I feel like I am getting better and better in planning my energy levels during long term travel. It’s super exhausting to travel from place to place every day and do all kinds of tours. It is not sustainable. I know some people can do it, but my pace is my pace. So I try to take plenty of rest days in between travel and tours.

After Vietnam, I felt like I needed some stationary time. 10 days in Kuala Lumpur in an AirBnB helped a lot. Also having a healthy routine of running on the treadmill in the morning, exercising in the gym, journaling and meditation. I felt my energy coming back and even worked on a couple of smaller projects.

View from my laptop

There are lots of positives about Kuala Lumpur. It’s clean. The public water supply from the faucet is not as toxic as in Vietnam (or other countries) which makes brushing teeth, salads, and ice cubes safe everywhere. The food was diverse and delicious. Indian, Chinese, Malay and western food – you name it. But they also had relatively cheap Australian oatmeal, oat bran and psyllium husk. My gut biome was happier than ever. Would I still get fat there if I stayed longer? Probably.

I just feel good here. I still haven’t seen everything the city has to offer. I also enjoy the whole multicultural atmosphere there. I can see this being my base to explore more of Southeast Asia. It was a nice place to recharge my travel batteries.

Only negative so far: It is very car focused. Walking outside a mall or park can be pretty inconvenient.

Small snack-size meals wrapped in banana leaf