I Solo Travelled To The LAST EVER BLOCKBUSTER! (Reunited with 💖him💖 & other Oregon adventures)

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  • @audreyfast146
    @audreyfast146 Рік тому +169

    I do not normally feel compelled to comment. But I just wanted to say that this series genuinely warms my heart and is so inspiring. Thank you for putting yourself out there and allowing us to come along with you on your travels. What a beautiful slice of joy and peace on the internet. 💜

  • @ginny3282
    @ginny3282 Рік тому +164

    Omg Mark I’m a grandma and 73 and this blockbuster has so many happy memories for me ….. when my kids were growing up 3 girls…. We didn’t have lots of money and it was such a treat for my family to go every Friday night and rent movies for the weekend ….. we would also plan our snacks for movie nights such a fun memory thank you ❤

    • @Dood98d
      @Dood98d Рік тому +2

      So cute 💛

  • @kathleenoneill5470
    @kathleenoneill5470 Рік тому +20

    Hi Mark I'm a 65yr lady that doesn't get out much because of my health
    I 💙 watching how excited you get it's like seeing the world through a child's eyes brings back memories of taking my nephews niece and how excited they would get Thanks for the memories 🤗🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍😁

  • @TaraGriffith97
    @TaraGriffith97 Рік тому +121

    Mark and his New Zealand “friend” makes my heart so happy ☺️ The best duos are the ones where one of them is chronically online and the other hardly even uses internet 😂😂 ie Taylor and Joe, Ariana and dalton, Kim and used to be Pete 😂, etc

  • @Lakelandluvsdollz
    @Lakelandluvsdollz Рік тому +247

    you know when they ask you the question " Name 3 people you would love to meet?" You are one of those people, Mark.❤

    • @otiliarachieriu1357
      @otiliarachieriu1357 Рік тому +1

      Same ❤

    • @andreaodonnell2159
      @andreaodonnell2159 Рік тому +3

      Same here. He seems so lovely and funny , it’d be great fun to be friends with him ❤

    • @Sharon_Gee
      @Sharon_Gee Рік тому +2

      He just seems so down to earth n normal

    • @sadie7099
      @sadie7099 Рік тому +3

      I feel very lucky because I actually met mark years ago when he came to a hp event while I was an intern - I didn’t watch him as the time but he’s become such a comforting person in my life I’m so glad I got to meet him!

    • @SavvySmiles11
      @SavvySmiles11 Рік тому

      This 💕

  • @linzertube
    @linzertube Рік тому +9

    It was awesome seeing inside a Blockbuster again! The LAST BLOCKBUSTER!!! I have good memories of it, too, roaming the isles looking for the next movie.❤
    You’re doing it right, Mark! Living life to the fullest. Being a positive light for yourself and others. Taking your time with love. Pursuing your dreams. I’m happy for you.
    You blasted my ears off with that last minute of song in the vlog…but it was a GOOD GOOD song (and I probably had my sound turned up too high…hahaha!)😅
    Take care, until next time.🤩💗

  • @carolcoombes4357
    @carolcoombes4357 Рік тому +6

    Your videos are so good and so honest and “real” your excitement is contagious your fears / anxiety we all can relate to we all need a Mark Ferris in our lives Just love all that you do Mark and look forward to the next one !

  • @megg_x25
    @megg_x25 Рік тому +70

    so proud of you Mark for going on loads of these solo travels and inspiring loads of us to do the same, we love you🫶🏼

  • @Joysteib
    @Joysteib Рік тому +2

    Another great solo trip and glad you took us along with you! Love the scenery in Portland(on my bucket list) So happy you got to meet up with your friend. Thanks for sharing with us and take care!!

  • @mirandah6348
    @mirandah6348 Рік тому +36

    Have you thought about doing a tips video for solo traveling? For example how you pick the destination, and the research you do beforehand (i.e renting cars, plane fares, hotels, activities). I love these videos!!

    • @rc27td
      @rc27td Рік тому +1

      id love this!

  • @cherrywallis
    @cherrywallis Рік тому +1

    Ha, I'm glad I'm not the only one that sleeps to brown noise (though lately, green noise on the calm app). 😂

  • @tinabee34
    @tinabee34 Рік тому +24

    Mark best trip ever, now your New Zealand friend needs to show you around New Zealand you would just be in your element

  • @vanessalotusv3950
    @vanessalotusv3950 Рік тому +1

    omgggoodness that walk was beautiful. Also so happy you made it to the last standing Blockbuster, Mark :)

  • @nicolajane1706
    @nicolajane1706 Рік тому +34

    Your videos literally help my mental health more than I can say. I'm sure it's the same for many others. You are a truly lovely person and I'm so glad you decided to start making videos. X

  • @susiehughes6438
    @susiehughes6438 Рік тому

    Mark....oh my gosh!!! I live in Bend! You are so brave to drive from Portland to Bend over the pass in ice and snow! At night!!! I would have loved to show you around Bend! You should definitely come back in summer and float the river! It's a fun town in summer! Campfire Hotel is adorable! Luv you Mark! 💓

  • @dianeslater9316
    @dianeslater9316 Рік тому +1

    what am amazing vlog mark so well put together and all the music was so perfect 🥰 and you looked so happy you looked so at home there what a stunning place it was like i was watching an american movie🥰

  • @bethaimee881
    @bethaimee881 Рік тому +21

    You’re so inspiring with these solo travels I’ve always wanted to go to Canada but no one will come with me so I’ve decided (with great anxiety attached) to go this year on my own maybe even film my solo travels so I don’t feel as alone

  • @majahansen7421
    @majahansen7421 Рік тому +15

    I honestly love that you're so real about being anxious and scared when traveling, I feel like it makes it a bit easier for people like me who deals with the same sometimes - it reminds me that I can travel and do things I'm scared of, and that I don't have to do it perfectly.
    Thank you for always being real, Mark ❤️

  • @emmalouisem3964
    @emmalouisem3964 Рік тому

    Amazing! You should be so proud of yourself its amazing you let yourself see the world and not let anything stop you x

  • @lynnhind4747
    @lynnhind4747 Рік тому +14

    So proud and happy for you Mark. Was great to see you and your friend. I watched this and was smiling all the way through, well once you’d gotten over the first night. You really are doing well even driving in America and in the dark when you don’t know your way around yet. 😘😘😘😘🥰

  • @tanithmcgrath1682
    @tanithmcgrath1682 Рік тому +13

    Aww Mark, this is so lovely. You’re such an inspiration ❤ Also why was it just so cute seeing you with your New Zealand friend ☺️

  • @andreaodonnell2159
    @andreaodonnell2159 Рік тому

    Omg blockbuster. Loved going there to choose a movie, sometimes we’d even be allowed two as couldn’t decide which one we wanted to get between us and buying snacks. Then it would be the forgetting to take them back 😮and the fines, oopsie! Funny now people used to pay that to hire videos which are now free to watch on Netflix , Amazon etc (well for a small monthly fee) but you know what I mean. How times change but I did love a trip to Blockbusters, sometimes it would take about an hr to choose which one we wanted 😂

  • @paigem016
    @paigem016 Рік тому +7

    I’m SO excited for this because your in Oregon!!! I’m born & raised in Portland. I’ve watched your videos for years & love you & Zoe. The fact your in my home state & geeking out over how beautiful it is warms my heart because it’s one of the reasons I love this state. I hope to get to England one day ❤❤❤

  • @TheSingermegonyoutub
    @TheSingermegonyoutub Рік тому +8

    This was so cosy!! Also really hope this ‘friend’ may actually end up being something more for you - you deserve yourself a man ❤😂

  • @Spirit010
    @Spirit010 Рік тому +8

    ugh im so happy for u, every time i see u and the New Zealand guy i just get so excited hahaha xx

  • @Mike_Vlogs_YT
    @Mike_Vlogs_YT Рік тому +14

    I can’t believe there’s still a blockbuster. So nostalgic!! I love how they’ve kept it the same and not tried to modernise it

  • @nikitagiffin4457
    @nikitagiffin4457 Рік тому +20

    Mark, you’re the sweetest person! Proud of you and your solo travels. 💜

  • @MyPetGargoyle_
    @MyPetGargoyle_ Рік тому +8

    WOW WOW WOW MARK!!!! you are doing INCREDIBLE things on your own! like how.the.hell. do you do it? The things you did in this trip like.... I am gobsmacked 🤣 even just the driving in America!! when it's snowing! and a long journey... wtf. You are amazing. AMAZING. You can do anything.

  • @KateHayv
    @KateHayv Рік тому

    I loved this vlog so much! It made my heart so happy!

  • @LilyWright90
    @LilyWright90 Рік тому +3

    Petition to bring back BLOCKBUSTER!

  • @kaylielangtry
    @kaylielangtry Рік тому +51

    We are so proud of you Mark! This is amazing.

  • @amandazook
    @amandazook Рік тому +6

    Mark!! I love you & your love for nostalgic childhood memories. Last night I got lost on Instagram 80's/90's toys that I had when I was little. It's so crazy the memories & even the smells you can remember from when you were little! Seeing you at Blockbuster brought back so many good memories with my Dad who passed away this last October. Thank you so much for sharing that with us, you make the world a better place! I also just came out as Bisexual which you have always helped inspire me to just be myself! Again thank you so much for this & just being you!!💙💜🌈

  • @Sophie-zr8ng
    @Sophie-zr8ng Рік тому +6

    I can't lie the blockbuster montage from in the store actually made me so emotional. so many memories I think for everyone and just a reminder of things that are gone and that will be gone forever one day, im happy but sad at the same time watching 💔thank you so much for your solo travel vlogs mark, they remind me that anything is possible if you put your mind to it and that even if you're alone its not a reason to miss out on the things you want to experience in life. thank you, what a lovely video ❤

  • @libbyoutten8413
    @libbyoutten8413 Рік тому +8

    You've come such a long way and I admire your confidence! I hope one day that I'll be just as courageous as you. Keep being you, lots of love 💗💖

  • @4402hunter
    @4402hunter Рік тому +4

    I know it's none of our business but I hope you and New Zealand friend had a magical night together 😁

  • @fabric.soundz
    @fabric.soundz Рік тому +11

    watching Mark grow makes me smile, his solo travels are the best

  • @ricky.odriosola
    @ricky.odriosola Рік тому +4

    omg blockbuster 😭 the nostalgia hit hard

  • @bettinamcdonald5394
    @bettinamcdonald5394 Рік тому +3

    Mark, next time you are in the States & near North Carolina I would love to show you around! You would love it here. We have the best of both worlds, the beach at one end and mountains at the other! I think we would have a BALL! 💐🤗

  • @toocoolforeverything
    @toocoolforeverything Рік тому +6

    Mark, it makes me smile so hard whenever I watch u on ur solo trips. you're making your inner child so so happy 💕 💕

  • @Joss.....
    @Joss..... Рік тому +2

    I am a really nostaligic person. Weird because my childhood wasnt the greatest. I think extermely nostalgic people must be wired a certain way 🤔
    My fave films to rent as a kid were Homeward Bound and Hocus Pocus! 😆

  • @SavingUpWithSarah
    @SavingUpWithSarah Рік тому +2

    Mark with all your exploring you need some hiking shoes! Those converse must be slippery lol ❤❤

  • @amywatt0819
    @amywatt0819 Рік тому +1

    I don’t know why but when you were in Blockbuster I cried 😅 it made me feel so nostalgic and I was instantly transported back in time to Saturday nights picking movies with my parents and then getting snacks and having a cosy night in. This was a lovely video ❤

  • @anniecoll23
    @anniecoll23 Рік тому +7

    I adored this one mark! You are smashing it!

  • @izzeyphipps4989
    @izzeyphipps4989 Рік тому +6

    I love u mark, your videos always lift my mood❤

  • @elyn6769
    @elyn6769 Рік тому +3

    You should go to New Zealand! 😁

  • @dougschlitz8123
    @dougschlitz8123 Рік тому +3

    Mark, you are indeed a pleasure to watch ! One of my absolute favorite you tubers ! Thank you for sharing !

  • @smplfylife
    @smplfylife Рік тому +1

    I'm from New Zealand - probs know your friend #smallworld #nzissosmall #sixdegrees #jokes

  • @lucymainwaring
    @lucymainwaring Рік тому +2

    being a 90s kid Blockbuster is it! I remember every Friday my dad would take us to Blockbuster on the way home and every week me and my siblings would argue over what movie to rent and then we'd also get to pick our snacks. I'd love to go to the last ever block buster standing. Such a nostaglic trip!

  • @miranda___
    @miranda___ Рік тому +3

    Mark you’re so genuine with all of us, it’s just so refreshing to watch you being your authentic & amazing self wherever you are! Love your solo trips! It makes me feel much better about my solo travels coming up soon but also to see you thriving & enjoying life like you deserve! You’re the best friend we all wished we could’ve have had our entire lives! Blockbuster’s always gold & the memories of what are we going to rent growing up with my family & friends is everything because I used to do this & lost my dad years ago so it’s little things like this that remind me of those times too but I love seeing you in Oregon loving life! Thank you for taking us with you on your travels! Such an amazing trip & the scenery! It’s like being there with a best friend whenever you post, anything! So awesome to see you happy! ☺️🙏🏻❤️

  • @kgigi4
    @kgigi4 Рік тому +5

    This is so nostalgic! Much love to you, Mark 💕

  • @Britbabe53
    @Britbabe53 Рік тому +1

    Whatever happened to your friend Cheyenne, that you used to travel with? Just curious...

  • @maranda7426
    @maranda7426 Рік тому +3

    I love your solo travels. It’s given me more confidence to do things without other people. And now I’m planning to move across the country by myself. You’ve helped me learn to trust myself and be able to do scary things.

  • @thealysonlarue
    @thealysonlarue Рік тому +2

    you’ve been such a massive inspiration to me on my solo traveling journey! i leave in 3 weeks to backpack europe and I’m so excited ❤️ thank you for your videos, love!

  • @katiebigglestone446
    @katiebigglestone446 Рік тому +1

    I would love to visit the twilight house where Bella and Charlie lived. It’s now a air bnb on your next trip

  • @dwaroundtheworld
    @dwaroundtheworld Рік тому +1

    i'm sorry, which hotel thinks it's okay to put full size pictures of people on the wardrobe right next to the bed! 😆 so bad for those night terrors

  • @Myindianlyf
    @Myindianlyf Рік тому

    You being grateful and catching yourself complaining reminds me that this year I want to be more grateful and complain less.😇 Also I can totally understand The jet lagged eye pressure thing but it’s so funny the way you explained it😂

  • @stefaniegalea6810
    @stefaniegalea6810 Рік тому +1

    In the 90’s My boyfriend and i would practically live at Blockbuster. The joy of looking round the whole store and choosing your movie then deciding on your snacks was just the best. We would literally run back to his for movie night ! It seemed to never get boring ha ha ha … 25 years later he is now my husband and we still adore movie night !!!. ❤

  • @ppthegreatest3941
    @ppthegreatest3941 Рік тому +2

    Loved every minute of this video Mark. Anyone who has you as a friend is very very lucky! ❤ hugs xsuex

  • @KristinaMcCoy1
    @KristinaMcCoy1 Рік тому +1

    Kids now will never know the excitement of going to Blockbuster to pick a movie on a Friday night.

  • @julietpackard9236
    @julietpackard9236 Рік тому +2

    Hi Mark! I think you’d like really Santa Fe, New Mexico if you’re looking for more solo travel destinations in the US! ❤

  • @lucysmart6472
    @lucysmart6472 Рік тому +2

    Omg driving in the US sounds so scary, being on the other side of the road and the steering wheel on the other side too😳 I’ve been driving for 8 years but I don’t think I’d handle the stress😂😂 you’ve done so well ❤️

  • @daydreamerinnit
    @daydreamerinnit Рік тому

    Mark I’m so grateful for this series! You inspired me to start going places and doing things solo, and I really feel it’s contributed massively to my happiness🤍

  • @chkymnky1983
    @chkymnky1983 Рік тому +1

    I’m only 6 minutes in but the wall paper in the hotel would freak me out in the middle of the night lol

  • @staceybee123
    @staceybee123 Рік тому +1

    Loved this vlog Mark ❤ I remember when I was a child (am now 36!) and me and my sister were in the fish and chip shop in our local town and my mum opened the door of the fish and chip shop and just yelled across to me and my sister, ‘I’LL BE IN BLOCKBUSTERS!’ 😅 me and my sis still say it to each other now so watching this vlog was so nostalgic. The scenery was so beautiful and the music choices too. X

  • @Mrsknightful
    @Mrsknightful Рік тому +2

    Seeing places I grew up through someone else's eyes is magical. So happy you loved the northwest Mark!

  • @juliapotts
    @juliapotts Рік тому

    love you! ❤

  • @doxiemomma2014
    @doxiemomma2014 Рік тому +2

    I love your solo travels. It makes me want to do some traveling on my own. ❤

  • @lexibilton
    @lexibilton Рік тому +2

    mark this is such a beautiful vlog!!! you are such a pure soul

  • @Quartzone6145
    @Quartzone6145 Рік тому +1

    Love this mark!your so brave driving on the opposite side of the Rd in the dark.and I always think it but from one libra to another I'm exactly the same as you and love the(crying watching people get dogs)😀

  • @leonie3370
    @leonie3370 Рік тому +1

    I absolutely love that we get to see more snippets of your New Zealand friend Mark, I'm so invested in this! And so so happy for you!

  • @lisama4903
    @lisama4903 11 місяців тому

    Loved this video, very nostalgic, with the blockbuster store . I miss this we stores aswell. Always a weekly tradition in our family. Oregon looks so beautiful and the landscapes are stunning. Here’s to more solo trips ! Thanks mark

  • @Kayloox
    @Kayloox Рік тому

    Mark! ❤ You are so in the right to be terrified after San Francisco! Literally Ive lived there, NIGHTMARE! It’s notorious for being a terrible major city to drive in. Easily the worst city I have ever driven in! Im so sorry it scared you but promise nothing will be worse 💕 Safe Future Travels!!!

  • @jennatsimpson
    @jennatsimpson 8 місяців тому

    It’s so cool seeing you in my home state, especially Portland where I live. I love seeing things I recognize and you getting excited about them, I hope you enjoyed it here :)

  • @MrsSmith-dy9iz
    @MrsSmith-dy9iz Рік тому

    I am so excited! I'm off to Bend this weekend just for a quick trip (1 day) and I've been thinking about where to stay and the Campfire looks so fun! I might have to stay there! And maybe pop over to blockbuster for a little look see. I loved seeing this trip! You were just 4.5 hours away from me!

  • @alexarobertson17
    @alexarobertson17 Рік тому +4

    Yay!!! We LOVE a Mark video! ❤❤❤

  • @elliehathaway3152
    @elliehathaway3152 Рік тому

    Definitely a silent watcher here! Never comment but always LOVE your videos, I’m wondering if you have any tips for solo travel, I’m getting a flight in a week alone for the first time, I’m staying with my sister once I get to Spain but I’ve never flown alone

  • @alexandraclough4074
    @alexandraclough4074 Рік тому +1

    Got a 'fizzy nose' when you and your NZ friend were chilling on the cliff/rock, so special. Another fav vlog 💓

  • @katherinegreen4937
    @katherinegreen4937 Рік тому +1

    Nope they reopened one in Belleville, Ontario! ;)

  • @earthytaurus
    @earthytaurus Рік тому

    I miss blockbuster so much. loved Friday night movies with the family.

  • @MF-wb8hn
    @MF-wb8hn Рік тому +1

    I adore this series! Really inspiring & just lovely to watch. Also hats off for the night drive from the airport & 22:38 Mark you are SO beautiful 🔥

  • @EmmaRosenBooks
    @EmmaRosenBooks Рік тому

    That brings back memories. I worked at an independent video shop growing up.

  • @JunieJuniper0
    @JunieJuniper0 Рік тому +1

    Mark: having a peaceful walk in shevlin park
    Me: there are cougars and black bears in there 😂

  • @Cat_1983
    @Cat_1983 Рік тому +1

    It doesn’t feel like it was that long ago since blockbusters closed but I have so many nice memories as a kid and at Uni going to blockbusters and getting ice cream/popcorn and renting a video. Love a bit of nostalgia

  • @georginapriest9192
    @georginapriest9192 Рік тому +1

    Aww such a lovely solo travel vlog. I'm your stalker on UA-cam 🤣 jokes!

  • @BeckyWilliams31
    @BeckyWilliams31 Рік тому +1

    Can’t get enough of these solo trips Mark, I absolutely love them ❤.
    The fact you’re now driving in America means you’re growing in confidence even more! So glad you were able to see your New Zealand friend too ☺️. Also so nostalgic to see the last Blockbuster 🥲. I have fond memories going there to rent movies, I wish they’d bring it back to the UK. Love you Mark 💕😁

  • @karencurtis6141
    @karencurtis6141 Рік тому +1

    Omg I’m so so proud of you 🤗, I feel your ready for anything.
    Thursday was our Blockbuster night cheap rates , buy 2 popcorn get another free😳… them were the days.
    The snow on the mountains looked wonderful and just enough on the ground to still be able to get about and explore.
    Travel really is you thing 🥰.take care x

  • @dannibrown8936
    @dannibrown8936 Рік тому +1

    Did I cry seeing blockbusters? Yes I did I'm loving your solo adventures ❤️

  • @sophielambert7432
    @sophielambert7432 Рік тому +1

    I love this series so much, I’ve always missed out on doing things because of friends not wanting to go and this series has really given me the push and confidence to do things on my own. I have a few trips and gigs booked I would’ve missed out on through fear of going alone. I never would’ve been able to do it without these videos. So thank you so so much. You’re the best ❤️

  • @hannahcrompton5467
    @hannahcrompton5467 Рік тому +1

    The solo mark vlogs make me so happy! Your so amazing mark and should be so proud of yourself! Love you mark! 💙

  • @meganamy1825
    @meganamy1825 Рік тому +1

    Mark, you should put your travel videos into a folder so I can just rewatch them all back to back 💕

  • @tatersprecious5827
    @tatersprecious5827 Рік тому +1

    I can't believe I didn't know the last Blockbuster was in Bend! It's nice to see you in my neck of the woods. Although winter is not the nicest time to visit, it looked like a great trip! ☺

  • @erikaraean2115
    @erikaraean2115 Рік тому

    Awww my husband and I had our engagement photos taken in shevlin park!

  • @d.alexandratorres
    @d.alexandratorres Рік тому +1

    Mark Ferris, you make my heart sing. You remind me so much of my brother whom I adore with my whole entire being and watching you be your true self and go on adventures and live your best life just makes me think of him and how proud I am of you both, it brings literal tears to my eyes.

  • @DoughnutsAndBabybells
    @DoughnutsAndBabybells Рік тому +4

    Here he is!!!!

  • @pavlost.1594
    @pavlost.1594 Рік тому +1

    Omg this is too cute I can't deal! 😍😭❤️

  • @cb-ol8ez
    @cb-ol8ez Рік тому +1

    One of my best memories is going into blockbuster for the first time with my uncle and he let me pick out whatever I liked! So sad it’s closed 😢

  • @xoch1717
    @xoch1717 Рік тому +1

    these are my comfort videos! I really admire you :)

  • @fleur2969
    @fleur2969 Рік тому +1

    I relate to this driving anxiety sooo much 😭😭

  • @emmabarnes609
    @emmabarnes609 Рік тому +1

    hey mark where can i go for a #afternoontea with mum and dad?

  • @judimcdonnell1971
    @judimcdonnell1971 Рік тому +2

    You are so brave Mark ❤