He's been weaned on that American piss..... dishwater. As soon as he's had a couple of normal strengths in Blighty, he's struggling. A 3 for his beer tolerance. A 9 for the Vlogs 😊
Our royals have got more sense than to actually live in a 💩hole like London on a permanent bases. You had right idea when you went away from it! That's coming from a Brit! 👍
The flat cap and neat beard make you look like a native, mate. This is one of the best British travel podcast I've come across - honest and down to earth. Imagine, from the age of eight to 13, I woke uo each morning at school with Westminster Abbey part of the day. As a chorister, I took far too much for granted back then.
Spencer, I'm LOVING these vlogs! Big reminders of my own first bit of solo backpacking as a grand old lady of 50. I was also on a budget, picnicking during the day so I could have a proper meal (with a beer or 4) at night. I tried too hard to see everything, walked too far, stayed in some good and some not so good hostels but I had a brilliant time and though I too am a bit of an introvert, I surprised myself by chatting to complete strangers. Hope you had The Best time and next time, try to get yourself to Brighton by the sea x
Hey Spencer - glad you are enjoying your visit - and kudos to you for taking on the Wetherspoons challenge the other day, that was savage ! keep on truckin' buddy 😃
Love it Spencer, doing the travel vlog your own way; and just right not to engage with people you get a bad vibe from- you’re instincts are probably right! Save the conversations for the people who deserve your time! Looking forward to the next one! Safe travels 👍👍
Holy hell Spencer, you did some amount of walking on this trip. I hope you didn't knacker yourself out and gave yourself time to enjoy all the sites, not just tick them off because you had to! Loving the vlogs.
If the Sovereign is present at Buckingham Palace the Royal Standard is flown from that flagpole on the top...If the Union Jack is flying above Buckingham Palace (as it appears to be) instead of the Standard, the King is not in residence.
Omg, I walked through that area just off Leicester Square every day. I worked on Old Compton St. (place called Rustiko that changed to Laxas around the time I returned to America). But my favorite place in London is the Bill Murray Comedy Club in Angel. Also loved shopping in Camden (I’m not a shopping girl, I’m a girl who grew up near Portland, and Camden is the Portland of London)
6:10 Buckingham Palace. 1. The king is in residence if the Royal Standard is at the mast head. 2. If the Union flag is flying, the king isn't in residence.
Top man… your first stop was at Maureen’s Pie mash. It’s my local Pie mash shop two times a week. Spoon and fork as well bruv..,you are a top Fidge freezer, a salt of the earth 24 carat diamond, a sweaty sock braveheart, legend.
Hiya. Great vlog, so honest. That Chinese looked awesome. Tao Tao Ju - noted. Maybe Daniel will come back with you, next time? Stay safe. All the best to you.
Love the vlogs and the content, one thing I would say as an Englishman is that we do call it a ponytail I don't know if it's the same in the USA? Apart from that love it keep doing these vlogs maybe going to other places in the future, a great addition to the channel ❤
I think this trip has been awesome, it is and isnt easy travelling solo. I think though you would be well served next time by flying into heathrow, and then staying in a budget hotel just outside the city, can be anything like 50-80 quid a night. Then just hire a car - you can reach a HUGE area in just an hour or two driving, and it will serve you far better than the extortionate trains and once a day buses.
Thank you, I did my diligent research before each city through the *positive* comments as well as other vids on UA-cam, TikTok, & Instagram. And yes Daniel got plenty of updates
lol dude, people say all kinds of shit about the tube, but the reality is that people are often very social in the tube, outside of rush hour. It's quite common for people to just strike a conversation with a random stranger in the tube, it doesn't mean they were trying to rob you or anything like that.
As a Londoner, if you tried to chat to me on the tube I’d give you as many one word answers until you got the hint and went away. Yeah. Don’t talk to people on the tube.
Tao Tao ju in my opinion is the best restaurant in Chinatown ! Glad you tried there, so many bad ones in that area. Very lucky choice if it was a spontaneous pick 😊
Hey Spencer. Loving the vlogs. Love how you know you're sh*t man. You knew how to eat a good cheap and filling pie and mash. You knew to avoid going in any telephone boxes and those bloody westminster bridge scammers and the rick saw scammers. Sorry the King was in and waiting for you at Buckingham Palace (the union jack was flying rather than the Royal Standard flag indicating His Majesty is in!).
@@EmbraceTheSuck21 I'm surprised nobody explained the £5 bus pass that you could have used all around London on any bus and as many times as you needed the places that you needed to go guarantee a bus would have taken you there even if it's for just a few stops
Spence is back home but if he comes back he’s got to be more friendly and chat with people, unlike the states you make friends quick here there’s not always an angle .youll have much better time just relax and don’t ignore everyone.should of defo visited Camden .every top musician starts here you’d be amazed at street music check out cam Cole, amazing turned up in ted lasso as himself.when’s Liverpool vlog on 👌
Have you considered that I'm shy & introverted in real life & don't like being a bother to people? Also that I'm an American in a new country & am not trying to reenforce negative stereotypes of us?
@EmbraceTheSuck21 that's fair. The south east is more reserved, the farther from London the less reserved. Most folks are pretty down to earth. The farther from London you get the more normal it is for total strangers to chat. The enthusiasm may seem less, but that's more that, like the sweetness of things here, subtlety rather than volume is appreciated. The folks will be warm hearted even if not grinning on the outside. You've seen a lot of the comedy so you'll be aware that many areas use siblinglike mild teasing as form of affection. Long as you enjoy yourself here, it doesn't matter how you enjoy it
@@EmbraceTheSuck21 I understand Spence , just I’ve been USA 14 times since 1997 and got married there in 2004 , and you are a mixed up bunch, but I’m a scouser from Liverpool so can pretty much fit in anywhere. The more you travel the more you’ll open up. I left home at 15 to join British army so me and Daniel probably get on well , any way maybe next time take me up on my offer and we’ll go for a pint 👍
King Charles III was at home, Spencer. You can tell because the flag was up on the flagpole. If he was out, the flag is taken down. If there is a death, they will bring the flag down to half mast. If the king was taking a break in, say Balmoral. Then the flag on the top of Balmoral would be flying high. That's how you can tell where the king was. I am so glad you enjoyed your trip to the UK. Good to see that you were honest about London. I'm in the midands, and it does'nt live up to the hype if i'm honest, but then I'm like you and prefer peaceful places and find overcrowded cities too busy. Even though I ive in one! 🤣
Regarding the cancelled train from Cardiff, for anyone planning a trip to the UK and using the train while there. If your train is cancelled, by law they are obliged to get you to your destination. Normally this involves allowing you to get the next train or provide a replacement bus service, even if your train is the last train of the day. You may also be able to claim compensation for a delayed or cancelled train. This is outlined in the National Rail Conditions of Travel, available on the National Rail website.
This is true. Back in 2001 there was a landslide at Fenny Compton that smothered the rail line and British Rail (or maybe it was still Railtrack?) inundated the stations at Leamington Spa and Banbury with free private taxi services between the two stations. And it's not only England -- I experienced the same treatment with a free replacement bus service in Latvia in 2007.
Should be able to claim the money back for the cancelled train if you didn't travel on it. Just claim it through whichever train company it was meant to be running the service
I love your travel vlogs, so much more authentic than most - and the fact that you've got your own plan and having just made it about instagram-able photos of food, instead we get to the see the good, the bad and the ugly of your adventure. One thing that might be helpful for others considering a similar journey (and if you think it's appropriate) would be to do a follow-up of what you loved, what you loved less, what the cost of the trip was and where there was more value you could have extracted. I'm sure there are many of your country-folk who likely think that 'going to the UK' is beyond them.
Enjoy the sun before you move north. The south east is the only part of the country having a summer this year. Here in the north we had two days of around 20 degree weather and they called it a heatwave. It was 12 degrees the other day when it was 30 last year
Agreed. I think maybe in US culture being 'sassy' is almost encouraged though? But Brits certainly prefer people to be strong and confident in a chilled way.
Ahh, the delights of Leicester Square. Glad to see (from the background) that the Hippodrome is still going strong a bit over 30 years since I was last in there. Secret was to get pissed up on the cheap at the pub across the way first rather than do like the American tourists gladly draining their trust funds for a few bottles of mildly chilled Grolsch.
You sounded pissed as a newt at the end? How many ciders did you have? Two? 😂 Sorry that the mean streets of Britain were so sore on your tootsies, and that the hay fever was so bad. Embrace the suck!!
Unofficial Channel Survey - marks out of 10, can Spencer handle his beer? I will start 3 out of 10.
He's been weaned on that American piss..... dishwater. As soon as he's had a couple of normal strengths in Blighty, he's struggling. A 3 for his beer tolerance. A 9 for the Vlogs 😊
2 out of 10
@@EmbraceTheSuck21 Naah bro, 4/10..... big ups. a couple of weekends and you're right there with us.
Practice makes perfection .
I watched this one and was like AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH WOIIIII
Then I watched the Cardiff one and was like aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah man. 12 pints will do that.
6/10 and will get better, I think he is doing great, he's rolling his sleeves up and getting stuck in.
You blanked someone on the Tube. Londoners would be proud of your actions.
*takes a bow*
Night at Wetherspoons, Tesco meal deal, you're basically British now Spencer!
Our royals have got more sense than to actually live in a 💩hole like London on a permanent bases.
You had right idea when you went away from it!
That's coming from a Brit! 👍
Not until he's been to Gregg's!
@@pts1971 He's already done The Greggs Sausage Roll!
Nah. He's spending too much time in London. We all avoid it.
and having your train cancelled.
Best American in the UK vlogs iv'e ever seen.
Love the fact that at the end of each say you're pissed as a skunk. We'll make a Brit out if you yet 😂😂
The king was out, if the monarch is in the royal standard flies. The guard was a gurkha
He probably nipped down the shop for milk or something.
@@lovelybitofbugle219does he not do ocado? easier on his old legs
@@XennialTV oh I love an idiot, did you even read my comment, the detail idiot, the detail. The flag flying is the union jack, not the royal standard.
Yup, the standard was flying high. The King was in!
@@XennialTV oh dear, yes I looked at the pole, and guess what!? I can tell the difference between the union jack and the royal standard. 🤣
The flat cap and neat beard make you look like a native, mate. This is one of the best British travel podcast I've come across - honest and down to earth. Imagine, from the age of eight to 13, I woke uo each morning at school with Westminster Abbey part of the day. As a chorister, I took far too much for granted back then.
Spencer, I'm LOVING these vlogs!
Big reminders of my own first bit of solo backpacking as a grand old lady of 50.
I was also on a budget, picnicking during the day so I could have a proper meal (with a beer or 4) at night.
I tried too hard to see everything, walked too far, stayed in some good and some not so good hostels but I had a brilliant time and though I too am a bit of an introvert, I surprised myself by chatting to complete strangers.
Hope you had The Best time and next time, try to get yourself to Brighton by the sea x
Those doors at Buckingham are Gates 😂👌
🤣😂😅
I’m enjoying the vlogs. Glad you made it over and are enjoying your UK experience, looking forward to seeing more.
Well done Spence for putting your money where your mouth is and coming over 👍👍
I must admit you had me in stitches - grumpy American in London!!🤣🤣👏👏
Glad you find me being a 31 year old curmudgeon entertaining 🤣
@@EmbraceTheSuck21 I am married to a 73 year old curmudgeon!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣😘
@@sueflynn9886 then you're a marvel 😂😂
@@lorrainemcgregor1759 🤣🤣😉
I love Maureen's pie mash, i have been going there for over 30 years, glad you enjoyed it!
Really loving the vlogs, and how you've tried to go off the beaten track and embrace the experience. Keep them coming!
Oh my goodness Spencer pie & mash. My favourite meal. Loving your vlogs in the Uk
Love the ",im the guy on the left on ETS" so humble,you (and Daniel) have been taken to British folks hearts, great seeing you over here
The cap definitely suits you, Spence! Great Vlog again!
Hey Spencer - glad you are enjoying your visit - and kudos to you for taking on the Wetherspoons challenge the other day, that was savage !
keep on truckin' buddy
😃
Love it Spencer, doing the travel vlog your own way; and just right not to engage with people you get a bad vibe from- you’re instincts are probably right! Save the conversations for the people who deserve your time!
Looking forward to the next one! Safe travels 👍👍
Cheers!
Holy hell Spencer, you did some amount of walking on this trip. I hope you didn't knacker yourself out and gave yourself time to enjoy all the sites, not just tick them off because you had to! Loving the vlogs.
Love these daily vlogs
Great vlog Spencer. Your banter cracks me up - love it!
Your tube etiquette is absolutely spot on!
These vlogs are great, Spencer. Glad you enjoyed your time here!
Should try whitby and bourton on the water at the cotswolds mate, proper English places to go
If the Sovereign is present at Buckingham Palace the Royal Standard is flown from that flagpole on the top...If the Union Jack is flying above Buckingham Palace (as it appears to be) instead of the Standard, the King is not in residence.
The cap, the pie and mash. We have a barrow boy 😊
This is really funny mate 😂 feel like you're America's answer to karl pilkington, did you come to brum?
Omg, I walked through that area just off Leicester Square every day. I worked on Old Compton St. (place called Rustiko that changed to Laxas around the time I returned to America). But my favorite place in London is the Bill Murray Comedy Club in Angel. Also loved shopping in Camden (I’m not a shopping girl, I’m a girl who grew up near Portland, and Camden is the Portland of London)
Maureen's god tier pie and mash
great call going to Chinatown, that's a real game changer.
Congratulations on your first pie and mash
The newspapers are used by pickpockets for screens whilst they’re dipping your pockets 😬
Exactly, Mama didn't raise no fool!
Love your Chinatown experience x❤
I see a recurring theme in these videos, DRUNK FACE 😂
6:10 Buckingham Palace.
1. The king is in residence if the Royal Standard is at the mast head.
2. If the Union flag is flying, the king isn't in residence.
The King only uses Buckingham palace for state occasions, as it being done up, The King and Queen live at Clarence House
Rekorderlig doesn’t taste like it should get you drunk, so it’s very easy to make the mistake of drinking it like a soft drink - until it hits you
I did that with Pimm's once at a wedding lol I thought it was pop
Top man… your first stop
was at Maureen’s Pie mash. It’s my local Pie mash shop two times a week. Spoon and fork as well bruv..,you are a top
Fidge freezer, a salt of the earth 24 carat diamond, a sweaty sock braveheart, legend.
Good god.....Spencer is on an inland booze cruise tour of the UK 😂😂
@@02kornwall he’s like someone gave gizmo beer instead of water
Loving the pie n mash
Lol. I love your narration throughout. It's 100% factually accurate.
Looking forward to this all day
Me too 😂
Living that meal deal life 💯
Hiya. Great vlog, so honest. That Chinese looked awesome. Tao Tao Ju - noted. Maybe Daniel will come back with you, next time? Stay safe. All the best to you.
Spencer you are the man. Thought you might find it a bit tough over here. Duck to water mate. Loving the pod's.
Thanks bro, I had a blast over there!
Now that you have had pie and mash you are an honorary Londoner :)
Should have gone to Denmark St for the guitar shops, well, what's left of them (you were almost there)
Love the vlogs and the content, one thing I would say as an Englishman is that we do call it a ponytail I don't know if it's the same in the USA? Apart from that love it keep doing these vlogs maybe going to other places in the future, a great addition to the channel ❤
The guy with the poker face was a Ghurkha.
It's easy to get drunk on Rekorderlig because it doesn't taste like alcohol and you forget what you're drinking until the room starts spinning 😂
I think this trip has been awesome, it is and isnt easy travelling solo. I think though you would be well served next time by flying into heathrow, and then staying in a budget hotel just outside the city, can be anything like 50-80 quid a night. Then just hire a car - you can reach a HUGE area in just an hour or two driving, and it will serve you far better than the extortionate trains and once a day buses.
For the benefit of other visitors, the other large supermarkets also do meal deals and many other stores. I even got one in Limerick.
My fav meal deal items from Tesco are prawn mayo sandwiches, coke zero & walkers ready salted crisps.
The choices of a heathen.
@@_Professor_Oak😂😂😂
Rekorderlig wild berries is the real game changer
Spencer you know exactly where to go and what to do,I hope you are taking pics to show Daniel when you get back home.
He is back.
Thank you, I did my diligent research before each city through the *positive* comments as well as other vids on UA-cam, TikTok, & Instagram. And yes Daniel got plenty of updates
Another great one!
lol dude, people say all kinds of shit about the tube, but the reality is that people are often very social in the tube, outside of rush hour. It's quite common for people to just strike a conversation with a random stranger in the tube, it doesn't mean they were trying to rob you or anything like that.
Dude sounded high af, randomly commenting to some total stranger about his hairstyle. Spence handled it well.
As a Londoner, if you tried to chat to me on the tube I’d give you as many one word answers until you got the hint and went away. Yeah. Don’t talk to people on the tube.
Hope you had a good time . 😊
Tao Tao ju in my opinion is the best restaurant in Chinatown ! Glad you tried there, so many bad ones in that area. Very lucky choice if it was a spontaneous pick 😊
Yay welcome to England 😊
Hey Spencer. Loving the vlogs. Love how you know you're sh*t man. You knew how to eat a good cheap and filling pie and mash. You knew to avoid going in any telephone boxes and those bloody westminster bridge scammers and the rick saw scammers. Sorry the King was in and waiting for you at Buckingham Palace (the union jack was flying rather than the Royal Standard flag indicating His Majesty is in!).
It's not the union jack because Buckingham Palace isn't a ship
Spencer looks either tired or very depressed😂
I’m really impressed Spencer doing a great job buddy. Authentic and honest I like your style
I like how Spencer always ends up drunk and the end of these vlogs.
Funny you were there whilst I was there, seeing a lot of the things I saw
So impressed you tried pie mash mate
Another Great reaction video loving these I'm actually surprised you did a lot of walking around can't wait for tomorrows one 😅
My feet are killing me haha
@@EmbraceTheSuck21 I'm surprised nobody explained the £5 bus pass that you could have used all around London on any bus and as many times as you needed the places that you needed to go guarantee a bus would have taken you there even if it's for just a few stops
Spence is back home but if he comes back he’s got to be more friendly and chat with people, unlike the states you make friends quick here there’s not always an angle .youll have much better time just relax and don’t ignore everyone.should of defo visited Camden .every top musician starts here you’d be amazed at street music check out cam Cole, amazing turned up in ted lasso as himself.when’s Liverpool vlog on 👌
Have you considered that I'm shy & introverted in real life & don't like being a bother to people? Also that I'm an American in a new country & am not trying to reenforce negative stereotypes of us?
@EmbraceTheSuck21 that's fair.
The south east is more reserved, the farther from London the less reserved. Most folks are pretty down to earth. The farther from London you get the more normal it is for total strangers to chat.
The enthusiasm may seem less, but that's more that, like the sweetness of things here, subtlety rather than volume is appreciated. The folks will be warm hearted even if not grinning on the outside.
You've seen a lot of the comedy so you'll be aware that many areas use siblinglike mild teasing as form of affection.
Long as you enjoy yourself here, it doesn't matter how you enjoy it
@@EmbraceTheSuck21He’s just wanting to see you interacting. But you do you and enjoy.👍🏻
@@EmbraceTheSuck21 I understand Spence , just I’ve been USA 14 times since 1997 and got married there in 2004 , and you are a mixed up bunch, but I’m a scouser from Liverpool so can pretty much fit in anywhere. The more you travel the more you’ll open up. I left home at 15 to join British army so me and Daniel probably get on well , any way maybe next time take me up on my offer and we’ll go for a pint 👍
Well done young man
Come down to Brighton bro...... be good to meet you‼️💯✌
King Charles III was at home, Spencer. You can tell because the flag was up on the flagpole.
If he was out, the flag is taken down. If there is a death, they will bring the flag down to half mast. If the king was taking a break in, say Balmoral. Then the flag on the top of Balmoral would be flying high. That's how you can tell where the king was.
I am so glad you enjoyed your trip to the UK. Good to see that you were honest about London. I'm in the midands, and it does'nt live up to the hype if i'm honest, but then I'm like you and prefer peaceful places and find overcrowded cities too busy. Even though I ive in one! 🤣
Regarding the cancelled train from Cardiff, for anyone planning a trip to the UK and using the train while there. If your train is cancelled, by law they are obliged to get you to your destination. Normally this involves allowing you to get the next train or provide a replacement bus service, even if your train is the last train of the day. You may also be able to claim compensation for a delayed or cancelled train. This is outlined in the National Rail Conditions of Travel, available on the National Rail website.
This is true. Back in 2001 there was a landslide at Fenny Compton that smothered the rail line and British Rail (or maybe it was still Railtrack?) inundated the stations at Leamington Spa and Banbury with free private taxi services between the two stations. And it's not only England -- I experienced the same treatment with a free replacement bus service in Latvia in 2007.
That corner restaurant on the left at 10:00 is excellent.
Have a cracking time in the UK Spencer. Long time fan. Love from Yorkshire ❤
These UK vlogs are really good 😂
That's great that you just stared at the guy that made the weird comment about your hair 😀You were right not to talk to him 👍
Thank you, glad you get it 🙏🏻
Hopefully you’ll show us some better conversations you’ve had with us Brits.
You did the Pie and Mash !!! You're a real Londoner now Spencer.
Yep, Strawberry Rekordelig cider is pure summertime fuel.
You’re doing great Spencer. I still haven’t had Pie and Mash yet. You have beaten me to it. You’re properly fitting in mate.🍻🍻
Great video 👍
The ol' Tesco meal deal.. Enjoy mate
Sounding jaded Spencer.
Spencer the rekorderlig cider you had is a swedish brand made in sweden.
at 4.22 is a guy called mark Durden smith a tv and sport presenter here in uk
Should be able to claim the money back for the cancelled train if you didn't travel on it. Just claim it through whichever train company it was meant to be running the service
I've lived in London for 14 years. Never been on Westminster Bridge. Some things you don't need to do.
Love the dry humour
See this guy gets it 😎
I love your travel vlogs, so much more authentic than most - and the fact that you've got your own plan and having just made it about instagram-able photos of food, instead we get to the see the good, the bad and the ugly of your adventure. One thing that might be helpful for others considering a similar journey (and if you think it's appropriate) would be to do a follow-up of what you loved, what you loved less, what the cost of the trip was and where there was more value you could have extracted. I'm sure there are many of your country-folk who likely think that 'going to the UK' is beyond them.
Gurkha’s on guard!
Two bobbys on the beat at 11:35 two police officers doing their rounds 🤣
Fella, you sure have a unique slant on 'touristing'. I reckon the English Tourist Board should sponsor these vlogs. 😂😂
Train wise it's even better than that. Delay repay would mean you get on the next train and you get some or all of your money back.
Enjoy the sun before you move north. The south east is the only part of the country having a summer this year. Here in the north we had two days of around 20 degree weather and they called it a heatwave. It was 12 degrees the other day when it was 30 last year
the kings not there the union jack was flying when he's there they fly the royal standard.
I wish Spencer would quit with the attitude and chill out abit 🤣🤣🤣👌🇬🇧😘
I'm naturally sassy, that is my chill, deal with it 😎
Yes, I think he’s a bit stressed and tired. He’s also eaten a lot which drains you while you digest it. Hope he calms down a bit.🤣
Cazzie was being sarcastic FFS🙄 !!!
Agreed. I think maybe in US culture being 'sassy' is almost encouraged though? But Brits certainly prefer people to be strong and confident in a chilled way.
You’re acting like a child, bro.
Enjoy yourself but keep Safe fella. Cheer's 🇬🇧
Agree woth you on Rekorderlig.
For some reason Kopperberg rules in the UK but Rekorderlig is the superior Cider
Ahh, the delights of Leicester Square. Glad to see (from the background) that the Hippodrome is still going strong a bit over 30 years since I was last in there. Secret was to get pissed up on the cheap at the pub across the way first rather than do like the American tourists gladly draining their trust funds for a few bottles of mildly chilled Grolsch.
haha i see you passed through our lovely Newport! 😂
You sounded pissed as a newt at the end? How many ciders did you have? Two? 😂
Sorry that the mean streets of Britain were so sore on your tootsies, and that the hay fever was so bad. Embrace the suck!!