Running Away from everything to England

i decide during my quarter-life crisis that i must take my puny little life and run away to the hidden villages of england with it to find the internal fulfillment i so desperately seek. or to the very crowded yet charming london i romantise like every other white girl in her twenties, or to the cold and rainy oxford, that i really wish i had studied harder for. and of course i must (try) vlog it.
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[@jackyajones]

Because this video in particular has somehow garnered a rather particular demographic of British individuals having a bit of a tussle w me, I feel like I finally have to make it clear I have nothing against the UK ‼️ I adore your country very much. I thought that was made clear but apparently my sarcasm/jokes/way of speaking has been interpreted quite the opposite. I loved my time visiting and have even considered relocating there! put your crumpets down

[@jmccullough662]

What is your nationality? How are you able to move to the UK beyond a 3-month visa period or will you be leaving at the end of your visa?

[@jerplusjeff]

My crumpet is locked and loaded! 😂

[@jackyajones]

I am from New Zealand :) I haven’t moved to the UK, I was just briefly visiting. I do like the sound of maybe? moving there one day but I am unsure how that would work likewise. I’ll just have to revisit in the meantime

[@alanbrown2621]

The Natural History Museum, a gem.

[@jerplusjeff]

Enjoyed this very much - like your casual, off the cuff presenting style, the repartee with your cameraman / companion, your positive outlook - keep up the good work! ❤

[@jackyajones]

Thanks Jeff! Really appreciate your kind words

[@hiramabiff2017]

The is such a host of hidden gems in London to visit and not get ripped off as a tourist. It's so annoying for many of us Londoners to see how tourists get a raw deal from shops/venders at certain places in the city. Visiting Hatton Gardens during the lunch break is very busy but well worth the trip and you get to see/buy/want/dream about some of the gold/diamonds on display in the endless jewelry shops along there. Then jump in a cab for a quick ride to Upper Street Islington N1 for some great places to eat at reasonable prices compared to the tourist hot spots. Also,Green Lanes in Harringay offers such a host of restaurants/bakeries, Turkish, that knocks spots off some of the places to eat in the city, and it's only about a 30mn ride from Buckingham Palace. The list is endless 😉....

[@leec6707]

I think you mean 'jewellery'.

[@simoncampbell3144]

London a dump

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

A New Zealander who has the temerity to say "I don't know if this country ever gets warm" 🤔 😂😂

[@jackyajones]

Touché… the nz summers get colder and shorter every year it seems sadly

[@garyk1334]

Great vid glad you enjoyed your time here . Btw in England to be on your " Jack Jones " means to be alone in cockney rhyming slang 🎉 Come back soon 🫡

[@leematthews6812]

Welcome. If you're still here, I hope it's warm enough for you now.

[@jackyajones]

Thank you! I wish I was still there but unfortunately not. Next time

[@haemhorrhoidian]

I think you need to visit the Peak Distict 🙂 Bakewell, Matlock Bath, Chatsworth house and Casleton, the Hope Valley is particularly beautiful 🙂 Edit, I'm a middle aged bald British guy, pleased to meet you 😛

[@MaxwellMoore-d1u]

Still not quite sure which vanquished Nation you hail from.?

[@deniseharp2355]

I think it’s New Zealand.

[@BobbieRockyBuster1415]

AHH the great Al Murray

[@geoffmelvin6012]

She's a Kiwi

[@BobbieRockyBuster1415]

@@geoffmelvin6012 that's a long way to run

[@dWFnZWVr]

If it’s New Zealand then I suppose we ought to say: “welcome back”

[@MaxwellMoore-d1u]

Us older people are trying to stop the younger people making mistakes with Glue and drugs ,That our peers and Siblings made when we were young that we Buried and Have weeped for ever since .Sorry you were ID but its a necessary evil im afraid .

[@anyahill840]

this is such a cute vlog girlie!!! love all the shots you got! also i can hear that Canadian accent creeping in HAHA

[@jackyajones]

Bahah noo don’t say that Anya it’s not true it’s not true

[@martinwright9238]

Please come back soon,you are really nice.

[@jackyajones]

Thank you! Would love to visit again

[@grahamstubbs4962]

Not sure why anyone would take issue with this. I haven't spotted the dislikable bit. 🙂

[@rayflynn162]

Cracking video ⭐

[@michellenguyen66]

you’re living my dreammmm

[@jackyajones]

Literally so many times I thought this is so Michelle coded

[@JohnResalb]

Did you know that books are free of tax in UK.? So they make a particularly good buy, especially travel guides, etc.

[@JohnResalb]

You can take the Uber ferry from Westminster to the Tower, which is just part of its many stops along its route. It's not expensive - the tourist boats with running commentary are more expensive.

[@gilbertdultra8899]

Jacky Jones, can I join with you. I love england my favorite country. I want to see the beauty of England and it's my dream. I'm from Philippines ❤❤

[@jackyajones]

I hope you get to visit someday! It really is a beautiful country

[@gilbertdultra8899]

Cant afford to travel abroad.. 😔 💜💜💜

[@RichardFord07886626395]

Then marry an Englishman!

[@pjk1714]

That was a lawnmower with program issues. Enjoy your adventures

[@jackyajones]

It was trying its best. Appreciate it

[@RevStickleback]

Believe me, when the jet-stream flicks north, as it invariably will at some point even in this weirdly mild year so far, and it's touching 40C/100F, you will miss these 18C days so much. I've been around the world, and nowhere feels as uncomfortable when it's hot as England, simply because the lack of a/c means you can't escape the heat. Trying to sleep when it's 30C+ indoors is really unpleasant. Enjoy your time in England though.

[@nihilistzero8066]

not been in south east asia much huh lol

[@RevStickleback]

@nihilistzero8066 Loads of times. Yes, the heat and humidity is worse, but you can escape it there. Buildings have a/c or have been designed to cope with the heat, with plenty of air flow, so as long as you aren't out in the sun, or walking around outside, it's not too bad. England doesn't offer that respite. Buildings are designed to keep the heat in, so you never get a break from the heat. There's no doubt that Japan or Cambodia feel far worse outside, due to the humidity, but you can avoid that heat far easier there too.

[@Lily-Bravo]

@@RevStickleback I lived in Australia, and do not like A/C. We managed the heat without it. It's made the stickier days back in the UK easy to deal with, using open windows etc. My house is stone, though and naturally cool in the heat. In Australia you go to the Mall for respite, not the beach because of sharks, or the waves being too big. Or shower in a sarong then wear it wet to cool off. Here you can be outside. I've slept in hammock outside as well. It's a good variety of weathers.

[@anitaherbert1037]

I love yhe Victoria and Albert museum across the Road from the Natural History Museum.

[@JohnResalb]

You can go into Buckingham Palace but you need to check out the details beforehand online. You just can't wander in 24/7.

[@mikesmart390]

Can't go to London without visiting a castle

[@jackyajones]

So true… I would love to visit again for longer and see far far more

[@evan3776]

loving this camera guy and his vfx

[@sebastianisaway]

bro he needs a raise honestly 😤😤

[@jackyajones]

He was alright

[@asyed1995]

Which parts have more peaceful Nations Natures ?

[@jackyajones]

The Cotswolds I would probably recommend for beautiful English nature! That’s where Bourton-on-the-water was, we didn’t get to see the surrounding towns unfortunately but I would definitely recommend that region :)

[@gabriol110]

Never go in telephone boxes, people use them to piss in.

[@jaywu4169]

Pronounced Jane Air

[@asyed1995]

What a beautiful life? 8 Billion+ People how Many billion + Islands ?Which kinds yours Hobbies .habits love beautiful vlogs you have thanks

[@rosemariewelch1525]

I was a teensy bit insulted to be fair. Eg being stabbed on the train, tiny brits etc.,

[@jackyajones]

Didn’t mean to offend it’s all just sarcastic humour :’) I think england n brits are great. I’m open to being prodded at ab my own stereotypes the same way

[@Jubdee]

very cool👍

[@jackyajones]

Thanks!

[@MarcusMorris-q6r]

👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@paulmidsussex3409]

Why would Emma Watson have a police escort?

[@jackyajones]

Less so police escorts and moreso just police patrolling the area

[@paulmidsussex3409]

@@jackyajones She does have a reputation for littering and shoplifting.

[@eamonquinn5188]

The inside of the almond croissant would be proper marzipan, not the solid yellow english stuff you get in cakes. You seem lovely, I'll leave it at that x

[@notpuffermcsparkleface]

Okkkk putting your degree to work i see you

[@jackyajones]

Bahah how so? But yes of course

[@MaxwellMoore-d1u]

But the Same Problem is Global,

[@andrewwiltshire6569]

Beautiful photography.But no , no ,no you cannot have a quarter life crisis.Please don't go down that road and spare us more whining from the next Gen or Gen X or Woke genre.😊😊😊

[@jamgart6880]

It feels like you didn’t want to go to England and when you got there you resented the fact that you liked some things but made sure to add little negative comments to make sure everyone knew it wasn’t that great. 😂

[@jackyajones]

I have no idea how you came to that conclusion considering I really like England and enjoyed it a lot but interesting insight hah

[@jamgart6880]

@@jackyajones I don’t mind admitting when I’m wrong 😁 Just my initial observation xx

[@JohnResalb]

OK, good video. Sometimes I have difficulty understanding what you're saying, and that's not helped by the fact that you speak very quickly. And European viewers whose native language is not English, won't be able to cope with that without subtitles.

[@sebby324]

I’m from the English countryside (Berkshire to be specific) but I’m planning to get out this country The economy is collapsing , we are getting conscripted to word war 3 soon and we are on the brink of becoming an Islamic caliphate Oh and it rains all the time

[@valeriedavidson2785]

Not very patriotic then? England is best. There is no utopia.

[@imbonkers3629]

Islamic state 4 million Muslims out of 70 million lol not in your lifetime will they take over maybe 500 years 🙄

[@daneelolivaw602]

If there is going to be a WW3 where do you think you can go to get away from it? And no, it doesn't rain all the time.

[@rayfieldwiseman5835]

@@valeriedavidson2785 LOL.

[@raiseyourworld5324]

Economies are collapsing everywhere, by design. WWIII, we have been in it for years, you are currently a character in a movie, a wake the F up movie.....we are now nearing the climax quickly followed by the grand finale - spoiler alert : good wins 🙂 Only since they started the geoengineering, weather also by design! This too shall pass. Don't be in such a rush to move out, I did 20 years ago, now returning to UK. The 4 month very strict lockdown with military police on the streets that liked to bully, and not even allowed to go out for a walk, or walk a dog more than 50 metres from your front door, was an eye opener. Many people in flats with no outside space went stir crazy, one chap went crazy in the street, suddenly five police cars, they got out, attacked him with batons and when in the ground, kicked him.......at times like that, you realise that as a foreigner, you are on your own. Stay home and wait it out, it won't be long now.xx

[@KNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Normally people run away from ENGLAND

[@Simon-lw4uc]

Your accent is mainly American sounding with the odd words sounding Australian ! From a born and bred Londoner