Glad y'all enjoyed coming to my home area! Reason why so many of the employees dont speak great English is because there are only so many people in Sevier County, that they have to bring in workers from elsewhere during the spring-fall seasons. If you come back in January, its beautiful and its like a ghost town during the week
Omg! Welcome to Tennessee!!! I hope you enjoy our Smokey Mountains! ❤ Also after watching y'all I decided to book my first cruise ever with EECC Travels! And I'll tell you what! Amy took the scary out of trying to plan everything and found the right ship and cruise, flight and hotel! Now all I have to do is be excited and look forward to my first cruise! 🎉 Thank you Amy! And thank you EECC Travels!😊
Been on that harnessed swing ride before, it called sky coaster In Buffalo, NY I use to work one, and each of those cables holding you , there combined total weight can support a small semi, it s been a while but each cable hold 9000 pounds a piece and there is 2 of them
Love pigeon forge and Gatlinburg and driving through smokies. Whitewater rafting was awesome. Dinner shows is a must. Titanic museum is another recommendation.
Oh I miss it. Lived in sevierville, went to sevierville high school, and grew up on Dollywood and cades cove it’s an amazing place with amazing culture.
Tennessee is where I’ll be in September!! I’m glad y’all made it to the Island!! I go there just bout every other September!! So much to see and do. I also love the Smoky mountains knife works , pigeon forge snow tubing and downtown Gatlingburg. Love Delauders BBQ!! Glad y’all having an awesome time.
We love visiting the Great Smoky Mountain area 👍❤️⛰️😎 There is so much to do it keeps you coming back❤️⛰️. You should have camped at Roamstead campgrounds for a more true Smoky Mountain experience. 🤔👍 Thanks for sharing 🤗
Highly recommend Apple Barn and the Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge, Ole Smoky Moonshine (I prefer the one in Gatlinburg), and make sure you take some time to go visit Cades Cove!
I wish yall would of went into Gatlinburg too and the parkway into the smokies. I live in NC and been to the area many times, but it is not like it used to be. It has alot more to do now and lots of great hiking in the smokies. I am so glad you finally made it to Pigeon Forge. I wish you would of went to Dollywood too. Well, at least you made it to Pigeon Forge. Yall can always come back and stay longer. I would have a problem with the language barrier but I know alot about the area since I am from NC.
My wife and myself went to pigeon forge/Gatlinburg for our honeymoon. We stayed in a great cabin we rented for the week. It was great exploring the area
Glad you all made it over to Tennessee. Pigeon forge and Gatlinburg are just amazing. So much to do. So many awesome restaurants. Word of advice though if you venture in to gatlinburg make sure you are paying to park. They dont play around there. I hope you all have an amazing time and safe travels!!
@@EECCTravels it is fun. I rode the steam train through the Smokey mountains. I actually stayed with a friend and she brought me to maryville college through the Adirondacks I think? Anyways, it’s Gods country. Stunning. And it was fall.
That shopping area was not there the last time we were in Pigeon Forge. We have stayed at a Gatlinburg RV park (can't recall which) and at a hotel, Fairfield Inn in Gatlinburg, and then the next visit we camped in the North Carolina side national park campground in our RV. Probably last visit was 2018. Duck Pins are apparently a East Coast thing popular around New York/New Jersey, PA etc.
I wanted to see more of the van and how you guys do your routines around the van I appreciate all the information you’re dishing out but I’m just more of a dream van Lifer
😂 We just saw you leave Tiki RV Park in the UP! I said to my husband, that's a nice RV, my teen daughter noticed your sticker about your You Tube channel. She looked you up on my phone. Too bad we didn't get to meet! Happy travels!😊
Been there SO. MANY. TIMES. Still have not done nearly everything there is to do! It's great being only a few hours drive away from my 2nd fav vacation- after cruising
We enjoy the Island in Pigeon Forge. Good food, Ole Smokey Distillary and local entertainment near the fountain. I love just sitting there, people watching and listening to the music. Margaritaville also has a hotel in Gatlinburg. You've got to visit Gatlinburg. Last September, we took the Behind-The-Still tour at Ole Smokey Distillary in Gatlinburg. I found it educational on the making of moonshine, and the tour includes moonshine tasting. Just remember to bring your ID. If you want someone local to talk to about the area; we stop occasionally at the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, which is out close to the Highway I-40. Those ladies and gents are true locals and very friendly and informative. You've got to try the Goats on the Roof Goat coaster, which is just a short way down Rt 321, Wears Valley Road. Ride the coaster, feed the goats, and some good ice cream. Visit the Inn at Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge. You might see Santa Clause.
Hope you enjoyed our “neck of the woods”❤. Would love to have taken you out for dinner while in the area! Hope you were there long enough to do some some cool stuff in addition to seeing some of the beautiful places in the area, especially Cades Cove and the Motor Nature Trail-Phenomenal photo opps-gorgeous and peaceful! Been watching for a long time and thoroughly enjoy your video’s! We love cruising as well! Safe Travels!🥰
We live in north Carolina .love to go to pigeon forge tenn.love going to the island to spend time.loved the Farris wheel.eating at the restaurants there. There is so much. To do there.did not know about guy feries. New fun town where they have going.is it at the island....or what is the shopping is it in....loved your video😊😊😊😊😊😊
Not uncommon for the big RV Resorts to use foreign employees, VERY popular in fact as they get a tax break and the employees work for minimum wage if that plus they have to pay for housing etc. We ran into this when we started our fulltime RV lifestyle. You will see this a lot out west in the popular tourist areas. While the RV Resort looks very nice, it would not be our cup of tea, too touristy and looks like one would need to bring plenty of buckets of money! Looks like a great family location if one wants to spend all their time at the Resort. Another fun filled video, good job Jason & Alysa!
Thanks for your review! Been following you for years and always enjoy! P.S you’re not the only one to comment on the lack of knowledge and staff language barrier.
Love to see your review of somewhere we’ve been ourselves! We were here xmas22, sub zero temps and no power lol but it was amazing and I’d take it over 100 temps in Florida anytime! Barely anyone was there so the one bathhouse wasn’t an issue but I don’t understand why they’d only have 1 for so many sites. Great location right between the towns and my kids loved the lodge games. Unfortunately the pool was too icy so it was closed but we would return again.
The big question is how much did they charge? We have a "Chicken Guy" place in Livonia, I'm hearing mixed reviews. We're super picky, Lee's chicken is a staple.
I am also hard of hearing and I can tell you the lack of local employees is common to the area. Communication can be an issue for myself as well. A lot of local businesses keep limited hours or unpredictable hours due to staffing difficulties. That being said this is still a great place to vacation. Hope y’all had a great time!
As a TN native I am sorry to hear that the Smokey mountains are having to import employees (everyone deserves employment, however) this town was nothing before the 1990's other than coal mining and it surprises me that there aren't more natives willing to work the resorts. Is that about the pay scale? Not seeing much about Margaritaville that instills confidence in the brand.
@@EECCTravels TN has had an influx of folks from the Philippians (in my high school years - that was 30+ years ago but...) and I would assume others, but I would expect dual language skills or management to be interpretive.
@EECC Travels Many of the big employers rely on foreign workers here on J-1 visas. The population of locals is just not very high to support the amount of tourists flocking to the area. A lot of it is a housing issue, as the cost of housing he too high for those working on lower wages. You will especially see this at Dollywood.
We live in Ms and we love going to Pigeon forge and Gatlinburg. We are going on our 1st cruise in Nov carnival spirit to Bahamas. How are the vegan options? Does guys burger have a vegan burger?
We stayed at the lodge there last fall and loved it! Loved our whole trip there! ❤ there weren't any foreign workers last fall when we stayed but I've noticed that is happening different places we visit this summer ....so I wonder why...
Did they have an age of your rv restriction ? Seems like the one in Georgia only allowed vehicles that were a cerain age or newer. Also, when you said the employees were "foreign", did you mean , not from the area (i.e. Tennessee) or from other countries ? Thanks.
One of my favorite places to go!! We went last year and I want to go again. If I had it my way I would go on a cruise, go to Disneyworld, go to Pigeon Forge and go to Wyoming every year lol!
They have it INCORRECT! You can't; be ""...jumpin' off the deep end."" This implies that you would be trying to JUMP UP FROM the deep end. ONE LITTLE word needs to be added: AT!!! So it's ...jumpin' off AT, AAAAT!!! It NEEDS to say; ""...jumpin' off at the deep end.""
You should’ve gotten together with Will and Dawn, they’re the Yankee in the south UA-camrs. They live here and they would be great to ask any questions you might have.
Have you guys thought that you guys have an accent as well? You guys maybe live in an area that is not culturally diverse that is probably why you have that complain. Any way, that can be remedied by using the Google engine , ask Google!
We are well traveled and interact with people all over the world. In tourist areas it’s nice to interact with locals that can give advice and nit have to rely on Google.
Glad y'all enjoyed coming to my home area! Reason why so many of the employees dont speak great English is because there are only so many people in Sevier County, that they have to bring in workers from elsewhere during the spring-fall seasons. If you come back in January, its beautiful and its like a ghost town during the week
Omg! Welcome to Tennessee!!! I hope you enjoy our Smokey Mountains! ❤ Also after watching y'all I decided to book my first cruise ever with EECC Travels! And I'll tell you what! Amy took the scary out of trying to plan everything and found the right ship and cruise, flight and hotel! Now all I have to do is be excited and look forward to my first cruise! 🎉 Thank you Amy! And thank you EECC Travels!😊
Been on that harnessed swing ride before, it called sky coaster In Buffalo, NY I use to work one, and each of those cables holding you , there combined total weight can support a small semi, it s been a while but each cable hold 9000 pounds a piece and there is 2 of them
Love pigeon forge and Gatlinburg and driving through smokies. Whitewater rafting was awesome. Dinner shows is a must. Titanic museum is another recommendation.
Great video. We love the Smokey Mountains!
Oh I miss it. Lived in sevierville, went to sevierville high school, and grew up on Dollywood and cades cove it’s an amazing place with amazing culture.
It’s Tanner the bowling employee! Glad y’all came to see us and had a great time! Come back and see us! 🦆🎳
I love that area. The Margaritaville at the landing also has a pool on top of the buildings .
It’s probably the safest ride in the park
The Smokies are one of my favorite destinations. Awesome views!
Tennessee is where I’ll be in September!! I’m glad y’all made it to the Island!! I go there just bout every other September!! So much to see and do. I also love the Smoky mountains knife works , pigeon forge snow tubing and downtown Gatlingburg. Love Delauders BBQ!! Glad y’all having an awesome time.
❤ Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg
Love to see the different places you go and show us love it I watch from the UK and so different 😊
Wow Pigeon Forge has grown up haven’t been since early 80*s Camp Margaretville is a nice touch
I LOVE this area!!! One of the best places to visit in TN!!! I wish I would have known about The Island when we were there!
Nice place. Nice video. Thanks guys.
Your in my neck of the woods. Welcome to Tennessee.
My daughter is in pigeon forge today as well and got engaged.
Congratulations!!
Great Campground!
You guys are getting very close to me. I love it. You will love
the Great Smokies
We love visiting the Great Smoky Mountain area 👍❤️⛰️😎 There is so much to do it keeps you coming back❤️⛰️. You should have camped at Roamstead campgrounds for a more true Smoky Mountain experience. 🤔👍 Thanks for sharing 🤗
Highly recommend Apple Barn and the Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge, Ole Smoky Moonshine (I prefer the one in Gatlinburg), and make sure you take some time to go visit Cades Cove!
We did stop by the Apple Barn but didn’t vlog it.
@@EECCTravels there's always next time 😉
I wish yall would of went into Gatlinburg too and the parkway into the smokies. I live in NC and been to the area many times, but it is not like it used to be. It has alot more to do now and lots of great hiking in the smokies. I am so glad you finally made it to Pigeon Forge. I wish you would of went to Dollywood too. Well, at least you made it to Pigeon Forge. Yall can always come back and stay longer. I would have a problem with the language barrier but I know alot about the area since I am from NC.
We went to Dollywood! It will just be a separate video.
Great video ❤❤❤❤
My wife and myself went to pigeon forge/Gatlinburg for our honeymoon. We stayed in a great cabin we rented for the week. It was great exploring the area
You need to go to the apple barn
Glad you all made it over to Tennessee. Pigeon forge and Gatlinburg are just amazing. So much to do. So many awesome restaurants. Word of advice though if you venture in to gatlinburg make sure you are paying to park. They dont play around there. I hope you all have an amazing time and safe travels!!
Thumbs up! I’ve been to Tennessee but I went to Dollywood instead. I’d love to visit pigeon forge too. Tennessee is beautiful
We went to Dollywood too! Such a fun park!!
@@EECCTravels it is fun. I rode the steam train through the Smokey mountains. I actually stayed with a friend and she brought me to maryville college through the Adirondacks I think? Anyways, it’s Gods country. Stunning. And it was fall.
That shopping area was not there the last time we were in Pigeon Forge. We have stayed at a Gatlinburg RV park (can't recall which) and at a hotel, Fairfield Inn in Gatlinburg, and then the next visit we camped in the North Carolina side national park campground in our RV. Probably last visit was 2018. Duck Pins are apparently a East Coast thing popular around New York/New Jersey, PA etc.
I wanted to see more of the van and how you guys do your routines around the van I appreciate all the information you’re dishing out but I’m just more of a dream van Lifer
We have lots more van videos to come!
You are in our backyard! Welcome to East Tennessee!!!!
LOVE Pigeon Forge!
May I recommend you check out the titanic museum in pigeon forge! It is really amazing!
😂 We just saw you leave Tiki RV Park in the UP! I said to my husband, that's a nice RV, my teen daughter noticed your sticker about your You Tube channel. She looked you up on my phone. Too bad we didn't get to meet! Happy travels!😊
I want to joy tennessee and I hope I can enjoy the this place
I'm so glad that you enjoyed our neck of the woods.😊 Fall is also a good time to visit.
Been there SO. MANY. TIMES. Still have not done nearly everything there is to do! It's great being only a few hours drive away from my 2nd fav vacation- after cruising
Looks like quite a cool place.
Yeah! Ally is back!!! 😀
looks a great plave
We enjoy the Island in Pigeon Forge. Good food, Ole Smokey Distillary and local entertainment near the fountain. I love just sitting there, people watching and listening to the music.
Margaritaville also has a hotel in Gatlinburg. You've got to visit Gatlinburg. Last September, we took the Behind-The-Still tour at Ole Smokey Distillary in Gatlinburg. I found it educational on the making of moonshine, and the tour includes moonshine tasting. Just remember to bring your ID.
If you want someone local to talk to about the area; we stop occasionally at the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, which is out close to the Highway I-40. Those ladies and gents are true locals and very friendly and informative.
You've got to try the Goats on the Roof Goat coaster, which is just a short way down Rt 321, Wears Valley Road. Ride the coaster, feed the goats, and some good ice cream.
Visit the Inn at Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge. You might see Santa Clause.
Thanks for all of the tips!
We were there two weeks after it opened and will not go back. Hope your experience was much better.
Looks like a lot of fun!
Ohhhh, I wish you'd have visited Five Oaks Farmhouse Kitchen!
Love your videos!! I have been really wanting to check out Pigeon Forge/Gaitlinburg and Dollywood! Thanks for sharing!
You gotta go to Crockets breakfast camp!!! Best place in Gatlinburg
What advice y’all want? I’m a kinda local lol if kinda local means like an hour and half away.
Hope you enjoyed our “neck of the woods”❤. Would love to have taken you out for dinner while in the area! Hope you were there long enough to do some some cool stuff in addition to seeing some of the beautiful places in the area, especially Cades Cove and the Motor Nature Trail-Phenomenal photo opps-gorgeous and peaceful! Been watching for a long time and thoroughly enjoy your video’s! We love cruising as well! Safe Travels!🥰
Guy’s Trash Can Nachos are A-amazing!!
Y’all were in our neck of the woods! Glad y’all enjoyed your experience. As always, love the video!
We live in north Carolina .love to go to pigeon forge tenn.love going to the island to spend time.loved the Farris wheel.eating at the restaurants there. There is so much. To do there.did not know about guy feries. New fun town where they have going.is it at the island....or what is the shopping is it in....loved your video😊😊😊😊😊😊
Not uncommon for the big RV Resorts to use foreign employees, VERY popular in fact as they get a tax break and the employees work for minimum wage if that plus they have to pay for housing etc. We ran into this when we started our fulltime RV lifestyle. You will see this a lot out west in the popular tourist areas. While the RV Resort looks very nice, it would not be our cup of tea, too touristy and looks like one would need to bring plenty of buckets of money! Looks like a great family location if one wants to spend all their time at the Resort. Another fun filled video, good job Jason & Alysa!
One of my favorite places to go!
Thanks for your review! Been following you for years and always enjoy! P.S you’re not the only one to comment on the lack of knowledge and staff language barrier.
Love to see your review of somewhere we’ve been ourselves! We were here xmas22, sub zero temps and no power lol but it was amazing and I’d take it over 100 temps in Florida anytime! Barely anyone was there so the one bathhouse wasn’t an issue but I don’t understand why they’d only have 1 for so many sites. Great location right between the towns and my kids loved the lodge games. Unfortunately the pool was too icy so it was closed but we would return again.
I love your channel! Y’all would be so much fun to cruise with! Our next one is in May 2024 on Harmony of the Seas!
Maybe they didn’t scream because they fainted 🤪
That's exactly what I thought!!!😵
The big question is how much did they charge? We have a "Chicken Guy" place in Livonia, I'm hearing mixed reviews. We're super picky, Lee's chicken is a staple.
I am also hard of hearing and I can tell you the lack of local employees is common to the area. Communication can be an issue for myself as well. A lot of local businesses keep limited hours or unpredictable hours due to staffing difficulties. That being said this is still a great place to vacation. Hope y’all had a great time!
Grew up in North GA and we went to Pigeon Forge all the time. Glad to see you guys enjoying the amazing Smoky Mountains!
As a TN native I am sorry to hear that the Smokey mountains are having to import employees (everyone deserves employment, however) this town was nothing before the 1990's other than coal mining and it surprises me that there aren't more natives willing to work the resorts. Is that about the pay scale? Not seeing much about Margaritaville that instills confidence in the brand.
We were really surprised on this. I am not sure if it’s that they can’t get locals to work there or what.
@@EECCTravels TN has had an influx of folks from the Philippians (in my high school years - that was 30+ years ago but...) and I would assume others, but I would expect dual language skills or management to be interpretive.
@@EECCTravels the lack of ability to communicate to the 'average' person in Pigeon Forge is surprising!!!!
@EECC Travels Many of the big employers rely on foreign workers here on J-1 visas. The population of locals is just not very high to support the amount of tourists flocking to the area. A lot of it is a housing issue, as the cost of housing he too high for those working on lower wages. You will especially see this at Dollywood.
@@Scrappyranger30 WHAT,,,, wow and yet wow... tell us more!
We live in Ms and we love going to Pigeon forge and Gatlinburg. We are going on our 1st cruise in Nov carnival spirit to Bahamas. How are the vegan options? Does guys burger have a vegan burger?
We stayed at the lodge there last fall and loved it! Loved our whole trip there! ❤ there weren't any foreign workers last fall when we stayed but I've noticed that is happening different places we visit this summer ....so I wonder why...
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I live in Tennessee not far from pigeon Forge
Hello from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park! Great job...I do Vlogs Daily here in Gatlinburg...Come say hello!! ,🐻🌄🏞️
Did they have an age of your rv restriction ? Seems like the one in Georgia only allowed vehicles that were a cerain age or newer. Also, when you said the employees were "foreign", did you mean , not from the area (i.e. Tennessee) or from other countries ? Thanks.
How can you show the Island and not show at least top 5 restaurants in Pigeon Forge --- Paula Dean's ?
Well, we can’t eat everywhere.
One of my favorite places to go!! We went last year and I want to go again. If I had it my way I would go on a cruise, go to Disneyworld, go to Pigeon Forge and go to Wyoming every year lol!
Did you guys see Kyle?
If you liked Pigeon Forge, you should totally visit the Wisconsin Dells!
They have it INCORRECT! You can't; be ""...jumpin' off the deep end."" This implies that you would be trying to JUMP UP FROM the deep end. ONE LITTLE word needs to be added: AT!!! So it's ...jumpin' off AT, AAAAT!!! It NEEDS to say; ""...jumpin' off at the deep end.""
You don’t use your bathroom in your
camper?
We don’t shower in it.
Cheap labor @ Margaritaville, I guess 🤷🏼♀️
Yea why would there be NO East Tn natives working there??
Oh isn’t that where Paula Deen’s restaurant is?
It sure is.
Way to commercialized. There wasn't a single thing about this place that said TN except the mountains off in the background.
You should’ve gotten together with Will and Dawn, they’re the Yankee in the south UA-camrs. They live here and they would be great to ask any questions you might have.
I will have to look up their channel.
Have you guys thought that you guys have an accent as well? You guys maybe live in an area that is not culturally diverse that is probably why you have that complain. Any way, that can be remedied by using the Google engine , ask Google!
We are well traveled and interact with people all over the world. In tourist areas it’s nice to interact with locals that can give advice and nit have to rely on Google.
Great video!