Americans FIRST TIME DRIVING In UK! (Bristol, England to Cotswolds - Road Trip Part 1)

[@Theendlessadventure]

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[@mattscfc849]

You need to try Alton towers near stoke on trent, and a visit to staffordshire in general. In burton on Trent you have the National brewery museum. Near stoke you have Trentham gardens, wedgewood museum. And theres also a bunch of museums in and around the stoke area.

[@lucasduncan1082]

The Endless Adventure Any plans to come to Scotland? If you like driving down south you’d love driving through the Scottish Highlands! 👌

[@Theendlessadventure]

Ian Stevenson yeah, we prefer to stay alive 😸

[@chymist1]

When you get to the minor roads in Snowdonia, you won't have to keep thinking 'keep left' as they are only wide enough for one car. Some of them are two strips of tarmac for your wheels and a strip of grass up the middle. It gets interesting when you meet a vehicle coming the other way, so keep a mental note of the field entrances in case you need to back up to let someone pass. I recommend Llynau Cregennen, picturesque lakes below Cadair Idris in the Mawddach estuary. Also Llyn Crafnant and Llyn Geironydd in the Conwy valley. While in Wales, do try some of the narrow gauge railways - Ffestiniog Railway, Welsh Highland Railway, Tal-y-Llyn Railway, Vale of Rheidol Railway, Bala Lake Railway and others. The Ordnance Survey maps are invaluable when getting off the beaten track in the UK.

[@chefykitty]

I just got released from a four day stint in the hospital from a lupus flare, and watching your videos while admitted definitely helped cheer me up since I wasn't able to move on my own. I can't wait for the live stream and I hope you guys are having a wonderful time!

[@thylacinenv]

I'm a Brit, hired a car in Germany and spent the whole week changing gear with the door handle!

[@underwaterbubbles]

Lol that was funny.

[@liukin95]

That's why whenever I hire a car in a country that drives on the right side I get an automatic so then I don't have to worry about the whole gear stick situation

[@thylacinenv]

@@liukin95 sound advice but I've spent my life getting into "sticky" situations!

[@Sableagle]

I borrowed an automatic in the USA and did just fine out of Yellowstone and down through the mountains, then cruised along the freeway for a while and tried to turn off for a café stop, and I punched the interior moulding of the door when I reached for the stick left-handed.

[@SeverityOne]

I'm a Dutchman, who's lived the first 30 years of his life in the Netherlands (drive on the right), and now I live in Malta (drive on the left), and every time I drive a car in the Netherlands... well, you get the idea.

[@kathleenblight5071]

I'm an American living with my English husband in the UK and I absolutely love how beautiful the land is! I can't explain how many different shades of green there are but there is a song about "40 shades of Green" and that comes close to how beautiful it is.

[@BritishTeaDrinker]

hey im a brit living in NC usa. and yes i know 40 shades of green. have a great day

[@kathleenblight5071]

You too :)

[@paulmoore4223]

You're very welcome Kathleen, hope you're having a lovely time here 👍

[@EricIrl]

The 40 Shades of Green really refers to Ireland which is even greeener than Britain.

[@chatteyj]

EricIrl South west England is as green as Ireland.

[@hannahadams1117]

I love how you two communicate. Your dialogue is always so natural and seamless. You never cut each other off. I like your videos too.

[@DanGalla]

I love seeing the UK through different eyes, as sometimes when you're from a place, its so difficult to see the beauty!

[@Isleofskye]

That's Brazil NOT England, I trust..

[@SgtSteel1]

+Ginger Is that a serious comment?

[@mementomori1553]

I love the UK and why do I like it NO GUNS

[@Jaybob33]

Absolutely! My wife often used to say why would you ever leave the UK it's beautiful then I showed her some of the real UK and she was like 'ooohhhh' 😂😂😂🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@nalsra0]

Wide Putin Wow you must like the government deciding everything you do and have no power huh?

[@jamie123b]

'It helps that they speak English here' you’re literally in England hahaha

[@disoriented1]

LOL...true..it would have been better had he said, "we speak a common language here (mostly)"

[@RS-pp7ng]

They're probably under the impression that the English language originated somewhere in the midwest or something.

[@lololololololo740]

I was going through the comments and I haven’t seen anyone mentioning driver’s license. Can I drive in the UK with an American driver’s license?

[@ChristopherStendeck]

@@lololololololo740 You can drive in the UK on a foreign license for up to 12 months. After that you need to get a UK one. The 12 months applies from the last date of entry into the country. Whether you could get away with staying for a year, going home for a couple of weeks, then coming back for another year, and so on, and never have to get a UK license, I don't know. Seems like a bit of a hack if you could.

[@apachehelicopter9032]

American logic is like trying to talk after being hit on the head

[@MorgoUK]

Being from the UK I can’t count the number of times I’ve tried to get into the drivers seat of a taxi when I go to Europe!

[@francoisdaureville323]

You mean mainland europe?

[@ellxxe_chxsingdreaxmzz4480]

thats very confusing what u just said

[@clemsonfan9166]

I thought London was in Europe

[@ellxxe_chxsingdreaxmzz4480]

@@clemsonfan9166 it is but what has london got to do with any of this

[@clemsonfan9166]

@@ellxxe_chxsingdreaxmzz4480 He said “when I go to Europe”, so if the UK is in London and London is in Europe, so why did he say when I go to Europe 🤔

[@xanadu8468]

Canadian of Welsh descent here . Always interested, fascinated and overjoyed to see the south-west of England in all its glory...

[@sallymay24]

I’m Aussie I drove in the US ...it’s crazy...felt wrong

[@TristanSilverwood]

Is that because of the wheel being on the other side or because those Americans can’t drive lol

[@jaydensile]

@@TristanSilverwood you realize 65% of the WORLD drives on the right and has the steering wheel on the left

[@TristanSilverwood]

@@jaydensile what does that have to do with what I said?

[@sszz130207]

When I drove in the US for the first time, I turned right onto oncoming traffic. I quickly realised my mistake and switched lanes. After that it was fairly easy. American roads are a lot wider and the cars are all automatic.

[@alecleamus3280]

Welcome back guys, hope you're having a fantastic time. As for the driving, Allison did a great job as ever.

[@helenelkington2618]

Guys! Having learnt to drive in the UK and driven in so many cities, I can confirm that Bristol is one of the most difficult to drive in!!! You did amazingly well! I always end up punching the door when I drive on the other side 🤔. I think you drove right past our village too!

[@stevengutierrez3510]

I love this! And love the UK. When stationed in Japan, it was crash course driving on the left side. I pretended I was driving a USPS truck going the wrong way. Made a difference in learning and getting used to.

[@AprilandTimTravel]

We're used to driving on the left (Australians) and just rented a car in Greece, so we had the same issues but opposite! Manual makes it harder, took us about a dozen times of punching the door before we started using the right hand to change gears 😂

[@simpleminded1uk]

Greek roundabouts are tricky too. You have to give way to the people entering it. That first time pulling out in front of an Albanian-registered lorry was horrendous. Does HE know the rule?

[@dehechenka]

@@EnSabahNur-ir5mw in australia steering wheel is on the right so we change gears with our left hand, but in greece its the opposite

[@notthefather3919]

@@dehechenka seems weird seeing as most people are right handed.

[@dehechenka]

@@notthefather3919 my friend, in australia the steering wheel is on the right side of the car, we have to change gears with our left hand

[@mchencom]

First time I drove on the opposite side of the road was on my first trip to Australia. Rented a minivan for the whole family. It felt fine very quickly. Honestly, it was scarier navigating the tight parking garages of Sydney at low speed than being out on the road with other traffic.

[@OneShotAdventures]

Love the Cotswolds, one of the most beautiful parts of England imo! Used to spend a lot of time near Bourton on the Water as a kid. Looking forward to seeing the next episodes!

[@emilymontague8550]

I love seeing the UK through your eyes. It's easy to forget how lovely it is!

[@pauldaly8120]

Love Eric's nervous laugh while Alison was driving through Bristol

[@poolfield2]

Respect to you driving on the “wrong side” starting in Bristol! I live in the Wye Valley and Bristol traffic scares me. It is great to see my own area through the eyes of a visitor and you found food places in Bristol that I haven’t ever seen.

[@BP-kx2ig]

There is no reason that Bristol is particulatly difficult. We all drive on the right side of the road - the left.

[@mattybowler7966]

From the UK 🇬🇧 my first time in France on the right was awful I got caught doing 100 mph 😂 limit was 60 I forgot it was kph 😂

[@jacksonm.6549]

I'm fascinated that you hired a car in France with mph rather than metric on the dash. I assume you changed the speedo to miles yourself?

[@thecreedy]

@@jacksonm.6549 its likely he was driving his own UK registered car as its a short train/ferry trip to France with your own car

[@jacksonm.6549]

@@thecreedy I believe you are correct.

[@darwn977]

@@jacksonm.6549 No. He means he was caught doing 100km/h in a 60k/h zone. because when he saw 60 he assumed it was miles. That's from my understanding to his post although it wasn't clear for sure.

[@r.a.6459]

@@thecreedy EuroTunnel train that carries vehicles

[@FrancoisBothaZA]

South African here. We drive on the left. I had to drive on the right for the first time during our honeymoon in Greece. I was mentally prepared for most things, including shifting the manual transmission with the other hand. But one thing I didn't prepare for was that the street signs would be on the other side. So we're driving through Sparta on the main street. It's busy and lots of intersections. I'm paranoid about damaging the rental car, so I consentrate on all the other cars and focus my attention on the island in the middle of the road (that splits the 2 directions). Suddenly my wife tells and we barely miss another car. Seems I totally missed the stop sign on the RIGHT side of the road and ran over an intersection. I was expecting the signs to be on the left, on the island.

[@seanjordan850]

Haha, why would you think the signs would be on the same side? Makes no sense

[@enyab.6939]

Considering relocating to Britain. Driving left side is truly amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. ❤😊

[@prp3231]

Are you back in blighty? Great country. Starmer is going to be PM. You will enjoy British roads.

[@selinawilson2872]

Though it is often cloudy here my Gran used to say British weather was the most reliable in the world.....3 months of winter and 9 months of bad weather! Nailed the driving Allison, so proud of you! I hate even being a passenger on the wrong side! Sick of cities....check out Hartlepool, north-east England! XX

[@mkdau01]

I love this! You guys have such great attitudes even when things go awry! I love your positivity, and it has made my day brighter even though it's been like four years since you made this video🤪

[@waynebeasley7637]

Great driving. I drove for the first time this year in the US and went into another state and pulled by police. As U.K. I got out but was greeted by two officers pulling guns on me lol. They were fine when they heard my accent though

[@jpgale]

When I first drove on the wrong side in Germany/Austria I keep drifting towards the side of the road and making my passengers nervous, got used to it quickly. Never had a problem with changing gear or anything. When I moved to the US it did not take me long to adjust. Now I go between side easily.

[@Mugtree]

Cool to see you driving through where I live (South Cotswolds & Bristol). Love it here and so glad you like it

[@GlobetrotterGranny]

I’ll be driving for the first time on the wrong side of the road this coming August when we fly to Scotland and drive all over the highlands! Love watching your experience. It makes me feel like I really can do this!

[@scotthammond4371]

It's really lovely seeing my country from another perspective. I've driven a few times abroad now (on the wrong side 😉) and I have to admit I think its easier. We get a lot of road rage in this country and if people were a little more patient as it could be a holiday maker not used to our roads. So I think you did awfully well. Loving your vids 😁👏🏻👍🏻

[@tobeytransport2802]

They are called AONB's or areas of outstanding natural beauty, they are smaller national parks (without a park authority)

[@DN21Media]

You cheated with an automatic! 😂

[@Ndstars1]

@daro2096 Urgh. I know how to drive manual but i dont want to do it with everything on the ither side.

[@Thomas-qg7vy]

I’d be scared to drive with a manual on the other side lmao. I feel like I’d accidentally put it in 5th thinking it was 1st because I’d think it was mirrored or something.

[@alanbicknell7696]

Of course they cheated.Manuals or stick shift I believe are nearly as rare as hens teeth in the US.

[@andywright8803]

I have driven in the US in an automatic and not only was I on the wrong side of the road, but I felt that I had no control

[@cliftonjames785]

​@@alanbicknell7696manuals are still common in the us. I don't know anyone who doesn't know how to drive a manual besides my older sister and wife

[@calcifer1234]

Most important advice my driver instructor gave me about roundabouts isn’t so much give way to what’s on it (although this is true) but to give way to traffic coming from the right. This not only means that you give way to traffic already on it but if the roundabout is empty but a few cars arrive on different sides, you know which one of you goes first.

[@sneakycheese310]

You guys should check out North East England (Northumberland, Newcastle, Durham and York) lots of amazing coutryside, historic castles, cathedrals and museums as well as city centre nightlife and food

[@mad9237]

I'll go next month! I'm very excited!

[@StephenHitchens]

Think they've done York a few times

[@sneakycheese310]

@@StephenHitchens yeah you're right, still would be nice to see them up in my neck of the woods and see what they make of it

[@neilyoung4213]

the ne seems to get forgotton about on a lot of these channels loads of history beautiful beaches in n,land friendly people and cheaper prices( Beer) lol They will be right about the weather this time of year tho

[@KP-zt2nw]

Ssssssh don't tell everyone! From a geordie northumbrian. 😊

[@douglasmcclelland]

My wife and I are British and live in the UK and have been holidaying around the UK for the last few years because of COVID and travel restrictions. We've done a lot of driving and always use a satnav (my sense of direction is terrible) and because it is set to take you the quickest route it often takes us through the countryside down all sorts of country roads, narrow tracks etc. and because of that you see lots of beautiful little towns and villages that you would never have come across otherwise, we often just stop randomly in these places on our way to have a look around. We've found some amazing places doing this. Highly recommend it.

[@mansoureh]

This summer we had great weather in the UK

[@W3LLcoOL]

No, it was far from great...waaaaaaay too hot for my liking!

[@Matt463634]

W3LLcoOL Say that again in 16 weeks when it's minus 10

[@martinavery1609]

Quite agree, far too hot for me. Also our green and pleasant land turned brown!

[@W3LLcoOL]

As much as I dislike the cold, theres not an awful lot I can do when its really hot apart from strip off but tleast when its cold I can put on more clothes :)

[@hikaru9624]

This summer was too dry.

[@madcyclist58]

Why on earth would anyone give a thumbs down to this video? It's baffling.

[@johncameron1349]

can you imagine what it was like in Sweden in 1967 waking up one morning and the side of the road you drive on changed from left to right

[@MerleTrains]

except, it wasnt changed during the night, but in the middle of the day.

[@johncameron1349]

which makes it worse lol i wasnt being literal

[@MerleTrains]

actually it was 5. but somehow i thought it was at 15:00

[@cfetenaris6309]

@@MerleTrains still crazy for me lol

[@greyjackal]

I lived in the south of England for years and regularly drove across to France. So when I moved to the US (Boston) for a couple of years, I had no problem with right side road/left side car driving. It's all about exposure.

[@Captally]

Always pleased to see you back. Your appreciation of our collection of small islands should be recommended viewing for many other American visitors by way of an explanation as to why we prefer not to have too many multi-lane highways scarring the Nation. Narrow roads and a few delays are small price to pay.

[@mrunknown1019]

David Rée I visited the UK about a year ago and rented a car. I did find that driving on the left to be an easy transition however I did find myself a few times getting in on the wrong side of the car. I did hit the curb a few times when I started and when on the motorway, caught myself drifting over to the left. When you are used to driving on the right, a lifetime of driving has taught me to center the driver's seat over the left portion of the lane. Now it is necessary to center the driver's seat over the right potion of the lane. I did hit the curb a few times for that reason. The car that the rental agency rented me gave me a stick shift. Since I have had experience driving stick-shift cars that was fine with me. Did find it an easy adjustment working the shift with my left hand with first gear being up and away from me. The transition to driving on the left for me was no harder than the transition for British drivers coming to the US and driving on the right. To add one more comment, I did find the British drivers very courteous. Much more courteous than in the US.

[@darrendix1196]

It's very strange that they speak English in England! Hope you enjoyed my home city.

[@jenhodge9124]

It’s lovely to hear you love visiting England. Would recommend you visit the Northumberland coast and the little villages of Northumberland. Beautiful to see! Enjoy your England adventures x

[@siracampos1929]

This video brought the anxiety of our first time driving on the left side of road in the Surrey area last month! I was the passenger, and I also learned to just brace myself when we hit curbs! Our starter car was an SUV so it handled the curb hits well! So many not so round round-abouts! We live in Washington, DC area where used to rounder round-abouts! 😆

[@CaptainHoratioPugwash]

I actually recognise the town at 9:49, it's called Tetbury. I was visiting relatives nearby earlier this year and got a puncture after hitting a pot hole shortly after leaving. We stopped in a very small village outside an older ladies house. She saw that we were in trouble and once we got the space saving spare wheel on the car she drive ahead of us to show us to the nearest tyre garage was and she led us along the same street you drove along there. We could have been screwed otherwise as it was a Saturday morning and had 350 miles still to drive back up to Scotland.

[@thehappygurkin3997]

I like how you did a montage on that Volkswagen like it was some sort of super posh car!

[@davapod]

"Plus, you know, they speak English here"😂🤣

[@violetsummer2010]

Hello how is your day going there

[@racheleasley8611]

Living in Japan for almost two years.. I now prefer driving on the left!

[@chrissyg3160]

They speak English in England... brilliant 👏 👏 👏

[@chucklewis6838]

Driving on the left is always an adjustment. Personally, I don't like it. Then once you get used to it, driving on the right is a pain. I always stay in London so I do like getting out of the city. The countryside is very relaxing. I especially like to go to the same pub for a couple of evenings because the locals notice that you have come back and talk more. The more local the pub the better for me. Local beer seems to be very fresh even at an off license. Talking with older people sometimes gets you a home cooked meal. I really have enjoyed hearing local stories that way. Have a great day.

[@davebirdman9179]

Hi- I drove for the first time in the USA in 1986- driven there plenty of times since and also in Europe and middle east etc.- Basically You just work out a reference point on your upper dashboard ( corner of the airvent or end of windscreen wiper) for where the kerb is- similarly for the middle dotted line: I sometimes take a couple of circular blindspot mirrors and attach them to the door mirrors- great for reverse bay parking :)

[@lonial242]

What an enjoyable ride😍 very reminiscent of your early vlogs 👌 you guys were glowing with enthusiasm, easy to see you really love the UK. We visited on a fly-drive, landed at Heathrow, rented a car, a manual,( ie stick shift US term)....at rush hour!! Lot's of adventure driving to the other side of London to our hotel. It only got better, we loved the UK too!

[@Isleofskye]

Thanks. Glad to hear it Guys ! :)

[@ashleycooper8046]

I'm from South Carolina but lived in Edinburgh for 2 years. Took me a good 2-3 months to fully adjust to shifting gears with my left hand. Never hit any cars, luckily.

[@philsmith6452]

Crikey, how strong do you like your tea! Great to see you guys back in the UK. You should hit up Cheshire while you’re here, it’s beautiful.

[@frankhooper7871]

Looked about right to me 😀 but the milk should be poured in first LOL.

[@djrizla420]

Milk in first!!?? What kind of monster does that??

[@franohmsford7548]

djrizla420 If you're pouring the tea out of a pot the milk goes in the cup first. If you're pouring the water straight from the kettle into the cup then the milk goes in last. That's what my nan taught me back when I was a kid in the 80s.

[@Meow_YT]

It doesn't matter on the order ... it really doesn't matter.

[@alanastone5241]

Yes and Chester is great.

[@psocretes8183]

You are lucky in Britain they drive quite sedately (outside rush hour) unlike Italy. As a Brit driving in Italy was frightening. They drive like crazy people.

[@jasonarnell845]

I live in the cotswolds it a beautiful place. There is so much to see

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

Something a lot of people might not realise is while the steering wheel has moved the pedals remain the same. I think it would be almost impossible to switch sides if the pedals changed as well.

[@billnu]

I have to say driving on the right side of the car was the hardest part. Made me feel like a brand new driver again. Hit the curb almost immediately then navigated the roundabouts away from Heathrow and it was the hardest driving challenge ever. Also have it say the roads were a blast to drive. Tiny twisty ancient roads and a manual Fiat 500. Loads of fun. The traffic flow seemed to make more sense somehow, once you became used to it. Yields or give way signs seem to work better than stop signs. No one in the US actually fully stops anyways. I would go back in a heartbeat. Also as I am strictly mono lingual it was fun to be able to communicate with the locals, ask random questions.

[@arsalanafzal7674]

I've lived in Pakistan and England, so I've driven on the left my entire life. I drove a Ferrari for about half an hour in Abu Dhabi, I was really scared. Its very unusual at first because it takes a few km to get a sense of how things work from the oppositte side, especially roundabouts. But after the first 10 mins or so, it became easier.

[@kronks6262]

11:38 when you talked about the sunglasses and looked over on the other side I was like: LOOK ON THE ROAD, YOU CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT! But then I remembered that it's the UK and you're not driving 😂

[@Ashley_van_Schooneveld]

I'm Canadian and having lived in the UK for nearly 10 years, returning to Canada and driving on the right again as proved to be quite difficult. Also there's barely any stop signs which I personally liked

[@MrTeG3SH]

I miss Bristol, Lived there for a little over 2 years. Amazing city

[@jeremyhalvorsen4013]

I am from the US and drive in the UK for the first time in May. It was crazy, basically you have to unlearn everything that you have ever known about driving in the US. :)

[@coldbrewer003]

First time driving in the UK, started in East London and drove to Stonehenge and Bath. Driving through London was an "experience" I would not want to do ever again. However, once out in the open, it was fine. Oh, and it wasn't planned for me to drive had it not been for my friend getting pickpocketed on the tube. I suppose there is a reason for that to happen.

[@BennyH11]

Fair play first time UK driving in Bristol. I moved there from Manchester and found that the roads are a nightmare at the best of times. Glad you like the UK.

[@leetshots]

if you get chance go to betwys y coed and / or llanberis, the drive around snowdon is quite spectacular. also there is a pretty cool museum there, you can also get the train to the top of snowdon. also assume it will be raining.

[@WelshRabbit]

Ah, the former mentioned is quite near my ancestral home, or at least it was until c. 1640 when one of the black sheep of the family (my ancestor) boarded a ship bound for America and the Upper Chesapeake Bay.

[@stuartburgess2626]

A wonderful journey through to The Cotswolds. Thank you for sharing it from the viewpoint of tourists. Having watched several Americans speak of their experiences on this side of The Pond, my joy in being here increases. Nowhere is perfect but it's great to view things positively. God bless. Stu 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 x

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

I asked a friend from Malta which side of the road they drive on; he answered "the shady side".

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

Yep! When we were there years ago they also drove to avoid the potholes The old buses used to have little shrines on the dashboard! When you travelled on them you soon understood why!

[@frankhooper7871]

I learned to drive in California at high school in 1966 then moved back to England in 1974. I didn't find it difficult at all; I found being seated on the right-hand side of the car made it feel natural. The same held true when returning to the USA in 1988 and borrowing my Dad's car. What I do find awkward, however, is driving in continental Europe in an English car; ie driving on the right whilst seated on the right-hand side

[@FreedomStrider]

Hehe, honestly the amount you're concentrating here on the UK roads, you're probably one of the safest drivers on the roads :D Found your channel, enjoy your time here in the UK! It's wonderful here :)

[@goldenboy8769]

12:01 yet they have been overtaken

[@bobevans4040]

Hi, I live just outside of Bristol and it was great to see your reaction to places I know. I have driven in Canada and I found turning left and going around roundabouts the most difficult. Great video , thanks for sharing.

[@sarahbrooks1801]

You missed our heat wave! 5 weeks of 30 degrees us Brits at first wow this is amazing! By week 3 we were all like ok it needs to rain now and cool down! Haha

[@mapesdhs597]

Constantly changing weather is best, gives us all something to moan about at bus stops. :D

[@sarahbrooks1801]

Trust me 30 degrees in the UK is bloody hot! We are not used to the heat :) We go on holiday to hot countries and after a few days we struggle - I went to Sardinia in June oh boy i sunbathed on the beach sitting in the shallow sea then had to go on a boat trip to cool down!

[@sarahbrooks1801]

It only gets cold in the winter to be fair the rest of the time it is moderate weather - we don't get cold like Sweden or Norway - you should come see for yourself!

[@mapesdhs597]

Funny thing about heat though, for me it's the humidity that's the greater deciding factor. I've been in Greece (Rhodes) when it was 52C (Lindos) about a decade ago, but there was almost no humidity at all and so one felt fine. Hot, certainly, but not uncomfortable. The tricky part was remembering to drink enough water, because of course perspiration just vanishes instantly, so one doesn't realise how much fluids and salt one is losing. I recall while visiting an ancient ruins site, one woman feinted. An evening visit to a beah restaurant, one glass of local wine and one was panelled. :D By contrast, visiting Malta a similar time ago, where it was more like 36C, that was almost intolerable at times as it was near 100% humidity. One felt clammy and sticky pretty much all the time. A brief half-minute of feeling ok just after a shower, and then the ick returned. Even one's kneecaps sweated (didn't know that was possible). Thus, I'll take high heat and low humidity every time. 8) I visited Dallas in 1995 when it was about 47C and no humidity, that was a wakeup call for sure (first time anywhere abroad), but it was enjoyable, especially wearing my duster coat. :D I remember I burned my hand on the hotel door handle: www.gamers.org/dhs/usavisit/dhs043.jpg I hope the Waffle House is still there, the people there were awesome. More pics for the curious: www.gamers.org/dhs/usavisit/

[@sarahbrooks1801]

I understand totally what you mean re humidity - I visited Orlando in September a few years ago thinking it would be bearable but OMG the humidity! A few seconds out of the shower and I just felt like urrrrrgh again! Its really difficult to feel clean when the slightest effort makes you sweaty :( I have discovered after a few years of visiting hot countries I really don't cope very well with either heat or humidity

[@hilaryb1008]

So nice to see my home town of Bristol in one of your videos. Then I spotted Tetbury on your drive through the Cotswolds. If you go to the Cotswolds again, take a look at Bourton On The Water .. you’ll love it. The Cotswolds is one of my favourite parts of the country.

[@jamesmasek160]

I was in Okinawa Japan when one day everyone was to drive on the right side of the road and then the next day you start driving on left side. Talk about weird.

[@Njae2000]

What???!!! Holy heck....that sounds insane!😮🤷🏾‍♀️😮

[@pacmania1982]

I'm from the UK and started off as a biker. For me, lane positioning was weird and I kept too close to the left as my body wanted to be in the centre of the lane. I was told a useful tip by my driving instructor, if you look at the centre of the dash right under the windscreen, usually you have something there, like a sensor or between the vents from the HVAC. If you keep the kerb just to the left of that or vehicles you're passing, you will have plenty of room. Touch wood, I've never hit a kerb or car using this method. I've driven in the UK, Spain, Iceland and the US. It takes a few minutes for your brain to adjust but once you've been doing it for a couple of hours it feels normal.

[@BuddahUK]

Welcome back to the UK chaps. ❤️👌🏽

[@Theendlessadventure]

Thanks, glad to be back!

[@davva360]

I was born and learned to drive in the UK. I have driven in France, Spain, Greece and have lived and driven in the US for the last twenty years. I never felt it was difficult to switch back and forth because the car setup is flipped too.

[@smallfish008]

I moved to Cheltenham (the centre of Cotwolds) a year ago and fell in love with Cotswold. Make sure you check out Burton on water and Bibury!

[@Jaiykk]

I was literally there on the weekend. Was a lovely place to spend a few days :)

[@martinrodman6535]

I live in Cheltenham too. Unfortunately it’s not actually in the Cotswolds (Cleeve Hill is though) but if you look at the signs around the town they say centre FOR the Cotswolds. Still a great town though

[@willrichardson519]

Good calls. Burford, then Witney and Woodstock, next to Blenheim Palace (on the edge of the area) well worth it.

[@barryporteous4904]

Left or right, driving on the other side you are normally used to is not too bad if you are in traffic as you can follow the vehicle in front. When you stop somewhere and then move off, if there is no traffic at that particular moment it is very easy to to find yourself on the wrong side for a split second!!!

[@MrDaiseymay]

First time I drove in Canada, I kept on forgetting the overhead Traffic Lights, a couple of near misses---

[@rockracingfan]

after 4 weeks in the USA for work and 2 weeks there for holiday one winter I now prefer the overhead traffic lights! Some of the UK ones can get obscured by high vehicles.

[@malcolm4672]

Kiwi here, we drive on the left, I drove in Iceland last year, it was making sure when I turned a corner that I turned to the correct side of the road I did find that the most difficult thing. I did drive on the wrong side for about 500 metres at one stage.

[@Diaryofabeautygeek]

Aw I wish I could drive on the right but I can’t! I live in Wales, Uk and we recently went to Greece and relied on buses to travel all around Kefalonia island. It’s silly I know but I have dyslexia and kids hehe so super stressful trying to know my left from my right!! I need to have a go on my own on quiet roads I think. Enjoy the UK, hope you pop over to Wales 😁

[@mrunknown1019]

I took a trip to the UK in 2018. I rented a car and found that the transition to driving on the left was relatively easy. I did find that on the motorway I was drifting over to the left. That is because a lifetime of driving has taught me to center the driver's seat over the left portion of the lane. Now with the steering wheel on the right, I needed to center the driver's seat over the right portion of the lane. I did find some of the very narrow roads very scary. Here in the US we do have roads just as narrow however those ones do not have much traffic on them. In the UK driving on them had large semis coming by me the other way. If you are going to rent a car, not only in the UK but also in the rest of Europe, it would be advantageous learn to drive a car with a stick shift. I was fortunate to be able to do that as the rental agency was out of cars with automatics. I did find that it is a place where around 80% of the cars have stick shift. The up side was that the car was the easiest stick shift car I have ever driven.

[@angelaphillips4572]

I come from Australia and I have to swap over to driving on the right when I regularly lease a car in Italy and France and it's initially "OMG!!" but you do get use to it fairly quickly which is surprising when I've driven on the left my entire life. nowadays it takes me about 5 minutes to get used to being on the wrong side of the road and I have found that when I come back to Australia and jump in my car I've actually started driving on the right before I either remember to drive on the other side or I come face to face with someone coming the opposite direction lol! My first time driving on the right I kept hitting the door with my hand everytime I tried to change gears.

[@MattDunny]

In the 1980’s I worked in Saudi Arabia and drove a stick shift Toyota Cressida when I flew back to Heathrow I hired a car and spent the first few days trying to change gear with the window winder, I never had any problems with space awareness either when first driving in Saudi or when coming back to the UK

[@martynlucas2691]

When you were in Bristol did you not see the Suspension Bridge, or the SS Great Britain? And did you find the Banksy artwork?

[@rodnelson8110]

Get up in the lake district on the hardknott pass, or on the snake pass in the peak district. or in the highlands of Scotland which is stunning

[@lynnemorris7516]

You will always be more than welcome in our country , you are both wonderful people for Americans . Am only joking , but welcome back .

[@VNavale]

Welcome to UK. We Brits have to drive on the right side almost every time we drive abroad. Highway/Motorway lanes are narrower in Italy and in Europe you don't get a long stretch to build up your speed when you join a highway.

[@hlund73]

7:00 "That's ok, we can walk to the curb from here"

[@hauskalainen]

Here in Finland, Post Office delivery and collection vehicles all have the steering wheel on the left hand side despite the fact that we drive on the right. The reason is safety. When your job entails stopping at the kerbside and exiting the vehicle many times a day, it is far safer to exit onto the footpath than to exit into the middle of the road. I think the Royal Mail should do the same.

[@MarkSmith-io3qd]

Hi Guys welcome back to Blighty. I find it difficult driving a LHD car abroad. Rented a Renault Twingo in Ibiza back in the mid 90’s and most of the time trying to change gears with my hand in the door pocket. Much easier driving my old Citroen in France and Switzerland as it’s RHD. I’m in Lancaster which if you remember, you visited last year. Lancaster has ‘proper’ history, with the Romans establishing a settlement and Fort over two and half thousand years ago. 😎

[@christianbuczko1481]

Romans invaded in about 44AD, that's 1900yrs...

[@cliveturner4980]

im english never had any major problems driving in the us,except that different states have different laws , eg. turning on a red signal . love you guys videos keep it up !!!!!!!!

[@rhianl6026]

Ahahaha I'm howling at this! I live in Bristol and even saw my old office in the background 😂 I actually watched one of your videos when I went to Krakow last year, and this year I'm going to Oregon, and was looking up videos for the other way round as Brit about to drive in the USA and somehow this came up instead 😂 Bristol is one of the worst places in the country to drive, so very brave as your first time driving in the left!

[@karenarcher10]

yes, traffic is terrible in Bristol!

[@apachehelicopter9032]

Lol try going on a Northern Irish backroad...anywhere.

[@EinkOLED]

I'm a brit and hired 2 different cars in california and washington. I found it pretty easy due to the automatic gear shift. However a few months earlier, I drove around ponta delgada in the azores, that was more difficult due to the gear shift and roads that are narrower than in the UK.

[@marksawyer1841]

2:48 come on, this is a compact car, at least by american standard😉

[@rockracingfan]

We call that an estate car. Compact is like a Ford Fiesta, Standard is like a Ford Focus or VW Golf. American cars are massive as they have massive roads to fit them on!

[@foamcow]

First time driving in the US was leaving the rental car pickup at Chicago OHare. Straight onto a 6 lane highway and then driving 100 miles up to Wisonsin. A bit daunting but the heavy traffic meant everything was moving slowly so I got a chance to acclimatise. After that drive I was fine. By the end of my time there I was happily driving a Dodge Durango around in San Francisco traffic without any problem at all.

[@mhollick63]

Are you driving an automatic transmission. Try driving a manual and shifting with your left hand and not right. That's what's hard.

[@mettehjepsen]

Must be a master... i shift for my husband when he drives sometimes.. 🤣

[@norwegianblue2017]

That's crazy talk. Baby steps.

[@WaywardCoug]

I had to rent an automatic because although I can use a manual, didn’t feel safe shifting with my left.

[@joerhorton]

I drove to Euro Disney from the U.K. a few years back, got all the way to the park with no problems going through France from Calais, stopping at various places and having a look around etc. Got to Disney and went the wrong way around the Roundabout :D

[@brynmordey2659]

When I drove in the states from the UK having to drive on right was weird!

[@melcatley3437]

How long did it take you to get used to it? I really want to drive in the US when I visit but at the same time I'm nervous as about it

[@rippawallet]

Doesn’t take too long, I’m from UK and drove all around Europe for 3 weeks, ending up in Sweden where my girlfriend is from. First time driving on the right, after a day or 2 I was completely used to it. Just remember everything is reversed eg give way to the LEFT instead of RIGHT

[@jrgboy]

It's not just driving on the left , the vehicle registration plates go with the car, NOT the owner so when you change the car you get different plates...