Hi Ms. Ruth, my family left the Isle of Aaron as a result of the clearances and settled in Northern New Brunswick, Canada. They were very proud of where we came from as reflected on the inscription on their tomb stones. My sons and I visited the Island this past May-June 2024, I brought back some small rocks to place within the ancestors grace sites, I feel like they would love to have a piece of their home with them ....I feel Scotland in my bones thus so enjoy your travels....thank you for sharing.
I don`t know...why do I live in the US when I could live in the UK...maybe because 50 years working for minimum wage I don`t have 1.000.000 pounds in the bank
My mother and her family came from Moniaive. Jer grandfather was John Corrie known for writing a book, "The Annals of Glencairn". There is a garden set-up in memory of John. He was a fellow of the society of Antiquerians and known for his poetry. I love that you are bringing the South West of Soctland to life. There is a rich history in the area. Cheers💖💖
One of my 4th great-grandmothers was named Betty Corrie from the Dumfries & Galloway area. My paternal grandmother was from there too. We are descended from The Black Douglases.
Hi Ruth, I got addicted to your videos a few days ago, and cannot stop watching them, you were born to do this, I don't believe anyone could be as really good a making these videos then you are, you have a special talent for this. I was born is Nova Scotia Canada, which means 'New Scotland', I have a lot of ancestors from the Scottish highland, The MacPherson Clan. Scotland is a place I would love to visit someday, if I could get enough funds together. I hope very much that you would keep making these videos, you are great and very talented at it. Thank you. I am sorry to hear about the Dog bite, but it is very important to understand, Dogs react to your state of mind, if you are calm they are calm, if you are frightened and run, they see you as prey, and will chase you, and you could get bitten. So even if a Dog looks like he may attack you, look him in the eye, and stand your ground, speak calmly but assertive, and do not make sudden moves, and you will not get bitten, only trained attack Dogs might bite you, even most of them are only trained to keep you where you are, hope this helps you.
I am from South Africa, and three of my grandparents were Scottish. My grandfather left to start Stewarts and Lloyds in South Africa. After the First World War, many people were facing destitution. Stewarts and Lloyds provided jobs and training for Scottish families who came over to start a new life. My DNA shows that I am mainly from the Dumfries/Galloway area. This has been fascinating for me, thank you.
We live just 40 miles from Murray's Monument but it's 120 miles by road as we are on the other side of the Solway. We can see the hills from here, which always draw us whenever we can get there. We have a lot of stone walls here in Cumbria too, interestingly hedges are called Dykes here. It's obviously from the same root, meaning some kind of barrier or boundary. Many visitors race past this wonderful area, heading for the Highlands but they miss so much. The people are very welcoming, there is less traffic and fewer people but the same fantastic views, wildlife and enjoyable walks. For anyone visiting Scotland, I would encourage you to spend a few days here, you won't regret it.
I forgot to say... we use our camper van in Scotland all year round. We make it much more comfortable by having thermal curtains between the cab area and the living part but the best thing is we made some insulated pads for every window. We started with some cheap fleece blankets and cut them so they were about 1 cm longer and wider than the window they were to fit. Then we took any kind of insulation, such as insulated foil, an exercise mat, that kind of thing. After that we did a simple blanket stitch , leaving the excess blanket loose outside the stitching, this catches any drafts from round the edges of the window. Ours fit behind the blinds, I am not sure if you have those, but there are lots of ways you could keep them in place. These make the van feel much warmer and no drafts, though we keep the roof vent ope for ventilation and don't use the gas while the pads are all in place.
I think the bright dot next to the moon was Jupiter. I liked to look at it nightly,around the time of your upload. I live on the Isle of Bute so nice dark skies here too. Still loving your vids
Love the way you reply to comments, I hardly ever leave comments and when I do I hardly ever get a reply. I commented on an American video about the AR15 (big bloody gun) and told him to go to Glasgow without one! His response was very rude😂. Your videos are a lot nicer.
Just an idea: I’m not an astronomy expert, mind you, but the bright “star” (planet) that usually appears close to the Moon is probably Venus 😊! Venus is the “Morning Star” and the “Evening Star” 🙂.
My ancestors immigrated originally from Scotland to the USA , my last name is Eason, which is from Angus. I’m hoping to visit the UK one day, on my bucket list. Your videos are amazing, great ideas and travel tips you offer.
I’m a first generation Australian.My father came to Australia with his parents and brother.They left Glasgow in 1949.My great grandparents all died during the war years.My dad said that Glasgow was bombed during World War Two,so after the war my grandparents decided to leave Scotland.My grandfather’s sister had already emigrated to Australia and she sponsored my grandparents and father to emigrate.Since doing my ancestry DNA test I have been contacted by 3 second cousins from Scotland who gave me access to the family tree.Im definitely going back to Scotland soon to see where my family came from.Some of my relatives also moved to New Zealand.Thanks for showing your videos with us all.I really love watching them.Cheers from down under.
Thanks for sharing David, that's interesting about the DNA test. I didn't realise they could put you in touch with other relations once you've done it. I must give it a try, as I have my family tree going back to the 1700s.
Hi Ruth, only recently discovered your channel and also only recently acquired a campervan. I live in Northumberland and have visited some of Southern Scotland including the beautiful Galloway forest but only briefly so far . Your videos are fabulous and inspiring giving me great ideas for 2024. Also can't wait to see how you make Ernie winter friendly . Stay safe, take care and thank you ! Xx
Great fun! Wonderful video. My Scottish ancestors left the Scottish Highlands in the late 1700's and settled in Canada. I am pretty sure they were victims of the clearances, possibly somewhere around Inverness.
Same for my family as well. They landed in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. I didn't know about the clearances until watching Ruth, it made me go...ooooh. I get it now.
Love your videos Ruth. My mothers parents emigrated from Scotland to Australia just after the WW1 My grandfather was an engineer on the railways and when he returned from the war all his apprentices were now “running the show “ so he emigrated. My wife’s family comes from Orkney and her ancestor ran off to sea at 15 years old in the 1800’s so we have traveled Scotland fairly extensively but you keep showing me places I have never seen. Keep up the great work!
My great grandmother came over from the Glasgow area to Rhode Island in the US. She came as a maid to a family and ended up marrying one of the sons. She had 9 children, one of them my grandmother. I've also traced my family roots and a great many people came from the Shetland Islands, others from England. My DNA is about 60% Scottish, but sadly, I've only visited once. Your videos help me feel closer to Scotland!
I’m from Canada and I found your channel researching my paternal great-grandparents’ village at Comrie in the highlands. My grandfather left his parents to come to Canada with the Hudson Bay Company. I have found a record of my ancestors at the white church and I want to spend time there to experience that part of me.
@@ruthaisling Indeed, I must go soon for I am not getting any younger. 🌟😉 It looks like I’ll be needing a lot of time to wander about…as I have done much of in Canada. Very exciting !
Thank you for another great video Ruth. I'm so pleased my son began sending me your UA-cam links. He did live with me for a few months here in D&G last year before moving to USA. However, in that short time and a holiday here in the previous year, we explored some of the area you mention with my family that live here, too. Those being Glentrool and Kirroughtree amongst a few others. You are an inspiration and motivate myself and my dog to explore further. I think my son is gathering places we will visit when he returns for a holiday with his wife 😊 Love vegetarian haggis, neeps and tatties. The whiskey sauce I have not tried, but looks delicious.👍
My ancestors lived in Midlothian, place called Borthwick Castle. So apparently not a cottage. I've visited it, but it was a private residence. Now it's a hotel/wedding venue.
Another nice informative video Ruth. Love you enthusiasm even for things a lot of us Scot’s don’t even know about or just take for granted. 😊 But saying that, I do sometimes sense somewhat of a deep sadness within you, which you are obviously dealing with in your own way. A diesel heater installation would extend your season I’m sure, and depending what tyres you have, a set of winters on a set of spare rims would increase you safety as well.
Thanks for watching. That's one thing I'm really enjoying about travelling Scotland and making these videos, I find out a lot of information I wouldn't have known otherwise! A diesel heater sounds like a great idea! 😀
Thanks for the video. Stone walls are what we call stone dykes in New England. They were constructed in a similar fashion and some centuries old stone walls still exist in New England, mainly in rural areas of Northern New England.
@@ruthaisling It also came with whiskey sauce. I'll be going there again, so I'll let you know on Instagram, I haven't been to Murphys Lrish Pub in Osaka yet, but if you let me know the neme of the place, I'll look in to it. But I also have comments. It's fun to read from a variety of countries, and i'm happy to have so many fans, so please keep tp the good work.
@@小川昇-k4m That's nice, did you enjoy the whisky sauce? If you type in Murphy's on google maps, it should come up. They do karaoke upstairs in weekends if you like that. Always a fun place to meet new people and make new friends.
I've never tried vegan haggis but it looked good. I first tried haggis in the army and loved it. In 95 during a tour in Northern Ireland we had the Black Watch and the newly amalgamated Regiment which included the Gordon Highlands who I'd just served alongside in Berlin for 2 years. I love haggis so much that I used to plan my schedule so I would be at each Regiment on haggis day each week. The mess at each Regiment were decent enough to have it on different days so I got 2 helpings each week. For anyone who hasn't tried haggis I would say don't be put off by what's in it, just try it.
It's such a beautiful area and it's so large, there are so many stunning and different spots in it. I solo camped here a few weeks ago and had such a peaceful night. Great video.
I just watched your video, it's great! You found such a lovely spot to camp for the night beside that loch. Looking forward to watching your next video. 😀
@@ruthaisling aw thank you that's so kind of you. It really is a stunning forest, I can't wait to head back in and explore more of it. I really appreciate that.
I have had the pleasure of driving through the GFP twice. The first time it was a complete surprise. I saw it on the map and knew we were going throgh something called the Galloway Forest Park but I had no idea there was something like that in the south of Scotland. I was blown away. It's what I imagine the highlands looked like a thousand years ago. Thank you for making this video.
I live on the Maine coast in the u.s. We have, as does most of New England, rock walls all over the place. Leftovers from the clearing of land for farming and for holding livestock. Very picturesque.
I really loved this video Ruth, my Mother's brother, Peter Campbell and his family moved to Australia when the ten pound assisted package was on the go. The Ausie's call them ten pound POM's. I looked into going as well, but my soon to be wife said she would miss her Mother. As for cold water swimming, I'll give it a miss, I was on my pal's wee boat just off Luss on Loch Lomond, it was a scorching hot day, so I thought I would cool of in the Loch. As soon as I went in the water I could feel my muscles tighten, so I swam as quick as I could to the shallower water. Keep up the good work, we'll let you off with the veggie haggis, ha ha ha.
I really liked that traditional scottish meal called Haggis and one day I'd like to try it out. The more you do explorations the more I envy your camping life. Thanks for both haggis and that incredible poem Ruth 👋.
I tried Haggis when I stayed in a hotel at Loch Awe, and it wasn't bad My ex"s mum was born in Girvan, and we travelled back there once....what a beautiful country Scotland is
The trees are almost entirely sitka spruce, a west coast north American species ideally suited to the Scottish climate. I have been wild camping in this forest for over 50 years. It's worth the journey from Glasgow. As a fellow Scot you will understand what I mean when I say that pushing through these trees with a backpack is a somewhat "jaggy" experience.
My ancestor, Geo Alexander (8th great grandfather), was exiled from Scotland along with his father back in the 18th century, they were Jacobite's. They were stripped of their lands, real estate,and titles and his father went to Germany and he immigrated to Tennessee USA. I have quite an interesting long family history from Scotland. I know many people don't understand why Americans are so interested in their ancestry but as someone who is adopted, it's been fascinating discovering where and who I come from because I had no idea. Your videos make me want to return to Scotland (I've been twice, before I started to dive into my ancestry, and I fell in love with the history and the people) and discover more of the natural beauty. Thank you for sharing your adventures!
Im from the Philippines 🇵🇭 and I’m so happy I discovered your channel! Am learning a lot about your wonderful country and history! Am also very interested in your van life. Good to see how you cook your meals in your van. I’m curious how you manage to shower while in remote places?
Hey Ruth, I can trace some of my heritage to the Fergusons from Kilmarnock, I am so glad I found your UA-cam channel and web site today, been watching for hours! Thank you.
Another lovely video of interesting places. I am English but love Haggis, one of my favourites. My ancestors left Ireland in the 1930’s, they lived in a similar one storey, stone farmhouse in the Sw of Ireland. It’s not there anymore, but I think many English and then colonial countries have ancestors from the Celtic regions of these isles. A translation of the poem would be good xx
Hi Ruth Fantastic video. In the late 60's and early70's I used to caravan with my late parents and then and I think still now even as an exiled Scot it is a very underrated location. All seems to pass by on the M74 and head for the Highlands or the NC500. We used to head to Castle Douglas and Palnackie. Regards Crawford
Ruth - thank you so much for the videos. So much beauty and history. Whole country seems like a storybook. God I miss Edinburgh. I need to get back asap. Safe travels!
I'm loving your videos. Trying to limit myself to one a day. Travelled around the isles in 2023 and fell in love with Scotland and Scottish history. Hope to return again especially since seeing your travels. Getting good info about places to see. Thanks and please keep it up. Annie K
This popped up. So I paused it rolled a joint poured a dram got my chips/ crisps. Settled on the couch lit the gas log fire 🔥 as it's getting chilly in southern Australia and went on your journey with you.I Byde My Tyme.❤
Another very informative and interesting video Ruth, you certainly have the ability to show the best to see. My family from Edinburgh moved to Canada in the early 1920s to Regina, Saskatchewan and here my late mother and aunt were born.
Just been catching your videos for the first time. Found the first one by accident about your stay in the remote bothy and it was brilliant. The next about your stay on the canal boat in Glasgow equally good. Loving them and learning a lot too. Keep up the great work Ruth👏👏
Thanks for another great upload Ruth ive watched your journey around Scotland and im currently looking for a campervan myself and i plan on visiting some of the lovely places youve visited ! Youve definitely inspired me , i live in Cumbria near Keswick in the lake District so ive visited all over Dumfries & Galloway over the years and its a forgotten part of Scotland with some gorgeous places to visit ! Good luck for the future i'll be watching your journeys 😊
If you visit the area again I can highly recommend Glentrool Campsite just outside Newton Stewart and a great walk around Loch Trool and visiting Bruce's Stone
Ruth Northumberland raised Canadian have been binge watching your channel My dad and mom every summer for 11 years until I joined the army would load up with camping gear and cros the border traveling up on coast cross over. and repeat Dumfries been one of my favorites. My mom been Jedbourgh .My Canadian wife thought the Northumbrian accent snd low lowland Scots sounded similar. My summer boyhood was spent amongst Scotst Lowland and High and been a Scotch ( you have to call it that way or you get North American whisky) for many years
Hey Ruth you cracked it again, did you know looking at the night sky with the naked eye you can see most of our milky way but nothing beyond. Juhaptergee oh i read about Murray, he could get by in 47 lanuages, astounding, do you think that Haggis might have helped?
My wife's ancestors John and Annabella Campbell came to Australia in 1821 from Argyllshire because of the advanced clearing of the Highlands. He chartered a ship for his family of 8 children and their extended families. The ship Lusitania took 5 months to get here. Luckily he was given a land grant in New South Wales near Sydney and with convict labour built a house that lasted 130 years. Really like your travels Ruth. Look forward to more.
They did well to survive the clearances and the long journey. Many were not so fortunate. The population of the Highlands of Scotland was halved during that period of history. Folk were forced from there ancestral homes and villages, with the houses burned behind them.
I live in this exact area where Ruth made this video. It is pure Heaven. I lived in several countries and after a somewhat successful life touring the American arenas in a rock band many years ago I changed my name by deed pole in a quest to put my public life behind me in a quest for privacy and peace. There are quite a few people who had similarly public lives who found sanctuary here. I have literally travelled around the globe on my own without ever staying in an hotel as I wanted to simply experience circumventing the planet alone in order to experience the world’s energy. Even in the Australian Bush I was unable to find privacy with my former life always drawing the most superficial people into my life. Eventually providence delivered me to Galloway. I now live in an ancient castle in the middle of very deep countryside. I very occasionally leave the area briefly but in reality I never want to leave here and even visit another city again. I never played another concert after 1978, nor did I ever want to. All I ever want to do is live here amongst the most wonderful people in this unimaginably wonderful place. The best thing about Galloway is that the vast majority of tourists only want to chase William Wallace’s ghost around the Highlands and being in the South West there are few tourists, leaving Galloway in pristine unexploited condition.
Hello Ruth , have you heard of " Scottish summiteers " channel ? I've seemed to have been drawn to Scotland and it's people and kind of suddenly there appeared the two of you .🙂
Hello Ruth, I’ve just discovered your channel recently and I’m thoroughly enjoying your videos. They’re well presented, informative and also entertaining. I live just across the water in Ulster and have added Galloway to my “must visit” list.
I live in Canada and travel often to Scotland, always new areas to explore! I so enjoy your videos, they are so informative , and I really like the fact that you like food as I do too. Please keep up the excellent videos, they give me ideas of where to explore next, a big thank you.
I'm still about 5 months behind on your van adventures but I'm catching up gradually. Every one of the videos makes me want to move to Scotland. Between the scenery, the tranquility, THE WHISKY, and potential cycling life there, it seems wonderful.
I think on my next UK visit i need 1 week in Leeds, Glasgow etc to see some of your walks near Glasgow.I recognised the veggie Haggis as last year i bought one of those from Fort William Aldi!😅 thanks again for such an educational and inspiring video
I'm binge watching these videos thanks to a UA-cam mania, but it is pleasing, You have such a soothing voice and accent, and the passion is clear. If I could choose a guide to Bonny Scotland, I would choose you. But I already love Scotland, having a Scottish gran might have helped!
I love all the beauty of your videos, but also all the history and information you share. I'm from the USA and never knew how interested i was in Scotland until i met you 😅😊.
The Galloway Forest is vast. We stayed a few days in our campervan last January near Newton Stewart. We had a couple of days walking but hardly touched the surface. The other thing we found was that it's a relatively mild part of Scotland, we had daytime temperatures of 12 to 14°C. Hope to travel there again sometime.
Have enjoyed watching your trips,especially D+G,where i grew up.As you have noted it doesnt get the same exposure as up north but is just as picturesque.I emigrated to Australia nearly 30 years ago so its a good trip down memory lane.
Enjoyable video. I love haggis. To photograph stars you want it mas dark as possible and little cloud. Same applies to photographing the milky way and auroras
Thanks for the great videos love your wee camper van Ernie enjoy your road trips around the country. Take good care . Do you not fancy having a wee dog with you for company? Thanks anyway for showing us around Scotland 🏴 I am from Ayrshire myself and seen plenty of Scotland line you I’ve been to Shetland & Orkney but I liked to have visited more of the Hebrides although I’ve been to Mull and Iona and Lewis, Arran , Bute and Greater Cumbrae and the Western Highlands there’s still a lot I would love to do and go and visit . We hope to have our own camper or motor home when we retire and see more of our country. We have seen around the world in far flung places like Iceland Canada USA Australia New Zealand ( South Island) Singapore and Dubai but we love Scotland and UK and Ireland the best so diverse . We got a border collie and we like to tour our own country. Cheers thanks once again. Keep up the great work on making great UA-cam videos. Sending ❤ to you .
A van is great if you have a dog. I don't think I'll get a dog since I like international travel a lot and don't want that commitment. Maybe in the future though, who knows! It sounds like you've been to lots of amazing places.
if you have a chance some day, you should come to the desert southwest of the US. The grand canyon, rocky mountains, zion national park, arches national park etc... they are just breathtaking and a wonderful place to visit as a tourist. This is where I live and highly recommend it!
I did my DNA and I'm 45 percent Scottish. So happy with that. My mom's side that is, and my Grandfather was a Macmillan and Mclean and my Gran was a Fullerton. My Ancestors came to Canada on her side in the 1500s, I think some of them were Jacobite's not sure though. My dad's family is more recent coming to Canada and he is English Irish French mostly, I also have some Welsh and Manx and northwestern Europe. I would love to go see the mother land where my family came from. I love being Scottish. It's so cool. I also learned Gaelic, but have no one to speak it too. We have Folklarama here and I use to work at the Scottish Pavilion and I met a lady who taught me the language. Do you know it at all? i imagine it's only spoken in the Gael talks, such a shame really to me that we lost our language when I look at other countries who speak their own languages. I know some Irish as well but again no one to speak it too. Love your videos, enjoy them. I wish I could go there someday. I found out my Scottish Blood comes from Sky and Bute and apparently the Hebrides. Hey, do you have any Pict in you? It's so beautiful there.
Another great video Ruth. Hope you go back to Dumfries and Galloway forest park as there’s so much to see and do there. Your dinner looked very tasty. Enjoy your week. 😊x
I am so glad I found your channel Ruth and have enjoyed every one of your videos so far. You make them so informative and entertaining, and I love the way you find the joy in everything you do. As a transplanted Scot who has been living on Vancouver Island for many years, you have opened my eyes to so many wonderful places I would love either to return to or visit for the very first time. Thank you. PS* love all your wee whisky bottles 😊🏴
Lovely video Ruth, I did laughter at the Red’s with carrots, one pushing the other away to get a feed😂 Again you have shown a beautiful area in the Southern Uplands that I have not visited. I did spend the night in Jedburgh in a very cold Mini in the snow waiting to buy fuel when the garages opened!! Silly me!! You did a great dinner and the sauce looked delicious. On the cold front, you need to get a diesel heater fitted, they are fantastic. I chose the top of the range, Eberspacher but I am told some of the Chinese copies are very good now and are much cheaper. Ours is 2kw Airtronic and boy oh boy warms the van very quick. Our van is not large 6m and in 15minutes can be really warm, Check them out👍 Great content again, Cheers Mike🥃👍👍
Having spent a week myself up in the Galloway region.. Don't forget about all the historical sites and buildings dotted all around that area. Going off the beaten track on the many trails was wonderful and felt really remote and wild. The places you visited on this video I also went too and was great for a quick visit and highly recommend as well as the coastal areas of Galloway.. Love to back again 👍😁🏴
@ruthaisling Yes, I can imagine.. A week for me was not long enough to visit or see all the places I wanted to. So much history and stunning scenery to see and things to do. Buetiful part of Scotland and so unspoilt. I will definatley head back in 2024 as I have the Arran Coastal Way planned in July to hike also 😁👍 Takecare , love your videos and tours 😁👍
On the subject of stone walls, we were taught that after the Transcontinental Railroad was constructed, many of the Asian immigrants were put to the task of building stone walls. After moving to Volcano, California I found some of those stone walls right across the street from my home.
Good afternoon Ruth didn’t know the lowlands were so beautiful and interesting in the night sky park but the monument for Murray was epic out in the wilderness becoming an oriental linguist thx for all your knowledge and of course the super Scottish dinner 😘🌸🌺🌿🚗
Simply lovely Ruth 👍, I love it camping around there ,though I spend my time mostly around Loch Doon , when I visit my relations in Ayr I always love to travel down to there calling in at my favorite village of Dunour with its lovely castle and Harbour and Dalmelington with its steam museum and to look for the lost villages😊
Helloooo again Ruth, You never cease to amaze me with your informational vlogs. You are very articulate with your presentation plus your cooking skills are second to none. Love your traditional Scottish cooking with the Haggis neeps and tatties. Your Scottish Whiskey sauce is to die for. I will try this recipe myself. Take care and I look forward to watching your next vlog💝💝💝
@@ruthaisling Thanks a million for your swift response. Appreciated. I will of course update you on how I get on with making your delicious Whiskey Sauce 💝💝💝
Hey Ruth 👋 I've been up the grey mare's tail with my x wife when we got married in Scotland in Moffat thanks for sharing this 😀 I miss Scotland ❤ lol from me in Birmingham xx 😍 😊
Hi Ruth, you mentioned your van getting colder. We had a diesel heater installed in our caravan and it was a game changer for winter caravanning off grid, soo toasty. The heaters air feed and exhaust are both outside the van so no chance of fumes and it only uses a small amount of fuel so its also economical. You can buy expensive ones from Germany or inexpensive ones from China, we bought the Chinesse variety and its been working for 6 years.
Hi Ruth, I just want you to know that your video gives me strength. Thank you.
Happy to hear that! Thanks for watching! ❤️
Hi Ms. Ruth, my family left the Isle of Aaron as a result of the clearances and settled in Northern New Brunswick, Canada. They were very proud of where we came from as reflected on the inscription on their tomb stones. My sons and I visited the Island this past May-June 2024, I brought back some small rocks to place within the ancestors grace sites, I feel like they would love to have a piece of their home with them ....I feel Scotland in my bones thus so enjoy your travels....thank you for sharing.
Why do I live in England when there's a paradise like Scotland not too far away
Awesome video Ruth
Question I ask myself all the time 😂
I don`t know...why do I live in the US when I could live in the UK...maybe because 50 years working for minimum wage I don`t have 1.000.000 pounds in the bank
It's bloody cold.
Any one thinking of visiting Scotland must see your series of videos............. an absolute must.
Thanks Leslie!
My mother and her family came from Moniaive. Jer grandfather was John Corrie known for writing a book, "The Annals of Glencairn". There is a garden set-up in memory of John. He was a fellow of the society of Antiquerians and known for his poetry.
I love that you are bringing the South West of Soctland to life. There is a rich history in the area. Cheers💖💖
Thanks Craig, that sounds like an intersting book!
One of my 4th great-grandmothers was named Betty Corrie from the Dumfries & Galloway area. My paternal grandmother was from there too. We are descended from The Black Douglases.
Hi Ruth, I got addicted to your videos a few days ago, and cannot stop watching them, you were born to do this, I don't believe anyone could be as really good a making these videos then you are, you have a special talent for this. I was born is Nova Scotia Canada, which means 'New Scotland', I have a lot of ancestors from the Scottish highland, The MacPherson Clan. Scotland is a place I would love to visit someday, if I could get enough funds together. I hope very much that you would keep making these videos, you are great and very talented at it. Thank you. I am sorry to hear about the Dog bite, but it is very important to understand, Dogs react to your state of mind, if you are calm they are calm, if you are frightened and run, they see you as prey, and will chase you, and you could get bitten. So even if a Dog looks like he may attack you, look him in the eye, and stand your ground, speak calmly but assertive, and do not make sudden moves, and you will not get bitten, only trained attack Dogs might bite you, even most of them are only trained to keep you where you are, hope this helps you.
I am from South Africa, and three of my grandparents were Scottish. My grandfather left to start Stewarts and Lloyds in South Africa. After the First World War, many people were facing destitution. Stewarts and Lloyds provided jobs and training for Scottish families who came over to start a new life. My DNA shows that I am mainly from the Dumfries/Galloway area. This has been fascinating for me, thank you.
Ruth is the ideal presenter,informed,intelligent and an engaging manner. ( also doesn’t mind the occasional wee dram.🇦🇺
Thank you very much 😊
We live just 40 miles from Murray's Monument but it's 120 miles by road as we are on the other side of the Solway. We can see the hills from here, which always draw us whenever we can get there. We have a lot of stone walls here in Cumbria too, interestingly hedges are called Dykes here. It's obviously from the same root, meaning some kind of barrier or boundary. Many visitors race past this wonderful area, heading for the Highlands but they miss so much. The people are very welcoming, there is less traffic and fewer people but the same fantastic views, wildlife and enjoyable walks. For anyone visiting Scotland, I would encourage you to spend a few days here, you won't regret it.
I forgot to say... we use our camper van in Scotland all year round. We make it much more comfortable by having thermal curtains between the cab area and the living part but the best thing is we made some insulated pads for every window. We started with some cheap fleece blankets and cut them so they were about 1 cm longer and wider than the window they were to fit. Then we took any kind of insulation, such as insulated foil, an exercise mat, that kind of thing. After that we did a simple blanket stitch , leaving the excess blanket loose outside the stitching, this catches any drafts from round the edges of the window. Ours fit behind the blinds, I am not sure if you have those, but there are lots of ways you could keep them in place. These make the van feel much warmer and no drafts, though we keep the roof vent ope for ventilation and don't use the gas while the pads are all in place.
I'm glad to hear you like the area so much. Thanks for the advice about the curtains, I will look into those
I think the bright dot next to the moon was Jupiter. I liked to look at it nightly,around the time of your upload. I live on the Isle of Bute so nice dark skies here too. Still loving your vids
Love all the dark skies, especially this time of year!
Love the way you reply to comments, I hardly ever leave comments and when I do I hardly ever get a reply. I commented on an American video about the AR15 (big bloody gun) and told him to go to Glasgow without one! His response was very rude😂. Your videos are a lot nicer.
@@paulmacready6757 Oh dear haha, that's no good that you got a rude response! Appreciate you commenting, thank you!
Just an idea: I’m not an astronomy expert, mind you, but the bright “star” (planet) that usually appears close to the Moon is probably Venus 😊! Venus is the “Morning Star” and the “Evening Star” 🙂.
My ancestors immigrated originally from Scotland to the USA , my last name is Eason, which is from Angus. I’m hoping to visit the UK one day, on my bucket list. Your videos are amazing, great ideas and travel tips you offer.
I’m a first generation Australian.My father came to Australia with his parents and brother.They left Glasgow in 1949.My great grandparents all died during the war years.My dad said that Glasgow was bombed during World War Two,so after the war my grandparents decided to leave Scotland.My grandfather’s sister had already emigrated to Australia and she sponsored my grandparents and father to emigrate.Since doing my ancestry DNA test I have been contacted by 3 second cousins from Scotland who gave me access to the family tree.Im definitely going back to Scotland soon to see where my family came from.Some of my relatives also moved to New Zealand.Thanks for showing your videos with us all.I really love watching them.Cheers from down under.
Thanks for sharing David, that's interesting about the DNA test. I didn't realise they could put you in touch with other relations once you've done it. I must give it a try, as I have my family tree going back to the 1700s.
Hi Ruth, only recently discovered your channel and also only recently acquired a campervan. I live in Northumberland and have visited some of Southern Scotland including the beautiful Galloway forest but only briefly so far . Your videos are fabulous and inspiring giving me great ideas for 2024. Also can't wait to see how you make Ernie winter friendly . Stay safe, take care and thank you ! Xx
Thank you so much Allison, that's so exciting you recently got a campervan too! There is a winter-themed video coming soon!
Great fun! Wonderful video. My Scottish ancestors left the Scottish Highlands in the late 1700's and settled in Canada. I am pretty sure they were victims of the clearances, possibly somewhere around Inverness.
Thank for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed the video in Canada 🇨🇦
Same for my family as well. They landed in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. I didn't know about the clearances until watching Ruth, it made me go...ooooh. I get it now.
Accept the gift though humble he who gives,
Rich is the tribute of a grateful mind. That’s the only one I remember from school. Thanks for the memory.
Love your videos Ruth. My mothers parents emigrated from Scotland to Australia just after the WW1 My grandfather was an engineer on the railways and when he returned from the war all his apprentices were now “running the show “ so he emigrated. My wife’s family comes from Orkney and her ancestor ran off to sea at 15 years old in the 1800’s so we have traveled Scotland fairly extensively but you keep showing me places I have never seen. Keep up the great work!
That is really interesting! Thanks for watching the videos, I'm glad to hear you are enjoying them!
Beutiful Landscapes fantastic so much to see ❤love your Videos and so informative 👏
Glad you like them!
My great grandmother came over from the Glasgow area to Rhode Island in the US. She came as a maid to a family and ended up marrying one of the sons. She had 9 children, one of them my grandmother. I've also traced my family roots and a great many people came from the Shetland Islands, others from England. My DNA is about 60% Scottish, but sadly, I've only visited once. Your videos help me feel closer to Scotland!
What was the couples age gap?
@@rustyrelicsfarm2406 She was actually 3 years older than him.
Vegetarian Haggis? Michty me! Help ma boab! Crivens! 🙃
Jings, crivvens an' help ma boab!
Do I dare ask for a definition of the above statements?!?
I’m from Canada and I found your channel researching my paternal great-grandparents’ village at Comrie in the highlands. My grandfather left his parents to come to Canada with the Hudson Bay Company. I have found a record of my ancestors at the white church and I want to spend time there to experience that part of me.
I hope you manage to make a trip soon! 🏴
@@ruthaisling Indeed, I must go soon for I am not getting any younger. 🌟😉
It looks like I’ll be needing a lot of time to wander about…as I have done much of in Canada. Very exciting !
Thank you for another great video Ruth. I'm so pleased my son began sending me your UA-cam links. He did live with me for a few months here in D&G last year before moving to USA. However, in that short time and a holiday here in the previous year, we explored some of the area you mention with my family that live here, too. Those being Glentrool and Kirroughtree amongst a few others.
You are an inspiration and motivate myself and my dog to explore further. I think my son is gathering places we will visit when he returns for a holiday with his wife 😊
Love vegetarian haggis, neeps and tatties. The whiskey sauce I have not tried, but looks delicious.👍
Thanks for watching the videos Yvonne! Glentrool is such a lovely part of the Galloway Forest park too. I agree, veggie haggis is great!
I live near by Ayrshire.... Huggge forests to get lost in ..... Know where im going if the SHTF 😅
Haha, I need to explore more of the Galloway Forest up Ayrshire way
My ancestors lived in Midlothian, place called Borthwick Castle. So apparently not a cottage. I've visited it, but it was a private residence. Now it's a hotel/wedding venue.
It is good to see a magnificent monument as tribute to a person from a normal background who worked hard.
It's a great story
The more videos I watch the more I want to travel. Your dinner looks delicious 😋
Glad it's inspiring you to travel, the dinner was very good!
ﾏﾚｰに始まり緑や小川･滝.鹿さんも登場とは～🌟. 樹々.動物.人跡 (星はﾀﾞﾒでもおいしそうなｸｯｷﾝｸﾞｶﾞｲﾄﾞ付❣)盛りだくさんで😊面白かったです👍.
ビデオを楽しんでいただけてうれしい！今回は見どころがたくさん。
Another nice informative video Ruth. Love you enthusiasm even for things a lot of us Scot’s don’t even know about or just take for granted. 😊
But saying that, I do sometimes sense somewhat of a deep sadness within you, which you are obviously dealing with in your own way.
A diesel heater installation would extend your season I’m sure, and depending what tyres you have, a set of winters on a set of spare rims would increase you safety as well.
Thanks for watching. That's one thing I'm really enjoying about travelling Scotland and making these videos, I find out a lot of information I wouldn't have known otherwise! A diesel heater sounds like a great idea! 😀
Thanks for the video. Stone walls are what we call stone dykes in New England. They were constructed in a similar fashion and some centuries old stone walls still exist in New England, mainly in rural areas of Northern New England.
Interesting!
寒中水泳ですか元気ですね。見ているこっちが震え上がりますよ。🥶 ハギスという料理は内臓を使った料理なのにベジタリアン向けのハギスとは？ 肉の代わりに大豆を使っているのでしょうか？ 今回は凝った料理でしたね。ソースも美味しそうでした。アルコールを飛ばす時に火から離れた状態であれだけの炎が出たのは驚きでした。やはり車内ではやらない方が無難ですね。😅 寒くなりますので風邪に気をつけて下さい。😊
ベジタリアン・ハギスに使用される材料は以下の通り： オーツ麦、レンズ豆、菜種油、キドニービーンズ、タマネギ、ニンジン、スウィード、マッシュルーム、ヒマワリの種、カボチャの種、塩、スパイス、コショウ。
水はとても冷たいが、冷水療法は健康に良いと言われているので、これからも続けるつもりだ！
ありがとうございました。この冬もどうぞお元気で。
@@ruthaisling なるほど、興味深いですね。羊の胃袋も使わないのですね。どうしても食べたい人が開発したのですね。👌 1/25日にも食べて下さいね。ありがとうございました😊
ルースさん、日本のヨドバシカメラで買ったバックパッカーリュック、最高に似合ってますよ😊スコットランドにはまだまだ石積みの家が残ってるんですね、大自然と溶け込み良い雰囲気ですね、トヨタハイエースの真っ赤な車体が自然と溶け込み良い雰囲気を出していますよ、ルースさんは羊の腸詰めのハギスは食べれるんですね😋私も日本の道頓堀のスコットランド料理店で食べましたが美味しかったです、ぜひ食べて欲しいと以前に言われましたから探して探して見つけました🤗今回も貴重なスコットランドの体験を動画で見せてくれてありがとう😉👍️🎶次回はどこに探検に行くのかな？楽しみにしています、お身体に気をつけて旅を続けて下さいね✌️😃
小川さん、いつもビデオを見てくれてありがとう。
大阪でハギスを召し上がったとのこと、とても嬉しいです。ウイスキーソースも添えられていましたか？インスタグラムでパブかバーの名前を送っていただければ、次回必ず伺います。
大阪のMurphy's Irish pubもいいですよ。イギリス料理がたくさんありますし、ダブリン出身のオーナーは素晴らしい人です。
ルース
@@ruthaisling It also came with whiskey sauce. I'll be going there again, so I'll let you know on Instagram, I haven't been to Murphys Lrish Pub in Osaka yet, but if you let me know the neme of the place, I'll look in to it. But I also have comments. It's fun to read from a variety of countries, and i'm happy to have so many fans, so please keep tp the good work.
@@小川昇-k4m That's nice, did you enjoy the whisky sauce? If you type in Murphy's on google maps, it should come up. They do karaoke upstairs in weekends if you like that. Always a fun place to meet new people and make new friends.
@@ruthaisling ウイスキーソースは美味しかったですよ😋
@@ruthaisling ぜひ、しょうたさんとご一緒に来て下さいね。
I've never tried vegan haggis but it looked good. I first tried haggis in the army and loved it. In 95 during a tour in Northern Ireland we had the Black Watch and the newly amalgamated Regiment which included the Gordon Highlands who I'd just served alongside in Berlin for 2 years. I love haggis so much that I used to plan my schedule so I would be at each Regiment on haggis day each week. The mess at each Regiment were decent enough to have it on different days so I got 2 helpings each week. For anyone who hasn't tried haggis I would say don't be put off by what's in it, just try it.
Veggie haggis tastes quite like stuffing, it's good! 😃
in mexico those wall stone fences are also quite common
It's such a beautiful area and it's so large, there are so many stunning and different spots in it. I solo camped here a few weeks ago and had such a peaceful night. Great video.
I just watched your video, it's great! You found such a lovely spot to camp for the night beside that loch. Looking forward to watching your next video. 😀
@@ruthaisling aw thank you that's so kind of you. It really is a stunning forest, I can't wait to head back in and explore more of it. I really appreciate that.
I have had the pleasure of driving through the GFP twice. The first time it was a complete surprise. I saw it on the map and knew we were going throgh something called the Galloway Forest Park but I had no idea there was something like that in the south of Scotland. I was blown away. It's what I imagine the highlands looked like a thousand years ago. Thank you for making this video.
Glad you enjoyed visiting too!
I live on the Maine coast in the u.s. We have, as does most of New England, rock walls all over the place. Leftovers from the clearing of land for farming and for holding livestock. Very picturesque.
Nice to know you have those kinds of walls too!
I really loved this video Ruth, my Mother's brother, Peter Campbell and his family moved to Australia when the ten pound assisted package was on the go. The Ausie's call them ten pound POM's. I looked into going as well, but my soon to be wife said she would miss her Mother. As for cold water swimming, I'll give it a miss, I was on my pal's wee boat just off Luss on Loch Lomond, it was a scorching hot day, so I thought I would cool of in the Loch. As soon as I went in the water I could feel my muscles tighten, so I swam as quick as I could to the shallower water. Keep up the good work, we'll let you off with the veggie haggis, ha ha ha.
I've swam at Luss before in summer too, it was SO cold!!! 😂
I really liked that traditional scottish meal called Haggis and one day I'd like to try it out. The more you do explorations the more I envy your camping life. Thanks for both haggis and that incredible poem Ruth 👋.
Please try it sometime, if there is a British or Irish pub in your country, sometimes they have it on the menu.
I tried Haggis when I stayed in a hotel at Loch Awe, and it wasn't bad
My ex"s mum was born in Girvan, and we travelled back there once....what a beautiful country Scotland is
The trees are almost entirely sitka spruce, a west coast north American species ideally suited to the Scottish climate. I have been wild camping in this forest for over 50 years. It's worth the journey from Glasgow. As a fellow Scot you will understand what I mean when I say that pushing through these trees with a backpack is a somewhat "jaggy" experience.
So jaggy 😂😂
My ancestor, Geo Alexander (8th great grandfather), was exiled from Scotland along with his father back in the 18th century, they were Jacobite's. They were stripped of their lands, real estate,and titles and his father went to Germany and he immigrated to Tennessee USA. I have quite an interesting long family history from Scotland. I know many people don't understand why Americans are so interested in their ancestry but as someone who is adopted, it's been fascinating discovering where and who I come from because I had no idea. Your videos make me want to return to Scotland (I've been twice, before I started to dive into my ancestry, and I fell in love with the history and the people) and discover more of the natural beauty. Thank you for sharing your adventures!
Im from the Philippines 🇵🇭 and I’m so happy I discovered your channel! Am learning a lot about your wonderful country and history! Am also very interested in your van life. Good to see how you cook your meals in your van. I’m curious how you manage to shower while in remote places?
ルースさん、ギャロウェイ森林公園は、自然や星空を楽しみ、動物にも親しめる素晴らしい場所なんですね！曇り空の下に荒涼とした風景が広がり、静かで物寂しい雰囲気、なぜか好きです。引き込まれました、ありがとうございました！
コメントありがとう。
Hey Ruth, I can trace some of my heritage to the Fergusons from Kilmarnock, I am so glad I found your UA-cam channel and web site today, been watching for hours! Thank you.
Bonnie Scotland indeed. Well presented again and thanks for sharing this adventure.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Another lovely video of interesting places. I am English but love Haggis, one of my favourites. My ancestors left Ireland in the 1930’s, they lived in a similar one storey, stone farmhouse in the Sw of Ireland. It’s not there anymore, but I think many English and then colonial countries have ancestors from the Celtic regions of these isles. A translation of the poem would be good xx
That would have been a great idea, sorry I didn't!
Here is the translation: www.northamptonscots.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Address-To-A-Haggis.pdf
Loved the Galloway forest Park, think its a must visit. Mystical and magical.💚
Thanks Sheila, it's a special place!
Fabulous! Brings back all the wonderful childhood memories 😊. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Hi Ruth Fantastic video. In the late 60's and early70's I used to caravan with my late parents and then and I think still now even as an exiled Scot it is a very underrated location. All seems to pass by on the M74 and head for the Highlands or the NC500. We used to head to Castle Douglas and Palnackie. Regards Crawford
Castle Douglas and Palnackie are great areas too, lovely walks along the cliffs near there
Thanks for the video of Scotland, very rugged in parts but also very beautiful country!! All the best from Australia 🦘 👍
She's really a nice person to watch go about her adventures.
My grandparents moved from Scotland to Canada. Love your shows like the way you show so much of my ancestry homeland.
Ruth - thank you so much for the videos. So much beauty and history. Whole country seems like a storybook. God I miss Edinburgh. I need to get back asap. Safe travels!
Thanks for watching the videos!
I'm loving your videos. Trying to limit myself to one a day. Travelled around the isles in 2023 and fell in love with Scotland and Scottish history. Hope to return again especially since seeing your travels. Getting good info about places to see. Thanks and please keep it up.
Annie K
Thank you Annie! I’m glad you’re enjoying them but it’s ok to watch more than one a day 😂
This popped up. So I paused it rolled a joint poured a dram got my chips/ crisps. Settled on the couch lit the gas log fire 🔥 as it's getting chilly in southern Australia and went on your journey with you.I Byde My Tyme.❤
ahh cmonn never cold in Australia Canada maybe your getting old
@@keithmuir5077 by Canada's climate no. But at - 8 C it's still cold and we also get more snow than the Swiss Alps.
Another very informative and interesting video Ruth, you certainly have the ability to show the best to see. My family from Edinburgh moved to Canada in the early 1920s to Regina, Saskatchewan and here my late mother and aunt were born.
That must be a beautiful part of the world. Do you get a lot of snow in the winter months there?
Just been catching your videos for the first time. Found the first one by accident about your stay in the remote bothy and it was brilliant. The next about your stay on the canal boat in Glasgow equally good. Loving them and learning a lot too. Keep up the great work Ruth👏👏
I’m glad you’re enjoying them! Thank you 🙏
Thanks for another great upload Ruth ive watched your journey around Scotland and im currently looking for a campervan myself and i plan on visiting some of the lovely places youve visited ! Youve definitely inspired me , i live in Cumbria near Keswick in the lake District so ive visited all over Dumfries & Galloway over the years and its a forgotten part of Scotland with some gorgeous places to visit ! Good luck for the future i'll be watching your journeys 😊
You're not too far from Dumfries and Galloway at all, yes definitely a spot many people tend to drive past! Good luck with your campervan search!
If you visit the area again I can highly recommend Glentrool Campsite just outside Newton Stewart and a great walk around Loch Trool and visiting Bruce's Stone
Ruth Northumberland raised Canadian have been binge watching your channel My dad and mom every summer for 11 years until I joined the army would load up with camping gear and cros the border traveling up on coast cross over. and repeat Dumfries been one of my favorites. My mom been Jedbourgh .My Canadian wife thought the Northumbrian accent snd low lowland Scots sounded similar. My summer boyhood was spent amongst Scotst Lowland and High and been a Scotch ( you have to call it that way or you get North American whisky) for many years
I first had haggis at a Robbie Burns dinner at my Regiment in about 1986. Addressing the haggis... Been a while since I've heard that. :)
Haha, it's funny when things are drummed into you as child what you remember😂
Hey Ruth you cracked it again, did you know looking at the night sky with the naked eye you can see most of our milky way but nothing beyond. Juhaptergee oh i read about Murray, he could get by in 47 lanuages, astounding, do you think that Haggis might have helped?
My wife's ancestors John and Annabella Campbell came to Australia in 1821 from Argyllshire because of the advanced clearing of the Highlands. He chartered a ship for his family of 8 children and their extended families. The ship Lusitania took 5 months to get here. Luckily he was given a land grant in New South Wales near Sydney and with convict labour built a house that lasted 130 years. Really like your travels Ruth. Look forward to more.
They did well to survive the clearances and the long journey. Many were not so fortunate. The population of the Highlands of Scotland was halved during that period of history. Folk were forced from there ancestral homes and villages, with the houses burned behind them.
Thank you for sharing the story about your family Paul. 5 months is such a long journey. 😥
I live in this exact area where Ruth made this video. It is pure Heaven. I lived in several countries and after a somewhat successful life touring the American arenas in a rock band many years ago I changed my name by deed pole in a quest to put my public life behind me in a quest for privacy and peace. There are quite a few people who had similarly public lives who found sanctuary here.
I have literally travelled around the globe on my own without ever staying in an hotel as I wanted to simply experience circumventing the planet alone in order to experience the world’s energy. Even in the Australian Bush I was unable to find privacy with my former life always drawing the most superficial people into my life. Eventually providence delivered me to Galloway. I now live in an ancient castle in the middle of very deep countryside. I very occasionally leave the area briefly but in reality I never want to leave here and even visit another city again. I never played another concert after 1978, nor did I ever want to. All I ever want to do is live here amongst the most wonderful people in this unimaginably wonderful place.
The best thing about Galloway is that the vast majority of tourists only want to chase William Wallace’s ghost around the Highlands and being in the South West there are few tourists, leaving Galloway in pristine unexploited condition.
I’m glad to hear you like Galloway so much, I love it too. What are your thoughts about the proposed national park?
ウィスキーソースの作り方が印象的でした＾＾ 日本でも作れるかな？
スコットランドでキャンプとは雄大で体験してみたいです☆
ウイスキーソースは日本でも簡単に作れますよ。上質のバターと生クリームを使ってね。材料はすべて日本のスーパーで簡単に手に入ると思う。ぜひ試してみてください。ハギスが手に入らなくとも、ステーキやお肉と合わせても美味しいと思います。
ルースさん、スコットランドに帰ってもスイミングは続けているのですね！四国の旅の滝壺でのスイミングを思い出しました🏊🏊♀️
四国の川や滝での水泳は最高だったと思う。わさびが生えるほど水がきれいなんだ。
Hello Ruth , have you heard of " Scottish summiteers " channel ? I've seemed to have been drawn to Scotland and it's people and kind of suddenly there appeared the two of you .🙂
Hello Ruth, I’ve just discovered your channel recently and I’m thoroughly enjoying your videos. They’re well presented, informative and also entertaining. I live just across the water in Ulster and have added Galloway to my “must visit” list.
Easy trip over on the ferry! You can reach the Galloway forest park in less than an hour from Cairnryan.
I live in Canada and travel often to Scotland, always new areas to explore! I so enjoy your videos, they are so informative , and I really like the fact that you like food as I do too. Please keep up the excellent videos, they give me ideas of where to explore next, a big thank you.
Like there's nowhere in Canada to explore!
Glad to hear you're enjoying the videos!
I'm still about 5 months behind on your van adventures but I'm catching up gradually. Every one of the videos makes me want to move to Scotland. Between the scenery, the tranquility, THE WHISKY, and potential cycling life there, it seems wonderful.
It is wonderful! 🏴
Sunday morning coffee with a new adventure from Ruth. What could be better? A nice peaceful day enjoying nature and local history.
Thanks Ben!
I think on my next UK visit i need 1 week in Leeds, Glasgow etc to see some of your walks near Glasgow.I recognised the veggie Haggis as last year i bought one of those from Fort William Aldi!😅 thanks again for such an educational and inspiring video
Thank you for watching!!
なんて豊かな自然。日本にはない趣があります。こういう自然の中で一日を過ごすと、気分がリフレッシュできるかもしれないですね。(^^♪
その通り、とても爽やかだ！
I'm binge watching these videos thanks to a UA-cam mania, but it is pleasing, You have such a soothing voice and accent, and the passion is clear. If I could choose a guide to Bonny Scotland, I would choose you. But I already love Scotland, having a Scottish gran might have helped!
😊 thank you so much
What a great forest park. Your story is very interesting.
Another great video 😊 I used to go mountain biking that way some excellent trails 👍
They are great!
@@ruthaislingGlentress also 😁
I love all the beauty of your videos, but also all the history and information you share. I'm from the USA and never knew how interested i was in Scotland until i met you 😅😊.
Glad you find the videos so interesting! Thanks for waiting!
The Galloway Forest is vast. We stayed a few days in our campervan last January near Newton Stewart. We had a couple of days walking but hardly touched the surface. The other thing we found was that it's a relatively mild part of Scotland, we had daytime temperatures of 12 to 14°C. Hope to travel there again sometime.
There is so much to see there. I'm looking forward to exploring more next time too.
Thank you. IK cycled round lots of Galloway when much younger not now ss 83
It’s still good for cycling!
Have enjoyed watching your trips,especially D+G,where i grew up.As you have noted it doesnt get the same exposure as up north but is just as picturesque.I emigrated to Australia nearly 30 years ago so its a good trip down memory lane.
Thanks Alan, where in D&G did you grow up?
@@ruthaisling hi Ruth,Dumfries for most of my childhood and teens.
Enjoyable video. I love haggis. To photograph stars you want it mas dark as possible and little cloud. Same applies to photographing the milky way and auroras
Thanks for the advice, that's very helpful
Thanks for the great videos love your wee camper van Ernie enjoy your road trips around the country. Take good care . Do you not fancy having a wee dog with you for company? Thanks anyway for showing us around Scotland 🏴 I am from Ayrshire myself and seen plenty of Scotland line you I’ve been to Shetland & Orkney but I liked to have visited more of the Hebrides although I’ve been to Mull and Iona and Lewis, Arran , Bute and Greater Cumbrae and the Western Highlands there’s still a lot I would love to do and go and visit . We hope to have our own camper or motor home when we retire and see more of our country. We have seen around the world in far flung places like Iceland Canada USA Australia New Zealand ( South Island) Singapore and Dubai but we love Scotland and UK and Ireland the best so diverse . We got a border collie and we like to tour our own country. Cheers thanks once again. Keep up the great work on making great UA-cam videos. Sending ❤ to you .
A van is great if you have a dog. I don't think I'll get a dog since I like international travel a lot and don't want that commitment. Maybe in the future though, who knows! It sounds like you've been to lots of amazing places.
@@ruthaisling thanks for the lovely reply to my message to you . Enjoy your travels home & oversea’s. Happy memories are made of your travels.
Ive heared theres a red wood forrest somewhere in Scotland..
Would like to visit this beautyfull country ❤
wow, nice. hey, what is the drone you use . it follows you , and it is great.
if you have a chance some day, you should come to the desert southwest of the US. The grand canyon, rocky mountains, zion national park, arches national park etc... they are just breathtaking and a wonderful place to visit as a tourist. This is where I live and highly recommend it!
I did my DNA and I'm 45 percent Scottish. So happy with that. My mom's side that is, and my Grandfather was a Macmillan and Mclean and my Gran was a Fullerton. My Ancestors came to Canada on her side in the 1500s, I think some of them were Jacobite's not sure though. My dad's family is more recent coming to Canada and he is English Irish French mostly, I also have some Welsh and Manx and northwestern Europe. I would love to go see the mother land where my family came from. I love being Scottish. It's so cool. I also learned Gaelic, but have no one to speak it too. We have Folklarama here and I use to work at the Scottish Pavilion and I met a lady who taught me the language. Do you know it at all? i imagine it's only spoken in the Gael talks, such a shame really to me that we lost our language when I look at other countries who speak their own languages. I know some Irish as well but again no one to speak it too. Love your videos, enjoy them. I wish I could go there someday. I found out my Scottish Blood comes from Sky and Bute and apparently the Hebrides. Hey, do you have any Pict in you? It's so beautiful there.
Another great video Ruth. Hope you go back to Dumfries and Galloway forest park as there’s so much to see and do there. Your dinner looked very tasty. Enjoy your week. 😊x
I'll hopefully explore another part of it next time. Have a great week too!
最初にイギリスに興味を持ったのは、子供の頃に読んだイギリスの作家Arthur Ransomeが書いたSwallows and Amazonsのシリーズでした。
その時はEnglandもScotlandもWalesも分からずに全てをイギリスとして考えてワクワクして読んでいました。
今はEnglandの湖水地方が最初の何巻か？モデルになっている事が解っていますが、頭の中で思い描いていたheath が茂りローマ時代の石垣が続く風景はこの動画に出て来るScotlandの風景です。
haggisとかpemmican と言う食べ物を知ったのも、この物語のシリーズからだった様な気がします。
どうやら私がBritain島に行くとしたら、行ってみたいのはEnglandよりもScotlandのようですね。
それは興味深いね。いつかそういう本を読まなくちゃ。
イギリスにも美しい場所がたくさんある。湖水地方は美しいし、コッツウォルズやヨークの町も好きだ。
イングランドを訪れたことがあるんだけど、いつもスコットランドに比べると賑やかな感じがするんだ。スコットランドに比べ、イングランドにはたくさんの人が住んでいる。私はスコットランドの平和で静かなところが好きです。
いつかスコットランドを訪れてください。
お待ちしています。
I am so glad I found your channel Ruth and have enjoyed every one of your videos so far. You make them so informative and entertaining, and I love the way you find the joy in everything you do. As a transplanted Scot who has been living on Vancouver Island for many years, you have opened my eyes to so many wonderful places I would love either to return to or visit for the very first time. Thank you.
PS* love all your wee whisky bottles 😊🏴
Thank you so much for watching on Vancouver Island!!
Lovely video Ruth, I did laughter at the Red’s with carrots, one pushing the other away to get a feed😂 Again you have shown a beautiful area in the Southern Uplands that I have not visited. I did spend the night in Jedburgh in a very cold Mini in the snow waiting to buy fuel when the garages opened!! Silly me!! You did a great dinner and the sauce looked delicious. On the cold front, you need to get a diesel heater fitted, they are fantastic. I chose the top of the range, Eberspacher but I am told some of the Chinese copies are very good now and are much cheaper. Ours is 2kw Airtronic and boy oh boy warms the van very quick. Our van is not large 6m and in 15minutes can be really warm, Check them out👍 Great content again, Cheers Mike🥃👍👍
Thanks Mike, please look forward to the next video on my channel! I share more about the diesel heater I have decided on!
Having spent a week myself up in the Galloway region.. Don't forget about all the historical sites and buildings dotted all around that area. Going off the beaten track on the many trails was wonderful and felt really remote and wild. The places you visited on this video I also went too and was great for a quick visit and highly recommend as well as the coastal areas of Galloway.. Love to back again 👍😁🏴
There's so many lovely places in Galloway, hard to fit them all into one video. I'll make more!
@ruthaisling Yes, I can imagine.. A week for me was not long enough to visit or see all the places I wanted to. So much history and stunning scenery to see and things to do. Buetiful part of Scotland and so unspoilt. I will definatley head back in 2024 as I have the Arran Coastal Way planned in July to hike also 😁👍 Takecare , love your videos and tours 😁👍
On the subject of stone walls, we were taught that after the Transcontinental Railroad was constructed, many of the Asian immigrants were put to the task of building stone walls. After moving to Volcano, California I found some of those stone walls right across the street from my home.
Good afternoon Ruth didn’t know the lowlands were so beautiful and interesting in the night sky park but the monument for Murray was epic out in the wilderness becoming an oriental linguist thx for all your knowledge and of course the super Scottish dinner 😘🌸🌺🌿🚗
Thanks for watching Linda!
Nice vlog Ruth! It's fun lighting things on fire! 🔥
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Simply lovely Ruth 👍, I love it camping around there ,though I spend my time mostly around Loch Doon , when I visit my relations in Ayr I always love to travel down to there calling in at my favorite village of Dunour with its lovely castle and Harbour and Dalmelington with its steam museum and to look for the lost villages😊
I'll need to visit Loch Doon sometime. I really like Ayrshire too, spent 2 summers working there, love that coastline looking out to Ailsa Craig
Helloooo again Ruth,
You never cease to amaze me with your informational vlogs. You are very articulate with your presentation plus your cooking skills are second to none. Love your traditional Scottish cooking with the Haggis neeps and tatties. Your Scottish Whiskey sauce is to die for. I will try this recipe myself. Take care and I look forward to watching your next vlog💝💝💝
Thanks, let me know how you get on with the whisky sauce!
@@ruthaisling Thanks a million for your swift response. Appreciated. I will of course update you on how I get on with making your delicious Whiskey Sauce 💝💝💝
Hey Ruth 👋 I've been up the grey mare's tail with my x wife when we got married in Scotland in Moffat thanks for sharing this 😀 I miss Scotland ❤ lol from me in Birmingham xx 😍 😊
What a nice place to get married, thanks for watching Paul!
@@ruthaisling Ruth I love your videos
Another great video Ruth, good to see my home country on your posts, always look forward to your next ones....
Thanks Sandy!
Thank you, Ruth!
used to go swimming in the deep pools up above the waterfall
Love a cold swim!
Loved the video Ruth, one of my favourite dinners, haggis, neeps and tatties mmmm
Mine too 😋
Hi Ruth, you mentioned your van getting colder.
We had a diesel heater installed in our caravan and it was a game changer for winter caravanning off grid, soo toasty.
The heaters air feed and exhaust are both outside the van so no chance of fumes and it only uses a small amount of fuel so its also economical.
You can buy expensive ones from Germany or inexpensive ones from China, we bought the Chinesse variety and its been working for 6 years.
Hi John, your deisel heater sounds great, thanks for sharing about it. I will look into getting one installed!
@@ruthaisling just get a small one for your van 2 kwatt or you'll be too hot.
The new ones should have a thermostat and remote control.👍