ExploreTraveler · John & Karen Gentry
Watch our journeys. Plan your own.
Travel through food, culture, scenery and life on the road with a selection from our official YouTube channel. Watch here on ExploreTraveler, then follow the stories, choose a guide or build your own trip plan.
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This $1 Malaysian Burger Was Not What We Expected
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Food & culture, one story at a time
Begin with a meal, a market or the way a place cooks. Choose dishes that interest you, read more about the destination and leave room in your plan for discoveries of your own.
Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia
This $1 Malaysian Burger Was Not What We Expected
A street-burger experience from our Malaysia archive. Compare the food story with your own tastes and use it as a starting point for a food shortlist.
Penang · Malaysia
We Didn’t Expect This in Penang Street Food (Malaysia)
Watch a Penang food story, then choose a few dishes and stops for your own visit with our free planning tools.
Jakarta · Indonesia
🇮🇩 Exploring Jakarta's Culinary Elegance: Tugu Lara Djonggrang Dining Experience (2023)
Explore a dining experience in Jakarta. Follow the food and setting, then browse our Indonesia archive for more context.
Destinations, landscapes & the outdoors
Travel at your own pace through our archive. A video can help you decide what catches your eye; the next step is a route, time for the journey and a check of current local information.
Underwater · Philippines
Hidden Reef Scuba Dive in the Philippines 🇵🇭 (No Talking, Just Ocean)
Take an underwater break with this Philippines dive video. For your own trip, plan the route and practical questions separately with our free Philippines resources.
East coast · Taiwan
Taiwan’s East Coast by Road | A Relaxed Travel Look
A relaxed road-travel look from our Taiwan archive. Use the scenery for inspiration, then explore our Taiwan stories to build a route that suits your time.
Doha · Qatar
Unique Experiences of Going on a Day Tour in Doha Qatar
Explore a day-tour story from Doha. Compare the places that interest you before checking current access, transport and opening information for your own visit.
Bangkok · Thailand
Exploring the Majestic Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand
See the Grand Palace through our Bangkok travel video. Build cultural stops into a manageable day and verify current visitor requirements before traveling.
Continue the journey
Books, travel gear & a little ExploreTraveler
Find John Gentry’s books, ExploreTraveler merchandise and our existing YouTube Shopping collections in one place. Choose what fits your trip; merchant pages show current prices, availability and checkout details.
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Life on the road & the next chapter
Practical RV decisions belong beside the journeys themselves. Our developing food-at-home chapter follows the preparation behind an idea inspired by years of international travel.
USA · RV living
This RV Site Selection Mistake Costs Time, Money, and Peace
Start with an RV site-selection story, then think through access, setup space and the practical details that make a stay comfortable.
Food journey · Plans in progress
From Malaysia to the USA: Bringing Our Food Adventures Home
Our international food adventures inspire a next chapter at home. This video introduces plans and preparation; it does not announce a completed farm purchase.
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Plan a Penang visit
Choose food stops, work through a budget and save your own trip notes. Prefer paper? Get the free printable workbook.
Start with the Philippines
Use the Leyte and Samar trip starter and free planning resources to put route questions, budgets and offline notes in one place.
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