Welcome to your new home, I know you will love it 🏴❤ I will be at Edinburgh airport this week, it has grown so much and is definitely not the easiest to navigate especially without your buggy! I love how discreet you are with your children’s faces 🥰
When you see friends and family saying goodbye, you realise just how big an invention the internet was. There was a time when saying goodbye really meant it. Now you can see each other every day online 🙂
Welcome to Scotland! Please don't let the weather wear you down - keep shining your own sunshine ☀ Wishing you the very best. May the road rise up to meet you! God bless 🙏 x
Hi welcome to Scotland! We live in 'the central belt' halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh in a little village. You will love it here....even the weather (eventually 😅) Can't wait to follow your channel. ❤
Left the US in 86 and also living in Edinburgh Scotland. Best move I ever made. Weather is garbage 9 months of the year but that's the only downside. Hope it works out well for yourselves.
Thank you! We’ll put up with garbage weather for an overall safer and healthier life for the kids any day 🙂❤️ we love hearing similar experiences from others and definitely feel it was the right decision!
Glad you’re still liking Edinburgh after all these years. Quick correction from a born and bred Edinburgher: *12 months! It’s the unreliability. If only we could have 3 months every year of reliable, warm, sunny weather. But at 55°N and right in the face of the Atlantic Ocean jet stream, that was never going to happen, alas.
Hi Zach and Annie. My wife and I and two children emigrated from the uk to Australia in 2003.It was a massive move and our children were young. It all worked out very well with the occasional bump in the journey. We. very much call australia home now but never forget our roots. Good luck with your exciting move to the UK and health and happiness to you guys and your family.Well done.
Hi, Hope you get over 100 day cough very soon. We moved up to Scotland in 2003, I just wanted to welcome you to the most beautiful, amazing and wonderful country in the world! You will not regret it, it was the best decision we ever made for our family. Hubby is Scottish, we met in England, he always wanted to come back to his homeland, and so we did, our 2 young boys (8yrs & 10yrs) missed their friends, it did take a while for them to adjust, don't be surprised if any of your children seem upset etc, moving is stressful enough for us adults, I'm sure they will settle quickly. Luckily for our 2 their aunt, uncle and 2 cousins already lived here. I so hope you settle in soon, I absolutely love living here. The Scottish people are amazing, friendly and genuine. Take care of all of you, and welcome again 🤗 to Bonnie 🏴 Scotland 🏴 ❤️
Thank you for this thoughtful comment and for sharing your experience! So far, the kids seem to be settling in well. Luckily, we had done a move last year and that helped the transition as they were only new to their friends. Hoping we get to stay in the same spot now for a long, long time ❤️ we appreciate the warm welcome!!
@@SimpleScottishLiving Awwe, glad the children are settling well, I think that's a huge hurdle already overcome. There is just something about Scotland that's hard to explain or define. Having lived here for over 20 years everything still feels like new, only a few months ago I learned of a little waterfall I hadn't a clue existed 😊 well... It is only 8 years since we moved here 😁 I still feel lucky, blessed and proud to say I am a New Scot! We live in Aberdeenshire, not far from Ballater, if you are ever up this way exploring... and if you like cycling, the village has just opened a brand new mountain bike/cycling centre that has had rave reviews...so, the door is always open for a coffee or tea etc, you'll all be welcome. Take care for now ❤️
@@moffat5914 Awwwe bless, do you need a hug from a NEW SCOT, here you go, hope these make you feel a bit better pal ❤️🏴❤️🏴❤️🏴❤️🏴❤️🏴❤️🏴 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 I'm not sure why you needed to say anything, do you know me, what upset you so much that you needed to *put me in my place?* Was it to *make* me *go back to where I came from?* because it very much sounded like that to me. You take care of yourself pal, hope you have a good life!
@@Squishys25 as a born & bred lifelong Scottish person myself, sorry about the other user. I'm glad you're enjoying God's country. Lang may yer lum reek xxx
Welcome! I don't think you will regret your move. Scotland is a wonderful place if you can ignore the weather. On the nicer days there's no better place to be!
“o wad some pow'r the giftie gie us to see oursels as ithers see us!” .... I don't think I've been so nosey about strangers business asking why? You guys have swapped what looks like paradise to many of us to come here where we have 4 seasons in one day. I'll be subbing to follow your journey. Welcome. 🏴🇺🇲
Loving your videos!!! I moved back to Ireland after nearly 20 years in USA. I too had culture shock but trust me you will soon realise all the advantages in a slower pace of life and the easy access to Europe!! I love my little trips to other cultures!! ❤
Welcome to the UK I hope you enjoy your time here with your family (I also really respect you keeping your children's faces private) I'm looking forward to watching other videos you post xx
Thank you for the kind words! We appreciate you tuning in and cannot wait to see all that is on offer ❤️ Yes, we probably won’t share much, if anything, of the children even though they are the most important aspect of our lives. But that’s exactly why!
Welcome to Scotland. As a country we need good people to move here and stay. I hope you and your family are happy and I am sure you will be made welcome by most of us! Born and bred here, I have 3 young kids, and as much as I moan about the weather, the politics and everything else... there is literally nowhere else in the world I would want to raise my family. All the best. I have subscribed and will follow your journey. x
Thank you for the kind words! We’re definitely amateurs but learning as we go and thoroughly enjoying the process. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment ❤️
How refreshing , Zacs accent will slide in to full on Scottish by the end of the year , I can hear it already ,be interesting to hear the kids speech changing too , your US friends will notice it most , great vid
You will absolutely love Scotland! I too have fallen for it! My wife’s Mom is from there and all of her family are there so a really lovely time when we visit! I can’t get enough of the cities, the mountains and the scenery! Just Wow!
Thank you! We seemed to have moved at the right time, only light showers for about a week total out of the month we’ve been here. We’re not taking it for granted!
Oh I’m tuning in. My husband and I are army vets and just moved back to the USA from our final posting in Belgium. We have been stationed overseas several times so we have the travel and foreign living experience but never on our own- always the army doing a lot of leg work. We bought a house in Maine but I’m going to get a job to save to move us to the UK in about 5 years ! I ALSO WANT TO LIVE IN SCOTLAND !!! Please tell us everything soup to nuts of what you had to do… work visas ? Looking for a house ? Tell us all.
Thanks so much for joining us on this incredible journey! I (Annie) was raised in a military family as well and completely understand the lifestyle. I think that's why moving overseas felt like a viable and exciting option. Maine is absolutely beautiful as well though. We look forward to sharing all that you've asked about in future videos...starting with the home buying process!
I understand that the UK has a shortage of vets at the moment as a lot EU vets left after Brexit. I think it has affected the farmers as well as the food industry
My parents emigrated us as a family from uk to Australia in 1981. I was 7. I was heartbroken leaving my Grandparents. No internet then. Used snail mail to communicate as phone calls were expensive. Thankfully they visited us downunder many times and I have been back to UK a lot. But is still something I will never forget.
I would love to go in the opposite direction I’ve always loved the southern states, don’t know why but they seem very wholesome people. Hope you settle in well & love Scotland.
That's what my wife and I are doing. I'm American and she's Scottish. I've lived here 5 years now but the lack of career opportunities and the weather has taken its toll on me unfortunately lol. Looking to move back to the south and vacation back in Scotland.
Hi Zach and Annie. My wife found your video so is now following you as I'm hoping she'll see the attraction of moving up to either Perthshire or within an hour of Edinburgh. Enjoy your adventure.
Just stumbled across this video and had a good watch! I'm Scottish and I live in north east. I can tell you now that it is one of the most beautiful countries you will ever live in, with lots of wildlife, better living standard and most people are really friendly. Enjoy your stay and wishing you guys the best! You will love it here. :)
Thank you for the warm welcome and for sharing! We do absolutely love it here so far and can’t wait to see how it truly feels once we’re finally settled in. ❤️
@@SimpleScottishLiving London tends to be the first place many people want to visit and with good reason of course. It can be tough with little ones though and hopefully (if you say pretty please enough to the grandparents 😂) the two of you might get the chance to fly down for a weekend at some point. It is often said though, that there is London and then there is England as, like most major cities it’s very different to the rest of the country. Prettiest bits are the Cotswolds and Devon. Great beaches in Devon for the children. Also, Cambridge, Oxford and Bath are stunning cities. Hiring a punt and taking a picnic along the river Cam on a gorgeous sunny day can be blissful. You both seem great and I really, really hope that everything works out wonderfully for you all. I see you have cops within your friends/family circle as well so as an ex-UK cop, an even bigger welcome 😊
@@MB-fz7lx We appreciate the support and all of the insight. I think we might just have to make multiple trips both with the kids and possibly solo! It’s always nice to hear from others, who have shared in similar experiences. If you know…you know ;)
That was a good and detailed response, @@MB-fz7lx But if you want to have a first look at England from Scotland, it might be a good idea to make that first visit an easy one. Visit Northumberland first because it is on the Scotland/England border. Maybe visit Linsdisfarne (Holy Island) and Bamburgh with its castle. Then down to Durham to visit the World Heritage Site Cathedral overlooking the River Wear. Then, if you have, time nip down to Yorkshire to see Whitby (The Abbey, 99 Steps, Dracula!) and medieval/Roman York with its incomparable Minster. All of those are in the East coast of Northern England but on the North West Coast just South of the Border you will find Carlisle and then the beautiful Lake District. Further south can await later visits... Just found you. Good Luck. You seem to be good at this....
Great video! You guys are truly family travel rock stars ⭐️. I get the “traveling with young kids”😅. A number of years ago (before internet 😮), my wife and I traveled with our 2 boys (2 and 4) from NJ to Canterbury, Kent for a 2 year stay while I was on a Fulbright teaching exchange. Fortunately, we only had 1 flight to deal with. I remember all of the registrations we had to fill out, from the local police to the NHS, to organizing daycare/playgroup for the youngest and preschool for the oldest. My wife has Scottish ancestry (MacPherson) so there’s a Highland connection. I love Edinburgh and Inverness. Will be looking forward to your next videos.
To avoid being sick in the future, I strongly advise drinking whisky - we've been drinking the stuff for centuries and whilst we MAY have been sick at times, thanks to the miracle that is whisky we've just never noticed it - welcome to (possibly !) the greatest country in the world 😊
@@SimpleScottishLiving hopefully Jamaica, my best friend lives in Scotland and wanted me to move back but my mum is getting on in age and needs help. Your channel was recommended, I am so glad I subscribed.
Hey guys, you made a great choice moving here, I hope you all love staying here, oh and I'm over in Fife, which is just North of Edinburgh, there's a lovely little loch here called Lochore Meadows Country Park, which has a lovely cafe and facilities for kayaking, boating, kids play park and more, if you ever wanna travel over here i'd love to let you have a go on my kayak with the kids. Anyways enjoy your time here and take time to travel around and see as much as poss.
@@SimpleScottishLiving I should have also pointed out that they have boats, canoes and kayaks you can also hire too from the park, they have different sized ones depending on how many people you have in your group. But yeah if you ever get the chance to go, I hope you enjoy it and maybe do a little drive around Fife too if you have a car.
Welcome to Scotland🏴 I moved away when I was 18 and missed the place, people and sites too much I returned after 2 years. When the sun shines it really is a beautiful place, just need it to shine 😊😂
Loved watching this. We split our time between North Wales and Scotland and love all things Scotland! I subbed to your channel and look forward to more of your adventure °¬)
Welcome to the UK. I am from Yorkshire originally, but live in Alberta Canada for the last 30 years. I miss the UK countryside and mostly the Hospitality and the friendliness of the English people. Yep the weather can be dreary, but i live in 5 months in harsh winters, not sure which is worse. Good luck to you both and the family!!!
Thank you for the warm welcome! Weather is just one piece of the puzzle. We’re willing to put up with anything for the most part in order to be close to family and a safer lifestyle!
First video I have watched of yours. Paused immediatley at 8:47 because you said Edinburgh correctly. That means you can stay in Scotland, welcome to your new home.
You have four seasons now. Just embrace cosy stuff when the weather isn’t great. You have an amazing country to explore there. West coast, Aberdeenshire, tons of places. Then you also have amazing train connections right into the UK. Northumberland coast, York, Lake District, London, south coast…. Enjoy!
Good luck to you ! I did the opposite of your move ,me and wife ,son moved to the US when I was offered a job in Long Island.Moved to CA San Diego when I retired 20 years ago .i can relate to the difficulties you may have experienced.Originally from Aberdeen and used to get back to Scotland every year as it was easy from JFK in New York but in San Diego is has become a hassle,only one airline flies to the UK .Looking forward to your journey on U Tube .
Thanks for watching and for sharing! Yes, so much goes into making a transcontinental move, so it’s nice to find others who relate. We have family in Dan Diego. Not a bad place to retire 😉☺️
Happened across your channel accidentally. My husband is from Los Angeles California and we now live in Kansas but with the last name of Fraser you only have to go back to his grandparents to find Scotland. We would love to be able to move to Scotland but we are in our mid sixties and both of us in poor health plus even though his grandparents were from Scotland the UK still won’t let us immigrate there. It’s a dream that will never come true…….please say a little prayer for us cause Jeff had a stroke two days ago. ❤️💫🥺💫❤️
Honestly, found you 2 guys today, i really hope you guys keep up the videos, ive already laughed at least 10 times in 3 videos and i think your both taking a very brave step and i truly hope it works out great, i feel like your a great addition to the uk and i hope you can find the time to explore all of the uk and share with us, we have a huge history and culture is so variant throughout the uk and i really hope you guys love it
Thank you for the kind words! We feel so grateful to be able to raise our family here and hope to share all the amazing aspects, which drew us here, with anyone willing to watch ❤️
Good luck to you guys and welcome to Scotland. Made a similar move from SF to Glasgow in 2014. Great place to live but short winter days and changeable weather are outstanding and unresolved issues even 10 years on 😂. Book holidays to sunny places as often as you can and travel in winter to break it up ❤
Love your videos guys glad you have chosen Scotland for your home. Good move coming over at the start of Summer it will give you all a chance to see some sunshine 🌞 before the rainy season kicks in 😂. Seriously you will love it.
We couldn’t be more grateful for this opportunity! That’s exactly why we came when we did. Need to see it all in the best possible light to fully enjoy right off the bat 😊
EXCELLENT EDITING and 🎶!
Thank you
Welcome to your new home, I know you will love it 🏴❤ I will be at Edinburgh airport this week, it has grown so much and is definitely not the easiest to navigate especially without your buggy! I love how discreet you are with your children’s faces 🥰
We try to give them space to grow up without having to “be on” at all times! Just want them to enjoy being kids!
When you see friends and family saying goodbye, you realise just how big an invention the internet was. There was a time when saying goodbye really meant it. Now you can see each other every day online 🙂
True! It brings a sense of comfort for sure :)
So very, very true…..moved to Canada in ‘74 and Skype has made the world so small
Welcome to Scotland 🏴. Enjoy our beautiful country,
Thank you! So thankful to be here!
@@SimpleScottishLiving Enjoy ten months of rain a year
@@derekhough-jm9gcand litter, pot holes, aggressive anti social behaviour, bad driving, high taxes, poor services, fat people, ugly people..........
You’re a lovely family and I hope everything works out well for you all over here in the UK 😀
@@stevencoadoriginal Thank you for the kind words ❤️
Welcome to Scotland! Please don't let the weather wear you down - keep shining your own sunshine ☀ Wishing you the very best. May the road rise up to meet you! God bless 🙏 x
Thank you 😊 ❤️
Hi welcome to Scotland! We live in 'the central belt' halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh in a little village. You will love it here....even the weather (eventually 😅) Can't wait to follow your channel. ❤
Thank you so much! It’s been such a wonderful start, so we can’t wait to see what’s to come ❤️
We moved from San Diego to Edinburgh 1.5 years ago. Happy to help with anything!
Oh wow! We need to hear more about this. How did you settle in? With or without kids? Anything Annie should know?
Left the US in 86 and also living in Edinburgh Scotland. Best move I ever made. Weather is garbage 9 months of the year but that's the only downside. Hope it works out well for yourselves.
Thank you! We’ll put up with garbage weather for an overall safer and healthier life for the kids any day 🙂❤️ we love hearing similar experiences from others and definitely feel it was the right decision!
Glad you’re still liking Edinburgh after all these years. Quick correction from a born and bred Edinburgher: *12 months! It’s the unreliability. If only we could have 3 months every year of reliable, warm, sunny weather. But at 55°N and right in the face of the Atlantic Ocean jet stream, that was never going to happen, alas.
Welcome to the UK😊 Wishing you and your family a very happy life in Scotland. Best wishes from Cardiff Wales ❤🎉
Hi Zach and Annie. My wife and I and two children emigrated from the uk to Australia in 2003.It was a massive move and our children were young.
It all worked out very well with the occasional bump in the journey. We. very much call australia home now but never forget our roots.
Good luck with your exciting move to the UK and health and happiness to you guys and your family.Well done.
Thank you for sharing! We’re hoping we all settle in soon and that we can fully assimilate as well :)
Hi,
Hope you get over 100 day cough very soon.
We moved up to Scotland in 2003, I just wanted to welcome you to the most beautiful, amazing and wonderful country in the world!
You will not regret it, it was the best decision we ever made for our family.
Hubby is Scottish, we met in England, he always wanted to come back to his homeland, and so we did, our 2 young boys (8yrs & 10yrs) missed their friends, it did take a while for them to adjust, don't be surprised if any of your children seem upset etc, moving is stressful enough for us adults, I'm sure they will settle quickly.
Luckily for our 2 their aunt, uncle and 2 cousins already lived here.
I so hope you settle in soon, I absolutely love living here. The Scottish people are amazing, friendly and genuine.
Take care of all of you, and welcome again 🤗 to Bonnie 🏴 Scotland 🏴 ❤️
Thank you for this thoughtful comment and for sharing your experience! So far, the kids seem to be settling in well. Luckily, we had done a move last year and that helped the transition as they were only new to their friends. Hoping we get to stay in the same spot now for a long, long time ❤️ we appreciate the warm welcome!!
@@SimpleScottishLiving
Awwe, glad the children are settling well, I think that's a huge hurdle already overcome.
There is just something about Scotland that's hard to explain or define.
Having lived here for over 20 years everything still feels like new, only a few months ago I learned of a little waterfall I hadn't a clue existed 😊 well... It is only 8 years since we moved here 😁 I still feel lucky, blessed and proud to say I am a New Scot!
We live in Aberdeenshire, not far from Ballater, if you are ever up this way exploring... and if you like cycling, the village has just opened a brand new mountain bike/cycling centre that has had rave reviews...so, the door is always open for a coffee or tea etc, you'll all be welcome.
Take care for now ❤️
@@Squishys25 your no Scottish just cause you moved here pal. if i moved to Zimbabwe does that make me african? naw is disny
@@moffat5914
Awwwe bless, do you need a hug from a NEW SCOT, here you go, hope these make you feel a bit better pal ❤️🏴❤️🏴❤️🏴❤️🏴❤️🏴❤️🏴
🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
I'm not sure why you needed to say anything, do you know me, what upset you so much that you needed to *put me in my place?*
Was it to *make* me *go back to where I came from?* because it very much sounded like that to me.
You take care of yourself pal, hope you have a good life!
@@Squishys25 as a born & bred lifelong Scottish person myself, sorry about the other user. I'm glad you're enjoying God's country. Lang may yer lum reek xxx
Welcome to Scotland and to Edinburgh! I hope you will all be very happy here!
Thank you for the warm welcome! It has been incredible so far, and we feel extremely fortunate to be able to raise our family in Scotland. ❤️
Welcome! I don't think you will regret your move. Scotland is a wonderful place if you can ignore the weather. On the nicer days there's no better place to be!
We couldn’t be happier. It’s such a special place to raise a family ❤️
Without the rain, Scotland wouldn't be as amazing as it is 👍
“o wad some pow'r the giftie gie us to see oursels as ithers see us!” ....
I don't think I've been so nosey about strangers business asking why?
You guys have swapped what looks like paradise to many of us to come here where we have 4 seasons in one day. I'll be subbing to follow your journey. Welcome. 🏴🇺🇲
Loving your videos!!! I moved back to Ireland after nearly 20 years in USA. I too had culture shock but trust me you will soon realise all the advantages in a slower pace of life and the easy access to Europe!! I love my little trips to other cultures!! ❤
So looking forward to it! Such a huge decision to return after so much time, but we know it will be well worth it. Thanks for tuning in!
I can hear your Scottish accent coming through Zach. Welcome home. 🏴 ❤️
Thank you!!
Welcome to the UK I hope you enjoy your time here with your family (I also really respect you keeping your children's faces private) I'm looking forward to watching other videos you post xx
Thank you for the kind words! We appreciate you tuning in and cannot wait to see all that is on offer ❤️ Yes, we probably won’t share much, if anything, of the children even though they are the most important aspect of our lives. But that’s exactly why!
Welcome to Scotland. As a country we need good people to move here and stay. I hope you and your family are happy and I am sure you will be made welcome by most of us!
Born and bred here, I have 3 young kids, and as much as I moan about the weather, the politics and everything else... there is literally nowhere else in the world I would want to raise my family.
All the best. I have subscribed and will follow your journey.
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Thanks for joining! We agree. Wouldn’t want to raise the kids anywhere else!
whoever's doing the filming of the inserted clips has a really good eye! you will go far!
Thank you for the kind words! We’re definitely amateurs but learning as we go and thoroughly enjoying the process. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment ❤️
How refreshing , Zacs accent will slide in to full on Scottish by the end of the year , I can hear it already ,be interesting to hear the kids speech changing too , your US friends will notice it most , great vid
Thanks for watching!! I sure hope Zach gets his full accent back ❤️ - Annie
Welcome to Scotland 🏴 im sure you will love being here
We’re so happy to be here! Thank you ❤️
You will absolutely love Scotland! I too have fallen for it! My wife’s Mom is from there and all of her family are there so a really lovely time when we visit! I can’t get enough of the cities, the mountains and the scenery! Just Wow!
We feel extremely grateful ❤️ can’t wait to share it with others!
Welcome to Scotland folks !!! Sorry its been such a poor summer so far !!X
It has been beautiful where we’ve been! We love it ❤️
Summer officially started on the 20th of June.
@@SimpleScottishLiving
Been pretty amazing in Chiswick, London too. Wishing you the very best in your Scottish dream.
I hope the weather improves for you, the last 11 months are the wettest I've ever known in the UK... Absolutely depressing!
Thank you! We seemed to have moved at the right time, only light showers for about a week total out of the month we’ve been here. We’re not taking it for granted!
Oh I’m tuning in. My husband and I are army vets and just moved back to the USA from our final posting in Belgium. We have been stationed overseas several times so we have the travel and foreign living experience but never on our own- always the army doing a lot of leg work. We bought a house in Maine but I’m going to get a job to save to move us to the UK in about 5 years ! I ALSO WANT TO LIVE IN SCOTLAND !!! Please tell us everything soup to nuts of what you had to do… work visas ? Looking for a house ? Tell us all.
Thanks so much for joining us on this incredible journey! I (Annie) was raised in a military family as well and completely understand the lifestyle. I think that's why moving overseas felt like a viable and exciting option. Maine is absolutely beautiful as well though. We look forward to sharing all that you've asked about in future videos...starting with the home buying process!
I understand that the UK has a shortage of vets at the moment as a lot EU vets left after Brexit. I think it has affected the farmers as well as the food industry
@@stepheng9607I think they mean ‘vets’ as ex military rather than the animal kind. Maybe I’ve misunderstood. 🤔
A big warm welcome to the uk 🇬🇧 😊
@@Flyboy1066 thank you!!
My parents emigrated us as a family from uk to Australia in 1981. I was 7. I was heartbroken leaving my Grandparents. No internet then. Used snail mail to communicate as phone calls were expensive. Thankfully they visited us downunder many times and I have been back to UK a lot. But is still something I will never forget.
That must’ve been incredibly difficult. It makes it feel less painful leaving loved ones when you can FaceTime daily. ❤️
You seem like a lovely couple. Good luck on your living in the UK experience. I hope we treat you well!
We have received such a warm welcome and are truly grateful to have this opportunity. We’ve honestly dreamed of this for a decade, so it feels right!
That was a nice well put together video and you are both really photogenic. Enjoy your stay.
Thank you for leaving such a kind comment! We appreciate you taking the time to watch ❤️
Welcome to Britain. Perhaps the most beautiful part of Britain with the most noble people.
Couldn’t be happier to be here. Thank you for the warm welcome!
And the worst most depressing weather on the planet.
Great.wish the best.hope u don’t mind the cold😂 being in Greece too hot in summer.would enjoy Scotland
If you're not happy, move!!@@arunphillips6977
😂😂.
Edinburgh is stunning. I am very fond of that place, especially at Christmas-time!
Agreed! We can’t wait to show our kids all the Christmas festivities and decorations. Thank you for watching!
Welcome to Scotland.
We do have sunny days. Sometimes 😊
Thank you!! Today was amazing - we were in Edinburgh exploring.
Nice video and welcome to Scotland 🏴🏴
Thank you so much!
I would love to go in the opposite direction I’ve always loved the southern states, don’t know why but they seem very wholesome people. Hope you settle in well & love Scotland.
Thank you so much!
That's what my wife and I are doing. I'm American and she's Scottish. I've lived here 5 years now but the lack of career opportunities and the weather has taken its toll on me unfortunately lol. Looking to move back to the south and vacation back in Scotland.
Great video and welcome, welcome, welcome to ( and back) to Scotland. Wishing you and yours all the best
Thank you!! ❤️
Welcome to Scotland!! I'm in perthshire, weather ok,not too wet! Beautiful scenery, friendly people!! Love it here!! Good luck
We’ll be visiting there soon! Thanks for the warm welcome!
great video, great editing, looking forward to following your journey and your new life, the UK wone dissapoint
We can't wait to experience it all! We've dreamt about this for a decade.
Looking forward tae many more videos
Hi Zach and Annie. My wife found your video so is now following you as I'm hoping she'll see the attraction of moving up to either Perthshire or within an hour of Edinburgh. Enjoy your adventure.
We’re headed that way in a few weeks. Hopefully, we can share some footage of the lovely area. Wishing you well ❤️
A very warm welcome to the UK. I hope you settle in quickly and get time to enjoy the beauty of Scotland.
Thank you! We are so pleased to be here ❤️
Welcome to Scotland, looking forward to your experiences.
Thank you! ❤️
Welcome home to Scotland ❤
Thank you!!
Just stumbled across this video and had a good watch! I'm Scottish and I live in north east. I can tell you now that it is one of the most beautiful countries you will ever live in, with lots of wildlife, better living standard and most people are really friendly. Enjoy your stay and wishing you guys the best! You will love it here. :)
Thank you for the warm welcome and for sharing! We do absolutely love it here so far and can’t wait to see how it truly feels once we’re finally settled in. ❤️
Welcome (back) to Scotland!
Thanks so much! Feels good to be back.
Welcome to my country of Scotland. You are very welcome here and I hope you enjoy it. Love us ❤🏴🏴🏴💚
Thank you for the warm welcome!! We are so happy to be here, and the kids are settling in well. Looking forward to many more years here ❤️
Love your videos! We know your lovely channel is going to grow, and we can't wait to continue supporting you all! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Thank you, Jess! We’ve been tuning into your channel for a while as well. We love your positivity ❤️
A huge huge welcome to you all. Scotland is amazing but don’t forget to come and have a look around England at some point. 😊
Thank you! We can’t wait to explore all of the U.K. Any recommendations for first places to go in England?
@@SimpleScottishLiving London tends to be the first place many people want to visit and with good reason of course. It can be tough with little ones though and hopefully (if you say pretty please enough to the grandparents 😂) the two of you might get the chance to fly down for a weekend at some point. It is often said though, that there is London and then there is England as, like most major cities it’s very different to the rest of the country. Prettiest bits are the Cotswolds and Devon. Great beaches in Devon for the children. Also, Cambridge, Oxford and Bath are stunning cities. Hiring a punt and taking a picnic along the river Cam on a gorgeous sunny day can be blissful. You both seem great and I really, really hope that everything works out wonderfully for you all. I see you have cops within your friends/family circle as well so as an ex-UK cop, an even bigger welcome 😊
@@MB-fz7lx We appreciate the support and all of the insight. I think we might just have to make multiple trips both with the kids and possibly solo! It’s always nice to hear from others, who have shared in similar experiences. If you know…you know ;)
That was a good and detailed response, @@MB-fz7lx
But if you want to have a first look at England from Scotland, it might be a good idea to make that first visit an easy one. Visit Northumberland first because it is on the Scotland/England border. Maybe visit Linsdisfarne (Holy Island) and Bamburgh with its castle. Then down to Durham to visit the World Heritage Site Cathedral overlooking the River Wear.
Then, if you have, time nip down to Yorkshire to see Whitby (The Abbey, 99 Steps, Dracula!) and medieval/Roman York with its incomparable Minster.
All of those are in the East coast of Northern England but on the North West Coast just South of the Border you will find Carlisle and then the beautiful Lake District.
Further south can await later visits...
Just found you.
Good Luck. You seem to be good at this....
@@SimpleScottishLiving if you like the last kingdom you can visit the castle it’s absolutely amazing in Northumbria.
Great video! You guys are truly family travel rock stars ⭐️.
I get the “traveling with young kids”😅. A number of years ago (before internet 😮), my wife and I traveled with our 2 boys (2 and 4) from NJ to Canterbury, Kent for a 2 year stay while I was on a Fulbright teaching exchange. Fortunately, we only had 1 flight to deal with. I remember all of the registrations we had to fill out, from the local police to the NHS, to organizing daycare/playgroup for the youngest and preschool for the oldest. My wife has Scottish ancestry (MacPherson) so there’s a Highland connection. I love Edinburgh and Inverness.
Will be looking forward to your next videos.
Thank you for sharing and for watching! We hope to showcase the many different areas of the UK. Couldn’t be happier here ❤️
Welcome guys 🏴❤️🏴
Thank you! It’s been a wonderful start so far ❤️
Welcome come to my Beautiful county Scotland 🏴 and good luck with Everything
Thank you ❤️ So incredibly grateful to be able to raise our children here.
Aww you're so sweet, have a lovely time settling in to Scotland 💕 best wishes from the far southwest of the UK! 🎉
@@CoralBalmoral Thank you 😊❤️
To avoid being sick in the future, I strongly advise drinking whisky - we've been drinking the stuff for centuries and whilst we MAY have been sick at times, thanks to the miracle that is whisky we've just never noticed it - welcome to (possibly !) the greatest country in the world 😊
Thank you for the warm welcome! Will be doing a whisky tasting here shortly ❤️
Hi, welcome to Scotland. Can't wait to follow your journey over here. Hope your all on top form soon, and really start to enjoy your life here ❤
Thank you for the warm welcome! ❤️
Welcome to the UK my family and I lived in Scotland for many years, we had no regrets but now we are moving to a warmer climate for health reasons.
Thank you! I can understand the longing for a warmer climate. Where are you moving?
@@SimpleScottishLiving hopefully Jamaica, my best friend lives in Scotland and wanted me to move back but my mum is getting on in age and needs help. Your channel was recommended, I am so glad I subscribed.
You can tell already that this is going to be a successful channel. 2 naturals on screen.
Thank you ❤️ We’re happy to have you following along and hope we don’t disappoint. Feels easier each week!
Welcome to Scotland, looking forward to your experiences once you settle in.
Thank you! We have so much to explore and experience. Looking forward to sharing all that's to come.
Welcome to the UK! Scotland is such a beautiful place and im a little jealous! I hope the uk treats you guys well!
Thank you so much ❤️ We feel lucky to finally be here!
Beautiful, beautiful architecture. You guys got to get a drone so we can see all the green of Scotland.
We have one now! Can’t wait to use it!!
Welcome to Scotland, hope you have the happiest life here!
Thank you!! It feels like a dream after imagining this for so many years. We love it here and feel grateful ❤️
Welcome..welcome to Scotland 😊
Thank you! Couldn’t be happier :)
Welcome to Scotland 😊
Thank you!! 😊
Hey guys, you made a great choice moving here, I hope you all love staying here, oh and I'm over in Fife, which is just North of Edinburgh, there's a lovely little loch here called Lochore Meadows Country Park, which has a lovely cafe and facilities for kayaking, boating, kids play park and more, if you ever wanna travel over here i'd love to let you have a go on my kayak with the kids. Anyways enjoy your time here and take time to travel around and see as much as poss.
That sounds delightful. We’ll definitely be making our way there at some point. Thanks for sharing!
@@SimpleScottishLiving I should have also pointed out that they have boats, canoes and kayaks you can also hire too from the park, they have different sized ones depending on how many people you have in your group. But yeah if you ever get the chance to go, I hope you enjoy it and maybe do a little drive around Fife too if you have a car.
Welcome to the UK ❤
I hope Scotland treats you well 😊
Thank you!!
Welcome to Scotland🏴 I moved away when I was 18 and missed the place, people and sites too much I returned after 2 years. When the sun shines it really is a beautiful place, just need it to shine 😊😂
It’s absolutely unbeatable when the weather is cooperating!
Really happy for you guys, always great to see people make the move to this place. I hope you’ll love your lives here :)
Thank you! So happy to be here :)
Welcome too Scotland 🏴 👍🏼
Thank you!! 😊
Loved watching this. We split our time between North Wales and Scotland and love all things Scotland! I subbed to your channel and look forward to more of your adventure °¬)
Thanks for joining! We can’t wait to get to Wales :)
@@SimpleScottishLiving Wales is amazing - Snowdonia and Skye are the two halves of our world - it's a pretty good mix!
Could haven't landed in in a more beautiful city. Good luck for the future.
I had the good fortune to spend a year living in Edinburgh, so I am excited for you and your upcoming adventures!
It’s a breathtaking place. Thank you for sharing and for tuning in! Any places you recommend?
Thank you for documenting your exciting journey.I’m enjoying every minute of it! Wishing you all lots of happiness for the future.
Thank you! 😊
The white things you mentioned were probably the dandelion seed heads or as we say in the uk dandelion clocks.
Best place in the world.
its depressing
Your the type of person thats necer left your street. Get out and see your country. Its beautiful.😊
I have been to many places and the beauty of Scotland is my favorite.
Enjoy Scotland. Yep the weather is a bit rubbish, but an amazing place with great people and amazing scenery 😊
The weather is worth everything else on offer! Couldn’t be happier to raise our kids here. Thanks for watching!
Welcome to Scotland 🏴
Thank you!! Thrilled to be here ❤️
Welcome. Big Scottish hugs to you and kids 🎉😊
Thank you!!
Loved watching your video! Welcome to Scotland, hope you stay forever. The best country on earth - no bias!
Thank you!! We hope we stay forever as well ❤️🏴
I’m working backwards with your videos lol aw I’ve not heard the 1 o’clock gun in years and the gardens look as lovely as ever.
It was a gorgeous day all around! So many people out enjoying the gardens 😊
Welcome to the UK. I am from Yorkshire originally, but live in Alberta Canada for the last 30 years. I miss the UK countryside and mostly the Hospitality and the friendliness of the English people. Yep the weather can be dreary, but i live in 5 months in harsh winters, not sure which is worse. Good luck to you both and the family!!!
Thank you for the warm welcome! Weather is just one piece of the puzzle. We’re willing to put up with anything for the most part in order to be close to family and a safer lifestyle!
Saor Alba🏴 and well done for pronouncing Edinburgh correctly!!!. All the best.
Thank you!!
Caught up now...definitely going to love watching your journey ❤
Thank you for watching!
First video I have watched of yours. Paused immediatley at 8:47 because you said Edinburgh correctly. That means you can stay in Scotland, welcome to your new home.
Thank you!! Haha Zach has been training me through the years 🤣
If you like the rain so much Scotland is for you.
Yep 😊
Welcome to Scotland, was expat in Houston for 10 years, so understand the differences. Enjoy and good luck.
Thank you for sharing! Couldn’t be happier to raise our family here. Houston would’ve been a huge shock I’m sure!
You are very very welcome to Scotland xxxx
Thank you for the warm welcome! It’s so wonderful to be here ❤️
You have four seasons now. Just embrace cosy stuff when the weather isn’t great.
You have an amazing country to explore there. West coast, Aberdeenshire, tons of places.
Then you also have amazing train connections right into the UK. Northumberland coast, York, Lake District, London, south coast….
Enjoy!
Thank you! So true :) We can’t wait to get settled and then to start exploring and making the most of this gorgeous country.
Good luck to you ! I did the opposite of your move ,me and wife ,son moved to the US when I was offered a job in Long Island.Moved to CA San Diego when I retired 20 years ago .i can relate to the difficulties you may have experienced.Originally from Aberdeen and used to get back to Scotland every year as it was easy from JFK in New York but in San Diego is has become a hassle,only one airline flies to the UK .Looking forward to your journey on U Tube .
Thanks for watching and for sharing! Yes, so much goes into making a transcontinental move, so it’s nice to find others who relate. We have family in Dan Diego. Not a bad place to retire 😉☺️
Happened across your channel accidentally. My husband is from Los Angeles California and we now live in Kansas but with the last name of Fraser you only have to go back to his grandparents to find Scotland. We would love to be able to move to Scotland but we are in our mid sixties and both of us in poor health plus even though his grandparents were from Scotland the UK still won’t let us immigrate there. It’s a dream that will never come true…….please say a little prayer for us cause Jeff had a stroke two days ago. ❤️💫🥺💫❤️
I’m so sorry to hear this. Sending healing thoughts your way. Please know you are on our minds, and we hope that he has a quick and full recovery ❤️
Seems like a great adventure so far
Yes! Can’t wait to have you come visit :)
Lovely couple. God bless you🙏
Thank you 😊
So brave to do this. XXX
It’s been the wettest I can remember since I moved to Scotland 17 years ago.
Hope it all works out for you guys 👍
We’ve been extremely lucky since arriving in May. Have had incredible weather so far - can’t complain! Thank you for the kind words ❤️
Honestly, found you 2 guys today, i really hope you guys keep up the videos, ive already laughed at least 10 times in 3 videos and i think your both taking a very brave step and i truly hope it works out great, i feel like your a great addition to the uk and i hope you can find the time to explore all of the uk and share with us, we have a huge history and culture is so variant throughout the uk and i really hope you guys love it
Thank you for the kind words! We feel so grateful to be able to raise our family here and hope to share all the amazing aspects, which drew us here, with anyone willing to watch ❤️
Good luck to you guys and welcome to Scotland. Made a similar move from SF to Glasgow in 2014. Great place to live but short winter days and changeable weather are outstanding and unresolved issues even 10 years on 😂. Book holidays to sunny places as often as you can and travel in winter to break it up ❤
Good tip! We’re already planning a holiday to GA next summer to stay with the grandparents :)
A great adventure for you all. It will be fine.
Thank you!
Following from Sonoma County. Love Scotland!
Never got to meet you. Love following your adventure. Rebecca keeps us looped in.
Wendy and Jerry in Indiana.
So glad to have you following along!! Wishing you both well, and hopefully, we'll be able to meet in person at some point down the road!
Looks stunning
Our videos can't even capture it all!
Enjoy the weather 😊
Well done! The cannon was interesting - great to see the puff of the firing and then a second or two passed before hearing the 'Bang!' :-)
It was surprising to see it so vividly. The kids thoroughly enjoyed!
Love your videos guys glad you have chosen Scotland for your home. Good move coming over at the start of Summer it will give you all a chance to see some sunshine 🌞 before the rainy season kicks in 😂. Seriously you will love it.
We couldn’t be more grateful for this opportunity! That’s exactly why we came when we did. Need to see it all in the best possible light to fully enjoy right off the bat 😊