Van Life on the Isle of Arran, Scotland

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  • Опубліковано 29 сер 2021
  • Experience van life on the Isle of Arran with my good friend Katie and me. The Isle of Arran lies off the west coast of Scotland in the Firth of Clyde and hosts impressive mountains, rugged beaches and fantastic wildlife. Join us as we enjoy van life and hike, swim and paddle our way around this beautiful Scottish isle.
    I hope you enjoy this video, please give it a thumbs up if you do and comment below, maybe you have also visited the Isle of Arran? I’d love to hear about your travels!
    Thank you so much for watching, have a great week and hopefully see you all on the next adventure, until then happy wandering :)

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  • @Tawroset
    @Tawroset 4 місяці тому +1

    I envy you. I have ancestors from the Isle of Arran and I'd give anything to be able to visit. It looks beautiful.

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  4 місяці тому

      How wonderful to have history on the Island, it would be fantastic if you got to visit one day. Do you live far away?

    • @Tawroset
      @Tawroset 4 місяці тому

      I live in the United States. South Carolina. So only a few thousand miles away, lol. But I would love to go there someday and meet my Henry relatives!😊

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  4 місяці тому

      @@Tawroset South Carolina, beautiful, bet it’s a darn sight warmer than here! Well I hope you get the chance one day, Scotland as a whole is a great place to explore!

  • @beneverard7430
    @beneverard7430 Рік тому +1

    Loving your videos! You deserve more subs than you have. Thank you for sharing

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  Рік тому

      Thank you Ben, that's really kind, lovely to hear you've been enjoying the videos! I hope you are having a great week

  • @janebythesea3567
    @janebythesea3567 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for your smiles, your energy and your good mood despite the effort. All of your video breathes freedom. Thank you very much for this! 🙏🏻❤️

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you Jane! Such kind and heartwarming words, I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you have a wonderful week and look forward to watching your next adventure 💙😊

    • @janebythesea3567
      @janebythesea3567 2 роки тому

      @@TheGirlGoneNomad Thank you very much! I hope you will like my next video because I put all my heart into it. Have a wonderful week too 🤗😉❤️

  • @Pelladoni
    @Pelladoni 2 роки тому +1

    I unfortunately did not understand everything :-) , but I like the video very much. Well done!!! I hope to visit Scotland and Arran again this year. Greetings from Switzerland.

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Thank you so much! It's so lovely to hear you enjoyed the video. I really hope you get the chance to visit again soon. Ah living in Switzerland must be wonderful, such a beautiful country!

  • @CamsCampbell
    @CamsCampbell 2 роки тому +2

    This was great! I'm lucky enough to live on Arran and I have to say you've captured it really well. Hope you enjoyed your full Scottish breakfast on the way back over!

  • @andrewsadventures5747
    @andrewsadventures5747 2 роки тому +2

    Hope you enjoyed your time in Arran. I grew up with my summer holidays there as my mum and dad had a caravan in Lamlash. Great memories! I

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Andrew, what a fantastic place to go for the summer. We had a wonderful time, thank you. Lamlash is such a beautiful location, I can imagine you had many an adventure!

    • @andrewsadventures5747
      @andrewsadventures5747 2 роки тому

      @@TheGirlGoneNomad yeah it was great. Thanks. Did a lot of hill walking when there and inspired me to do the munros which I am still working on!

  • @petemaccc
    @petemaccc Рік тому

    Great video! The Sandwich shop in Lochranza is just the best!! Heading back in August!

  • @naturereveal7488
    @naturereveal7488 2 роки тому +2

    Good 💐👏⭐

  • @Seenseeker
    @Seenseeker 2 роки тому +1

    Love To Watch Your Contents

  • @RyantoDidik
    @RyantoDidik 2 роки тому +1

    Great watching ❤️🖤👌💯

  • @TheMadmacs
    @TheMadmacs 2 роки тому +1

    good fun.

  • @magicofgardenshwetapandey4448
    @magicofgardenshwetapandey4448 2 роки тому +2

    like super

  • @StrudlePie
    @StrudlePie 2 роки тому +2

    This video was an absolute Joy to watch!! Great Stuff!! I'm originally from Claonaig which is just across the water from Lochranza and this captures the vibes perfectly

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It’s an absolutely beautiful part of the world how wonderful to be brought up there. I’ve heard the Kintyre Peninsular is also a fantastic place to explore and would love to see more of Scotland.

  • @katiehall8620
    @katiehall8620 2 роки тому +1

    that drone footage 😍😍 worth the midging xxx

    • @katiehall8620
      @katiehall8620 2 роки тому +1

      also love my manoeuvring face, thanks for capturing that one

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      You’re a true Scottish mermaid 🧜‍♀️ 💙

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      @@katiehall8620 You look beautiful in every shot to me ❤️

  • @mattmadn
    @mattmadn 2 роки тому +1

    Such a beautiful video you’ve given me wanderlust over the Isle of Arran!

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you, that's so kind! It's such a fantastic place to explore, I'd certainly recommend venturing there.

  • @midmiddleton163
    @midmiddleton163 2 роки тому +1

    Wow. Looks like a magical place in truth. Thanks for sharing with the world.

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Thank you for your kind comments, really glad you enjoyed the video 😊

  • @JC.Journey
    @JC.Journey 2 роки тому +4

    What an absolutely delightful trip. Enjoyed every moment! It looks like you enjoyed a wonderful time - We've subscribed to your channel and look forward to following your adventures! 😊

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the trip and thank you for your support, great to have you along for the adventure!

  • @traveldiarieswithadi496
    @traveldiarieswithadi496 2 роки тому +2

    Your videos always bring an absolute joy and delight. This outdoor adventure has once again given an experience which is a distant dream for many..loved the presentation. Incredible views

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Thank you for your kind words! I am so glad you enjoyed the video and it brought you joy, I really appreciate your comments. I hope you have a wonderful week exploring your next new destination!

  • @WyeExplorer
    @WyeExplorer 2 роки тому +1

    800 and a bit and looking fairly dramatic up top there Betty. Almost as good as Skye not that I've been. I must say it's good to see you in good company. Memory making at its finest alongside the Sandwiches and wooly hat. Wow, you packed it in on this one. Nice sea. Take care out there and all the best. Mark

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you Mark! It was lovely to travel with Katie, she is a good egg. Very impressed with the hiking on Arran, we didn't know what to expect, but we were blown away by the beautiful views (almost quite literally by the wind!). Thank you agin for watching Mark, have a brilliant week! All the best, Betty

    • @WyeExplorer
      @WyeExplorer 2 роки тому

      @@TheGirlGoneNomad A pleasure Betty. Good vibes from here. Yes, wonderful to be with a good pal in such surroundings. I will have a good week - you to.

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      @@WyeExplorer Thank you Mark!

    • @WyeExplorer
      @WyeExplorer 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheGirlGoneNomad Pleasure Betty - I meant good pal/typo there. Amended now.

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      @@WyeExplorer No problem Mark, I guessed that was what you meant :)

  • @FarForFiona
    @FarForFiona 2 роки тому +1

    Aw love this so much! Your 'face to camera' stuff is fantastic, I don't know what you were talking about before! The whole video is completely engaging. And what a fun trip, you packed in so much! Loved it 😍😍 Hope you have a fab week xx

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much Fiona! This is the loveliest of comments and a real confidence booster to keep chatting to my camera. We had a brilliant time, I wish I could have stayed longer I feel like there is still so much to see! Your recent videos have certainly inspired me to want to keep exploring more of Scotland, its such a special place. Hope you have a brilliant week too xx

  • @fletch2532
    @fletch2532 2 роки тому +1

    Remind me never to let you near my overnight oats!

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Haha it’s true, my overnight oats can’t compete, you are the queen of overnight oats!

  • @shanghikk
    @shanghikk 2 роки тому +1

    Whole trip was incredible to watch and the boarding looked fantastic! Very Jealous!

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Thank you! I can highly recommend a trip, it was only four hours away, ferry included and Lamlash was a perfect spot to paddle 😊 Have a great week Otter!

  • @FunnySurpriseToys
    @FunnySurpriseToys 2 роки тому +2

    Hi Friend! Really awesome!👍17

  • @StewartHarding
    @StewartHarding 2 роки тому +2

    I love this. That scenery gave me goosebumps. I'm looking forward to returning to the Western Isles for a fifth time in the next to distant future and hopefully the next time I do it'll be to live there. Keep up these great videos. It looks like you ladies had a lot of fun!

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Thank you Stewart for your kind comments. It sounds like you’ve had some wonderful adventures in the Scottish Isles, do you have a favourite place you have visited? I hope you get to return soon and make a home there.

  • @BoondockCharlie
    @BoondockCharlie 2 роки тому +1

    Good video.. Enjoyed it.. Some very nice spots you went to... Will definitely be giving you a thumbs up and a sub.. Thanks..

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for your kind comments. I hope you have a great week! Great to have you along for the adventure.

  • @dreammusicworld2325
    @dreammusicworld2325 2 роки тому

    Very Nice ❤️❣️

  • @jimsarranadventures3005
    @jimsarranadventures3005 2 роки тому

    Thanks for visiting our wonderful island, glad you both enjoyed it.

  • @ew7951
    @ew7951 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, the scenery is amazing. I feel really astonished by it. Thanks for sharing.

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      It’s a beautiful place, I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for your kind comments, I hope you have a great week.

  • @traveldiarieswithadi496
    @traveldiarieswithadi496 2 роки тому

    Loved this walking tour . A perfect way to show this beautiful city. Greetings from Oman

  • @EventyrsorenDenmark
    @EventyrsorenDenmark 2 роки тому

    This was a very cool video.So many beautiful places.Looks like you had a great trip.Thank you.

  • @NordicbyNature
    @NordicbyNature 2 роки тому +2

    Beautiful scenery & awesome tour! Big like and greetings from Denmark 💚💚💚

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Thank you! Lovely to hear that you've enjoyed the video, thank you for watching and your kind comments :) Hope you have a great week!

  • @littleoneadventures
    @littleoneadventures 2 роки тому +1

    I loved the new intro to the video (: I hope you enjoyed your adventure, looked so beautiful and a lot of fun (:

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Thank you :) I had a really wonderful time, I felt so free! I hope you have a lovely week :)

  • @KpopGelfyMichinsarang
    @KpopGelfyMichinsarang 2 роки тому +1

    very nice video that made me finished well ... Also I can see that you're so passionate in your content that inspires and motivates many people like me. keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!'

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Thank you! Such lovely things to say, I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and it inspired you. I hope you have a wonderful week!

  • @mimis-
    @mimis- 2 роки тому +1

    It's such a beautiful video. so lovely💜 I subscribed to the channel😘

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Thank you for your kind comments and support, I’m really glad you enjoyed the video :)

  • @jones1068
    @jones1068 2 роки тому +1

    My friend has been up the highest Mountain on that island GoatFell.

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Oh fantastic! It’s a beautiful mountain. Have you visited Arran before?

    • @jones1068
      @jones1068 2 роки тому

      @@TheGirlGoneNomad Only once i cycled round it in 2016. I can to the south west coast of Scotland in August i can see the Ilse of Arran from the seafront in the town where i live i cycled round the Isle of Bute and the ilse of Cambrae last year. I've never been up Goatfell.

  • @mrlionrocks
    @mrlionrocks 2 роки тому

    Had 2 trips to arran this year. Amazing place 🦁👍🏻

  • @mamamia4080
    @mamamia4080 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful place 😍

  • @tkcmyk
    @tkcmyk 2 роки тому +2

    That looked like a really cool adventure, Betsy✨ We would love to own a van to do what you did😍 Hopefully soon! I am glad the weather got better for you guys and you paddle and swam! How cold was the water? 🌊

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      Really glad you enjoyed the adventure, thank you for your lovely comments. Ah you should get yourselves a van, it's brilliant having a bed and kitchen on wheels! You could go on some wonderful road trips. The sea was quite cold, colder than the lakes, but it was refreshing, a great way to wake up in the morning :) Have a fantastic week :)

  • @robinfellows-weir3734
    @robinfellows-weir3734 2 роки тому +1

    It looks like you had a great time, and it really gives a good feel for the island before my own trip coming up, so thank you! Where did you swim at the end - Glen Rosa, Glen Sannox or somewhere else?

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you, really glad you enjoyed the video and it gave you some ideas for your own trip. Hope you have a fantastic time! We swam in Glen Rosa at the end 😊

    • @robinfellows-weir3734
      @robinfellows-weir3734 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheGirlGoneNomad Thank you!

  • @markbunyan9092
    @markbunyan9092 2 роки тому +1

    Great video ! Pity it was a bit overcast and windy on your visit as we have had a fantastic long summer on Arran, love the place but I am a little bias :-)

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      It is a truly beautiful place, sounds like you had a fantastic summer exploring Arran, do you visit often? Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video, yes it was indeed a little windy but loved it all the same, hope to return one day!

    • @markbunyan9092
      @markbunyan9092 2 роки тому +2

      @@TheGirlGoneNomad Hi< I am a life long resident to Arran, known as an Arranach so have seen the changes over the seasons and years, wouldn't live anywhere else. Haste ye back!

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      @@markbunyan9092 Hi Mark, oh how wonderful! Such a fantastic place to have grown up and live, you are very lucky. Do you have a favourite spot on the island? I really hope to return and discover more!

    • @markbunyan9092
      @markbunyan9092 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheGirlGoneNomad Hi, not really, I like it all from the granite mountainous North to the forestry and farmland of the south and everything in between. I also like all the quirks about the island like the Doctors Bath in Corrie, the standing stones in Machrie and of course sunsets from Pirnmil and plenty more. I do like a good storm when we are cut off for a few days in winter.

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому

      @@markbunyan9092 It all sounds absolutely wonderful! So much on one island, it certainly lives up to the title of 'Scotland in miniature'. I've just researched the Doctors Bath in Corrie, I hadn't heard of it before, what a great natural shoreside pool. Well I'm sold, like to visit in all seasons now to get the true Arran experience!

  • @linelafrance2937
    @linelafrance2937 Рік тому

    Can you tell me wich mountains did you hike? thank you

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  Рік тому

      Hi, the first mountain was Goatfell and the second was Cir Mhor, hope this helps!

  • @kirstiehood3404
    @kirstiehood3404 2 роки тому +1

    What was the last place called?

    • @TheGirlGoneNomad
      @TheGirlGoneNomad  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Kirstie, where we swam at the end? That is Glen Rosa, hope this helps :)