I made 100 videos about Newfoundland last year. This is what I learned.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thank YOU for watching my videos and for helping my little channel get a little bit bigger last year! Not sure if I'll be able to make another 100 videos this year, but I won't be going anywhere!

[@exilednf1647]

I won't let you forget your goal of visiting every town in Newfoundland! 🎉🎉😂😂

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Chipping away at it my buddy!

[@thegrandbankrovers8543]

One of my favourite highlights of 2024 is discovering your channel. Fact! Happy New Year and thank you, Mark!

[@Tom-xn2gu]

Agreed!

[@andrewhayes88]

A lot of KZbinrs I've watched over the many years say is that content creating is always a grind. You may get burned out from it if you're one who has a strict schedule to release brand new original content to your viewers. That is really why I never really got into it. It would be neat to make a couple of extra bucks on the side from this but its a ton of work. So keep up with all the great work that you do! I lived in this province all of my life and even I learned quite a few cool things about this island from your videos this past year! Cheers to a safe and healthy 2025, Mark! Maybe I'll bump into ya one day and say hi haha

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

If you ever do see me please do say hi! Happy new year right back to you!

[@LisaParsons-o7i]

I'm so grateful for the time you invest in showcasing our beloved NL. Have a great 2025 and I so look forward to learning more about our beautiful province.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thank you Lisa. Wishing you a great 2025 too 😊

[@ruthkirkparick3535]

You are a storyteller at heart, I think. Storytellers need time to tell the story, and the best stories take time to transport the listener, or reader, into that time/place. I love the stories you tell and the way you tell them, even the short ones.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thank you Ruth ☺️

[@carolmurphy7572]

Always glad to see a notification for one of your videos, Mark. Obviously, I love Newfoundland, too, and I I share your enthusiasm for a good feed of fish and chips! I'm not nearly as well traveled as you are and I'm delighted to learn about our points, bays, coves and harbours from your point of view. There's ALWAYS more to learn! Happy New Year to you and your lovely family. I wish you all good health (especially to your mom!), happy adventures, and safe travels throughout 2025. Cheers!

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thank you Carol. Mom seems to be feeling a little better, bit by bit. Happy new year to you and your family too my friend.

[@carolmurphy7572]

@mark_royle_newfoundland Thank you! Glad to know your mom's improving.

[@pipes8273]

Mark I really appreciate the work you put in to making these videos about Newfoundland. I especially find it interesting when you take a bit of a deeper dive to understand this place. What was it and what is it becoming now. Before moving here I scoured the internet to learn as much as I could about this place. Much of what I learned was the fantasy version of NL. Yes I very much love the tourism videos put out by the province but they don’t capture what NL is now. I’m not sure if they even captured what it used to be haha! Some of your content would have really helped me to understand this place a bit more. At the time, Openline provided a shot of reality in my quest to understand what is true about the people and culture in this particular time and context. Many locals seem embarrassed when you tell them Openline was a part of your research. Reality isn’t always what you want others to see. Keep doing what you are doing my friend. It’s really enjoyable and helpful.

[@DarinK]

Way to go Mark! I love seeing a notification letting me know there is another one of your videos up. Keep it up bud!

[@dawnm2647]

Hi Mark, I think your amazing! I really love your videos❤❤❤ My daughter and I live in Ontario and have been to Newfoundland twice and we are coming this July again. Your passion for Newfoundland is beautiful and I too share this with you and tell everyone I know about how gorgeous Newfoundland is. I loved your top 10 and we will see one of them along with our own agenda. Your a great speaker, and considering I am an ESL Teacher I actually tell my students to listen to you because you speak so well. And it is a great way to listen to english while learning about Canada. Keep talking Mark and ignore the haters because we 💖you and think your passion for our beautiful country is wonderful! Happy New Year🎆🥳🎉

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Wow that is a great compliment, thank you. Happy new year to you, your daughter, and your students ☺️

[@lovetotravel9404]

If you are teaching ESL you might want to remind yourself of the difference between "you're" (as in I think you're amazing) and "your" (as in I loved your top 10....). It's a common mistake but not one that an English teacher should make.

[@tuckerandi]

You covered Gaultois so we're good lol. Yeah the size of Newfoundland is really miscalculated by people wanting to travel around it. I was in Ontario couple years ago and got talking to a person who was planning on driving to Newfoundland because they found out I was from Newfoundland because like you I'm proud of where I'm at and people soon find out that. Anyway this person was driving to Newfoundland wanted to go to Gros Morne Park , wanted to take in Lanse Aux Medows , see Gander, Twillingate, Bonavista and St. John's. In one week. I actually took off distances for them .....they had no idea the little Rock in the ocean was so large to travel. All great lessons my friend all great videos looking forward to your coverage to more communities have a great week

[@brianpenney4759]

Happy New Year Mark! Congrats on 100 videos.

[@blairk9thor486]

My wife and I are certainly sticking it out with you in 2025. We arrive in NL mid-May for a month long grand tour of your island. Your insights and advice are the inspiration of a lot of our plans. We cannot thank you enough!

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thank you for saying that. I really am happy to know my videos are doing what I hoped they would be doing. I really hope you love your time in Newfoundland!

[@lukerobinson700]

Hey Mark, have you heard of the tomorrow's towns program done by Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador? Could be something you could collaborate with, in showcasing more of these beautiful communities spread across the province. Much love from Cleveland, Ohio!

[@bradlee101]

Buddy, i wish you the best in 2025 and keep up the great work. i enjoy watching your videos at night when im winding down for bed, i havent lived in nl for a bunch of years now due to work and i love to see all the places and thing iv missed out on so far.

[@moniqueball3559]

Holy doodles! Congratulations on 100 videos. As you know I love your videos and I am looking very forward to what you produce in 2025 ! Happy New Year to you and yours 🎉

[@charlenelohnes4698]

I love NFLand. Spent time with friends there. Beautiful scenery 👌

[@skeeter8868]

Happy New Year from St. Thomas, Ont. Mark! Hope you and the whole family have a great year! Give them all a hug for me! ✌

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thank you! Happy new year to you and yours too!

[@discoveringnlwithkevin]

Love those lessons. I've driven this beautiful province several times over and always find something new. I love it here and I love your videos brother. Happy New Year, can't wait to see what 2025 has in store for you!

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thanks Kevin. 2025 is the year we finally get our little project off the ground haha! (seriously though!)

[@discoveringnlwithkevin]

@mark_royle_newfoundland absolutely! Looking forward to its completion.

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

Like 70 here for you Mark! I agree. Many of my videos have a NL flair or boost my local area. Some like it and some don’t. That’s fine with me!

[@anneg8000]

Hi Mark thanks and congratulations for these 100 videos🎉 You told your videos are too long but for me it's always too short😁. There is a LOT of beautiful spots to visit in your province. You show us your province like a professionnal. You'll never be able to do short video 😂. I wish you an happy new year to you and your family. Maybe we'll can eat a fish and ship one of these day🍟 🐟. Ciao

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Happy new year right back to you and your family 😊

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

I believe it was TS Elliott who wrote some travel the world and return to their homeland many years later and come to know it for the very first time….something like that! keep sharing NL content!

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Always a way with words Mr. Garry! Thank you for that, you pretty much nailed my feeling right now. I hope you get subscriber #3,200 soon!

[@user-sandralynn]

Happy New Year to you. Very cool Eddie S, sees your video 😊. Laughing as you say no straight roads ..so true which makes life fun.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

You never know what's coming around the corner on Newfoundland's highways... keeps you alert!

[@mb-jm1bt]

Job well done mark, as others have mention...you are amazing storyteller and have a great way of expressing your love for Newfoundland. You're up there with the likes of Ted Russell

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Wow, thank you! I’ll take that compliment. I'm not sure that I've proven myself to be in the same league as Ted quite yet, but I’m honored just to be mentioned alongside his name.

[@carinedjuika7533]

Bonne année 2025 Les vidéos aide vraiment à mieux connaître Newfoundland and Labrador. Merci Mr Mark

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Merci beaucoup!

[@bhangg_high]

one min video idea: "Top 3 _____ I visited in (year)". That way, you can always make new ones every year. They can include parks, trails, restaurants, museums, historic sites, abandoned buildings and ghost towns, light houses, etc. May 2025 be a great year for you, my brother. ~ Bruce

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

That is a great idea. Thanks Bruce!

[@patandandrea]

I wish you a successful 2025 Mark. Keep doing your video the way you do it. We love it. And you should stop talking about the bad comments you get. That’s what they want. Who cares about them. I hope your mom is getting better. Pat.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thank you Pat. Wishing you and Andrea all the best for 2025 too!

[@Love_Child363]

Mark I absolutely love your video's , you take me to places that I know I'll never be able to see, the beauty of our province is breathtaking. I've said for many years I'll never understand why people take vacations out of the province when there's so much beauty surrounding them. Thanks for taking me with on your adventures Can't wait to see what 2025 will bring Have a great 2025 ♥

[@LibertyEtiquette]

Thank you Mark! Your chill style of explaining stuff is really meditative. My wife asked me, are you stoned all the time? I said, no, he is living in a place like Newfoundland you can be like that without tension and hectic life, let's go!

[@artistryonchurch8587]

Looking forward to your content for 2025, Mark. Really enjoy your videos!

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thank you. Hopefully 2025 will be the year I can come and actually say hi (instead of just shooting pictures of the outside of your business haha)

[@hartplanet356]

SUGGESTION Let AI create short form videos of your past long videos. Link the shorts to the longs. It's a way to get seen by more people. AI in 2025 has surprised me on the quality of its videos. KZbin shorts can now be 3 minutes long.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thanks for the suggestion! I still can't share 3 minute shorts but I'm not sure I will when it is available to me anyway. We'll see.