🚢 Challenging Ferry Ride to Sumatra! 🇮🇩 (Port Dickson to Tanjung Balai) + Crazy Motorcycle Taxi!

🌍 Welcome back to Planet Doug! In this episode, I embark on a fascinating (though somewhat chaotic and tiring) journey from Port Dickson, Malaysia, to Tanjung Balai, Sumatra, Indonesia —by ferry and then a wild motorcycle ride to my hotel! 🏍️

🔹 What’s in this adventure?
✔️ Ferry chaos during the Ramadan rush (fully booked, packed with luggage!)
✔️ VIP ticket vs. economy—was it worth it?
✔️ 5-hour ferry ride across the Strait of Malacca (smooth or stormy seas?)
✔️ INSANE luggage retrieval at Tanjung Balai port (scavenger hunt for my bag!)
✔️ Motorcycle taxi—hanging on for dear life with my luggage!
✔️ Local encounters—meeting Gunun, my unexpected guide, and his family
✔️ Budget hotel life in Tanjung Balai (Wi-Fi struggles & bucket showers)

💡 Travel Tips & Lessons Learned:
Should you take the ferry to Tanung Balai or fly to Medan? My honest thoughts.
Best time to travel (avoid Ramadan if you can!)
How to survive the Tanjung Balai port chaos

📍 Location: Port Dickson (Malaysia) → Tanjung Balai (Sumatra, Indonesia)
💰 Cost Breakdown:
Ferry Ticket: 180 MYR (~$40 USD)
VIP Upgrade: +40 MYR
Motorcycle Taxi: 50,000 IDR (~$3.50 USD)
Budget Hotel: Affordable & Basic 120,000 rupiah (~$7.25 USD)

💬 Would YOU take this ferry or fly next time? Comment below!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 - At the Dock
08:26 - Boarding the Ferry
13:01 - Ferry Trip - Malacca Strait
20:11 - Going Upriver
25:48 - Arrival at Tanjung Balai
29:39 - To Hotel by Motorcycle
37:32 - Settling in at My Hotel
46:20 - Conclusion & End Credits