NOBODY TOLD US THIS! First Impression Dunedin, New Zealand South Island🇳🇿

[@gregkennedy8545]

Lived in Dunedin for 11 years, loved it, it gets more busy when the students come back after the summer holidays! Worth a drive out on the peninsula to the albatross colony, magic views

[@trudimclaren4301]

Great to see you guys enjoying Dunedin! The city centre is called 'The Octagon' (rather than a square) 😊

[@BoldRam]

I got such a buzz seeing your impressions of our beautiful city. So glad you enjoyed your stay and hope you got used to the hills.

[@ros4645]

So happy you have got to Dunedin. Where I went to University, and lived for 25 years. My family are still there. I love the place.

[@shaunmckenzie5509]

It's a third the size of Christchurch with only 130k people, but it has a much more vibrant city centre and more pedestrians.

[@GlenAndMado]

You got that right but give Christchurch time and it will be a thriving city!

[@mcox458]

I wouldn’t go that far, it’s the students and the fact no suburban malls in Dunedin.. try it in Winter or go out for a meal on Monday night if anything is open.

[@augment999]

I'm 22 years old from Dunedin, lived here for my whole life and I'm itching to and travel to see the world. It's taking me a while to sort it all out and save up money so I'm getting a bit of cabin fever. It's made me get sick of Dunedin and lately I've grown to view it through the lens of the bad aspects it has and grow tired of it. But I've realised that's just because I'm from here and need a fresh start somewhere else for a while. It's cool to see my home through the eyes of someone who it's new to again. There is a lot of really nice things about Dunedin that I do love and I shouldn't take for granted. It's a nice city to have grown up in and a nice city to raise a family one day. I'm certain that after I've traveled away for a while I'll love and appreciate it again when I return. Thanks for featuring my town guys, really cool video ❤

[@nickythomastravel717]

At 22, you have plenty of time, as a native English speaker, you have heaps of options. Try Au pairing, then getting working holiday visas for different countries!

[@danieleyre8913]

You should definitely get out and see the world like Europe, East Asia or the Americas. I think anyone who doesn’t live beyond NZ for at least 6 months is a tragedy. But don’t get too down in Dunedin. I’m from Wellington and I love the place (even though most Dunedinites don’t seem to like Wellington much back hahaha). Yeah it’s cold, and its economy had been in stagnation for about 4-5 decades, and most of its old industries are gone, and its now dependent on the varsity, and that varsity has become a rich kid’s playground, and it’s a bit of a big town. But it’s got so much character and there are so many interesting and creative and outgoing people there once you can scratch the surface. And I have to fight back my jealousy over all that great indie rock music that came out of there back in the 1980s. I like it so much better than boring and conservative old Christchurch. I think it’s got so much unrealised potential, it just needs a good city council and regional council for a few decades and maybe build some industries around that University.

[@weehudyy]

I left in the 70s , lived all over NZ , moved to Oz mid 70s , travelled , then came ' home ' to retire . I love that so many of the city's iconic structures remain .

[@janeterry6909]

I live in the lower North Island and love following your journey throughout our beautiful country . Hope the memories will stay with you forever. Take care.

[@martinboyd6231]

Great video 👌 Stoked you guys captured Dunedins Architecture and thriving city! Very much looking forward to your next videos 🙏

[@susanhammond2724]

Dunedin is a great city! My ancestors came over from Scotland in the 1800's and settled there The old buildings are beautiful as are the ones in Oamaru. I grew up in Christchurch and really miss some of the lovely old places destroyed by the earthquakes we had here.

[@nickythomastravel717]

The Bakehouse on Bond pies are SO good. Glad you enjoyed our centre city - it's even more beautiful now that the George Street has been fully renovated. I love most that Dunedin is surrounded by nature.

[@parkiwi4787]

My family were Scottish and settled in Dunedin in 1850, I was born there and love the place. It's very much a student city with over 20,000 attending Otago University. The Peninsula is amazing, my Grandmother lived in St Clair, a short walk to the beach, fantastic holidays.

[@shaneglover9583]

The time and the space is why I came back to nz. Great lifestyle, chilled. Leave the stress to the others

[@Tuatara587]

For a long time I thought Glen was calling Mado "Madam". Loving your tours around NZ - making me homesick.

[@KG-ui7ji]

So did I!

[@rachelwebb2330]

so did i too!!! lolo

[@stevebarkman2681]

Dunedin is lucky to have a fair numbers of developers who refuse to knock old buildings down, instead they'll refurbish, strengthen and preserve them. Heroes in my opinion.

[@analuvzya7]

Actually they’re rotting mostly 😂

[@rickymarino1208]

tombstone morgue lookn place

[@rickymarino1208]

the famous sheep

[@martiruda]

I would say unlucky.

[@weehudyy]

@@martiruda Fortunately , nobody cares what you think .

[@juliaforsyth8332]

Dunedin is Scottish! My favourite city after Wellington. One of the founders was a nephew of Rabbie Burns. I hope you try Baldwin Street. It's not for the fainthearted. World's steepest street with a gradient of 35%. Also Lanarch Castle is lovely and Portobello and the Royal Albatross colony.

[@Carolevw]

You guys make me laugh, Mado always likes the op shops and crystal shops: Glen likes the cafes! Glen you spend more time in the cafes than Mado does in the others, lol ... If you get a chance, do take a trip on the old train to Taieri Plains and up into the heartland where the scenery changes dramatically. It's well worth the cost! Enjoy the South guys. ❤

[@tonybennett4159]

Went to Dunedin but it coincided with fresher's week, so accommodation was at a premium, so we had to take a 15 mile trip to a country inn to get a bed. Nice place, though. Make sure you take the trip along the Otago Peninsula to the albatross colony.

[@mikem922]

Love the way you guys give the raw and unfiltered first impression. Dunedin is known for the amazing street art/ building murals you fearured. The Railway Station is a beauty for sure and Mado was right and that was a great platform shot. Get those great NZ pies inside you Glen!! A University city that does have vibrancy. Guys 1 more day then you start your Great Walk. First day take plenty of water as no resupply available and a big climb to Luxmore Hut to finish. Enjoy!

[@jodouglas6429]

Dunedin, my favourite NZ City. You will find out it was originally a Scottish settlement, not English or Irish. although they settled their too, the predominant settlers were from Scotland Dunedin is Gaelic for Edinburgh and the city is often referred to as Edinburgh of the South. Enjoy your time, it gets better the further south you go!

[@GlenAndMado]

Yup we found out all the good stuff while staying with locals and interacting with them for 2 weeks while staying there 🙂 we make another video or two here! We start calling it the Scottish city of New Zealand after a while 😂

[@weehudyy]

A breakaway group from the Church of Scotland established the settlement . The ' Wee Free Men ' aka the WeeFrees . Then Gabriel Reid discovered gold inland and the quote/unquote ' Scum of the Earth arrived ... The older buildings were all built of that goldrush money .

[@wilsonmackenzie-white5310]

I hope you went the beach’s because Dunedin has the best beaches

[@rlb3339]

Thanks for posting, Glen and Mado. I’ve only been to Dunedin once, on a cruise, but didn’t get to see as much as your video. Dunedin looks like an awesome little city. The architecture is stunning 🤩 Looking forward to more videos of this beautiful city. Makes me want to visit 😅

[@jocelynsimpson]

I was born in Dunedin but haven’t been back for a while. Am currently planning a trip down south and have been using videos for inspiration and ideas.

[@Peter-kt5rr]

I was in Dunedin in 2003. I cannot believe how much it has grown. How much work has been done to improve it. Thanks for sharing your video.

[@richardcaldwell9160]

Absolutely Marvellous - Thanks again G & M

[@chrisheath5233]

Dunedin today reminds me of Aucklands CBD from the 1970’s. From the 1980’s onwards Auckland lost a lot of old buildings to new developments.

[@JaseBerger]

Awsome having you guys in Christchurch, we have been through allot here and welcome travelers to boost our local businesses

[@emanuelnolden]

Wow, no way! That guy playing guitar on a unicycle near the end of your video is my talented friend Daniel. He's an absolute legend x

[@psydwaindah]

Great to see you both enjoying my hometown. I was born and raised in Dunedin but now I live in Tokyo. I miss Dunedin though. It's packed with culture and style.

[@JanFrench-y8r]

25:50 : that's a lovely one as well ... that's the old Dunedin Prison .. ha,ha

[@shunta1984]

Love this vid team!! Magic work

[@johnstuart8511]

I would have done the same: Shout out to my New KZbin Buddies , But we passed paths . You are doing great passing on your tour around New Zealand. What I saw in 10 days was a lot to take in. So many campers, campsites: And I mean lots of them (So many to choose from). Clean and colorful with plants/ Gardens. The roads are just right. People obey the rules of the road. "Just perfect". Keep up the great work. See you on the next blog. Regards from South Africa 🇿🇦.

[@maltnz]

Drove through Dunedin heading further south - never realised how much more there was to the city. The route we followed was mostly old grey stone buildings that looked more like the Edin borough you see on TV.

[@GlenAndMado]

Yeah much more than you think actually! We explored more of it in our next videos 😎 it’s really a beautiful place to stay.

[@michellepatterson5487]

Great video guys. When you make it up the west coast, there's a small takeaway shop just north of Greymouth ( heading up the coast road) called Runanga. They have fantastic homemade pies best in greymouth. Enjoy your travels ❤

[@TravelwithTravelarii]

Wow, these vibrant streets and historic buildings are giving Big City vibes! 🏙 Loving the architectural beauty and your raw first impressions. @GlenAndMado Keep exploring and sharing your adventures!

[@skymachine1]

"Beautiful square here" lol 🛑

[@jemma_19988]

Enjoy New Zealand guys!! It is a great place and remember above all in your travels spend lots and lots and lots of money !! We would really apreciate it

[@tthecreepingcreeper]

The roadworks are gone now..the main street is looking great. Glad you had a lovely sunny day to enjoy my home town!

[@katsandcoffee]

Driving around Dunedin age 6 with me mum, "Mum? What religion are we?" "Um, we're not really that religious tbh. But if we had to say something we'd probably say Presbyterian". Me at school the next day, "Mum says we're not really religious but if we had to say we'd probably be librarians".

[@sugarsilverstar8943]

A wonderful look around my home town. So good to see it through your eyes.

[@stephenbrockett710]

Penguins are good but the Edinburgh Of The South hosts nearby The Royal Albatross Centre,a world class roosting grounds and educational facility dedicated to this huge marine bird.Not to be missed.

[@debramiles6986]

Omg you s two are so fantastic to watch. I live in Dunedin at portabello . The way you too just walk around explaining everything is so good for the towns. Hope u return one day. thank you.

[@maidaursuladawn44glasgow3]

Dunedin is a student city my eldest grandson is there now Otago University is a very old University I believe the first in New Zealand.

[@GlenAndMado]

We actually visited it and made a video on it which should be up eventually! 🙂 it’s a beautiful university but when we visited it was the holidays so it was a ghost town haha

[@emanuelnolden]

It's a great pleasure to see my own city explored through fresh eyes! I hope you two were treated to some 'dunner stunners' while visiting :)

[@Al275able]

Love your videos as soon as I get sorted I am going down there.

[@VirgoEmpiress]

Most beautiful city in NZ, it has everything! Great people, amazing sights and wildlife, beaches, bush and peace.❤

[@robleask476]

:ike watching your reactions. You often say how quiet NZ towns are, but think on this... New Zealand is bigger than the United Kingdom but has only 5 million people. Imagine about half the population of Greater London spread throughout all of England, all of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland !!! The Uk would seem really quite then, eh?

[@GlenAndMado]

Yeah it’s mad because New Zealand is also about 3 times bigger then Ireland and it has the exact same population 😂😂 but I’m still adjusting to how quite it is here in this country, I have to realise not to expect so people when visiting towns haha.

[@wanderersinblack]

Thank you for your video. I lived in Auckland for 7 years & unfortunately never made it to the South Island. After watching this, Dunedin is now on my ‘to do list’. Cheers from Melbourne 🍷!

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Welcome to my city! It was settled by Scots, which is why there's a lot of presbyterian churches. I hope you managed to see more of the city than just the main streets! They've just finished all the new roading in the centre of the city that were under construction when you were there, and itgives the CBD a much friendlier vibe.

[@annwitbrock9112]

After seeing that pie, I am really craving a good Dunedin pie. Everything looks a lot brighter and broader than when we lived there 30 years ago. Fresh paint. Not grey and full of goths any more. And no buskers? I'm surprised the streets and footpaths are so empty so close to xmas. Used to barely be room to pass other pedestrians while doing the xmas shopping. I guess deliveries are making it a bit quieter now? It is around 50% bigger than when we lived there.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

@@annwitbrock9112 Hi Ann - yes, there've been a lot of street improvements - especially George Street and in the old industrial area around Vogel Street. Lots of street art, too.

[@christinabingham1477]

The name Dunedin means little Edinburgh guys. It’s where the largest amount of Scottish settlers went. And it was loosely built round the town pan of Edinburgh plus the style.

[@stellawilliams9303]

Glen you have such a kind heart

[@GhostOfArtBell0935]

Made it to Dunners! Enjoy! Do not forget to burn a couch in the street lol

[@GlenAndMado]

I’ve removed a few coaches and put them on the streets from jobs we did but unfortunately didn’t put a match to them 😂😂

[@nannajaysadventures]

I do wish Dunedin would embrace the history and have more buildings built in the style

[@allanwalker227]

St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral church located in The Octagon near the Dunedin Town Hall in the heart of Dunedin, New Zealand. It's not a Roman Catholic Church.

[@peterellis1371]

Great video guys - so funny hearing your take on things. DUNEDIN means the Edinburgh of the south, The plan was based on Edinburgh - there are some quirky features like steep streets due to them not taking into consideration that the land was not flat. Buildings facing south to catch the midday sun. At the railway station the clock tower only has 3 faces (It was considered a waste of money to have a clock face looking out to sea). The main streets are Princess (South) and George with the Octagon in the middle. Robbie Burns Statue has his likeness facing the pubs and his back to the church. Hope you take time to go out on the Peninsula - Lanarch's Castle has beautiful grounds and great views - even if you don't venture inside (Lanarch was an ambitious scotsman who became a parliamentarian and went bankrupt)

[@scottrissman2499]

lol it’s an octagon not a square. Glad you like it though

[@marias8007]

We call those murals too

[@maureenwoods6397]

Street Art 😊

[@torrence_]

Yay welcome to my hometown . I love all your content from Christchurch , timaru , oamaru and Dunedin . 😁☺️

[@EllaH-sw5ls]

Hello to you both! I randomly stumbled upon your channel and as a Dunedin resident, it has been enjoyable to follow your journey down South and see your first impressions of the place! I’m leaving a comment because unfortunately, one thing in your videos has started to bug me and I’ve been feeling increasingly compelled to say something about it. The majority of the drone footage that you’ve been featuring in your videos is breaking NZ government regulations for flying drones in this country, and there can be major consequences for doing this. I know I’m not the first person to mention your drone usage, but I noticed that you ignored these comments and are seemingly continuing to fly your drone in disallowed places. To provide a couple examples - your most recent video has drone footage right beside Dunedin Hospital, which has a very frequently used helipad (drones cannot be flown within 4km of this). Secondly, flying a drone in the Mt Cook area is also prohibited given that it’s DOC land, and there are signs stipulating this on-site. Please don’t take my comment comment as criticism or negativity, I really just want to make you fully aware of the NZ drone regulations because to me, your actions come across as quite disrespectful and inconsiderate. I don’t know the full picture - maybe you’ve been granted permits, have taken the footage from elsewhere, or perhaps you’re simply unaware of the rules + consequences. Anyway, I just wanted to air my concerns and wish you all the very best for the remainder of your NZ stay - looking forward to the next Dunedin vid 😎.

[@trish6150]

Fabulous. I’m just here now for a few days work and almost did the same walk as you guys. Great job.

[@Dorkasaurus_711]

Lovely video of my home, my Dunedin ❤ been here 8 years and wouldn't want to live anywhere else now.

[@goldenak25]

pre EQ chch was kinda like this but bigger/ taller buildings

[@keyiti2222]

Glad you loved Dunedin! it’s my hometown

[@GlenAndMado]

Living the good life in Dunedin 🙌

[@daana3879]

yes Our City is "Amazing" Thank you

[@polydflynt]

loved Dunedin 1998-2004 - arc cafe is down princess, it's too bad pancake planet had to shut! Tull used to be great, too.

[@Antony-qq1ob3bz3g]

classic, your turning in to a kiwi eating pies for lunch....Otago is another great place .. plenty going on have a goodie Mado and Glen

[@ayeayeron9625]

Nice to see my home town, though I no longer live there. Funnily enough recognized a few faces. Great Video

[@renatewest6366]

If you liked Dunedin, you would like Ballarat Victoria Australia Renate Scanlon Westenberger.

[@mohammedbinladen4619]

you should be using the gears to slow down on a hill unless you're driving an automatic.

[@ChristoKiwi]

Now that you have gone end to end, which city was your favourite as a tourist? Which city could you see yourself living in?

[@kevinbaldock4238]

Just spent 4 weeks in the Sth Island, took a wide detour around Dunedin

[@GlenAndMado]

Oh you missed out Kevin it’s a good spot 😅

[@johanmeischke9189]

Yeah Dunedin is Gaelic ( Scottish) for Edinburgh 😂

[@icedem1]

You’ve New Zealanderised when you start craving for that PIE!! lol 😂

[@elaineinnz]

My office is across the road from where you got your macha. That area is the business district with retail being the opposite side of the Octagon. Dunedin was built by Scottish pioneers. It’s all very well not doing any research, but you wouldn’t sound so dumb if you did! :D

[@nannajaysadventures]

there is a mall in the center as well there are a lot of hidden shops

[@nat68carson63]

thank you for your great videos but its a city not a town I was born there its a great city so many suburbs so many things to see and do I hope you enjoyed your time here thanks for the positive videos its great

[@ColeBrown-r9o]

OMG you guys are so fun I live in Dunedin it is soooo fun live here and NZ is a great place to visit hope you guys are having fun 😊

[@GlenAndMado]

Haha such an awesome place! I hope your living the good life there 🙌

[@stargazer279]

I am Canadian, one of these days, i will visit Dunedin and the rest of NZ

[@exploreearth6275]

Always fun to watching your video Dunedin is wonderful

[@tinopai]

You make me want to visit my hometown! Funny you say Vogel street reminds you of New York because it’s actually been used as a NYC set for a couple of films.

[@GlenAndMado]

thats insane we never knew that fact! you should always revisit your home town my friend :)

[@teeayy66]

Glad you enjoyed my home town - Edinbough od the South

[@nursebronnie1]

Dunedin is described as the Edinburgh of the south and was settled by the Scottish whereas Christchurch was settled by the English

[@Al275able]

Thanks

[@GlenAndMado]

Wow! Never got a donation before! Thank you soo so much we will make sure to give it back to the people in need or make good use of it. Hope you’re having a wonderful day. ❤

[@Al275able]

It's for pies or coffee 😊

[@GlenAndMado]

Haha very kind of you! How can we thank you!?

[@vaughantutty2227]

Great video, thanks guys

[@gissyb1]

Scottish settlers.. my mums family landed there in the 1860s.my Nanna waa born &bred there. My dad is a Maori so they've been here since 1000y ago

[@marias8007]

Good on you Mado wearing sunglasses n hat 😎🧢

[@SohailKhan-uh7od]

Beautiful Vlog

[@senorbart]

You two are a couple of real characters. They should give you a TV show I think you’re really funny.

[@genericinternetmale14]

What do you both reckon about that American tourist couple in the news who have said NZ is hostile to campervan tourists? Did you experience anything similar?

[@gissyb1]

Americans complaint about everything and are entitled. Best ignored lol

[@Jroobelucios]

Ah, my home. ❤ 9:17 - I can see where my mum works, she works at Presbyterian support which is right next to first church. 9:46 - that’s where I got my driver’s license. AA

[@shanedigby]

I've never been to Dunedin. Are you getting Wellington vibes there?

[@KukiCruser]

Are you guys coming up to Whangarei?

[@crotchicular3820]

nice, you got to see the unicycle guitar guy!

[@davidhughes6]

Dunedin is the most beautiful city!

[@BUHAYNZ]

Enjoy here at dunedin

[@brianpearson8782]

Dunedin has many old buildings like Christchurch had. But Dunedin has not had a destructive earthquake, yet!

[@tristanhipgrave4255]

Hi from Dunedin Laughing that at 20:34 I see our blue car and my wife walking in front of of your camera 😂 20th December me thinks? 😂

[@GlenAndMado]

Damn New Zealand is a real small world, this happens a lot 😂

[@Sunshine747fmc]

Good afternoon! Thank you for the video! What camera do you record video on?

[@GlenAndMado]

Just a go pro 11 my friend 🙂

[@larrybarrett5810]

Fabulous job

[@simonphipps2741]

It's a shame what has been done to George Street. It should definitely not be pedestrianised. Glad you noticed our historical building. It's something I value greatly. And yes...all the cars. I wish there were fewer cars on the road. Working from home is not something us kiwis have mastered.

[@opie32958]

The only thing stopping this from being the perfect Dunedin video was that you didn't stop in at The Albion, the red coffee shop in the background at 16:03 . Excellent video otherwise!

[@GlenAndMado]

oh do you believe it or not we actually walked into it looking for pies but they didn't have any so I didn't put that footage in haha.

[@bronzemen34]

Love watching u guys go round our beautiful country Watch out though…ur tummy will regret it after u gain a few kilos if u don’t stay in tip top shape…..next thing u know u leave our beautiful country slightly heavier then when u arrived lol Keep up the wonderful content and stay safe 💯🔥

[@GlenAndMado]

I understand were your coming from but unfortunately getting in the best shape ever with all these gym sessions and hikes 😂😂 honestly not sure if I’m eating enough calories to cover the amount we’re doing on the side 😂 but we’re having a wonderful time l!

[@bronzemen34]

@@GlenAndMado I completely overlooked u guys do tons of walking lol…..😂 😂😂just b mindful….those dang pies can creep up onya lol Kiwi food is very rich…and expensive…..hmmm wonder if you guys had a hangi at someone’s house yet???…..or been invited?….or gone fishing and diving?….make sure u try before u leave….someone out there bound to take u in for the night and make a mean feed for u guys Be blessed and hope u guys get lots of wonderful content…..💯🔥

[@GlenAndMado]

@@bronzemen34 😂😂😂 Glen here. Completely understand you but definitely eat healthy 90percent of the time so the rest is history😜 definitely expensive for food it’s slowly burning a hole in our pocket but we shall survive this battle 😂 we never had a proper hangi but always wanted too! We will definitely make sure we get hangi before leaving. Would be awesome!

[@bronzemen34]

@@GlenAndMado trust me…if I knew people where u r now I would set u two up…..maybe give a shout out on the video if anyone is willing to take u in and try a hangi and do some diving……there are tons of people who know people who know someone who they can connect you with….and word gets around fast Key word here - DONT BE SHY just ASK 😀😃 any friendly local will tell u who and where to look……..trust me your not interfering whatsoever if you know the right people 💯🔥💯🔥 Look for a marae and ask as well…make sure u get permission before u go onto marae grounds and experience it firsthand 🔥💯 You two are awesome take care bro…..