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@rebeccadinsmore5913 5 сағат бұрын
This is such a wonderful video! Great footage of Weston-super-mare. Thanks for sharing ❤
@DanielGlover 14 сағат бұрын
Friends, family. cousins I pushed to (nothing). People I work with, 2 subscribed, 1 comment from 1 then nothing. Not even mention when new things go out, in conversation at work. I changed channel names a few times as dropped things. Drone died so reference I once had. Kept up explores and history. Drone replaced, name change again. Think name changes OK. Tried the Facebook thing, big groups, even joined local things where holiday was to push, could not even give drone shots away to the camp site caravan (private ones) owners. nothing, no interest in my freebies. Facebook dead to me now, keep for selling groups, job groups. no work since summer :( I had Flickr, Instagram a few times, they never last. I have now gave my last KZbin video. getting a few old things that where on Version 1 and never went back. Gave all can. Thankless task for 8 years over 2 attempts. As was Google maps and other things I pushed on. No once a comment saying got from that, off the back of it. My giving to anything days are over. now to crack on with life, record days out, holiday activities for me. No getting stressed doing scenes over and over again thinking about people that don't give a stuff. Moan over. I got a Bristol, Bath playlist. See you mention and got some web links in reference to it. I did the bath 2 tunnels loop. 12.5 mile or so bike ride, 2 railway tunnels 2017. Started from a park and ride (nice toliet block), down to a supermarket by the water a quick ride away. Lidl, aldi?, then off. I did 3 times, the bike (electric) and me running out of power. Not stick on Version 2 and never kept on computer. Not got that video or might have stuck it back on this 2021, V2
@SallyBarnes274 Күн бұрын
I hope see you soon again nicola .. Its been a very busy two weeks for me going in and out of london in all weathers xx
@NicolaExplores Күн бұрын
What have you been doing in London, Sally?
@SallyBarnes274 20 сағат бұрын
@@NicolaExplores I was helping a friend out organizing a Christmas party and had to some Christmas shopping. We went to London to see the Christmas lights last weekend with Richard and my friend emma but had go back home after a few hours because the weather was awful with those high winds and the rain lashing down. The trees were blowing about like crazy in hyde park. we went back later in week after the stormy weather and saw the Christmas lights and took photos. I want to go back into London to complete my Christmas shopping and look for some interesting clothes shops in camden, Hopefully the weather will be ok nicola xx
@NicolaExplores 14 сағат бұрын
@ hopefully it will be ok, sounds like a lovely plan ☺️ x
@SallyBarnes274 13 сағат бұрын
@@NicolaExplores yes, fingers crossed. my umbrella survived those awful winds, but unfortunately my friend emma had her umbrella blown to bits by the strong gusts. Im looking forward to going to camden and hoping to find some lovely skirts or dresses. There is a lovely blue poncho that I'm interested in that I want to look at in one of the shops in camden. My friend emma sold me two beautiful circle skirts that I really love. They are made from lovely silky material and very full with lots of gathered material . I love twirling in those skirts. Im wearing one of them today. xx
@SallyBarnes274 Күн бұрын
I just watched your early video nicola. A starting point for your future videos we all enjoy xxx
@NicolaExplores Күн бұрын
@@SallyBarnes274 thanks Sally, I didn’t really know what it was going to be about back then! 😊 Thanks for all your support x
@SallyBarnes274 19 сағат бұрын
@@NicolaExplores Your welcome nicola, I always like watching your videos xxxxx
@cannyexplorer5357 Күн бұрын
The press said the same of Paignton but it’s the council also that has giving up on the town. Visited this year and there are loads of started projects that have not been finished. Their shopping section road has been left unfinished and in a dangerous state.
@NicolaExplores Күн бұрын
In Paignton or Burnham-on-Sea? There is definitely room for improvement on the overall look of the shopping areas - the problem is that Councils don't keep up with basic maintenance of public areas and waste their money on pointless jobs and much more besides. It's a miracle that so many businesses still do thrive! I haven't visited Paignton for years, what's it like these days?
@SallyBarnes274 2 күн бұрын
You are having fun nicola xxx
@NicolaExplores 2 күн бұрын
Thanks @@SallyBarnes274 this was our honeymoon. We love Valetta 🤩
@SallyBarnes274 2 күн бұрын
Those rocks can be very tricky to walk over. I slipped of some rocks and fell into the water LOL
@NicolaExplores 2 күн бұрын
Yes they are slippery! Luckily I haven’t done that yet 😅 x
@SallyBarnes274 2 күн бұрын
@@NicolaExplores just be carefull xx
@SallyBarnes274 2 күн бұрын
That was a interesting short clip nicola xxx
@NicolaExplores 2 күн бұрын
Thanks@@SallyBarnes274glad you enjoyed it. It’s a good place to stop and reflect at a statue x
@50thunderer26 3 күн бұрын
Love it. Hopefully I'll be heading that way soon (your videos give me the enthusiasm to go on little wanders). The trains are suffering from Storm Bert at the moment. But when things are running a bit better I'll be hopping on a train to Cornwall. Also when I have a day or two off work of course. Great little video as always. Thank you.
@NicolaExplores 3 күн бұрын
Oh that’s great. Yes best to wait until the weather improves. Hope you have fun 😊
@50thunderer26 3 күн бұрын
@@NicolaExplores I'll let you know. Thanks again for being brilliant. Your videos really do make a difference. I've walked Burnham Beach so much recently, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've got some good exercise (body and brain). I've seen Oystercatcher, Shelduck, Curlew, Wagtail and Redstart. I thought about family as I walked along the beach too. I remember my grandfather telling me about when he would jump into the sea from the wall of the Pavilion (probably around the late 1920's). There's a close family connection with a house at the Berrow end of the Burnham Esplanade, so that gave me something to think of. Also, it was great to walk alongside the wreck of the SS Nornen. I had never seen it before but had always wanted to. I walked through St Andrews churchyard (I find churchyards fascinating). I visited the Marine Cove Gardens and noticed a bench there dedicated to a school friend who has passed away. Anyway, I guess I'm saying that your videos have influenced me to do things that I should've done ages ago and should do more often. I thought I knew my local area but your videos open the eyes to all sorts of locations and ideas. I'll be heading to Cornwall soon. Thanks for all your hard work. Hopefully see you on your travels.
@NicolaExplores 2 күн бұрын
@@50thunderer26 oh wow that’s great. Everyone’s rushing around all the time and it’s nice to slow down and soak in a place and reflect. It certainly sounds like you’re doing that 🥰 I’m really glad my guides have been helpful. Some lovely family connections and memories there.
@KatrinaKlapproth 4 күн бұрын
Intresting video Nicola and very informative. Funny about the door belling ringing. Did you notice when you came back from anwsering the door a little orb floated across you and downwards and you heard the door bell again. 🤗
@NicolaExplores 3 күн бұрын
@@KatrinaKlapproth haha…no I didn’t notice that 😅 …not sure I can bear to watch it back with the million and one faces in ten minutes 😅 The doorbell has been properly behaved since.
@stevede1766 4 күн бұрын
Full of out of towers used to be a lovely place
@50thunderer26 4 күн бұрын
Looks tasty. Never tried Octopus.
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
@@50thunderer26 surprisingly good! 👍
@westcountrywanderings 4 күн бұрын
This was super interesting Nicola! I can wholeheartedly agree with your comments. You are right - KZbin is hard! However, I love it and I am fortunate to do it as a hobby as I am retired now. The income helps cover travel expenses. Like you, I have a bit of a variety channel - my most popular videos are ones about canals and railways, and I have an audience that returns to watch those, and they tend to be people viewing who live in the Westcountry. However, I still make other videos covering the whole of the West & South West. The Cotswold Walking ones attracts more of an international audience, particularly USA & Canada, and the coastal South West ones attract occasional viewers wanting to know where to go and visit and stay in Devon & Cornwall. I also do fairly frequent photography ones, which, although not quite so popular, attracts a different audience again. I do a have a core audience though that watches and comments on every video I put out - they are wonderful people! Thank you for the mention! It's Paul by the way, not Richard, but don't worry, I sometimes get name checks wrong too in my monthly vlogs. You have a great channel - the only other tip I can suggest, and it is an obvious one, is just putting out regular and consistent quality content that you know you'll audience, or particular section of your audience, will like. All of the South West KZbin community that I have met are really fab and lovely people, like Darren, Martin, Louise, Watto & Kim, and Jesse. It'd be great to do a collab in the future for some of us to meet up - I have done a few of these now - most recently in Ludlow. They are good fun, and it is good meeting like minded people. Thanks again, and good luck with your channel. Happy creating! Paul
@NicolaExplores 3 күн бұрын
@@westcountrywanderings thanks Paul, so sorry about your name 🤦 I’m hopeless with names! Thanks for your insight around your audiences, that’s really interesting. I’m not too sure I will make another video of this kind but I didn’t have time to do a travel one this week and this was quite easy to put out there and it’s nice to hear that people have similar experiences. I’d definitely be up for a group collab event in the new year. Sounds fun.
@SallyBarnes274 4 күн бұрын
I wish I was there nicola xxxx The weather here is awful yesterday and this morning with very strong winds and rain 🌬🌬🌬🌬🌌🌧🌧🌧🌧☔☔☂☂🌂
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
@@SallyBarnes274 no it’s not great at all this weekend 🌧️🌧️🌧️💨💨 definitely no filming for me, but I’ll decide which one to edit next 🤔 x
@SallyBarnes274 4 күн бұрын
@@NicolaExplores I think we will have this wind and rain all day sunday and Monday. The wind gusts can be very strong at times. I walked down to the shops this morning to get some milk and a big gust of wind blew my umbrella inside out, I almost lost grip of it LOL 😆💨💨💦🌬☂
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
@@SallyBarnes274 oh no...was that your new umbrella, Sally? x
@SallyBarnes274 4 күн бұрын
I love watching your videos nicola xxxxx Richard had simular problems with his channel.
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
Thanks for all of your support of the channel@@SallyBarnes274 That’s interesting to hear. It is hard! I think the most important thing is to make things you enjoy making, but didn’t mention that 😅 x
@SouthWestSundays 5 күн бұрын
Nicola, thanks so much for the lovely mention! A total surprise! That is so kind! Thank you for all your support for my channel too! This is a really good idea to do a video reflecting on what you have learned in the first six months on KZbin. You made some really good points and I agree with them all. All the best going forward! I have heard of the Bristol Shop before, but did not realise it was yours. Brilliant!
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
@@SouthWestSundays aw thanks Louise. I bought The Bristol Shop in 2020 when the creator wanted to sell it and I wanted to ensure it would continue going. Most of the money goes straight to the artists so I make a little running it so hoping to supplement my income with KZbin eventually but we’ll see. I’d imagine you need mega followers to earn a decent amount 😅
@MartinPopeFilmmaker 5 күн бұрын
Hi Nicole. Thanks a lot for the shout out. Much appreciated. 😊😊. To be honest I haven't really thought about a lot of the things you talked about in this video. When I started my channel I just started to put up videos that I'd enjoyed making. I didn't really have any plan. I still don't. I just make videos that I like & if any body else likes them then that's great. Don't get me wrong. It is a nice feeling when one of your video's has been viewed many times but it's not terribly important for me. I love trying new things & constantly challenging myself to try to keep things fresh & stop becoming stale. The main thing for me is the enjoyment I get from filming & editing stuff. I would love to see more of the stuff you've videoed in this area as well as the old cine films. 😊😊
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
Thanks @@MartinPopeFilmmaker I wish my brain was wired like that 😅 I do have a tendency to over analyse everything which can suck the joy out of things 😅 I agree though that the best thing is to focus on filming what you love. No filming for me this weekend 🌧️🌧️🌧️ but plenty of editing to do 🤔 Have a good one
@MartinPopeFilmmaker 4 күн бұрын
@NicolaExplores Have a nice weekend guys. I'm going to do the same as the weather does look terrible & I've got the cold/virus that is going around at the moment. Cheers guys. 😊
@westcountrywanderings 4 күн бұрын
@@MartinPopeFilmmaker Hope you feel better soon Martin.
@MartinPopeFilmmaker 4 күн бұрын
@@westcountrywanderings Thanks a lot Paul. I'm just glad the weather wasn't good so I didn't feel too bad about staying in. I've watched so much KZbin in the last 5 days I need a break now. Lol. 😊😊👍👍
@AlanHarris-m2h 5 күн бұрын
Thanks so negatives on Weston,, great to see people show,the positive side,,, amazing,,❤😊
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed. I will definitely film around more of WSM next year as I am interested in the Tropicana and Birnbeck developments and what people think of them.
@user-lu8hl3bg4x 5 күн бұрын
Just watched your first video again. You've come along way, Nicola. Not so camera shy and the footage and editing just gets better and better. J
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
Aw thank you @@user-lu8hl3bg4x glad you noticed some improvements. Thanks for all your support of the channel. I do appreciate it.
@Somersetmanwalking 5 күн бұрын
Ahh Nicola, thank you so very much for the mention, I am truly grateful and if i am honestly quite shocked, I mean yourself and the other guys you mentioned all inspire me to keep going and I don't hold myself at all in the same league, thank you so very much, you have just given me a huge boost, also I will take all of your advice on board 😊 best wishes Darren ❤
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
@@Somersetmanwalking no problem Darren 😊 Hope you have a good weekend. No filming for me in the rain but I have plenty to edit 🤯
@Somersetmanwalking 4 күн бұрын
@@NicolaExplores we are filming an indoor one today for Christmas it would have been outdoors but with the weather being so bad we have had to do it inside my Brother is Staring as head Elf and as his name is Nev, he becomes Nelf 🤣🤣🤣 Have a great weekend! best wishes Darren
@melindacheeatow3324 5 күн бұрын
I love your videos, ,as I watch a lot of videos about Cornwall, your channel popped up, and I liked your videos, Will definitely go back to watch more of your videos,, love Italy and Uk,,I live in Florida and it is fun to watch you you are really good in creating interesting videos, Love your update, Well done 👍 👏👏
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
Thank you @@melindacheeatow3324 that’s so useful to know that my Cornwall ones popped up as you had already been watching videos about Cornwall. Thanks for choosing to click on one of my thumbnails- I seem to take ages agonising over the title and design 😅 Really appreciate your positive words and thanks for watching from Florida. It’s very wet and windy in England today!
@50thunderer26 5 күн бұрын
Excellent. What a great journey you've been on. I like, at the beginning, how you filmed the tour bus from a distance giving the impression that this was the bus you were on at the time. Adds great imagery to the story telling. I remember my dad doing something similar on our holiday to Guernsey in the early 1980's. He filmed shots from on board the Sealink ferry (the Earl Godwin) on our way to Guernsey, then on our second day there he went back to the quayside to film Earl Godwin arriving from another trip and edited it into the video of our holiday giving the impression that it was our voyage that was arriving at the quayside at Guernsey. Anyway, I'm babbling now. Great video Nicola. Thank you so much.
@NicolaExplores 4 күн бұрын
@@50thunderer26 oh that’s great that your dad did that in the 1980s - it would have been a lot harder to edit back then as well! I like adding more detail and infill shots like that and the more I film, the more I start to think about it. I think the best one I did was riding the funicular in Taormina - filmed it from so many angles and cut it- so much work for a couple of minutes but worth it 😅 Sounds like a memorable holiday
@ThebristolshopCoUkonline 7 күн бұрын
We love visiting Weston-super-Mare!
@peterwilliamallen1063 8 күн бұрын
I have been to Burnham on Sea loads of times with my parents having a Caravan at Brean Sands and I havent seen any adverse reports on Burnham on Sea. It is a quaint old wold Holiday centre in Somerset with some nice old world Restaraunts and a gloriouse beach that stretches from Burnham through Brean Sands right down to Brean Down. The sea at Burnham is not exctly the sea but the Estuary of the River Severn/ Bristol Channel with one of the Highest tidal flows in the UK and the reason for the high tidal walls is that in the 1970's it suffered from a small sunamie caused by a small eartquake out in the Bristol Channel which flooded Burnham and the sarrounding area, but to me Burnham on Sea is a lovely place to visit with some great sunsets
@NicolaExplores 8 күн бұрын
@@peterwilliamallen1063 glad you enjoy visiting too 😊 Thanks for watching and sharing your lovely memories
@roddymcniven8734 9 күн бұрын
You can't polish a turd.
@SallyBarnes274 9 күн бұрын
wow, sicily looks like a great place to visit. Such a interesting coastline and lots of history. This will be on my bucket list. Great informative video nicola xxxxxx
@NicolaExplores 8 күн бұрын
@@SallyBarnes274 thanks Sally. I’ve a few more videos about Sicily already published which you might want to watch. If you fly from Bristol, you’ll land in Catania which is a great first base. Definitely worth visiting 🤩 x
@Somersetmanwalking 10 күн бұрын
An Amazing place! Wow, love this! very informative video Nicola. great stuff! Best wishes Darren👌👍👍👍
@NicolaExplores 10 күн бұрын
Thanks Darren, glad you enjoyed it. My first few videos were all based in Sicily. Love it there 🤩
@bearded653 11 күн бұрын
differently that boat ride is a must 😎🛥️👍
@NicolaExplores 10 күн бұрын
@@bearded653 such incredible value and stunning views 🤩
@bearded653 11 күн бұрын
OMG that view at 3.29😮🙏
@NicolaExplores 10 күн бұрын
@@bearded653 it was incredible! Wish I had filmed it more now 😅
@jamiei8103 11 күн бұрын
Oh my I would never leave! ❤❤
@NicolaExplores 10 күн бұрын
@@jamiei8103 🤣 it was tempting 🤭
@pantani9886 11 күн бұрын
A bit different to Burnham-On-Sea (LOL!). I bought some Sicilian food yesterday! How do you afford all these holidays, as you don't have many subscribers? An older bloke at work is mad on holidays, and has about 4 big holidays a year! He is currently off to Florida to catch a Caribbean cruise ship, then he goes to Australia, early next year, then Mediterranean, next summer, followed by an African Safari in 2026, at the moment!!!
@NicolaExplores 11 күн бұрын
@@pantani9886 worlds apart! I’m self-employed but I don’t currently earn a penny from KZbin which I started sixish months ago… I am hoping I will get there eventually but I am feeling a bit demoralised at the moment as this video has got off to a poor start… Anyway, I was a shopkeeper until six months ago and that went really well. I closed the bricks and mortar part of the shop and now sell online only. Not sure if you saw my Bath Abbey episode, but you’ll notice I mentioned The Bath Art Shop…that’s one of them. The Bristol Shop is another and Eclectic Gift Shop the third. That was the bricks and mortar one. What food did you buy? Really can’t beat the food over there, it is so fresh and bursting with flavour. They’d never put up with the poor quality of the likes of Greggs and so on over there. Not sure I would fancy a cruise but each to their own. My passion for travel is around Europe and I did a lot of that in my early-mid twenties so great to do more again now that I don’t have the responsibility of a physical premises or staff. Earning less but living more and I am happy with that….although some dollars from watch hours would be nice eventually 😅 I guess I am still learning and hopefully my videos will improve as they’re not doing too well are they 😬 Thanks for commenting again and watching, it does help 😊
@JessesGrandDaysOut 12 күн бұрын
The tower tour is something I've been wanting to do for ages - I didn't realise it was an hour and the 360 views around Bath look fab.
@NicolaExplores 11 күн бұрын
@@JessesGrandDaysOut definitely worth doing - the hour includes going into the rooms on the way and it flies by but is very enjoyable.
@MartinPopeFilmmaker 12 күн бұрын
What a beautiful looking place. It looked very hot. Lovely filming & editing & some nice creative shots as well. Loved the pointed rock & giant cacti. I thought you were eating a giant scotch egg. Lol. You might have to give me some voiceover lessons as im useless at it compared to you. Lol. I can see why you like Sicily so much. It really is stunning. 😊😊
@NicolaExplores 11 күн бұрын
@@MartinPopeFilmmaker thanks Martin. They do look a little like scotch eggs don’t they! I don’t mind a scotch egg, but would rather arancini. Can’t stand a pickled egg! We want to go back to Italy in the Spring, but think we’ll head to the Amalfi coast. Love Italy but Sicily has been our favourite so far. For the voiceovers, I can end up doing quite a few takes 😅 I realised quite quickly that I needed a script rather than bullet points or freely talking and it takes me a while to write it 😅 The more I do, the easier it gets though. The teachers always picked me to read the most in school. When I was at college, I was cast as Othello when we read the play in class. A bit ridiculous but I always seemed to have to read the meatier parts 😅
@user-lu8hl3bg4x 12 күн бұрын
That was lovely, Nicola. Doesn't seem too busy. What time of year did you go?
@NicolaExplores 12 күн бұрын
Thank you. We went at the end of October - the perfect time: still warm but not as crowded as the summer months. Catania was still busy, but not overly so...there's a good mix of tourists and locals there so I don't mind the busyness when its locals going about their daily lives at markets and so on. When we visited Taormina in April, it was very beautiful, but was mostly full of tourists and not very reflective how people live in the country. It was also much more expensive as everything was geared at tourists. I made some more videos about Sicily in April and have a few more planned. First time visiting this year and love it. Will definitely go back at some point.
@88mch 12 күн бұрын
Love the professional shots, this place looks great. Will add to my list of destinations I'd like to visit 😊
@NicolaExplores 12 күн бұрын
@@88mch thank you ☺️
@SharonBartlett-to2uv 12 күн бұрын
Great video very informative.
@NicolaExplores 12 күн бұрын
@@SharonBartlett-to2uv thank you ☺️
@velorider1378 15 күн бұрын
1 euro 90 by bus - Via Sant Agostino - and 2 minutes walk from the airport
@NicolaExplores 12 күн бұрын
@@velorider1378 thanks for the tip! They need to up their signage game 😅 Will do that next time 👍
@Chosen-y1d 17 күн бұрын
As a T.i I can tell you Weston is a evil place. Gangstalking is real it's organised harassment both online and in person!! = suicides !
@brettriverboat9920 18 күн бұрын
The next place that will be ruined soon by the government moving in immigrants, get ready for 200 young men to be moved with no history of who they are. I work for the Civil Service and it's coming