American Family's Surprising First Impressions of Scotland

[@FnAVanLife]

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[@TheUniversalGamer87]

While in Falkirk seeing the kelpies did u go see the Worlds 1st and only boatlift the Falkirk wheel? ( Google, if u missed it, it uses less power than 9 kettles) 😂 also IRN-BRU originally from Falkirk too

[@maximus6622]

As an English ex-delivery driver, whenever my boss said " You're off to Scotland for a couple of days " I was always well pleased, stayed in various hotels, and B+Bs loved it. Stunning scenery and friendly people, even in Glasgow lol.

[@lespaddick6248]

LOL!! I am Scottish and I don't often get to Glasgow as I'm on the east coast but I'm always struck by how friendly Glasgow actually is it's much friendlier than Edinburgh for example

[@maximus6622]

@lespaddick6248 Lol! Especially being a Londoner, we're not very well liked, lol, but the Glaswegians were great, tough, down to earth people, I felt comfortable and right at home. I miss those days ☹️

[@lespaddick6248]

@@maximus6622 Spot on Haste ye back

[@iainpringle9993]

Tiresome cliched drivel.

[@saorsa5]

Britain is not a country

[@Loosechip-ins]

Fun fact- the Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians and the Atlas mountains in north Africa are parts of the same mountain range.

[@SimonMcGrath-o8jk]

Hey from a Scouser I never knew that.

[@acme1243]

From a Scottish Highlander whose lived in the USA - I did know that! 😊👌

[@CHDunham123]

I live in North of England but get to go to Edinburgh very regularly for work. I am very lucky to have such an amazing country so close. A fantastic place with cracking people 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤜🏼🤛🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Neil-f9c]

England giving away there country. To boat people and anyone that can get there

[@ScottieCub]

Cheers Jeffrey!! Ps Englandshire is not bad at all really!!✌️😎💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@gunnerman2452]

Thank you for such a lovely review. Im a proud Glaswegian and love watching visitors touring our country and taking in all that we offer in this country. Haste ye back !!

[@danielhillier7417]

I live in Suffolk, South eastern England. I did a trip to Scotland with a mate right around the top. Its my favourite place I've ever been, I'm not well travelled so do not have many places to compare too. However the scenery, the nature. It just felt so good everywhere i went.

[@stuartbutcher2642]

@@danielhillier7417 Ipswich Suffolk love that place! Great history and the footy team ain’t to bad⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@danielhillier7417]

@@stuartbutcher2642 Yeah I live just outside of the town, Sadly the town is a little dead and deprived now, still lots of history and a few nice places if you know where to look.

[@Ian-i2b]

You guys are awesome!!!! Love it! All so so happy, so humble and honest, just enjoying life as you should. Much respect 😊

[@alancarlyon340]

Glad you guys loved Scotland, but I can assure you - You have seen nothing yet! Way up north in the Scottish isles will conquer your heart, so many isles too visit and the Lochs and glens will steal your hearts! YES I am a proud Scot who has visited them all, did the west highland way, sailed the Caledonian canal, done the island hoping, Tasted all the single malt whiskeys - yeah I am an old guy who loves his country! The further up north of Scotland you travel is where you want too visit, Harris/Lewis and the isle of Skye are a must, also reading the history of the Scots you will find interesting in what our ancestors had too endure! We had a motorhome till my wife had a stroke, so I sold it! It were a sad day! In Scotland you can drink the water straight from the river or streams, for it is clean! The Scots are friendly and are always ready to help! We have the best Country in the world, but the down side is the weather and the midges! Feel free too ask me anything about Scotland and where one should visit! Haste ye back!

[@cnoc500]

Yet you can't spell whiskies 😢

[@velvet181velvet5]

The other downside is the SNP my friend 😢

[@scottmcgregor1917]

So you hate a country with it's own party..😂

[@cnoc500]

@velvet181velvet5 absolutely. The Corrupt, sleaze ridden, bigoted and incompetent Party.

[@harrypike731]

Scotland is great. It's just such a shame that the climate sucks. There's such a small window of the year where you can comfortably utilise the outdoors, unless you are fine with constant drizzle and wind. If we had a more continental European climate on our Isles, it'd be perfect.

[@scottcjmckelviephotography]

Glad you's enjoyed it up here in our country. Glasgow born and bred and love your enthusiasm. As you will know, there's a lot of history connecting our dear country to the United States, and that was nice of your friends to show you around.

[@cnoc500]

@scottcjmckelviephotography yeah, the Ku Klux Klan founded by a Scot 🫤

[@meandthepotatoes4916]

Jeez, I really do take our beautiful island for granted

[@ruthaisling]

Looks like such a fun trip, glad you had a great time in Scotland!! It was so nice meeting you both and Everly, she is just the cutest❤

[@FnAVanLife]

We had an amazing time in your home country Ruth! So nice to meet you and hope we can come visit again soon ❤️

[@susanlewis1875]

You two bring such joy to all of your excursions. And of course it follows that you'd attract two of the most fun people in the UK! And Everly just gets more adorable (and fun like her folks!) every time I see her. I'm not wishing time away, but I can't wait to watch her grow up!

[@jethrowalrustittie5653]

Glad yer havin a hoot in Alba. I bide in Aberdeen on the north east coast of Scotland. I'm a truck driver and professional haggis hunter.

[@lespaddick6248]

Oh dude Haggi don't do well ion captivity I hope you treat them humanely Have you got a dangerous Animal licence?

[@irenedownie6559]

😂

[@86RSJag]

Hand on heart. I love these videos. Ashamedly, You’ve seen more of the UK than I have. Definitely inspiring me to jump in the car and cross the border up to Bonny Scotland!

[@FnAVanLife]

Heck yeah!!! I'm glad we can push you to head up to such a lovely countryside. Just enjoy each moment when you do it. You are lucky to live so close, and the UK, in general, is pretty freaking amazing. That goes for the land and for the people.

[@saorsa5]

Britain is not a country

[@TalkingWithBob]

Scotland is so beautiful

[@FnAVanLife]

Omg it's lovely isn't it!?

[@TheJpf79]

The Kelpies are down the road from me, not sure if you would have seen the other things here in Falkirk and not shown it in the vid. The worlds only rotating boat lift is a little farther along the canal from the Kelpies the other side of town called The Falkirk Wheel and the route along between them is the Antonine wall, it was the northern border of the Roman empire for 20 years, they never finished building it. William Wallace best friend was laid to rest at the churchyard in the middle of town, he fell in the battle of Falkirk 1298, Wallace monument is a little farther north in Stirling.

[@lespaddick6248]

The Falkirk Wheel is just Fkn awesome up close I'm fae Perth And I never seen anything like it Guess I'm a Choochter 🤣🤣

[@TheJpf79]

@@lespaddick6248 They never built it as a tourist site, it was part of the redevelopment of the canals, folk started to turn up and see it and they had to build a cafe and things after lol

[@jodiwestreich4497]

Hi guys. I can go on and on telling you how much I enjoy your adventures and how lucky you are to be traveling with your friends. The memories you are making will never be forgotten. Thanks again for taking us along. Can’t wait to see what’s next. Happy travels 🚐❌⭕️💜

[@FnAVanLife]

Thanks for watching! We are having a great time and can't wait to share more with you. We defintiely feel super lucky to get to travel with our friends and explore this amazing part of the world together, so much fun!! 🚐❌⭕️💜

[@neilburns8869]

Rosslyn Chapel - evidence that Tom Hanks also made it to Scotland and Edinburgh of course.

[@martinmillar7137]

Can't go to glen coe without experiencing some kind of awakening..its actually a really sad reflective area..tons of power

[@AJAC1]

Hi Guys, nice to see your video, we met you in the pub by Loch Ness, ( we were the couple talking to Chris & Marianna in the pub), glad you had a great trip.

[@outlawking4106]

4:39 in the chapel around the edge of the ceiling there are squares with strange symmetrical patterns on them…was less than 15yrs ago they were decoded as the shape of musical notes…if you get a drum and put sand on it, then hit the drum the sand will settle in these patterns 11:14 the horse chestnut tree is an endangered species of tree

[@stevenannett1739]

My god guys Im so jealous ! And what a Great couple to be travelling with.

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

On my bucket list!! Looks like a blast!

[@WanderingWriter91]

From Stirling, welcome to Scotland! New to the channel and excited to see where your travels take you next!

[@lespaddick6248]

Interesting they never went to Stirling "The Buckle of Scotland" I would have all Scotland's identity is forged in the environs of Stirling

[@FnAVanLife]

Awesome! Thank you very much and we are excited to have you along for the adventure Wandering Writer 😁

[@pepelemoko2820]

Great vid. Your baby is squeezing my heart she is so delightful. Good job folks.

[@NICKEXRN]

im absolutely addicted to watching your videos, this is number 3 in a row now!! love them.

[@FnAVanLife]

Woooo!!! This is awesome to hear Rattler!!!! 😁😁😁😁

[@canoefor-one1102]

FnA, I found myself smiling and chuckling out loud as I watched you experiencing Scotland with such pure, unfiltered joy. When we were stationed in Berlin, we traveled every chance we had! We visited 13 European countries an our daughters were old enough to remember them all. P.S. My oldest great granddaughter is named Everly.

[@FnAVanLife]

Wow that is so awesome! What an amazing opportunity you had to show your daughters the world 🌎❤️ and now we both have an Everly we love deerly 🥰 thanks so much for enjoying the video!

[@Johnpir8978]

Really hoping yous hit the west coast it’s the most beautiful part of my country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@FnAVanLife]

Stay tuned for next week!!

[@anneg5720]

Its so lovely to watch visitors enjoy scotland as much as we do, I met a lovely Italian couple in loch lomand . Myself and my friend gave them a shot of our paddleboards, it was wonderful seeing them laugh and have a waterfight with the paddles 😂❤

[@davebox588]

Englishman here, who loves haggis so much I regularly make a version of it myself. It'll probably make a true highlander weep, but Burns' night and the whole ceremony that goes with it, with that amazing haggis (neaps and tatties) was a firm favourite for me and brings many happy memories.

[@FnAVanLife]

Sounds good 😊

[@dantastix]

Your videos are awesome! Highly addictive watching

[@delskioffskinov]

Love your energy! you can tell you had a good time in Scotland!

[@RMedich]

You came up as a suggestion and I watched and subscribed. Your wee one is such a sweetheart ❤❤❤ super cute! Glad you enjoyed it here… I’m convinced it wasn’t recent because it’s Baltic just now and I feel like the loch would be -700 degrees C.

[@stuarthepburn6508]

Glad you enjoyed our beautiful country as `i did yours. Welcome back any time x

[@ls253]

Given the bleak state of things atm, I am finding your tour of the UK an absolute tonic! TY

[@FnAVanLife]

Awesome, thank you! I'm glad we can bring you joy atm. 🥰

[@ianrobertson9968]

Great video, I love your enthusiam for Scotland 😀. We live just North of Inverness and often bump into visitors from America when out and about and love to hear their story and chat with them about what brought them to Scotland when there are so many other (warmer and drier 😆) places they could visit, sometimes this works out and sometimes they think we are some sort of grifters that are trying to sell them someting or con them which is funny 😂, glad you enjoyed the Haggis .

[@BullbreedsDaddy]

You five work great together. Really enjoyed watching and welcome to Scotland!

[@FnAVanLife]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@backpackingJas]

eve is a full youtuber now, great video, scotland looks epic

[@nadineboyle4556]

Ullapool , Dornoch, smoo caves, fairy pools , glen coe ,cairngorms loads of beautiful places to see in Scotland

[@martinmillar7137]

Absolutely loved the genuine vibe of this ha... especially the train early on lol 🤣😆 thats travelling man..exploring..the fun of it all...fkn loved that man 💖😆🤣 massive smile on my face now

[@lindao1327]

Love your enthusiasm for travel, and of course you have the best travel companions! Enjoy the rest of your time here. ❤

[@andreakirby8247]

we had conkers from the chestnut tree on our street in torotonto when we were growing up

[@Aaron-P]

What amazing weather you guys had!! Marianne hit the nail on the head - Scotland is *RIDICULOUSLY* beautiful! Yep, that counted as a swim in Loch Ness. Subpar Parks is one of my favorite Instagram accounts! 🤣 I'm with Frankie, haggis is delicious! 😋 Then again, I liked the salad cream so maybe take that into account. 🤣🤣

[@martinmillar7137]

So fun lol 😆 honestly this was quite uplifting. And such a nice ode tae Scotland.

[@angelagreenwood-williams6607]

So pleased you had a fabulously ridiculously 😂 fantabulous time visiting Scotland. So love it . 🥰 Hope you come back again in the future would love to meet you again . Xx xx

[@macflod]

Im from Scotland. Glad you had a good time!! I have to say not all haggis is like that, i think you got a particularly stodgy looking one. You get them more like of a cous cous consistency, these are better ones. If you come back try again, you might be surprised, Cockburns haggis is a favourite one if you see it anywhere but its rare to see it.

[@terencecarroll1812]

We'll let you off with the swimming, we know how cold that water would be and that was brave going all in

[@BaheidTommy]

FYI: Loch Ness contains more water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined 💦

[@stevencarson9228]

It's actually almost twice as much 👍

[@TheJamsie]

❤so glad you came to our country❤ no scotland no party 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@martinmillar7137]

This is how you truly do a video like this.... Excuse the language..but balls deep 🎉 brilliant example to others to just go....explore and enjoy....fantastic.❤

[@DJJohnnyMac]

Brilliant Video. Watching this from East Kilbride (Bonnie Scotland).

[@malekosmith]

Looks like you guys are having a blast, keep it up. Don't miss The Lake District on your way back down into England =)

[@crosscountrylife4253]

That’s so cool .. that counts as u swam with the lock ness. I know that water had to be so cold with yall wearing jackets and all bundled up… brrrrr. Thanks for sharing ur adventures.

[@paulsim7589]

Ahh, Haggis varys so much from place to place. Spicy Haggis is the best. Balmoral Chicken is next up, but i love a Strathmore blackpuding with tart blackberry sauce.

[@FnAVanLife]

That sound pretty freaking good. 😍

[@KAB_HW]

Happy you had a guid time in our lovely country!

[@Lorraine-n3c2c]

Great video guys

[@FnAVanLife]

Thanks so much!

[@phantomkitsune010]

As a scot in Glasgow who is almost in the center every day of the week you should have seen gorge Square during Christmas. Also at lochness hope you did stoneskipping

[@Pazuzu82]

Welcome to my country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

[@FnAVanLife]

Thank you!!!!

[@matthewmacdonald6090]

Blows my mind the wonder folks have for Loch Ness and our wee bit of the world. I live 5 minutes from where you were swimming and I've definitely seen people in wetsuits stay in for less time!! Hope you enjoyed the rest if your trip

[@Caledonia747]

You missed Rosslyn Castle and Glen also check out Tioram Castle and St Conan's Kirk

[@lordcharfield]

Of course that was swimming in Loch Ness! It’s WAY more than I’d be prepared to try 😂

[@FnAVanLife]

Haha then we nailed it!!!!!

[@ScottieCub]

Fantastic vid eh!!😂✌️😎💪💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@FnAVanLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GS44691]

Can wait till they show up in Calders, Edinburgh. Love folks travelling.

[@Andy-yl5xo]

22.35. You really need to visit Ayrshire to see it's hidden beauty, and the electric brae for fun xx❤

[@autoblipper3546]

Castlepark?

[@MartinFarrell1972]

Love Glen Coe the scenery is stunning. On a bus tour of my own country the driver pointed out a possible place where the McDonald's clan house once stood. They found ancient coins on the site so they believe this is where they lived.

[@allanmailer4540]

Being from Scotland I always found driving along the A9 to Inverness to be a slog with fairly average scenery, even Loch Ness pales in comparison to some of the other Scottish Lochs. I would usually always drive up and down the A82, it was a longer drive-but infinitely more rewarding for the visual impact.

[@karppadiem7014]

So nice to see you taking full advantage of this adventure and having an amazing time! It looks ridiculous! 😂❤ Not a haggis fan. Had it at a Scottish festival a few years back. And, yes, that does count and swimming in the Loch. ✔️

[@adamtrue7691]

I've always wanted to see the kelpie sculpture. They are shapeshifting demons which appear as a lonely horse and whenever anyone gets too close them. they bite or grab the victim and try to drown them in the nearby river. Sometimes they appear as a handsome man or beautiful woman if the horse ruse doesn't work. I love a bit of folklore :D

[@FnAVanLife]

Awesome folklore story. It really cool to hear your point of view. Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@robindphillips]

We got married in the great hall at Bamburgh castle, followed by _incredible_ sausage rolls from that bakery with Bollinger on the battlements and then reception in the cricket pavilion with a fish n chip van.

[@davidsleith7222]

looks like ye all had blast here, nice watching folk enjoy my country :) p.s. i think yer bairn wiz asking for a cuppa tea.

[@teedeed5390]

Great video so glad you had a great time but my mammy. would kill you putting peppercorn sauce on haggis neaps and tatties 😂 happy travels 💜💜

[@McStoolio]

What…you never went to the Falkirk Wheel, it s a few minutes from the Kelpies and even more impressive.

[@Scottbutcher7]

I live just outside of Inverness. It's always nice to see people enjoying our country

[@tizical]

I would say you went for a dook in Loch Ness :)

[@FnAVanLife]

Hahaha, a dook is more like it not so much a swim, 😆.

[@Dixon-d1c]

Listen at 16:45 when he say “look Nessies right here” it sounds so Scottish wtf🤣🤣 love from the north east of Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@neilburns8869]

While in Scotland, i would recommend that you try: Scotch Eggs which is a hard boiled egg with the shell removed, then encased in sausage meat and covered in ruskoline. Tunnocks Caramel Wafer which is like a biscuit snack covered in chocolate. Barr's Irn-Bru or Barr's Sugar Free Irn-Bru. You will see them either in a can or a bottle silver for the SF version and orange for the other (colour of can or bottle) in besides the Coca-cola.

[@davehilton3588]

that guy serving the haggis, West Yorkshire accent isnt it?

[@annahunt5279]

Shame I didn't know you were coming to Scotland. Would have met up with you seeing you went to the Kelpies - that's near where I live. Glad you had a good time. When you read this I am currently in England visiting family. Take care xxx

[@rb9580]

Haggis should never stick to the roof of your mouth. That is the inappropriate sauce that has done that to it. A well seasoned haggis with neeps and tatties doesn't really need a sauce, but if you absolutely must add something to it, then rowan or redcurrant jelly is the way to go.

[@irenedownie6559]

Thanks for the great video, but you’ll have to come back because you only scratched the surface! Your biggest omission is the Isle of Skye. It’s so beautiful it’s other-worldly! I’m from the east coast of Scotland and we go there every year in our caravan. It’s absolutely stunningly beautiful.

[@FnAVanLife]

We definitely want to come back and visit more. We just didn't have a ton of time to explore more than we did.

[@catshousekeeper2004]

The sauce on the haggis is not traditional. Was introduced as whisky sauce on chicken Balmoral which is chicken breast stuffed with Haggis.

[@FnAVanLife]

Oh, interesting. A bunch of Scottish people told us otherwise. 🤔 I wonder why that happened.

[@terencecarroll1812]

Baby's review was spot on ❤️

[@Dallas23]

You should of come to Newcastle upon tyne on your way to Scotland and had a look at the architecture on grey street, it's absolutely beautiful! Take care guys and safe journeys ❤

[@FnAVanLife]

Lol, we did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpulqXpjncuhbLc Glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@martinodoni8943]

6 minutes in. My girlfriend and I visited the Kelpies in February. They really tower over you.

[@LizHouck]

Love this series!

[@FnAVanLife]

Yessss thank you so much Liz! We are thrilled to hear you're enjoying it 😀

[@robmcgregor7353]

Thanks for visiting our beautiful country,come back soon 😊

[@AHylianWarrior]

I live up in Inverness! I used to live in Fort William but it's a stinkhole lmao a bit sad that the haggis was so drenched by the sauce since the sauce is where a lot of your complaints came from it seemed lol If you ever explore more I highly suggest the West Highland coastline along Route 500. It's beautiful but I'd recommend late spring to late summer (late spring for the new growth, late summer for the heather)

[@Thegrinch2169]

you two are so brave going in the water😄

[@chrisrobertson-lm9un]

Shout out for swimming in loch ness you did say that it was over 750 ft deep but it has more water than every body of fresh water in England

[@TransitionDNB]

Please come down to Devon and Cornwall. Thank me later. Love the channel guys. Keep it up

[@MrRiceGuy95]

Welcome to Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

[@FLYINGFOXMAN92]

Ive bookmarked to wztch when home... if you are on your travels I highly suggesy the Scottish Outer Hebridean Islands. Cheap ferry across, then a cossway road bridge you cannisland hop across all the islands. The famous Callanish Stones are here, older than the pyramids and even stonehenge. Errected by the natives who also errected Stonehedge whichnis now mistaken as English as they colinise the south of the island.

[@AlexMcGinlay]

It's a shame you didn't get to Loch Ness via Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor and Glencoe - that journey, for scenery, is one of the best without going too far north.

[@Millionaire-Paul]

Scotland is amazing for van life - you feel soooo welcome! Fully enjoyed by new friend Millionaire Paul 👋

[@DaveyPalmer1]

So pleased I stumbled across your channel guys and glad you love Scotland as much as I do. It's stunning isn't it? Have a like and a Subscribe 😊

[@z0n0ph0ne]

Great little travelog of my beautiful country. How the hell did you eat SO MUCH lunch?!!! Slaite M'hath!

[@FnAVanLife]

So good. I dont know how we do it sometimes but we always manage lol. We love your country btw.

[@IncompetentOutdoors]

That's an epic butcher like. Great pies.

[@andrewback614]

I hope you enjoyed Scotland its so beautiful there so much to see ❤❤

[@MacDonaldEuan]

You were only in Loch Ness for seconds. If you'd spent a longer time in the water you'd have certainty been taken by The Monster.

[@FnAVanLife]

hahaha. we can say that is why we got out so fast lol

[@UnknownUser-rb9pd]

Sadly you missed the best areas for scenery. Next time (there will be a next time), head up to the far north west to Ullapool and the coastal drive north of there. Stunningly beautiful with great beaches, sea stacks and cliffs and more interesting mountains. There's a 500 mile circular route called the North Coast 500 which covers the best areas. There's plenty of YT videos to give you a flavour of what you can see. Also, Skye is very much worth visiting despite getting very busy in summer and again plenty of YT videos showing the spectacular secenery. Finally, if you want to see how good some of the beaches can be, it's worth checking out Luskentyre Beach images which is on the island of Harris.