Overnight Ferry UK to Netherlands: We Did NOT Expect This!
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We are finally kick-starting our European road trip from the UK to The Netherlands 🚐⛴ Join us as we embark on the first leg of our road trip in Europe, taking our lovely little van, Elton, on a ferry journey from the UK to Holland.
This is just the beginning of a long vanlife journey that will see us pass through multiple European countries and finally arrive in Switzerland, where we'll be visiting Adriana's mom before the embrace of winter… let’s hope we make it before it gets too cold!
🌍 This is the first episode in our European road trip series. Stay tuned as we pass through scenic routes, discover hidden gems, and spend epic moments in major cities!
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I hope you enjoyed the Netherlands. I am London born and bred but now live in the town of Woerden near Utrecht.
You really have to be brave and not find things scary all the time. 😀
Oh yes it’s incredible 😍🤗 thank you!!
This is the way we travelled to the UK in the 80’s and early 90’s before flying became (more) affordable.
The sight of leaving Hook of Holland in the dark or seeing the English country site near Harwich at dawn is unmatched and makes me feel nostalgic.
Fond memories of great concert, shopping and football trips to London in a time when London was still British.
Oh that’s so lovely to hear 😍 wonderful memories!
The GB car sticker was stopped in 2021 and replaced with UK. You can be stopped and fined apparently depending on which country you visit. Loving that you're heading across Europe. Oh and its Harrich in the pronunciation of Harwich......grammar police walks away 😂
Hahahaha English place names are IMPOSSIBLE!! 😂 oh no… ok fingers crossed we’ll be ok without a fine, not sure we will find a U.K. one whilst we are out here!
@@2Passports1Dream so true I used to live in Topsham but pronounced topem! Keep posting the videos as can't wait until we get our van next year
Absolutely awesome. Now that you guys are in the mainland of the European continent, the epic roadtrip adventure begins. So much new explorations ahead.
Wohoo! So much to see and do (and eat, of course) hehe 😍🤗
@@2Passports1Dream Woohoo. Wonderful. Enjoy every minute of your adventure, but remember, safety first on the road, it's going to be a long way to go. 😄
@@2Passports1Dream Oh, I just want to tell you guys about this especially to Adriana, there's a swedish couple who have been travelling in Malaysia for months. Today while roaming into KL, Dan and Anna bumped into some beautiful Swedish Dalahästar horses by the street. I wonder who came up with that wonderful idea. I still have one petit white Dalahästar horse, a souvenir from an ex colleague who was working in Stockholm. Europe was my cup of tea, but MIDA deliberately made Mumbai my one and only posting. C'est la vie. Enjoy your Sunday evening you guys. 😄
@Yasin_Affandi ah that’s so lovely!! 🤗 thank you for sharing 😍
@@2Passports1Dream It's simply wonderful. You guys have fun with your roadtrip journey. 😄
Been on that boat many times - a good start to a holiday. I love the fact that there are two boats doing the crossing, and they are absolutely indistinguishably identical to each other, right down to the pictures in the restaurant. (the Hollandica and the Britannica). The service is generally very good on that crossing, and the boats are clean and not smelly, unlike some other crossings I've been on! The wake up call with 'Don't worry, be happy' is a particular van holiday moment for us!
Oh no way! Hehe! The wake up song was such a hi light!! 😍 a wonderful way to wake up haha 🤗
I took a ferry from the UK to the Netherlands before the tunnel existed. The ferry does make it more of an experience, although the delays would be frustrating. Chris de Burgh had a song in which he said you should not pay the ferryman, until he gets you to the other side. They should play that song on the ferry.
Hahahaha they really should 😂 takes a while but was such a fun way to go!
Simply beautiful. I'm so so excited for you both. Have the best time away. Sending you so much light and positive energy for your trip ❤
Thank you so much!! We are so excited for this trip ❤️😍
If you are in the North of England, Stena Lines run overnight car ferries from Newcastle to Europoort (Rotterdam) and P&O Ferries from Hull to Europoort. I don’t know Stena personally, but I have been using the P&O service for over 40 years as I have been living in France or Germany since 1973 (when the UK joined the European Union), and have always been very satisfied. By the way, Harwich is pronounced HARRICH 😊.
Oh amazing!! Thank you for the info 🤗🤗 haha I can’t believe we got the pronunciation wrong… it looked so straightforward 😂
@@2Passports1Dream You must have similar problems back in the US. To a European, one obvious case is Arkansas (= R+ kan+SAW) as opposed to Kansas (= kan+ZAS) !
@@anthonyshephard6073 we are not from the US 😅 but thank you for the info😃
Isn’t it DFDS from Newcastle?
@@MartinCook-kg1vn You are right, of course. The Newcastle service is assured by DFDS, Stena I believe doing Harwich Hook of Holland. P&O assure HullRotterdam Europoort . P&O used to do another Hull service (Zeebrugge ?) but they seem to have abandoned it. Sorry, I was daydreaming.
Ok, your Dutch actually sounds pretty good!! A small mistake but I'm impressed!
Heheeh I tried I tried! 🤗 it’s been a long time haha 😂
Love holland great place to visit the people the country the food all fantastic👍
We are loving it!
Hey guys! I just loved it! Your excitement was pouring through the screen! It feels like we are getting to see even more of your totally darling personalities in your new vanlife journals. LOVE IT! See you next week! 💕
Thank you 🙏🏼 ❤️❤️ we were genuinely so excited and surprised by the ferry! So glad youre enjoying the vanlife videos 🚐😍
Shouldn't that GB sticker be a UK one?
Apparently.. it's news to us today!!
totally agree with the photos - We were pleasantly surprised with our cabins. We thought they would be much smaller.
It was such a wonderful surprise 😍🤗
When I first took the ferry I was amazed. No waiting time, no nagging about luggage, a good bed and well rested with my own car on the other side. If given the option, I will always choose to take the night ferry over a plane when going back and forth between the UK and the Netherlands. I can really recommend it. Just never forget to pack a separate bag for the night.
Yeah it’s an amazing and chill way to cross over! 😍
Adriana you look the same from when when you were younger perhaps in middle school. You have not aged a bit! I can’t wait to see your Dutch adventures.
Hehehe yes I must have been around 13 in those photos. Right as we moved to the Netherlands! 🤗 thank you! 😍🤗
I think the overnight boat goes especially slowly so you can sleep.
I dont do any overnight travelling, so when I went on that route to Holland, I went with the day ferry which was about 4 to 5 hours.
It may have been changed since then, maybe now only overnight.
Now let's see what you got up to in Europe.
It’s travels at 14kts overnight and 17kts during the day saving 19% fuel on average (wind makes a difference as does tidal streams). So yes this impacts the time but I don’t think these people are technically minded
You need a UK sticker not GB now 😮
What?? Why?
True since 2022
you need UK sticker hope you also have a first aid kit, flourescent jackets for both (within grab reach) of you & a warning triangle@@2Passports1Dream
NO its UK now has been for quite a while. UK government changed the rule @@ragey666
Stickers for driving outside the UK
You may need to display a white oval UK sticker on the rear of your vehicle when driving outside the UK. This depends on your number plate and where you are going.
You do not need a UK sticker if your number plate has the UK identifier with the Union flag (also known as the Union Jack).
You must display a UK sticker if your number plate has any of these:
numbers and letters only, no flag or identifier
a GB identifier with the Union flag
a European Union flag
a national flag of England, Scotland or Wales
UK stickers have replaced the old white oval GB stickers. If you have a GB sticker, cover or remove it before driving outside the UK.
Do not put the sticker on your numberplate
Easy mistake to make, may just avoid an overeager policeman pulling you over...
Born and bred in Birmingham, but moved to NL and lived here for over 35 years now. Would have loved to have bumped into you guys. Enjoy your adventure. Oh to be young, eh ! 😁
Great to see you two had a great ferry ride with Elton to the Dutch land!! . . . Here in our country, we call the ferry as RORO . . . like the song 🎶RORO row your boat gently down the stream 🎶. . . but no, it simply means Roll-On-Roll-Off in the Philippines!! . . . so have a fantastic journey in The Netherlands Dylan and Adriana!! . . .
Hehehe Roro is so cute 😂😍 love that!
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I had no idea there was such a ferry, only ever think of the ferry crossing to France. Amazing what’s around but we never really notice it Have fun on the adventure 😎
That’s exactly what we thought!! Once we found out we were so excited hehe 😍🤗 such a nice way to start the trip!
Great watching you guys, keep up the good work. Just a heads up I think you need to add a UK sticker to your van and not a GB one!
Now we’ve left eu it should be a uk sticker😅
Yep, couldn't help noticing that, pretty sure nobody in the EU cares though.
😅😅 why were we even able to buy a GB one 😂 oops!!
Just shops selling off their old stock, when they should be as it changed in September 2021 😛@@2Passports1Dream
The beds you don't need can be flipped up to increase the space to move around.
They seemed to set in place we didn’t even try that 😅
Ik wil ook stroopwafels eten! Your Dutch is very good. Enjoy the Netherlands guys ;) ❤
Hehehe dankjewel!! 😍🤗🇳🇱
Ah Leiden. I have very nice memories of that place, while living there
Now I live in Alkmaar which is very nice as well but Leiden has something special
It definitely has something special 😍
Just found your channel and loved this video. My husband and I live in the UK and just returned from two weeks in Leiden, where we plan to move, next year. We always use the Harwich>Hoek van Holland ferry. We love it, too! (Pssst. there are several types of cabin higher up the tariff than the one you got this time -- much bigger with LOTS of food & bevvy freebies -- not that much more expensive either!)
Oh wow that sounds incredible! We did look at a nicer cabin but they were all fully booked!! Next time! 🤗🤗
Last year we came back to zaandam from Cambridge. And the roads to the ferry’s are godly awful in our motorhome. The good thing once you depart from the ferry in the Netherlands, te roads are smooth sailing to our home.
Haha sometimes you get so unlucky with a route that’s super narrow or bumpy! 😅 we will take a different route back so hopefully avoid that!
Should be a UK sticker on the back of the Van
Shouldn’t it be GB?? 👀😳
@@2Passports1DreamNot any longer. “GB” is not accepted in Europe.
Gotta love you both!!! I’m truly enjoying this new series…..the last time I was in the Netherlands was in 1991 and watching your journey to get there brings back fond memories! You two are awesome wherever you go & thanks for posting this video! I cannot wait to watch more of your adventures throughout Europe 😊
Oh thank you so so much ❤️❤️ we were sooo happy to be able to go to the Netherlands - seemed like an obvious option when we found out about the ferry! Such a lovely start to the road trip! 😍
We did this ferry route over the summer in a comfort class cabin, which had a double and single bed and a free mini bar. It was awesome as were the staff on board.
Free mini bar?? Wow that sounds incredible hehe! 😍
Yeah! 2 bottles of water, 2 bottles of wine, can of lager, can of coke, packets of crisps and nuts!!
I am waiting for you in Saudi Arabia. I hope you continue your journey until you reach the Middle East 😊
🤗 one day!
I take this Ferry at least 2x a year. These are one of the nicest and the trip is always good.
It was such an amazing way to start the trip!
Hello Fresh fresh veggies in a box can not be taken from the UK into a EU country without a phytosanitary certificate!
We ate it whilst we were still in the U.K.! 😊
Well done both, another great video. You always put a smile on my face. Many thanks Jack.
Thanks so much! So happy to hear it 🤗
The W in Harwich is silent when pronounced, Harich.
Hehe oops!
haha .. you should have folded the upper bunks up into their stowed position as the shaking is caused by the vibration from the engines powering up and moving several thousands of tonnes of steel in the water. The bunks latch in place and don't shake.
Hahahah we didn’t know that 😅😅
See you guys here in Amsterdam!! ⭐️
Woooo! ❤️😍
Stenaline has been updating the rooms I think, I stayed with a group not too long ago and some cabins where modern and some where still kinda old and mucky. Some of the photo's might've been of the old ones.
Oh I see!! Interesting! That makes sense!
A few years ago I took my bike across on that ferry route - if you think going across by van is fun, imagine the looks you get when you rock up at the vehicle terminal on a Dutch-style bicycle complete with crate on the handlebars. (The steep ramp up to the ferry entrance is a bit iffy on a heavy bike though!)
Hahahahaha that sounds so fun 😂 iffy but fun!
Let the adventure begin. Service your van well before the journey
Wohoo 🤗🤗
as a dutch person i like seeing this video
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Hey guys! What a unique experience. Looks beautiful on board like a ocean cruise ship, what a great way to get to another country. Surprised the beds didn't fold up against the walls or something.
Haha yeah we expected them to, but they were like proper stationary beds hehe! Such a fun trip 😍
We were on that ferry yesterday. Next time fold the upper bunks up to the wall for more headspace. They are a bit stiff, but they do fold away.
Ah well if Dylan has bad wind you can make him sleep on top 😅 the single bunk n the other side
This is the first video I have watched from you both, I have done hundreds of trips on those ferries from Harwich( pronounced like Harry but also with a silent W= Harrich) and Hoek Van Holland in trucks, cars and motorcycle. You probably got the larger cabin because all the two berths were fully booked. I found folding the top bunkbeds up against the walls got rid of the ratteling and also gives you more headroom below. They are the best ferry service going I find and still use them every time I travel back to Scotland from Germany to visit family near Edinburgh. One thing I did notice was tho' is that you put the wrong country sticker on your van. When travelling abroad, since 2021, due to brexit you have to have a 'UK' sticker NOT a 'GB' one. Safe journey guys.
Very very good intel! Didn’t even know that the beds would fold up haha 😂 will try that next time! Thank you - can’t believe we managed to get harwich wrong 😅
Amazing! We have just done the ferry the other way around- from Netherlands to England. Which means sadly our van trip around Europe is over. At least we can watch your videos to feel like we are still there exploring. Great video- looking forward to more :)
Ah hope you had a wonderful time! 🤗 Ah we are so excited to do some more exploring around Europe 😍🤗
@@2Passports1Dream Hope you both have a great time :)
This Stena Line ferry is way more luxurious than the ferry from Kiel to Göteborg. I go to Norge each year during summer and we travel through Sverige to get to our destination. Safe travels, Hej då!
Oh we’ve never tried that one hehe! It was our first time taking a proper long ferry trip like this! 😅 we got lucky
Looks like a normal overnigth ferry in Europe. Just like the ferries from here in Oslo to Copenhagen and actually a little bit lower standard then the ferry from Oslo to Kiel.
Oooooh sounds like we’ve got to try one of those out 😍🤗
Welkom in Nederland lieve mensen!
Dankjewel 😍🇳🇱🤗
Adriana is such a natural storytelller ❤
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
Welkom in Nederland!!!!
Dankjewel!!! 😍🇳🇱
I watched Silence Of the Lambs on the ferry to GB. Even more creepy with the motor humming and the ship making noices.
Hahaha sounds like a scary choice!!
@@2Passports1Dream Scary in a good way.
No bitterballen and Gouda kaas. Have fun
What an awesome ferry. That was a tiny bed though. Good thing you're small people 😂🤗💞
Hahaha it was cozy 😂😍
The outtro is hilarious, “We went ALL THE WAY TO LEIDEN” which is just an hour drive from hoek van Holland harbor😂
Haha we meant from the UK 😅😂
looks like a fantastic trip
Thank you!
@@2Passports1Dream your very welcome
Awesome video guys, the way you film - it felt like we went on that journey with you 🙏🏼🥰🏖️☀️
Ah that’s so nice!! 😍 Thank you so much!
Love the latest video. You guys always make me smile. Super excited to see your new adventures!
Thank you so much!! So happy to have you along with us! 🤗
Be careful with the Crocs 2 of my friends broke a shoulder and a leg when the Crocs didn't move with them and they went flying....
Oh no! We will be careful!
Just a note... By EU law you have to have a UK sticker and not a GB one..
Oh oops 😅😅
The ferry was certainly better than the basic ones they used to have. Incidentally were you going to upgrade the drivers cabin of Elton to add Bluetooth and better seating?
Upgrades are still on the cards just we decided to save the money to travel
A bit more!
I love it as always. It's great. Thank you. 👍👍👍😍😍😍
Thank you 😍❤️
What a terrific boat journey and vlog, it's the way to go.
Definitely! Amazing start to the trip! 🤗
Was on that ferry more then ten years ago and the wake-up song didn’t change 😅
Hahaha no way 😂 it’s a good way to wake up!
Such a sympatic, joyful and lovely video! Love your style so much - makes me happy!
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yes, when you travel from UK to Europe, you need to go to bed early if you're travelling overnight.
But when you come back, you get your reward.!!!
True!!
Brilliant video. I'm looking forward to your video adventure in the Netherlands.
Keep safe
Kevin
Thank you so much!! So excited to share 😍🇳🇱
Your Adventures make me smile thanks ❤
Thank you so much! 🤗🤗🤗
Oh leuk gaan jullie ook naar Breda echt een mooie stad.
Maybe next time!! 🤗🤗
You two look lovely
Thank you 😍
Erm gotta pull you up on how you say Harwich the W is actually silent so it said as harich not Har witch !
Ooops!! 😅😅 thank you!
It’s quite normal Adriana your crossing the sea hopefully it’s plain sailing all the way😮
Luckily it was 😍
i have been away from the channel since thailand. nice to get reacquainted. you have not lost your enthusiasm. when you go to switzerland, since rama 9 grew up in switzerland before becoming king, it would be nice to throw in something thai. tim
Oh nice to have you back! 🤗 hehe we are still as enthusiastic as ever 😎 thank you!
The EPIC Journey Begins 😁 I will be following along 😁
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Excellent episode! Were you wearing Crocs? They're my favorite shoe even though I get made fun of for wearing them. I love the way that you can custom fit them to your feet.Thanks.
Thanm you!! We wear crocs 99% of the time 😂 comfort over looks 😅
How do you receive your parcels like hello fresh when you don’t have a permanent address?
Heheh!! Like we said in the video - we got it sent to a post office 😄 we also use many other of the Amazon lockers for other things too ☺️
❤ I love watching you guys you are amazing couple you guys all ways make me smile hugs from boston ❤
Thank you!! That’s made our day ❤️❤️
We enjoyed our trip until the Force 7-8 gale struck!
Oh god 😅😅
It is so cool to see you get all excited about going to the Netherlands. I rarely see that, it is not really an epic roadtrip destination … A shame I think, because it is a fun little cute country with lots of gorgeous places to visit ……❤ But then again, I am Dutch so I might be biased 😂😂 Have fun and enjoy the stroopwafels 👍🏻
Hehehe it was amazing to be back! Such a wonderful place to visit 😍😍 thank you!
" it is not really an epic roadtrip destination"
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@@bartobruintjes7056 LOL sorry, it is, that came out the wrong way 😂 just haven’t found a lot of YT vloggers visiting my beautiful country. Me, I could travel for months in the Netherlands, no problem at all 👍🏻
Great vlog guys ❤
Thank you!! 😊
Your Dutch is good i am from Den Haag
Thank you so much!
Haha. Never knew that you speak a little Dutch! So funny. 😅 Have a great trip. 👍🍀
Hehehe I try I try 😂😍
Super, super video. I could live on that ferry.!!!
Haha you and me both! So nice 😍
I heard starting a journey to europe from the Netherlands is cheaper
Oh yeah it very well might be! 👍🏼
such a beautiful video, nicely done .. love you both from India 🚩
Thank you so much for the lovely comment!
OMG to the bar in your crocs?
We didn’t even know there was a bar lol! But we wouldn’t wear crocs to a real bar - that wasn’t on a ferry hehe!
Should have a UK sticker on Elton & not the now obsolete GB one 🤔
Oh no 👀👀👀
I couldn’t travel even around the corner with her. She’d drive me nuts.
I don’t want to travel with you either 🤔
Nice
Far to much sugar in your coffee, oh my God high on extra sweet coffee, and here’s me thinking it was safe for the rest of Europe to have you to go over there. 😂
Pahahaha!! 😂😂
@@2Passports1Dream Just making sure you haven’t lost your sense of humour I know you love it when something does not always go right and you show the bloopers
Not to be picky, but the port of embarkation is pronounced, HARRITCH, not HAR WITCH
Hehehe oooops 😅😅
When are you guys going back to Thailand hey when are you coming to America???
Thailand.. probably in a few months for some sunshine.. havent got American in the plans as of yet!
Hi, hope you don’t mind me asking, how old are you both?
We are 34 and 31. Let you guess which one is which!
@@2Passports1Dream I thought Dylan was a about 32, and adriana 28,29. Love watching your videos.
@@neilhopkins8673 good guesses heheh 😃 thank you!!
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YOu should now be using a UK sticker, not GB!
Any other rules we should know about? 😫
Wrong country ID has to be UK not GB!!!
Cheers! Thanks for letting us know
Harwich is pronounced Hairich . Is it so hard to look these things up? Google is your friend.
Haha! English place names are so random sometimes, it looked like an obvious one 🤷🏼♀️
It’s not Har-wich, it’s Harricj
Hahaha oops 😂😂
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Funny saying Harwich, you don't pronounce the w. 😂
Haha oops!! 😂 English place names are sooooo difficult!
lol not used to 06.00 waking up? come on you sound like 60 years old
Not by going to sleep at 1am and losing an hour in timezone.
Pronounced "Harritch".
Thanks!