Inside Malaysia's Hidden WWII Dive Spot – An Actual BOMB Crater! 🇲🇾
The scars of war cut deep. Even the landscape of one of the most remote and undeveloped islands on earth has been shaped by the destructive power of mankind. In World War II, when Japan sought control over the island of Borneo, they waged a military campaign against the British and Dutch there called the Battle for Borneo. And it was brutal. But to see the life and beauty that has grown out of a site where this horrific bombing took place is… unbelievable. We get the opportunity to delve in...
16 Mar 202417min
1300 Kilometer Motorcycle Ride across Borneo COMPLETE 🇲🇾
The Tip to Tip Route of East Malaysia – an epic ride of 1300 kilometers (820 miles) from the eastern edge of the island of Borneo to its most northwestern point. And we were about to complete this incredible feat that few people ever have the opportunity to do, riding our KTM 250 Adventure two up from one end of the Tip to Tip Route to the other. And what awaited us at the end of this ride was one of the most shocking and impressive sights we’ve ever seen! You’ll understand when you se...
9 Mar 202414min
2 Rider ADV Moto Beach Dream – SECRET PLACE Revealed in Malaysia 🇲🇾
Could this be the greatest experience to be had in Malaysia? We originally had no intention of riding our motorcycle onto one of East Malaysia’s most beautiful and pristine beaches. Our plan had been simply to complete the Tip to Tip Route on the island of Borneo and reach its northernmost point. But I am so glad we took this little detour to have the jaw-dropping experience of a lifetime. Become a 2Up And Overloaded PATREON for exclusive content + our full-length YouTube videos and P...
2 Mar 202414min
Surviving the Sulu Sea | Bizarre Creature Encounters in Malaysia 🇲🇾
For Tim and I, diving into the ocean is like arriving on a distant planet – it’s full of strange and exotic creatures that are completely unknown to us, some of which can be quite dangerous. So as we found ourselves on the shores of the Sulu Sea, one of the most biodiverse expanses of ocean on earth, we were apprehensive to go into the waters where there were spiky and bizarre marine creatures living just below the surface. But it was the beauty of our rustic beachside cabin in East Ma...
25 Feb 202422min
The $7,500,000,000 Palm Oil Dilemma – Separating FACT from FICTION inside Malaysia 🇲🇾
As we rode our KTM 250 Adventure motorcycle through East Malaysia, there was one thing that we kept seeing everywhere – palm oil. These recognizable tropical trees are grown everywhere here, and the fruits are sold for their versatile oil which is used in tons of products across the globe, including foods, cosmetics, and of course, oils. It is a whopping $7.5 billion USD industry for Malaysia, and it has brought a new source of wealth to the country. But it is also a very controversial indust...
17 Feb 202419min
Borneo's Ultimate Moto Challenge - Sea Level to 6200 Ft in 8 hours! 🇲🇾
It’s the Sea to Sky Challenge of Borneo – riding from the seaside city of Kota Kinabalu to the highest point you can go by road on the island, a town on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu at an altitude of 1900 meters (6200 feet). It’s an impressive feat to accomplish, and considering that we are on the equator here, going from tropics to a sub-alpine climate is a crazy, stark change of elevation that took our breath away (literally). But if the elevation rise wasn’t enough, we were surprise...
10 Feb 202421min
Americans discover Malaysia’s BEST Hidden Gems! 🇲🇾
For 2 Americans coming from the Midwest, exploring East Malaysia on a motorcycle has been a dream come true. And we are finally getting into the heart of some of the most stunning sights of Borneo, including the island’s tallest peat, Mount Kinabalu. But along the way we stop at something that we just randomly discovered on the map, a waterfall called Mahua Falls. Not knowing what to expect, we pull up just as the dark clouds start pouring down rain. But once we head into the jungle, what we ...
3 Feb 202421min
BIBLICAL FLOOD vs. MOTORCYCLE in Malaysia 🇲🇾 - Will the KTM 250 ADV make it through?
As we continued our journey riding a motorcycle through East Malaysia, we thought we had gotten through the worst of the rain in Brunei and Sarawak. But once we crossed into the Malaysian state of Sabah and headed to the big city of Kota Kinabalu, we realized that Mother Nature was not done with us yet. Ahead of us was the Pan-Borneo Highway… except we could no longer see it. The entire road and surrounding region was covered in a thick layer of brown water, entirely flooded out. And not kno...
27 Jan 202421min
