Articles by Doug Nienhuis
I am a Canadian, and I am currently traveling through Asia with a touring bicycle. These are stories and pictures from my trip.
GoPro TimeWarp in Kuala Lumpur — From Low Yat Plaza to Pasar Seni by MRT
What do you do when you buy your very first GoPro? You try out the TimeWarp feature of course.
And here it is, TimeWarp all the way from where I bought the GoPro to my hostel in Chinatown.
STORYTIME: 3 GoPros in 3 Days! (Freezing and Glitches – Defective Firmware?)
With much fanfare, I bought and unboxed my very first action camera: a GoPro Hero 7 Black. Things did not go smoothly as I charged the battery, updated the firmware, and otherwise got it set up. I ran into all kinds of glitches and issues that confused me. But I powered through. All of that is in the previous video.
The next day, I took my …
GoPro Hero 7 Black – Buying/Unboxing (+ In-depth first impressions & test clips)
I’m breaking all of my own rules these days. One such rule is to avoid buying brand new tech just before a trip. It’s just asking for trouble. You’ve got to buy this stuff a month or two in advance to have enough time to work out any wrinkles and learn how to use it.
But, just four days before my flight to Myanmar, I …
5-Snacks, a Haircut, and a Thunderstorm in KL’s Little India (Day 2: Jalan Padang Belia)
I set myself up for a 5-Street, 5-Snack, 5-Day challenge for Little India, and this is Day 2. I’d hoped to finish all 5 challenges before going to Myanmar, but a certain GoPro got in the way and took up all of my remaining time. (LOTS more about that in the next video.) The remaining 3 days have to wait until I return to Malaysia …
Getting a Myanmar Tourist Visa (and a Bonus Snack!)
I apply for a tourist visa for Myanmar at Ever Fine Services in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After that, I sample a special Taiwanese dessert called a snowflake. The owner of the Bingo snowflake shop treated me to a mango snowflake, and it was amazing.
Planning a Trip to Myanmar and Buying a Microphone
My flight to Myanmar was coming up fast, and I still had a lot of things to do to get ready. I had booked my flight, but I still needed to get a tourist visa. And that meant preparing documents to bring to the agency. On top of that, I was still having camera issues. The main one for today was audio, and I …
5-Snack Challenge in Kuala Lumpur’s Little India (Day 1: Scott Road)
Little India in Kuala Lumpur’s Brickfield district seemed too large and contained too many snacks for just one visit. I decided to explore the area street by street over five days and try five new snacks (if possible) on five different streets.
It’s the 5-Day, 5-Street, 5-Snack Challenge!
Day One of my expanded 5-Snack Challenge involved a trip to the historical Jalan Scott, or Scott Road. …
Rambling through Petaling Jaya in Search of a New Tripod
New possessions often lead to a perceived need for even more possessions. And my new Panasonic G85 is no exception. With this new camera has a come a need for new microphones, new bags, new memory cards, and even a new tripod.
I did not want to spend a lot of time researching and looking for the best mini-tripod that can also be used for vlogging. …