Two MUST SEE historical locations - VAN LIFE ISLE OF WIGHT

[@PatrickGD]

“Doing all the donkey work “ has taken on a whole new meaning. Thanks for a wonderful video.

[@veronicaan2093]

Absolutely lovely thank you ❤

[@AnnFBug]

When I was a girl the emergency vehicles used to have bells!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Even better than the old sirens 😁👍

[@susenjarvis8281]

Very beautiful house. I would think that with all the bedrooms she had quiet a choice. Thanks for taking me with you to see this. Have a wonderful day.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

You are welcome ❤️

[@lindao1327]

Soho strip vibe😂😂 Loved this. Great information too.

[@Wizardinthewild]

You are finding some great things to see. Loved the castle. Very interesting narration and excellent delivery. You must have prepped for ages. Clapping the donkey 😂. Lovely video. Thank you 🙏

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks for watching. Glad you found it interesting ☺️

[@the-other-windsors]

Hi guys. Loving the production on this video. Documentary style and particularly like the switching between you both. Added to the enjoyment of watching and flipping heck Ken..that was some sausage butty!! 😮🐕🚙

[@LifeistooshortCK]

That sausage bap hit the spot 😁👍

[@CamperVanya]

The most haunted island on Earth - I’d never heard that before. Hope none of the ghostly residents bothered you both. Another lovely watch 😊

[@LifeistooshortCK]

We never saw any ghosts 😁👍

[@davidmarshall5596]

Another quiet Sunday morning with a cuppa tea 🍵 and dunking biscuits 😋 enjoying watching more IOW adventures 😊 there really are some lovely places on the Isle! Hope everything ok wiyh ys both 🤔🤔

[@LifeistooshortCK]

All good thanks, David. Have a good Sunday 🙂

[@davidmarshall5596]

@@LifeistooshortCK and the same to you both

[@MelG-ut3hs]

Another excellent video. The Isle of Wight looks a great place to visit with lots of beautiful scenery and history.

[@helenvwalker7919]

Fascinating glimpse of Osborne House. Thank you.😊

[@euansemple5598]

Fantastic. Loved the history lesson and what a great castle.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@Kermit-Si]

I've always been reluctant to take a vehicle to the Isle of Wight because of the cost, but watching your trip, my thoughts have changed. Thanks guys 👍 PS Ken, fancy making Carol sit in the shade to have to have her tea and scone 😂

[@richardfowler9901]

Yep me to just said to my girlfriend earlier.

[@XavierRadić_NZL]

Nothing better than to relax with coffee & biscuit/s... in the warmth inside and have a jaunt around Isle of Wight, fantastic. Coffee brewing, biscuits ready and away we go. Thanks again for the joy this brings. Kia Ora from New Zealand. 💜💜 PS: Love the 'red blanket' filter.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks for watching 🙂👍

[@peterneal7160]

Lovely video! Very interesting!😊

[@marydeavin7947]

The other shirt is in the London Museum. He died at 2pm as marked across the road at Horseguards on the clock.

[@chrisdevalda3970]

U mentioned the rain, id love to sleep in that camper when it poured down with rain it relaxes me, with a great big duvet.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Sounds great 😊

[@davypeugeot]

Another relaxing interesting video guys with a cup of tea and the stove going ,bit frosty here this weekend. Hope both of you are recovered from the sickness you had . Thank you for sharing

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks for watching. Yes it has turned colder down here too. We have succumbed and put the heat on ☺️

[@leenewcome85]

Great video certainly lots to see, lots of history here thanks for sharing 😊

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Cheers 👍

[@tinasavage674]

That donkeys got a good job there 😅

[@leewright-d5f]

Brilliant video the Isle of Wight is full of history, hope your enjoying all the places you’ve seen I went to steep hill cove had a sandwich there not the cheapest but really enjoyed it. My wife’s sister has a place in ventnor with panoramic views of the sea I love the cruise ships lit up as night as they go past 👍 enjoy the botanic gardens great when it’s in full bloom if you go down zig zag road in ventnor you can park at the bottom and there’s a lovely pub/ restaurant called the spy glass in food is lovely enjoy the rest of your stay 👍

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks 👍

[@theoldhobbit3640]

Hi K&C great video, thank you for sharing. We are off to a supplier of the Nissan NV200 1.6 petrol auto on Tuesday of next week to get a "hands on" experience and discuss terms. Although there is about a 12 to 14 week lead time, we should be set for next years season. We have never had a foreign holiday in our 42 years of marriage, as there is just so much to see in this beautiful country. Having said that, our horizons will be widened and travel becomes our retirement escape. Thanks again.....

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Hope you like the NV 200, it has been a great little van for us. We wish you many years of happy, safe travels, you can’t beat it 😀👍

[@janetbowen7854]

You won't regret buying a campervan, it opens up so many opportunities, enjoy the choosing, anticipation, buying what you need to make your camper a home on wheels (caution, not too much) and collection day. Then you're off, have fun.😄

[@getawaygeese]

It’s good to see the donkey union has got there care contract down to a fine art You have brought a distant memory as a child in Osbourne House grounds although as a child was not interested in the history lol Great video

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Yes, no wonder that donkey had a smile on her face. What a great work contract 😁

[@sarahbertram2219]

Beautiful to watch on this cold rainy evening after a long week at work. Thank you.

[@LifeinLancashire]

Many thanks for another great video 👍. Even though much was achieved during those years, I always think of the Victorian era as dark and morbid...... poverty, workhouses, lunatic asylums, disease, death, etc., and on the other hand the wealthy building their great houses full of opulence, all reaped from the poor working conditions of their employees in their factories and mills.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

I can’t argue with that. 👍

[@gold4leaf]

HI Carol and Ken, loved the history of Charles I , and love a bacon and egg roll with BBQ sauce ( I think you guys call it Brown Sauce) for breakfast, For such a small island it certainly packs in the scenery and places to see, cheers, Garry from DownUnder

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you liked it 👍. We were just thinking how nice it would be to be back in Australia. Hope you have a good summer 👍

[@gold4leaf]

@@LifeistooshortCK apparently our weather system here on the east coast has changed to "el nino" (which means it is going to be very hot and dry) from "la ninas" (which is a lot of rain) . So we could be in for more bush fires this summer

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Well I hope you don’t suffer more fires. Do the government allow people in dangerous areas to clear the land around their homes. I get the feeling that keeping things wild are causing things to get out of control.

[@gold4leaf]

@@LifeistooshortCK Sorry for late reply. We have volunteer group here in NSW called the Rural Fire Service, each state has there own groups, different names, they are the guys and gals that go out and fight the fires during summer, during winter and spring they back burn areas to try to minimise leaf litter and under growth to hopefully keep areas safe from major fires. These volunteers are local people, mums , dads, the mechanic, the doctor, the lawyer , etc who all band together to help each other and their community.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

@@gold4leaf sounds like they do a great job 🙂👍

[@joanneturner4674]

The shot of the sunset was absolutely fabulous ❤

[@pdriwsteve]

The green at Gurnard is one of the best places on the island to see a nice sunset ..... even better viewed from the terrace of The Woodvale with a nice pint of local ale

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks for the tip 😊👍

[@grapesodatravels]

Hello you two lovelies. Hope you're on the mend. Another great video. I've always wanted to visit Osborne House. We'll make it happen!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Ooh yes. You have to go there 👏🙂

[@adogaday]

Fab! IOW really does have some interesting history. Glad you’ve found it so easy to wild camp too. Only 4 more sleeps till I get to see my lizard lol. Take care x

[@LifeistooshortCK]

That lizard has a lot to live up to. Hope it doesn’t disappoint 😅

[@adogaday]

@@LifeistooshortCK I’m sure it won’t 😀😀😀

[@kenpurnell4798]

Very informative and great photography. I must say that you put a lot of effort into your vlogs.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks Ken 🙂

[@happilyamused3829]

Funny you should say its haunted was watching you guys thinking about the time my brother said he saw a ghost in one of the pubs. He didn’t know the pub was haunted came down from the toilet said he’d seen a small child upstairs and the staff looked at him shocked and said it was their ghost he went back up and there was no one there and he is a skeptic, have throughly enjoyed this series as IOW across the water from Christchurch where I live.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Lots of sensible people have experienced ghosts. Never seem to see serious attempts to investigate places though on youtube. They always have to hype it up. 👍

[@lorrimiller835]

Excellent video! So much history and I love the way you 2 describe it all. Very happy you visited Osborne House, was hoping you would.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gwenmassey7631]

Ken, I love your enthusiasm for food, nothing is off limits and everything is thoroughly enjoyed. 🎉🎉

[@theexplorer6813]

Another good video. I love how Carol has embraced the KZbin life compared to the early days of your channel. You make an excellent team, I burst out in laughter the other day when she said “Ken you do have some weird thought’s”

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks so much. Glad you are enjoying our channel ☺️

[@justlivingmylife]

Someday l hope l can visit the UK it’s beautiful all the places you both go and l love the history! ❤

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Hope you get the chance to visit one day 🙂

[@maryg.249]

Another beautiful few days spent at a gorgeous place. Thanks for taking us along. Mary

[@LifeistooshortCK]

You’re welcome, Mary 🙂

[@gazzertrn]

Loved this . only spent a day in isle of wight , would love to go back .

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Hope you get the chance to go back one day 🙂👍

[@KarenG.-qs7wc]

Beautiful sunset.

[@JPfreespirit]

Another lovely video Carol & Ken. I find them so relaxing to watch I don't get my jobs done 😀

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

What a lovely place the Isle of White is, definitely on my bucket list but alas Scotland beckons us in a few short weeks. Brilliant advice about getting a camper as life is most definitely too short, sometimes it’s better not to wait. There’s a quote that I know, not mine but here it is “we have two lives, the second one begins when we realise we only have one”. I think that sums it up nicely.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

That’s a great quote. Will have to borrow that ☺️ Enjoy Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🙂

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

@@LifeistooshortCK thanks, I try to live my life to that quote.

[@OldBaron5664]

You were lucky to be able to take still photography a lot of historic properties have banned cameras for security reasons . I agree with you that the price of food in cafes and service stations is high Aldi and Lidl may be cheaper in the long run, on a long journey I carry a 12v coffee percolator (makes five cups) and cook food before travelling and put in a 12v heated lunch box. One thing I have found having a Costco near is great example a Starbucks chilled coffee in a supermarket is £2.25 a cup I get a pack of ten for £9.99.

[@geraldpenix940]

Just when I think I have watched my favorite that you two post you come up with another masterpiece. Love em all. I especially love your love of history. You make it come alive, thanks

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Awww, thanks for that Gerald 🙂👍

[@michaelholt1]

Hi Ken and Carol. I recently discovered your fantastic channel and have been binge watching for 2 weeks now. I particularly love your editing and Carol's superb photos. I was wondering what programme you use to edit. Take care and all the best....Michael.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

It does not matter much what you use to edit as they all offer pretty much the same. I use Davinci Resolve normally. I don’t recommend that for beginners though. My other favourite is an app called Lumafusion on my ipad or iphone. Its nice and quick but lacks a bit in the sound department. The critical bit is how you shoot, record the sound and how you cut it to keep the story flowing 👍

[@yaminthegrey]

Hari OM Hehheh, I was just thinking as you came to the end that I hadn't heard any mention of Ventnor - and then Carol brings it up! Really enjoyed this magical history tour today... YAM xx

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Tune in next week for the Botanic Gardens ☺️👍

[@karenchapman2561]

Hello Carol & Ken great vid loved Osbourne house 😁 Beautifull Donkey ❤ Bembridge is lovely we visited there 😁Hooe you both feel alot better 😁

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks Karen ❤️

[@nigeldavey1043]

Hi both, funny you should say about the Doll's House. I used to make miniature furniture for collectors of them. Also the history was one of my talk subjects for clubs and the like. You are quite right Ken. The children were not allowed to play with them willy Billy even on high days and holidays. It's why there are not great numbers of them now even in museums. They were, right up to the time of Victoria used as a teaching aid to prepare the daughters of the landed gentry for the management of the ancestral pile that it was hoped one day they would be in charge of. I have seen one in the Bethnal Green museum of Childhood which even features a "lying in" bedchamber to demonstrate the whole etiquette of receiving visitors after the birth of your son and their. Some sources recount that they were made by the Estate Carpenters but if you've ever seen such examples as the Uppark baby house in West Sussex I think it more likely that they were made by someone with the skills of a Cabinet maker. It's died down a it now but I taught mostly retired people to make items for their own collections all over the West Country and in SW Wales. That's when I had the Campervan, which made it much nicer than staying in B&Bs. I saw the Donkeys at Carisbrooke Castle nearly sixty years ago now. I'm not surprised they only work short shifts. They weren't very big Donkeys back then either and they are constantly trudging uphill in that treadmill. Still I recall they looked happy and well and were pleased with themselves after showing their adoring public their moves, just like the one you filmed. The last time I went across to the Island I had the Duetto camper and the Granddaughters stayed in a tent. It's a lovely place to tour round whether it's rain or shine. I'm sad this little series is coming to a close as being a Sussex and Hampshire boy the Island has a special place in my heart. I still have a childhood friend on the island at the priory just past the turning for Osborne House. Keep well both and I hope you soon get little Red's successor sorted. Cheers for now.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Hi Nigel. Very interesting about the doll’s houses being used as a teaching aid, we never knew that. Glad you have enjoyed the Isle of Wight series, sounds like you have some great memories to look back on from your travels ❤️

[@Matthew-rn3rn]

@@LifeistooshortCK😊

[@mkeizer8134]

Hello you two, lovely way to start te weekend. Lucky I remembered to eat before starting the tour, your 'Yummies' make me hungry. Not a bad place to retire the IOW is it, so beautiful near the seaside. Although I never see you swim it looks tempting. Thanks for the ride.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

It is rarely warm enough in the UK to get us in the sea 😁 Thanks for watching 🙂👍

[@ghtqwrrt871]

I wonder if they still pour a jug of water into the well at Carisbrooke to demonstrate how deep it is. We waited a long time for the splash...

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Yes, they do still do that 🙂👍

[@davidmills636]

Lovely as usual. Hope you’re both on the mend

[@janetbowen7854]

Another lovely video, thank you, hope you're both well again. Looking forward to news on your next steps in your search for a new campervan.😄🚐

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks Janet 🙂

[@gillagilla8373]

😻👌👍

[@williamclark3572]

I love your green taped magnets… I can’t find any roughly the same size only smaller, and hints of where you bought yours?

[@LifeistooshortCK]

See the link to our Amazon shop in the video description 👍

[@richardgriffin5466]

I love watching your channel you're pretty on history

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks Richard 🙂

[@Stchristopherofatlantis]

Another great video. Claire loves all the history you include and I love the editing. Thank you for sharing your trips with us 😊

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍

[@Roblynch5550]

Yes beautiful Osborne. Have you seen the film Victoria and Abdul, filmed there? Enjoy your vlogs.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Yes we watched Victoria and Abdul when we got home ☺️

[@Anita-rq9ev]

Watching you while enjoying my last evening in Calabria. I hope to visit the IOW one day (I had a vacation booked to England in the beginning of 2020 for Summer including IOW, but it got cancelled due to Covid) . Like the cute donkey I'd love to work for 6 minutes a day 🤣. Thank you for another good and beautiful presented video. Stay safe 🙏😊

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Hope you get to visit the IOW one day. Enjoy your last night in Calabria and safe onward travels 🙂

[@Anita-rq9ev]

@@LifeistooshortCK thank you so much 🙏

[@robshorts]

Another relaxing video. The guy on the mobile phone in the vehicle next to you reminds me of the number of times that I have found what seems to be a quiet spot to enjoy lunch or chill out for a bit and then someone pulls up along side and leaves their engine running, often seemingly unnecessarily and ruins the experience. Many people are eager to point out that it's so they can run their heating or A/C, but if that's the case, why have the windows wound down? Moan over!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

We had a group of motorcyclists doing wheelies where we were parked up yesterday. Why do they have to disturb other people’s peace 😖

[@thomasucc]

How is Charlie and your Back

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Slowly recovering, thanks ☺️

[@AI4QT]

Did anyone else mistakenly hear Carol say pig feet instead of bits of beef as she was preparing her pasta dish?

[@LifeistooshortCK]

I hope not 😱😅

[@lcook0825]

Hi guys.

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Hi Larry 👋

[@ladyrose358]

👍🙏🌹

[@deniseburrage]

We loved visiting the Isle of Wight and Osbourne House

[@garryturner440]

What's the difference between videoing and taking photos inside the house ???

[@LifeistooshortCK]

No idea 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jamesshearer9616]

I really appreciate your videos. My bucket list dream is to travel Britain, Ireland, and Norway in a small camper van as you are doing. I gotta admit, driving on the left side of the road is concerning. I had a priest friend who vacationed there and told me that while he was driving he encountered an unexpected situation and reacted as normal in our country and momentarily turned his vehicle directly into oncoming traffic. Ok, I'm rambling here but beyond my conversational thoughts, as I understand it comments help you with the youtube algorithm so I hope this helps. Truly, Thank You and All the Best to you!

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Thanks for the comment James. From our experience you soon adapt to driving on the other side of the road.

[@jennyturner6399]

🍓🧶💙🌈

[@TomZart]

LIFE & MOMENTARY COURAGE!! Life's a book written through Where the pages are the years. There's good, evil, false and true With laughter, sweat, and tears. Our days are songs composed by God As we set them to music with pleasure. His cup of life is for us to drink Though, He, decides the measure. Hurried and worried, dawn till dusk There's no time for a curtain call. We burn our candles from both ends And we're lucky to be alive at all. Cards are shuffled and hands are dealt For all to place their bets. Youthful blunders, adulthood struggles And old age with its regrets. It matters not, how long we live More, how well we play our part. For the road to Heaven is always near As long as there's truth in our heart. Momentary courage helps preserve mankind When our angel within is allowed to rise. Men, women, children, kings and presidents Are blessed by deeds not falsehoods and lies. By Tom Zart Most Published Poet On The Web!

[@testpilotian3188]

…..and how would you know strip clubs use blankets like that Ken?

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Oops 😅

[@jeremyfielding2333]

Electric cars are a menace to people on foot and cyclists.

[@richardgriffin5466]

Can you write a book with order photography taken