Was hoping for more info on the build itself. How often were the directions wrong? How many parts were mislabeled? Did you ever have to call or e-mail them? How many parts did you have to modify to fit?

so glad I found your channel, we are heading to the Dordogne next summer, staying at Chateau de la Treyne in Lacave. What a view you had! Laughing at Andrea (sorry!) bc that was me trying to walk down the streets of Istanbul, Eze, and Bellagio's cobblestones. I now always take a pair of my trusty On 5s.

With those prices Al can’t afford his hair dye🤣💪🇨🇦

Nice lokation... (Architect)

Also, restaurants don't have reservations at the Grand anymore except for the Hibachi one.

I'm just back from a week at the Grand. Unfortunately, I had 7 days of monsoon rainfall with only a few random hours of sun. We were barely able to enjoy the pools or beach. I found the food at the restaurants to be ok at best. There were many roof leaks, so they had buckets and absorbent pads everywhere. The free shows were not particularly impressive except for maybe the fire show. I would not call the alcohol anywhere near top shelf either. Yes, they are American brands, but $35 bottles. No way I would go back. I also didn't appreciate the multiple time share pitches they pushed. If this is the best all-inclusive around, that's sad. I found Secrets Wild Orchid in Jamaica to be much better.

Dahlia from Chickenkandia says she packs up her broody hen in a crate and takes her for a long drive. I’m sorry for your loss, we do end up loving those silly fluffs.

We were at Secrets Akumal NYD and the following week but Iberostar GP was a strong contender ! We enjoyed it in 2019 and likely go back there or Excellence RC should we decide to vacation that region again.

Hi Alain, I really enjoyed your trip in Avignon and Marseille, beautiful cities with beautiful views, old buildings that are still sturdy and historic displays, thank you for sharing your trip. greeting from England

Maybe a solar generator with the solar panels would help😊

Oh la la. Lefty city slickers crying and caterwauling about how farming actually requires ... being farmers. 🙄 No matter how much the bar is lowered, they're still, somehow ... "victims." How to deal with a non-existent tale of torment and woe ... well, of course, go on social media and tattle on the company that pre-fabricated perhaps the most elaborate chicken coup in the history of humanity. "OMG, there were so many nails." For God's sake, who in their right mind would drop thousands (many thousands) of dollars for a "designer chicken coup" for a dozen chickens ... it would take a hundred years (if not a thousand) just to recover the upfront cost. More money than brains.

Could not see Iberostar Grand Paraíso. I’ve been there several times. 43 minutes of comments.

Oh man. Wish I had family in France that I needed to go visit. What fun! 😎

Oh baby ... That sizzling plate drove me crazy ... Really hungry now.

Taking my test Wednesday. Not worried about it as I’ve been in manned aviation since 1980 and got my private license in 1996 out of Andrews AFB. The charts and weather are easy to me. Just had to learn the drone regs and some of the stupid government ideas like “hazardous attitudes”, whether it’s risk management of CRM for a given wording in a question. Just peeves me that an ultralight manned aircraft at over 300 pounds in the air requires NO license, NO training, and NO test…… but a tiny quad copter requires a license and a $175 test if you want to post a monetized video. It’s nothing but a barrier to entry in an attempt to keep people out of the air so Bezos, WalMart, and their ilk can put their stupid delivery drones up there

Looks like you've got a handle on the drone thing ... And beautiful home... 🤙

Thanks for a look at parts of the country I have not visited yet. Loved it! Travel on dude! Steve

Alain, Try L'Ardoise. 28 Rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, France Good food! 😎

Great to see you guys again! Loved my one visit to Paris in 2016. Got to see Notre Dame before the fire. Thanks for taking me back to this wonderful city. And BTW ... our grandboys loved looking thru your bee book ... 😄 Steve S.

If I could afford the materials, I would just build my own. Everything has skyrocketed! So I would think the first tip is don’t buy the chickens till you have the coop built !

Nice video. I loved the scenery when everyone was in that old classic Citroen. Your host was a very good driver, it’s a very sought after car especially in good condition, it was mint! I love old nostalgic vehicles. I have an old 1947 Indian Chief with sidecar that I bomb around with the dog 🐕 in the sidecar in rural 🇨🇦. It takes some extra effort to pilot these old relics properly. Thanks for sharing! I’m going to France soon, particularly the Dordogne and Lot River Valley regions. Cheers!

How much Toby walks, as compared to shih Tzu dogs?

Out of all the videos I’ve seen, I’m going to go with yours. The only issue I have, is I’m going to smoke it with a Weber e310 with a smoker box and don’t think it’ll be able to reach a steady temperature of 225 Fahrenheit. I think the minimum is 300 degrees. What temperature did you smoke it at?

We were there last September and no one ever asked for a tax or anything we walked right out of customs and to the taxi area with no nothing 🤷‍♂️

Guys if you are going to do a food vlog it’s probably good to remember what you have 😉

Last year we went to another resort (in Jamaica) and 3 people recognized me from that resort's Facebook page and came up to me to say hi. Felt like a celebrity! Thanks for your view of the villa, we know it is NOT for us now. But the resort looks really nice. It's on our list as a possibility in the near future.

Pregunta que hotel es mejor este o el Barceló maya rivera?😊 saludos

Very informative video. I too am excited to get chickens after my better half (Borat voice: my wife!) agreed to it. We have been researching and looking at Carolina Coops for a couple of years now. We will be in the market to purchase a house this spring/ early summer 2024. After the home purchase and I've scoped out a good space, we'll make our purchase with the time frame for delivery factored in. We think we'll see if CC would install/ build the coop onsite (in Maryland). We're budgeting for that possibility.

❤ région superbe ma famille dans le lot beaux souvenirs

Thank you for sharing your perspective. No need to acknowledge the dog barking because the pop ups and shushing is distracting. Just keep rolling along and sharing the value of your content. Or put the dog in another room. Thank you!

Couldn’t quite catch the audio. Did you say the pool was cold? Paying extra for private pools or swimouts that are too cold to use is on my dealbreaker list.

We're heading there in May. How is the seaweed situation. We're praying for clear waters

The Maya steakhouse beats Toni's by a huge margin. Two words why Prime Rib. IB* has become weird lately. If an item is not on the menu, room service nor ala carters they will NOT prepare it anymore. I didn't like the Italian except the Beef Carpaccio, The lobster was so badly overcooked it tasted like rubber. Mexican for dinner is meh as all Mexican ala cartes at every resort I have vacationed at. At Toni's they don't tell you that you can pick the exact steak you want you only have to ask. Japanese ala carte is very good, teppanyaki is very bad. Overcooked and flavorless. As a sake drinker the sake at resorts is low end swill. Barcelo Riviera AO Japanese has an extensive sake list of very good sake's. I LOVED the buffet for all three meals. Smallish lobsters that are warm water Chilean and they used cheapo snow crab legs. The Grand should have had King Crab legs instead. The carving station look out of this world. Baked bone marrow is yummy if done correctly.

Thanks for the video. The showers at the Maya have never fluctuated on temp ever, during my 20+ trips there. Outlets are the way they are IB* will not be spending the funds to rewire the villas let alone the entire resort. Bringing power strips has been a known issue forever. Villa bicycles are in need of regular maintenance. IMHO food now is lacking in the number of choices, quality of ingredients and overall presentation. In 2010 the food was so much better. Most resorts over-reacted to COVID and cutback on food choices and quality way too much. The house wines are undrinkable/nasty. Get rid of the paid shows and put the nightly entertainment back in the theater.

Love all of your Grand videos.I wish you would do a comprehensive walk-around video of fhe Maya .... 😎

Thank you for sharing. My wife and I are headed to the Grand in April and this will certainly help with our planning, especially understanding to make our dinner reservations right away after check in. I’ve watched several of your videos and the information is really appreciated.

Have you considered any other iberostar grands?

Thanks for the video, did you do the time share/vacation package they sell? What are your thoughts?

Would you recommend an ocean front room over a pool view room? Is it worth the price? We love seeing and hearing the ocean from our balcony.

The buffet has always been my favourite restaurant at the grand. The choice and quality offered is just at a different level to any other hotels buffet. But that New Years Gala buffet looks absolutely amazing. Really loved all your videos about the Grand, makes me want to get it booked up again.

Thank you very much for your videos! My wife and I are headed to the Grand this coming weekend for 4 days, how is the reservation situation? From what I understand you have to wait until you get to the resort how hard or easy is it to get the French restaurant ?we also wanted to do one activity outside of the resort since our main purpose is to just relax what would you recommend is the number one thing to do within the city or maybe that's a good video idea??

We like the idea of the private pool, would you go there again? I heard in your last video you said the pool was cold! Thanks for sharing, great videos

First time visiting this past first week of January! We loved it! Thanks for the videos! Watched a few before we went and I actually saw you both there, but was too shy to say hi. Oh man, I remember the airport scene! A little overwhelming! The resort was beautiful and the staff were all amazing! Trip of a lifetime and we think about it every day!

We were so excited to see you guys were back on KZbin! We loved your video and we are so excited for the shout out! You guys are great! For anyone who wants an honest review of this resort, this is definitely where you want to be. Thank you for sharing your vacation with us and your honesty!

Can we get a link to the facebook group?

How do you guys bring your furbaby along? Did you fly private? Bit jealous

Thank you for taking us on your trip! We enjoyed the sights, the markets, towns, the river and beautiful countryside views and your music selection. We'll check out video Part two.

Alain and Andrea have to be the most honest reviews I’ve ever had…..I mean Toby is cool too…They highlight the best moments and shed light on the less best moments….its an amazing place! The level of staff is amazing. This staff has to be promoted to be at the grand and they have to prove they can handle a diamond member before they are on site.

I found your channel while looking for information on the Grand Paraiso because we’re going there next month and I have been enjoying all your videos. I don’t usually comment but I had to when I realized that Andrea and I share the same birthday and I rarely find someone with a birthday on January 2. You’re 4 years younger so there’s no chance we’re twins separated at birth 🤣 Thank you for sharing your vacation with us 🤗

What is the Facebook group name if I need to ask some information regarding the resort? 😊