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[Day 3, 19th Feb 2024 | Malaysia 🇲🇾] We started the day by getting up from our first night sleeping in Durian. To our su...
17/02/2025

[Day 3, 19th Feb 2024 | Malaysia 🇲🇾] We started the day by getting up from our first night sleeping in Durian. To our surprise, we slept really well and were comfortable! Arisha didn’t want to be alone, so I slept with her.

We then went through the usual morning routine at CamperV—brushing our teeth, having breakfast, and of course, Ritesh couldn’t go without his morning coffee! ☕️

Next, we waited for the tow truck to arrive and took Durian to for some much-needed tyre and suspension repairs. Unfortunately, since it was already late in the evening, no work could be done that day. Arisha was happy to receive a red packet from the team at AJ 4x4! 🧧🎉

We decided to spend our night in Durian parked right in front of the workshop. It definitely felt strange sleeping in the parking lot, especially with Durian jacked up and surrounded by closed garages and empty streets. Not exactly the scenic nature spots that we crave to experience! But at least we had a warm meal—some pasta and one of the tastiest pizzas we’ve ever had! 🍕✨

With full bellies and a quiet (if unusual) place to rest, we called it a night, ready for whatever tomorrow brings.

“Have you ever had to sleep in an unusual place while traveling?”

Meet Durian - our tiny home on wheels for the next year as we drive from Singapore to Norway. Durian is a 2002 Land Rove...
03/05/2024

Meet Durian - our tiny home on wheels for the next year as we drive from Singapore to Norway.

Durian is a 2002 Land Rover Defender with a 300tdi engine. It used to be a military ambulance that was often used to get to remote villages and treat the indigenous tribes in Malaysia. Then, more recently, it was used by the previous owner, Aidi ( ) to hunt down and document different varieties of durians around Malaysia and SEA.

Aidi, even has a book called ‘Durian Malaysia’, which he gifted to us along with a hat that says ‘Durian solo hunter’.

Because of his past history and because of our own South East Asian roots, we thought Durian would be the perfect name!

The only difference is, this one smells absolutely amazing 🤩😂

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