WATCH RELAX FEEL GOOD - SCOTLAND
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Join us, Carol & Ken, as we travel to Scotland in our Consort Nova Motorhome called Snoopy.
In this episode we wake up in our stealth camping spot in Girvan, South Ayrshire. From here, it is only a short drive up the coast to Culzean Castle, a National Trust for Scotland property that has long been on our to-do list.
After looking around the castle, the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, we make our way down to the Swan Pond for a well-earned ice cream.
Our search for fresh water had not been successful so we book into a small campsite at Auchenwynd for a couple of nights to replenish. Ken experiences his first game of Rummikub and we cook up some comforting food.
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Welcome to our channel! We're Carol and Ken, retired professionals turned van life enthusiasts. We share our adventures across the UK and Europe in our camper van, which we have just upgraded to a slightly larger model.
Our goal is to provide a relaxing, honest account of van life, with no scripted drama - just the real, day-to-day experiences of our travels. Many of our viewers find our content calming, and we hope you will too.
We're passionate about wild camping and love to share our knowledge and tips, from staying cool in the van to choosing the right toilet. We're always learning and look forward to sharing our campervanning experiences with you.
While we love the freedom of wild camping, we also enjoy supporting local businesses by indulging in delicious local food. Expect to see plenty of one-pan meals and restaurant visits in our videos.
We like historical sites, country homes, towns, villages, and the occasional city. We aim to share interesting facts and stories about the places we visit.
We post new videos every Friday at 6pm UK time, sometimes more often.
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This episode was filmed 28-29th April 2024.
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Hi everyone. We released this one early as we are not going to be around tonight to see if it has gone live. Don’t worry we are just going to a show 😁👍
I am so in love with your videos! They are so well done. They really draw me in and being me back to my times spent in Europe. I think you’re both so very fortunate to have each other and to be enjoying your life in this way. Thank you for sharing it.
I know I am lucky to have Carol that is for sure ❤️
Really enjoyed this episode, love your music choices and I’m always interested to see the meals you prepare, they always make me feel very hungry!! Thanks for sharing with all of us.
You are welcome 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK, can I ask who the music is by/from when you’re in the book shop please?
@@jonoxley7155that song is actually labelled in the video ☺️
I really enjoyed this. I haven't seen Culzean for years, so it was good to see it again. I love seeing you two in the caravan, too, just cooking and chatting away 😊
Super photography! You have a real knack capturing the wildlife.
Cheers
It's truly a mentally healing video.😀❤
Friday morning. That was a nice surprise 👏 I'll get the kettle on ☕
What a lovely video yet again Ken and Carol,very interesting..and lots of history with it..
See you next time..😊😊
So much amazing history here in Scotland!
This must be my favorite castle visit so far--- so beautiful and the grounds were amazing. I'm so glad you get to go on such amazing adventures and I can go with you vicariously!!
Glad you like them 👍
Have not long discovered your channel….thoroughly enjoying catching up with all the videos I’ve missed. Cracking job guys!
Another great video as always guys. What a relaxing way to start our Sunday. Have an awesome day guys 🫶🏼
That bird eating the frog didn’t bother me just a part of life
Oh I love playing Rubbikub I used to play it with my late Mom all the time I miss playing board games with her
A lot of people will be fine with it but many will be watching whilst eating their dinner 😁👍
Just picked up our Consort Pace, what a great vehicle , great handover from Dan, great video as usual
Enjoy your van ❤️👍
Wow, you must be early this week! I usually see your adventures on a Saturday morning, but have seen it tonight (Friday night). I have to say this episode has been the most enjoyable day... being at Culzean Castle & Gardens, best of many months. Thankyou. Could have stayed longer. It is a very beautiful area of Scotland that sadly many manage to overlook. Great cooking, walking, resting and exploring as ever, again thankyou both. Take care & stay safe. Kia Ora from New Zealand. 💜💜PS: Treats enroute, also includes bottle opener (wall mounted) for Snoopy. Enjoy. ❤❤
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My husband and I have just come back from Ayrshire, and it was nice to recognise the area. It's a beautiful part of Scotland, thoroughly enjoyed it. Great video as usual 👌
We have yet to explore that part of Scotland as we stay in the very far north in the Scottish Highlands. Is there somewhere you’d highly recommend seeing in Ayrshire? As we hope to go one day soon x
@@thehighlandlife2023 brig o down hotel and bridge is very picturesque, it's right next to Robbie Burns birthplace. We also had a drive on the coastal route through Stranraer and Galloway/Dumfries.
Stunning scenery, love all the history…thanks for sharing…
Scotland is just stunning isn’t it?
Carol is a wonderful historical guide combined with the video from Ken what a dream team.
It is interesting with robins. We have a baby robin that appeared this summer and just followed us around the garden. It has just started to develop its red colour so it will be fascinating to see it during the winter. Always feels lovely to see how they like to be with humans
Robins are such curious and friendly birds aren’t they!
Great video showing all the inside of the beautiful castle, the gardens as well as ll the out door areas were most interesting, thanks for sharing...
Glad you enjoyed it
A very carefree and relaxing video. Mary
That castle was absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Mike and I are loving our Friday nights when we get to relax and watch your videos so thank you 😊
Glad you like them!
Catching up on your channel after being very busy. That ghost really made me jump!
My dad worked in several mansions years ago..and he told me the same thing..the servants were out the way or out the back so they weren’t seen.
I love robins..so sweet,thoses and black birds some of my favourite .
Lots nice cooking times..thanks Carol n Ken 👍
Cheers 👍
‘Plenary Indulgence’ from Amazon - that really had me laughing. Enjoyed the vlog - thank you for sharing from Australia.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for a wonderful visit to Culzean, I had many day trips to Culzean when I was a child, there are dozens of photos of me and my siblings sitting astride those cannons. There is a handkerchief tree in the gardens, I grew up thinking that's where hankies came from 😊
We didn’t see the hankie tree ☹️
Been to Culzean castle and it was a lovely visit. The drive there from Glasgow was memorable too. It was part of a day trip I did. Thanks for bringing back some great memories of one of my stays in Scotland.
Watching as per on a quiet Sunday morning with a cuppa tea 🍵 and dunking biscuits 😋 thinking I'd sooner have biscuits tgan frog 🐸 😋 😂😂😂😂😮 robins very entertaining & remarkable friendly too 😊🎉
That crow seemed to be enjoying his 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK didn't it just 🙂👍
Absolutely love playing Rummikub - my favourite game - even on my own, on the iPad 💙💙 Somehow sausages have to be "tubular" 😂 What a cute little vacuum cleaner! 🦋
I need to do that so I can win 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK the best game is Rummy Cubes 💙 I play every day LOL 🦋
Lovely video... the castle is awesome. Thankyou❤
Really enjoyed Culzean castle. The grounds were gorgeous too. A riot of colour. You really captured everyone enjoying the spring in this one! So lucky with the weather ( mostly) Curry looked good. Graham’s eyes lit up at the sight of the naan! Safe travels ❤️👍😊
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I don’t know why I love these videos as much as I do. Maybe it’s because they are a reflection of our own life while camping in our van. We are currently 6 days into a tour of Wales and it’s 3-3 for Kwirkle - the game we play. (I’m not telling hubby about Rummikub as he is a former mathematician and I’d stand no chance of winning!)
I think you like them because we are just doing what most people do with a campervan. The only real difference is we film it 😁👍
So need to go to Scotland... loving the series so far, but now I've an anchoring for lorne sausage.... lol.. travel safe guys...❤🚐🏴🏴👍
Scotland is amazing you would love it! If you ever do visit the Scottish Highlands are incredible here. Got some videos on my channel that might inspire destinations to visit x
Thank you for taking me with you on this trip to Scotland and seeing this wonderful place that I may never get to see, I am named after the book kidnapped the girl called Catriona. I an Katriona born in Dorset.
This is why I love videos like this too. And why I share videos in my channel of our adventures here in the beautiful Scottish Highlands x
Thank you for your travels very interesting seeing different places take care 🚐
That’s why I love these types of channels being able to explore places I may not get too!
What a lovely start to what is a sunny morning in Warwickshire - so far! Set me up for the day. Good to have the music credits pop up on screen. You alway choose appropriate and effective tracks, Ken. Best wishes, Laura
Have a good day 👍
Another great video, team work makes the dream work, looking forward to your next adventure 👍🏼
Yes it does!
Playing scavenger hunt with the wife to see if she finds this comment since she is stuck in bed today and we try to catch the videos when they come out. Great content! So if you watched this episode dear, Love ya!
Great fun 🥰
Way to cheer me up Steve..😊 thank you.. your late btw, I saw this episode the moment it came out. Mainly because UA-cam is my life lately due to the fact I'm forced to endure medical bedrest. Can think of worse pass times. Scotland is so beautiful.
@@Del_z_Slayer Yeah I watched it yesterday as well dork! so double HA! I watched it around 30 mins after it came out so there may be some argument as to who watched it first. xo
@@Steve_1945you two seem like fun!
@@Del_z_Slayerhope you have a speedy recovery.
And you’re so very right Scotland is beautiful. We love exploring here in the beautiful Scottish Highlands x
The food part of your vlogs are joyful. Your appreciation and celebration of dining is lovely to watch. No matter how simple you both enjoy every moment. I really like that.
Hi Willie hope you are well ❤️
Just love your videos.😊
Love your videos Scotland sound good to add to my bucket list.
Scotland should be on everyone’s bucket list is incredible! Especially here in the Scottish Highlands
Hi guys. Another relaxing watch. Really enjoyed the castle and grounds. Absolutely beautiful. Was the crow French ? Maybe he fancied frog legs.
I have turned fried eggs into scrambled many a time. 😂😂
Good work. Another enjoyable watch. Best wishes from us both. 👍🏻🚶🏻♂️🚶♀️
He could have been here on his holidays 😁👍
Love your videos, so peaceful to watch. You both have lovely personalities
Love Culzean Castle ❤ I went early May
Loved this video! Not been here myself but loved the video for showing me around. Loved the music choices too.
I did a 5k run around Culzean about 10 years ago, but I didn't get to see any more than that. It was so lovely to have a walk around with you.
I love the music as always.
Bit of a shock to see our happy faces pop up at the end, though 😂
We're looking forward to next week's episode ❤ x
Next week is the start. The full monty is the week after 😁👍❤️
Enjoyed my 'trip' to the castle with both of you. So much to take in. I love the coziness of your camper. Thank you to both!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Lovely video again. Feeling very chilled now. Minor update Culzean is pronounced Cuh-lain … Us Scots have some interesting pronunciations!
@@travellingtaylors8352 thanks for that 🙂👍
Another nice relaxing video with chicken on the menu lol thanks for sharing 😊
Just thought i would say Hello. Recently found your channel and subscribed, really enjoying watching your videos they are very interesting and a nice relaxing watch. Love the new camper van too 😍 x
Thanks for the sub ❤️
Enjoy the show Carol and Ken.Thank you for this very enjoyable tour.Safe travels.See you on the next.
Cheers
I enjoy watching all of your videos, but these recent ones in my neck of the woods have been extra special. I think the blue flowers you spotted at Culzean were Harebells. Having now witnessed a crow with a frog in it's throat, I think I've seen it all!
Glad you like them!
Well it seems you have become our Saturday morning start. Great vlog love the idea of ready cooked chicken tikka.
Thanks for watching ❤️
Beautiful carpets too
Great content this week!! Very well done all the way thru. I especially liked the quality of video work inside the castle.
Thanks 👍
Mmmmm yummy! I think I've got a frog in my throat!
Haha we love Rummikub! We're slowly introducing it to all our friends!
That was the freshest takeaway we have ever seen 😁👍
Thanks for taking us on such a lovely adventure
You are welcome 👍
Good on you Carol and Ken, we too play Rummykub in our van, we actually showed on UA-cam how it's played as well.
I don’t think we were playing it right
Hi Ken and Carol another nice laid back video,have a good weekend greetings from Stockholm Sweden
Greetings 👍
The last meal you cooked looked delicious! I would never have thought to cook those ingredients together but it makes sense when you do it! Thank you for sharing :o)
You are welcome 👍
Thank you for your lovely videos, I always enjoy watching them. I feel like I've been on holiday with you! You give me lots of ideas for places to visit when I'm out and about on my travels too.
Exactly how we want viewers to feel ❤️👍
Always love the festive music to start 👍
Excellent as always. Now I need to get up and fix some lunch! Amazing location with so much eye candy! Thanks for sharing!
Culzean, spent a couple of nights last year, fantastic sunsets.
You are being so lucky with the weather too. ☀️
Take care 👍 🐸
You too!
It always makes me chuckle to see that your entertainment while travelling around in your van is to go UA-cam and watch people travelling around in their van.
🫢🥴😂Lizzie🧢
We started out watching people before we got a van and have never stopped. I don’t think many youtubers do watch.
Very interesting video, the bird camera work was superb, lots of lovely food.
Great stuff again thank you. The castle history was interesting and it looked beautiful. Blessings from Lincolnshire 🙂
Loved your video love the wild life and I loved the Robin , they are so cute but have to say that the 👻made me jump 😂😂😂 …. Travel safe 💞📖
Good to get the blood pumping 😁👍
Some stunning scenery x
Hello my 2 relaxing producers hope u are all good uv smashed it again video fantastic as they all are I'm on 5 vids a night catching up on all your episodes stunning, u both take care ❤
Don’t tell the doctor it was us when they take you in 😁👍
This series wants to make me revisit Scotland. But first I'm going to another place in October. I hope you enjoy the show tonight. The little ghost was too cute. Thank you, I enjoyed this vlog😊
Have fun!
Lovely video you too. Great food and places. We play that game alot ,it's a great game . Have a great weekend,thanks for sharing
Thank you! You too!
Thanks
Thank you Rodney ❤️
Thoroughly enjoyed that. Thanks.
Cheers 👍
Ah guys, tremendous 👏 👌
Thank you so much for your refreshing, simple yet wholesome video. Your one pot meals are also as above 😂
We are currently watching you whilst away in Sri Lanka and although this is also a beautiful country we are looking forward to getting back in our van and following your trail in SW Scotland. My husband also knows when I have mucked up the fried eggs and scrambled lands on his plate ! 😂 Safe travels both , take care .x
Thanks so much for watching! Enjoy your trip 😊
Hey really enjoyed your video, wow so much history, I quite liked the song that you was playing in your video when you was in the library collecting your two books, please could you let me know what the music 🎵🎵🎵🎶 was please and who sung it, sounded lovely ???
Take care ❤ X X X
@@susanhill9166 we put a label with that song’s details in the video ☺️
@@LifeistooshortCK oh sorry didn't see that
@@susanhill9166it’s a lovely song isn’t it! I may use it in one of my future videos myself. X
@@thehighlandlife2023
Beautiful, when I heard it I thought it was something that my Dad would of liked, he died in April X X X
Your best video by far and all the others are great
Very lovely video, hope you enjoyed your lunch. Have a wonderful day.
Thank you! You too!
I’d follow along with your channel into your small holding if that’s what you decide to do. It would be fun, you’re such a delightful couple.
What
I love castle to visit stunning 😊 poor old frog 🐸 😢
Great vid Carol & Ken 😁
Wonderful grounds, trees, greenhouse, tulips, ect,
Another lovely video both,
Safe travels, 👍
Hope you had a lovely day at Culzean. I’m just down the road in Troon x
Oh what a fab vlog 😀
Wow, delightful 😄 The castle is definitely on the list for a future visit, as is the CL, despite the loo issue 😄🚽 We always carry our EHU, just in case. We love Mackies ice cream, not seen the little tubs before, makes sense at a tourist attraction the size of CC😄❤️🚐. What amazing weather, we had dreadful weather earlier this week on the Gower, such a contrast to our trip this time last year on the Isle of Wight. Here's to next year. Looking forward to your next video ❤️ xxx
We tend to have the best weather early or late in the season 👍
Another interesting video Carole and Ken and full of information and your doing Scotland the way I would doing a little of it each day and having your own time to chill and relax.
Much better going slow 👍
That’s definitely the way Scotland should be explored. Slow and steady as there is so much to see it’s an incredible place
Well I was drinking my cup of tea, then the little white ghost 👻 popped up out of the dark room and I spilt some tea on my slippers 😂🤣 it started me for a second but then laughed, so funny. Enjoyed the video guys. Look forward to seeing them . Love from Caroline Butler ❤
Now I can’t claim ‘no slippers were harmed in this production ‘ 😁👍
Such a great video, I loved the castle lots of great infomation you supplied to which was great thank you, I am so loving watching both of you make your way round Scotland, Thanks for sharing and enjoy your show
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Glad you enjoyed it
I love your very interesting and knowledgeable journies I live in Ayrshire a wee village with a castle near Troon where we had the Open this year. Worth a visit more than Ayr sadly a bit run down now. Hope you enjoyed the Lorne sausage (square slice) oh, and Culzean pronounced (Cullane) haste ye back
Thanks for the tip 👍
Love instant Kenco instant coffee just enjoying one as I watch you
Tasty 👍
What a lovely way to start my day! Thank you!!!
what a fantastic trip you've had X😊
What a great video really enjoyed the castle and the gardens I skipped the crow ,as I get older I’m more sqemish, love your 😊😊cooking
Good, no need to see that if you don’t want to. I thought I would provide the opportunity 😁👍
I've seen the crow and frog thing before, if ever there's a dead frog around the crows will take it , thanks for the look around carol and ken beautiful place .😊
Well better than letting it go to waste 😁👍
Hari OM
Am sitting in Ayr by the waterside enjoying a tubular catch up... You had warmer weather in April than we're having right now! YAM xx
Yes early or late in the years seems to work best for us. Hope the weather improves. 👍
great vlog on travels keep up the great vogs you do pon travels thanks lee
Thanks, will do!
Wow what some beautiful weather you had x
We were so lucky 👍
I know right super lucky they were!
Another Great Video ❤
Fantastic video with wonderful photography and music.
Hi guys great video 👍👍👍👍👏👏Gary😎
Thank you 👍
Hope you enjoyed your show. I enjoyed mine😉,
That’s tonight 😁👍