@Joseph-wu6kd]

Nice to see somewhere different. But no girls, no beer,,- just food markets.

[@EGO0808]

What do you mean ‘no beer’?

[@Midscarface]

Please drop by at Chulia street and Love Lane, quite a number of live band bars around until 2am.