Welcome to my travel blog website, Malaysia Asia. I am an avid traveller and enjoy exploring new places for positive values. From photographing to learning about the place, I can share my travel experiences with my readers and on social media.

This About Me David Hogan Jr page has been edited several times since 2007 as there have been many changes in what I do and how the platform developed to be one of Malaysia’s leading travel blogs. To support that, I have won numerous tourism awards from various tourism boards in Malaysia, including the prestigious Tourism Malaysia Award for the best travel article in Malaysia.

About Me David Hogan Jr

In the main picture above, you see me sitting with probably the last traditional Iban shaman from Sarawak Borneo. If I remember correctly, he was in his early 90s when we took this photo back in 2005. All of those tattoos you see on him were done using a bamboo needle and tapping.

In 2024, I created a new About Me page that includes more information on Malaysia Asia and its current direction. Also, a new writer on board who specialises in scuba diving and birding has joined the team. You may want to also read that for the latest information.

Posing with one of the local cultural entertainers in Lombok, Indonesia.

Who is David Hogan Jr from Malaysia Asia?

I have lived in the lovely city of Petaling Jaya in Selangor, Malaysia, almost all my life. I also consider myself a city person with city ethics but a passion for the outdoors, adventure, nature, and wildlife. I am into bird watching, scuba diving, trekking, food, and cultures for my activities. Generally, I am an overall person, meaning I can adapt to any kind of travel.

I came from a film background from 1990 to 2006, and now I focus mainly on travelling, social media marketing and management, and Malaysia Asia.

On the lighter side – Life is good if you ask me, as it is always full of unexpected situations when you choose to live this kind of life. How we look at and decipher them is another ball game altogether.

As you know, I started travelling when I finished school in 1987. A 26-hour Bangkok trip by train opened my eyes, and I have never stopped since.

I had experienced working and living in Tokyo, Japan, at the ripe age of 19 and partied in the Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan and Guam (in the Pacific Ocean) when I was 20 years old.

Me at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, in 1998.

Where Have I Been?

In the early years, I travelled to various places worldwide, starting with Australia’s Brisbane and Gold Coast and progressing to Perth in the ’90s. From there on, I just kept going.

In the nineties, I visited the United Kingdom six times and Los Angeles in the United States about five times. A month-long trip to Northern Europe, Finland, Sweden, and Amsterdam, taught me about life in the colder countries, as I had never experienced this when I came from a tropical country.

Places that I have visited.

Malaysia Asia on Facebook.

The Malaysia Asia Group, pre-2024 logo.