Happy Christmas 👍. UA-cam is a fun hobby and I like you get a buzz out of just trying to make each video better with each one I do. Interacting with viewers can also be fun especially when they share local info. Visiting Ireland will give your channel a massive boost as there is international interest in that Country. We were amazed by the response when we went 👍 Stay safe.
As a recent subscriber can I just say how much I enjoy all your videos. The friendly conversational style is so much more natural than some other travel UA-camrs. Yours are very much the "having a mate tell you where he has been" type and draw the viewer in.
Happy Christmas to you Steve, and I hope to see you walking around Dartmoor, perhaps next year..cream teas on me. Thank you for all your hard work in making these fantastic pure escapism videos this year. There are many people out there like myself, that have relied on your cheerful videos in order to keep us sane, and for a few minutes, escape the harsh reality.
Thanks so much Sandra and all the best to you! Hey, I'm a Scotsman, so I'll hold you to that offer of a cream tea! I certainly don't get enough of those! :) It's kinda kept us sane too, and lovely comments like yours certainly help :)
@@steve-marsh Most definitely buy you both a Devonshire cream tea, it would be my pleasure after all the hard work you have done in making your brilliant videos. My favourite so far, camping under the bridge without a tent. Just so enjoyable watching you both having an adventure, and reminded me of when I use to do the same, in all weathers, when I use to go rock climbing. Just took my sleeping bag, no tent, but all my climbing gear. I look forward to seeing you in Devon.
Happy New Year to you, Steve, and Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku to your partner. Talking of places in Scotland that are memorable - too many to mention! - I was struck by the beauty of the A816 road from Lochgilphead on Loch Fyne, across the Argyll peninsula to Crinan, (a fascinating little port at the western end of the Crinan Canal, take the detour at Cairnbaan), and on up the coast to Oban. It sweeps and winds following the coastline, just as picturesque as anything I've seen of the Northern 500, with views across to the northern end of Jura and then the Isle of Mull. There are historic monuments along the way, such as Dunadd hill fort, (take the turning left off the main road towards the Crinan Canal a bit beyond Cairnbaan). Reputedly the crowning place of the kings of Dalriada, you can still put your foot in the hollow of the rock at the summit which they reputedly did during the crowning ceremony, and the "cup and ring" stones around Kilmichael and Kilmartin , which show that the area was more intensively populated in prehistorictimes than it is now, though it's become more popular since I was there in the 1980's. The drive out from Glasgow ain't bad, either, once you get off the busy A9 along Loch Lomond at Tarbet over to the head of Loch Long at Arrochar ( or alternatively you can take the minor road from Dumbarton via Helensburgh to Faslane and high along the eastern side of Loch Long.) You climb up over the "Rest & Be Thankful" pass with the "Cobbler" to your left, before descending down to the head of Loch Fyne, through Inverary and Furnace, which will recall "Para Handy" stories if you've read the tales. There is a beautiful garden at Crarae. I used to visit there in the late spring, back end of May, with friends from the Worth Valley Railway to sail aboard the "Puffer" VIC32 out of Ardrishaig, and the countryside looked at its best then. You mention coming south when things hopefully return to "normality" again, and with your love of islands, the Scillies off the end of Cornwall would be a great place to visit. I enjoyed idyllic childhood holidays on the second largest, northernmost island of St Martins, with unspoilt sandy beaches and cliff paths looking out to the Atlantic. It's more popular now, but i believe you can still find quiet spots, Most people are attracted to the slightly showy attractions on Tresco, but the smaller isles are fascinating to visit. If you cross by sea on the "Scillonian III", it can be a test of your sea legs (it has the by-name of the "Great White Stomach Pump"!), so I wouldn't recommend just settling for a return day-trip from Penzance to St Mary's unless the weather forecast was very good! You could combine it with your projected Edinburgh to Penzance rail journey. All the Best, and keep on vlogging, they're always fascinating.
Hugh, your knowledge is incredible and I take a lot of time to make notes on your replies in the book! A lot of these places I have not yet visited, so you are a well of inspiration. On one note though, I love Crinan and every time we've been there we seem to get lucky with the weather :) I would love to give the "Cobbler" a go, but I fear that could be another fail video due to my poor head for heights! Do you think we should give it a go anyway??? Particularly interested in getting on board the Scillonian - and ferry videos always do so well on here, hopefully on a stormy day :) Thanks again so much Hugh for your incredible support! Here's hoping some form of normality can return soon and we can get right down to the very southern tip of this island! Happy New Year to you, and your stab at Polish is much better than I could attempt! :)
@@steve-marsh A "stormy" "Scillonian" crossing, though not as long as the Northlink Aberdeen-Shetland sailing (about 2 hrs 45 mins) is a challenge to your sea-legs - to put it delicately - that I can assure you! We holidayed there for three idyllic summers in the late 1950's, and the crossing on the then "Scillonian II" after arriving on the steam-hauled overnight sleeping car train from Paddington, was to a poor sailor, as I was then, like some sort of ordeal that had to be undergone to reach the paradise that was the Scillies. We couldn't take the flying option, then provided by BEA with pre-War Dragon Rapide biplane aircraft, because we took our dog with us, and livestock weren't permitted on the aircraft. My wife is Polish, so I do have a working grasp of the language, and have enjoyed numerous trips to that fascinating country and enjoyed the hospitality of some wonderful friends there, We've seen many changes over the three decades we've been visiting. I remember your sleeper trip to Krakow, and I'm sure your partner would be able to suggest some more opportunities for interesting vlogging trips there, when travel gets easier again, as we all hope it will. Stay safe.
Merry Christmas from Connecticut, Steve! Thanks for answering our questions--on Christmas, no less--about your travels and videos. Looking forward to more in 2021. While you're in lockdown, you might consider some lesser-known Edinburgh points of interest. Until you showed them, I had no idea that there were so many parks and other undeveloped outdoor places in the city, and they are beautiful. Great to see those videos. Now that the weather is colder, making hiking less appealing, what are some good indoor things to do (even though they may currently be closed to visitors)? For example, does the University of Edinburgh have museums with interesting collections? Are there some small museums that only get a footnote in the guidebooks? Thank you for the enjoyable videos, and Happy New Year!
Cheers Susan! I dream of getting back to Connecticut! We went to the Palace of Holyroodhouse just before Christmas, not as a 'video trip', but it was a treat! Took some limited video on that one, maybe I can post it on here? All the very best to you!
Happy Xmas 2022 to Adventurous Steve and lovely Alicija! Wishing you great health and prosperity for 2023! May you continue to make your beautiful and exciting videos for all your fans 😇😇❤️❤️👍🏻love you Steve and Alicija
Hi Steve, I have been binging your videos for the last 4 or 5 days and not only do I love the way you wander around discovering places and people but also your fabulous accent. It's so nice to hear a Scot talking about Scotland; it adds flavour. I'm a Scot myself but I left Scotland years ago and miss it terribly. Traveling with you just brings it all back in such a nice way. Here's a suggestion for a wee visit; the Falls of Dochert at Killin, western end of Loch Tay. There's a Wade bridge and it's really spectacular. After that, take the loch side road to Aberfeldy, turn right onto the A 826 as far as Milton, then the A 822 through the Sma Glen to Amulree and Gilmerton. You'll be back in Edinburgh by nightfall and it's stunning all the way. Take care; look forward to more journeys. Aye, Christopher Pearson ( in Paris)
Cheers Christopher! Amazing suggestions and you’ve given me plenty of ideas for 2022!!! Have a fantastic Hogmanay, for a Scot, it’s still Hogmanay wherever you are in the world :) and thanks for the kind words, aww the best!
All the best to you too! Here's hoping 2021 will bring many more adventures, never gone into a new year with so few plans, but hopefully that brings some unexpected trips :)
Loved this. We have a caravan at montrose basin we have been coming up your way from Fife for the last thirty years love all the surrounding areas. Beautiful beaches at St Cyprus. Thanks again Steve.
Cheers Steve from California. Enjoy your channel as I really enjoy Scotland. First started visiting 50 years ago when I was in the U.S. Air Force and we'd refuel at Lossiemouth and Kinloss. Try Northern Ireland...superb. The Antrim coast is magic. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much! I really like Lossiemouth, we always seem to get nice weather in that corner of the world :) Northern Ireland high on the list for 2021! All the best to you!
Hey Steve....this was an awesome Q & A session....I really enjoyed it!! A very Merry Christmas to you....glad you enjoyed the video card.....thanks for the shout out about Newfoundland & hope that things improve so that you can get back there again....I'm still working on getting to my cousin's wedding next October!!
Cheers Bob!!! I've never gone into a new year with so few plans, but maybe we can unearth some unexpected adventures in 2021! And best of luck for the wedding, my fingers are tightly crossed for you!
Just watching your Q and A on Boxing Day Steve. I randomly found your Stonehaven video one day and since then have enjoyed many of your adventures. One thing I have learned from your videos is that when I make a visit to Shetland, something I had planned to do this year, I will be flying there rather than taking the ferry. It looked like a very rough crossing for you. By the way, as a railway person, I can clarify for you that the train you need for Devon or Cornwall is Cross Country Trains, you mentioned Trans Pennine but they only go as far south as Manchester airport. Thanks for all your videos and best wishes to you and your family.
Thanks for clarifying the train! I can't wait to make that journey! Yes, the flight into Sumburgh is spectacular too on a nice day, the only downside is the price. Thanks so much for watching the channel, your support is much appreciated!
Great video Steve.... Morning Beer.. Great Idea... :-)))) I hope to see you in Yorkshire some time soon... Take care and stay safe :-))) Love to your Glamorous Lady as well :-))) xx
Thanks for the videos Steve. I’ve caught up on them throughout lockdown and have planned break around Edinburgh with many of your video recommendations on the ‘to do list’. We spent a week in Stirling and Falkirk this year and loved it. Please try and make the effort to pop down to Northumberland after lockdown. The beach between Seahouses and Bamburgh Castle is a great walk with some fantastic fish and chips. A boat trip to the Farne Islands to see the puffins is highly recommended. Also the small villages of Alnwick, Warkworth, Amble and Morpeth are well worth a wander.
Writing all these places in my book now! Can't wait to be able to travel there, sounds like it would be a fantastic video location too! Cheers, all the best!
I hope you had a very Happy Christmas..from our entire family who all love your videos...my kids even asked if we could buy a van. Not sure if I appreciate your influence yet. 🤨 Have a safe new year and CHEERS 🍻
Great video. I hope to get back to Scotland next year, had to cancel my little jolly this year but I'm not defeated. BTW - That train journey is the Cross Country service from Aberdeen to Penzance. I did it in 2019 - 13hrs 20minutes. All the best for the new year.
The problem with getting to St Kilda isn't just the journey itself (only by boat from Skye) but also the exorbitant cost of the boat trip too. It's around £450 per person for a round trip. You can also get stuck once you're there if the weather changes so you really need to be flexible on dates and take more food and drink than you require just in case, because there's nothing there. It's also a 4 hour trip one way. We had high hopes of going a couple of years ago but we decided against it because of these reasons.
Wow I had NO IDEA it was so expensive!!! Maybe I need to put an ad in a local paper to see if a fisherman will take me out or something like that. Fancy coming along? :)
Glad to hear you will be coming back to Canada. Have you ever ridden VIA rail? From Vancouver all the way east or vice versa. I think you would like the mountains in jasper or Banff, Alberta. But watch for bears if you are walking the trails there and carry bear spray. A drive down the Glacier parkway from jasper to banff would blow your mind.
Great Q&A session. You could make it a regular feature. Youve put the St.Kilda trip back on my radar. Its an all day trip from Leverburgh on the Isle of Harris, and if its too choppy to cross the Isle of Harris is stunning and plenty to keep you occupied. Im guessing it needs to be booked well in advance ...all those pesky tourists...haha
There’s no scheduled ferry service to St Kilda . It’s booked by private charter from Harris. You missed out Stovies, Cullen Skink, potato scones, cock a leeky soup and haggis pakora in your Scottish food question..
@@steve-marsh colorado is beautiful. So are south eastern Utah and Northern New Mexico. So much to see in this area, I hope you can make it! Only issues are the distances to cove. Scotland is so amazing with so much to see within relatively short drives.
Hi Steve, I only discovered your videos the other week but now I'm subscribed and love your content. You should do this for a living as you are so natural in front of the camera. Looking forward to your next video.
A week on Harris (which is wonderful), book with the boat company from Leverburgh for St Kilda. They will give you two possible dates for the St Kilda trip. One of them might well work!
Congratulations on such a lovely and surprisingly coherent Q&A session on Christmas Day! Hope you do get your trips next year but, whilst waiting for the end of lock-down why not get out to the Outer Hebrides? Give the Hebridean Way a go maybe? There's a lot of UA-camrs doing Lewis and Harris these days but not so many spending time on Barra, Eriskay or the Uists and some of the coast line there is incredible! - Oh, and I'd also love to visit the Small Isles.
@@steve-marsh If you do decide to tackle Heb Way make sure you follow the walkers' guide notes NOT the cyclists'! I've seen so many poor souls trudging along the road for miles and totally missing the coastal path. Not much wonder it isn't as highly publicised as other long distance trails!
Oh absolutely Willie - there were too many places to mention on this video, so I probably only stuck to UK! Would love to venture to the very southern tip especially, and the islands lying off the coast :)
Hi Steve, I would be very interested in the equipment you use for your blogs. What did you start with and how much have you modified your gear and your approach to filming? I was thinking about having a go and its mainly for my brother who is now house bound and I'm sure he would like to see a few films from our home town in Kent. Keep up the good work and I love your travels along the west coast of Scotland especially I was born in Oban.
Funny enough part of the motivation for starting the channel was to share videos and adventures with my Dad who isn't so mobile these days. I use an old GoPro 8 mainly, and haven't upgraded for a while. It has its quirks and I sometimes hate it, but the advantages just about cancel out the disadvantages, so it's still my main camera (along with phone). The main difference for me through experience is just getting a bit better at editing (but still use a basic package for that too)
Always carry a wee bottle of HP sauce in your daypack in case you're attacked by cows Just hold it up in front of their faces and stare them down (use mint sauce for cutthroat gangs of sheep). I think that you mentioned "bannock?" Bannock, believe it or not is bush soul food of various native peoples of Northern Canada and they have developed bannock preparation to an art form. They even have bannock cooking competitions during their get-togethers Why, you ask? The Hudson's Bay Company manned their posts all over the North with Orkney Men for a few hundred years They were tough, used to privation and trustworthy and they were the machinery of the HBC.They left a lot of their culture behind (and their genes) and now Native Northern Canada is quite old Northern Scottish.
howay steve what aboot bridie's forfar bride's stovies red puddings tablet tunnocks tea cake cullen skink a could go on p.s a hidden gem loch morloch sandy beach canoeing up tributarys with the cairngorms a short walk mt cairngorm ben macdhui etc
What better reason to start a UA-cam channel than “as a personal journal”. Very interesting Q&A. Thank you. 👏👏👍😎
Happy Christmas 👍. UA-cam is a fun hobby and I like you get a buzz out of just trying to make each video better with each one I do. Interacting with viewers can also be fun especially when they share local info. Visiting Ireland will give your channel a massive boost as there is international interest in that Country. We were amazed by the response when we went 👍 Stay safe.
Thanks so much! Just subscribed to your channel now, love the van!
As a recent subscriber can I just say how much I enjoy all your videos. The friendly conversational style is so much more natural than some other travel UA-camrs. Yours are very much the "having a mate tell you where he has been" type and draw the viewer in.
Thanks so much for the kind comments and for the sub! Really appreciate it! All the best Dave :)
Happy Christmas [Steve & Co] ; love your friendly vlogs. It’s like having a reliable cheery walking companion.... thank you for keeping us sane-ish
Hehe thanks so much! All the best to you, it helps with my sanity too! :)
Awesome Q&A! (but it was impossible to record in one go😅)
I wait for 10K subscribers special! In a kilt😏
Haha I am nervous to confirm that will happen in writing, don't want my knees getting sued ;)
Happy Holidays from Texas. Would love to tilt back a Tennent's in a Scottish pub right now. Maybe in 2021...
Haha good luck, or if not I'll need to send you one to wonderful Texas! All the best to you!
Your doing a grand job sir
Thanks so much David!
Happy Christmas 2022, I know it is five months early,but the early bird………….Happy Christmas
Haha Merry Christmas mate!
Happy Christmas to you Steve, and I hope to see you walking around Dartmoor, perhaps next year..cream teas on me. Thank you for all your hard work in making these fantastic pure escapism videos this year. There are many people out there like myself, that have relied on your cheerful videos in order to keep us sane, and for a few minutes, escape the harsh reality.
Thanks so much Sandra and all the best to you! Hey, I'm a Scotsman, so I'll hold you to that offer of a cream tea! I certainly don't get enough of those! :) It's kinda kept us sane too, and lovely comments like yours certainly help :)
@@steve-marsh Most definitely buy you both a Devonshire cream tea, it would be my pleasure after all the hard work you have done in making your brilliant videos. My favourite so far, camping under the bridge without a tent. Just so enjoyable watching you both having an adventure, and reminded me of when I use to do the same, in all weathers, when I use to go rock climbing. Just took my sleeping bag, no tent, but all my climbing gear. I look forward to seeing you in Devon.
Was the fourth question from Alicja from THE Alicja ?
Yes, enquiring minds want to know
Happy New Year to you, Steve, and Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku to your partner.
Talking of places in Scotland that are memorable - too many to mention! - I was struck by the beauty of the A816 road from Lochgilphead on Loch Fyne, across the Argyll peninsula to Crinan, (a fascinating little port at the western end of the Crinan Canal, take the detour at Cairnbaan), and on up the coast to Oban.
It sweeps and winds following the coastline, just as picturesque as anything I've seen of the Northern 500, with views across to the northern end of Jura and then the Isle of Mull.
There are historic monuments along the way, such as Dunadd hill fort, (take the turning left off the main road towards the Crinan Canal a bit beyond Cairnbaan). Reputedly the crowning place of the kings of Dalriada, you can still put your foot in the hollow of the rock at the summit which they reputedly did during the crowning ceremony, and the "cup and ring" stones around Kilmichael and Kilmartin , which show that the area was more intensively populated in prehistorictimes than it is now, though it's become more popular since I was there in the 1980's.
The drive out from Glasgow ain't bad, either, once you get off the busy A9 along Loch Lomond at Tarbet over to the head of Loch Long at Arrochar ( or alternatively you can take the minor road from Dumbarton via Helensburgh to Faslane and high along the eastern side of Loch Long.) You climb up over the "Rest & Be Thankful" pass with the "Cobbler" to your left, before descending down to the head of Loch Fyne, through Inverary and Furnace, which will recall "Para Handy" stories if you've read the tales. There is a beautiful garden at Crarae.
I used to visit there in the late spring, back end of May, with friends from the Worth Valley Railway to sail aboard the "Puffer" VIC32 out of Ardrishaig, and the countryside looked at its best then.
You mention coming south when things hopefully return to "normality" again, and with your love of islands, the Scillies off the end of Cornwall would be a great place to visit. I enjoyed idyllic childhood holidays on the second largest, northernmost island of St Martins, with unspoilt sandy beaches and cliff paths looking out to the Atlantic. It's more popular now, but i believe you can still find quiet spots, Most people are attracted to the slightly showy attractions on Tresco, but the smaller isles are fascinating to visit.
If you cross by sea on the "Scillonian III", it can be a test of your sea legs (it has the by-name of the "Great White Stomach Pump"!), so I wouldn't recommend just settling for a return day-trip from Penzance to St Mary's unless the weather forecast was very good! You could combine it with your projected Edinburgh to Penzance rail journey. All the Best, and keep on vlogging, they're always fascinating.
Hugh, your knowledge is incredible and I take a lot of time to make notes on your replies in the book! A lot of these places I have not yet visited, so you are a well of inspiration. On one note though, I love Crinan and every time we've been there we seem to get lucky with the weather :) I would love to give the "Cobbler" a go, but I fear that could be another fail video due to my poor head for heights! Do you think we should give it a go anyway??? Particularly interested in getting on board the Scillonian - and ferry videos always do so well on here, hopefully on a stormy day :) Thanks again so much Hugh for your incredible support! Here's hoping some form of normality can return soon and we can get right down to the very southern tip of this island! Happy New Year to you, and your stab at Polish is much better than I could attempt! :)
@@steve-marsh A "stormy" "Scillonian" crossing, though not as long as the Northlink Aberdeen-Shetland sailing (about 2 hrs 45 mins) is a challenge to your sea-legs - to put it delicately - that I can assure you! We holidayed there for three idyllic summers in the late 1950's, and the crossing on the then "Scillonian II" after arriving on the steam-hauled overnight sleeping car train from Paddington, was to a poor sailor, as I was then, like some sort of ordeal that had to be undergone to reach the paradise that was the Scillies. We couldn't take the flying option, then provided by BEA with pre-War Dragon Rapide biplane aircraft, because we took our dog with us, and livestock weren't permitted on the aircraft.
My wife is Polish, so I do have a working grasp of the language, and have enjoyed numerous trips to that fascinating country and enjoyed the hospitality of some wonderful friends there, We've seen many changes over the three decades we've been visiting. I remember your sleeper trip to Krakow, and I'm sure your partner would be able to suggest some more opportunities for interesting vlogging trips there, when travel gets easier again, as we all hope it will. Stay safe.
Merry Christmas! Here's to an awesome 2021 where we can hopefully get our lives back!
Here here Bill! All the very best to you!
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you Steve. Thanks for the videos and I hope that we all can get back to travelling again soon.
Here here Peter! Best wishes to you Sir!
Merry Christmas Steve, I enjoy all your travels. Safe 2021.
Aww thanks Margaret! And the same to you!
A hidden gem just along the coast from Edinburgh is Seacliff, summer and winter, always worth a trip !
Cheers 🥃
Noting this down in the book right now! Thank you!
Merry Christmas from Connecticut, Steve! Thanks for answering our questions--on Christmas, no less--about your travels and videos. Looking forward to more in 2021. While you're in lockdown, you might consider some lesser-known Edinburgh points of interest. Until you showed them, I had no idea that there were so many parks and other undeveloped outdoor places in the city, and they are beautiful. Great to see those videos. Now that the weather is colder, making hiking less appealing, what are some good indoor things to do (even though they may currently be closed to visitors)? For example, does the University of Edinburgh have museums with interesting collections? Are there some small museums that only get a footnote in the guidebooks? Thank you for the enjoyable videos, and Happy New Year!
Cheers Susan! I dream of getting back to Connecticut! We went to the Palace of Holyroodhouse just before Christmas, not as a 'video trip', but it was a treat! Took some limited video on that one, maybe I can post it on here? All the very best to you!
Happy Xmas 2022 to Adventurous Steve and lovely Alicija! Wishing you great health and prosperity for 2023! May you continue to make your beautiful and exciting videos for all your fans 😇😇❤️❤️👍🏻love you Steve and Alicija
... and cheers to you as well Steve! (and thanks for the tips)
Cheers John! All the best for 2021!
Hi Steve, I have been binging your videos for the last 4 or 5 days and not only do I love the way you wander around discovering places and people but also your fabulous accent. It's so nice to hear a Scot talking about Scotland; it adds flavour. I'm a Scot myself but I left Scotland years ago and miss it terribly. Traveling with you just brings it all back in such a nice way. Here's a suggestion for a wee visit; the Falls of Dochert at Killin, western end of Loch Tay. There's a Wade bridge and it's really spectacular. After that, take the loch side road to Aberfeldy, turn right onto the A 826 as far as Milton, then the A 822 through the Sma Glen to Amulree and Gilmerton. You'll be back in Edinburgh by nightfall and it's stunning all the way. Take care; look forward to more journeys. Aye, Christopher Pearson ( in Paris)
Cheers Christopher! Amazing suggestions and you’ve given me plenty of ideas for 2022!!! Have a fantastic Hogmanay, for a Scot, it’s still Hogmanay wherever you are in the world :) and thanks for the kind words, aww the best!
Great Q & A session most enjoyable, look forward to seeing more videos from you in what I hope will be a great New Year, stay safe mate.
And the same to you Simon! All the best!
Only just watched the Christmas one,2021, covid, you made alot of people happy,
Merry Christmas Steve! Thank you for keeping us entertained this year. Fingers crossed we will be travelling again next year.
All the best to you too! Here's hoping 2021 will bring many more adventures, never gone into a new year with so few plans, but hopefully that brings some unexpected trips :)
Loved this. We have a caravan at montrose basin we have been coming up your way from Fife for the last thirty years love all the surrounding areas. Beautiful beaches at St Cyprus. Thanks again Steve.
Ohhh totally agree - some underrated beaches around that area, and for that reason they are even better because they are quieter! :)
Happy Christmas Steve! Wishing for a Healthy Happy New Year for you & yours!
Thanks so much, and all the best to you!
Merry Christmas Steve!! Wishing you all the best and looking forward to new vlogs
All the best to you Peter! Hopefully back soon with some more :)
Merry Christmas from Florida and Best Wishes to you and your family for health, wealth and some fun in '21.
And the same to you and your family! All the best :)
Merry Christmas, great to hear all your answers, looking forward to all your adventures in 2021🏴❤️🏴
Thanks Jane! No idea where we'll get to, but here's to some unexpected trips! All the best!
Cheers Steve from California. Enjoy your channel as I really enjoy Scotland. First started visiting 50 years ago when I was in the U.S. Air Force and we'd refuel at Lossiemouth and Kinloss. Try Northern Ireland...superb. The Antrim coast is magic. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much! I really like Lossiemouth, we always seem to get nice weather in that corner of the world :) Northern Ireland high on the list for 2021! All the best to you!
Yepp, to a much better 2021, Mate!
Arra bestest!
Cheers to you!
Merry Christmas to you as well. Thanks for answering my question on the Q and A. :)
Cheers James! All the best!
I watch everything on YT on a Fire Stick. Only problem is constant change in volume. Love travel vids. Thanks & have a better 2021 like we all need!
Thanks Jan! All the best to you!
Merry Christmas, thanks for the unexpected Q&A, hope your holiday is wonderful! Love your videos.
Cheers! Have a great New Year! :)
Great Q&A Steve, Merry Christmas to you and your family!!
All the very best for 2021, look forward to some more great content.
And the same to you Darren! Thanks so much for the support!
Thanks for the answer Steve! Happy New Year in advance 🍾
And to you too! Have a great one, and let's hope we can get out and explore a bit more soon!
Hey Steve....this was an awesome Q & A session....I really enjoyed it!! A very Merry Christmas to you....glad you enjoyed the video card.....thanks for the shout out about Newfoundland & hope that things improve so that you can get back there again....I'm still working on getting to my cousin's wedding next October!!
Cheers Bob!!! I've never gone into a new year with so few plans, but maybe we can unearth some unexpected adventures in 2021! And best of luck for the wedding, my fingers are tightly crossed for you!
Just watching your Q and A on Boxing Day Steve. I randomly found your Stonehaven video one day and since then have enjoyed many of your adventures. One thing I have learned from your videos is that when I make a visit to Shetland, something I had planned to do this year, I will be flying there rather than taking the ferry. It looked like a very rough crossing for you. By the way, as a railway person, I can clarify for you that the train you need for Devon or Cornwall is Cross Country Trains, you mentioned Trans Pennine but they only go as far south as Manchester airport. Thanks for all your videos and best wishes to you and your family.
Thanks for clarifying the train! I can't wait to make that journey! Yes, the flight into Sumburgh is spectacular too on a nice day, the only downside is the price. Thanks so much for watching the channel, your support is much appreciated!
Great video good luck in all your future travels I can’t wait to see them. Happy New Year
Thanks so much Jim and all the best to you!
Great video Steve.... Morning Beer.. Great Idea... :-)))) I hope to see you in Yorkshire some time soon... Take care and stay safe :-))) Love to your Glamorous Lady as well :-))) xx
Thanks Shirley boy! And I'll pass that on :) All the best to you!
thanks for answering my question steve! hope you’ve had a great christmas and have a happy new year!
You are very welcome! All the best to you too!
Thanks for the videos Steve. I’ve caught up on them throughout lockdown and have planned break around Edinburgh with many of your video recommendations on the ‘to do list’.
We spent a week in Stirling and Falkirk this year and loved it.
Please try and make the effort to pop down to Northumberland after lockdown. The beach between Seahouses and Bamburgh Castle is a great walk with some fantastic fish and chips. A boat trip to the Farne Islands to see the puffins is highly recommended. Also the small villages of Alnwick, Warkworth, Amble and Morpeth are well worth a wander.
Writing all these places in my book now! Can't wait to be able to travel there, sounds like it would be a fantastic video location too! Cheers, all the best!
@@steve-marsh if you go to Alnwick Castle it is where they filmed the Hogwarts scenes in the early Harry Potter movies.
Happy Christmas Steve all the best for 2021!
And to you! Thanks for the support!
Great to see the Q&A session up so quickly! Beer in the morning?! haha
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Stay well and safe!
Cheers! Putting the merry into Merry Christmas 🤣Aww the best!
Many happy returns sir!
Same to you! Cheers Paul!
Steve keep up the good work
Cheers! Merry christmas and happy new year!
And to you! Cheers!
lets hope you have a better 2021 with more great content!
Cheers Ethan! And all the best to you too!
Where is Alicija? I haven’t seen her in your newest videos!
She's more interested in highland cows apparently!
How stupid of me...of course Happy Hogmanay to you too. Didn't even realise it's the 31st. Happy hunting in 2022.
Merry Christmas Steve, I really enjoy your videos.
Thanks so much! All the best to you!
Hi Steve Great video as always. Happy Christmas and Guid Ne' er day Crawford
And all the best to you! We still have no idea what to do at New Year!
I hope you had a very Happy Christmas..from our entire family who all love your videos...my kids even asked if we could buy a van. Not sure if I appreciate your influence yet. 🤨 Have a safe new year and CHEERS 🍻
Haha smart kids! :) All the best to you and your family, wishing you many happy trips in your van in 2021 ;)
@@steve-marsh hey now slow down... LOL I didn't say yes...
A very merry Christmas to you keep up with the videos there great .
Thanks so much! All the best to you for 2021!
Maybe a hike to the Father Ted house, in Lackareagh, Co. Clare...? Ah go on!
That's the best idea I've heard in a while!
@@steve-marsh I think that would be a great video lol.
Great video. I hope to get back to Scotland next year, had to cancel my little jolly this year but I'm not defeated. BTW - That train journey is the Cross Country service from Aberdeen to Penzance. I did it in 2019 - 13hrs 20minutes.
All the best for the new year.
Cheers! What an epic trip - how was it??? All the best to you!
Nice video, enjoy this .. Merry Christmas!
Cheers! All the best to you! :)
The problem with getting to St Kilda isn't just the journey itself (only by boat from Skye) but also the exorbitant cost of the boat trip too. It's around £450 per person for a round trip. You can also get stuck once you're there if the weather changes so you really need to be flexible on dates and take more food and drink than you require just in case, because there's nothing there. It's also a 4 hour trip one way. We had high hopes of going a couple of years ago but we decided against it because of these reasons.
Wow I had NO IDEA it was so expensive!!! Maybe I need to put an ad in a local paper to see if a fisherman will take me out or something like that. Fancy coming along? :)
@@steve-marsh I'm there! 😀
Happy Christmas to you and yours from Orlando FL
And to you Sir! Hope all is well in Orlando :)
Glad to hear you will be coming back to Canada. Have you ever ridden VIA rail? From Vancouver all the way east or vice versa. I think you would like the mountains in jasper or Banff, Alberta. But watch for bears if you are walking the trails there and carry bear spray. A drive down the Glacier parkway from jasper to banff would blow your mind.
Oh you’re giving me some ideas! :)
Great Q&A session. You could make it a regular feature. Youve put the St.Kilda trip back on my radar. Its an all day trip from Leverburgh on the Isle of Harris, and if its too choppy to cross the Isle of Harris is stunning and plenty to keep you occupied. Im guessing it needs to be booked well in advance ...all those pesky tourists...haha
Haha true! But I like your point about being stuck on Harris not being such a bad thing :) Cheers Michael, all the best!
There’s no scheduled ferry service to St Kilda . It’s booked by private charter from Harris. You missed out Stovies, Cullen Skink, potato scones, cock a leeky soup and haggis pakora in your Scottish food question..
Merry Christmas
All the best! :)
Merry Christmas Steve from Colorado USA
All the best! Colorado was a 2020 plan, I'm sure I'll appreciate it all the more when I finally get there!
@@steve-marsh colorado is beautiful. So are south eastern Utah and Northern New Mexico. So much to see in this area, I hope you can make it! Only issues are the distances to cove. Scotland is so amazing with so much to see within relatively short drives.
@@DerrickNedzelMtnBike True! And you guys are much more accustomed than us to big drives, but then your roads are much better for it! :)
Hi Steve, I only discovered your videos the other week but now I'm subscribed and love your content. You should do this for a living as you are so natural in front of the camera. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks so much David and welcome aboard! :)
A week on Harris (which is wonderful), book with the boat company from Leverburgh for St Kilda. They will give you two possible dates for the St Kilda trip. One of them might well work!
Cheers for the info, St Kilda is high on the list for 2021 now!
@@steve-marsh alternatively SeaTrek, out of Miavaig in Lewis!
Cheers for the nxt 12mths lockdown came n went we survived
You missed Irn bru and the best crisps in the world.
Congratulations on such a lovely and surprisingly coherent Q&A session on Christmas Day! Hope you do get your trips next year but, whilst waiting for the end of lock-down why not get out to the Outer Hebrides? Give the Hebridean Way a go maybe? There's a lot of UA-camrs doing Lewis and Harris these days but not so many spending time on Barra, Eriskay or the Uists and some of the coast line there is incredible! - Oh, and I'd also love to visit the Small Isles.
The Hebridean Way is such a great shout! Noted in the book now! :) All the best to you Julia!
@@steve-marsh If you do decide to tackle Heb Way make sure you follow the walkers' guide notes NOT the cyclists'! I've seen so many poor souls trudging along the road for miles and totally missing the coastal path. Not much wonder it isn't as highly publicised as other long distance trails!
Merry Christmas. As a fellow Scot hope you get some kinda Hogmanay.
So true Greg - never had such sketchy plans, I need to maybe make a video of it :) All the best!
You would love Southern Ireland Steve don't rule it out
Oh absolutely Willie - there were too many places to mention on this video, so I probably only stuck to UK! Would love to venture to the very southern tip especially, and the islands lying off the coast :)
👍🎄🎄🎄☃️☃️ God bless!
Same to you!
Come to Devon it great Dartmoor and two coastlines and more
Dartmoor still on the list, can't wait to tick it off ;)
Nice vlog 👍
Cheers!
We want to do day trips base ourselves in glasgow. Can you suggest, using trains say five places would be great
Hi Steve, I would be very interested in the equipment you use for your blogs. What did you start with and how much have you modified your gear and your approach to filming? I was thinking about having a go and its mainly for my brother who is now house bound and I'm sure he would like to see a few films from our home town in Kent. Keep up the good work and I love your travels along the west coast of Scotland especially I was born in Oban.
Funny enough part of the motivation for starting the channel was to share videos and adventures with my Dad who isn't so mobile these days. I use an old GoPro 8 mainly, and haven't upgraded for a while. It has its quirks and I sometimes hate it, but the advantages just about cancel out the disadvantages, so it's still my main camera (along with phone). The main difference for me through experience is just getting a bit better at editing (but still use a basic package for that too)
Still on catch up 😅😅😅😊😊😊😊
You deserve a medal!
I would like to do the North Coast 500. Have you ever heard of a place called " Dingwall"?
I have indeed Barbara! Not been for years!
Never been to Wales? Need to sort that out.
Haha very true! I'm ashamed to say it!
Selkirk Bannock?
Oh no, have I just offended the whole of Selkirk? :D
Always carry a wee bottle of HP sauce in your daypack in case you're attacked by cows Just hold it up in front of their faces and stare them down (use mint sauce for cutthroat gangs of sheep).
I think that you mentioned "bannock?" Bannock, believe it or not is bush soul food of various native peoples of Northern Canada and they have developed bannock preparation to an art form. They even have bannock cooking competitions during their get-togethers Why, you ask? The Hudson's Bay Company manned their posts all over the North with Orkney Men for a few hundred years They were tough, used to privation and trustworthy and they were the machinery of the HBC.They left a lot of their culture behind (and their genes) and now Native Northern Canada is quite old Northern Scottish.
Attention Steve and all inhabitants of the British Isles!!! NEWFOUNDLAND is pronounced NEW-fund-LAND by Newfoundlanders (not new-FOUND-land.
(I swear, nobody around here ever says "Edinburrow")
howay steve what aboot bridie's forfar bride's stovies red puddings tablet tunnocks tea cake cullen skink a could go on p.s a hidden gem loch morloch sandy beach canoeing up tributarys with the cairngorms a short walk mt cairngorm ben macdhui etc
Amazing suggestions! How my head empties when I put a camera in front of me! :) Cheers!