This is what life is like for a weekend YouTube travel creator :) 36 hours with Steve...
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2021
- To be honest, this is all just a bit of fun - I had a free weekend so decided to go on a trip from Edinburgh to Inverness and a slightly odd way! What's more, I also decided to take you along with me for the whole trip :)
Our return trip will include a tram, an electric bus, 3 trains, 2 regular buses, 2 flights and a lot of steps.
I filmed this over the weekend of 31 July/01 August.
Other details:
Edinburgh Tram: Balgreen - St Andrew Square, £1.80
Ember Electric Bus: Edinburgh - Dundee, £7.50
Scotrail Train: Dundee - Aberdeen/Aberdeen - Inverness, £15.80
Stagecoach Bus: Inverness - Ardersier, £5.00
Moray Bay B&B: Ardersier, £52.00
Loganair Flight: Inverness - Stornoway/Stornoway - Glasgow, £99.65
Glasgow Airport Bus: Airport - City Centre, £9.00
Scotrail Train: Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh Haymarket: £13.50
I hope you enjoy the trip! I will also try to post a flight review for this one because it was a real bargain compared to booking these separately! And, especially for someone who likes flying as much as I do, this is a great way to visit a couple of lesser used airports!
Thanks for coming along :)
Hi, I’m Steve. I am a travel reviewer and post my trip reports here on CZcams. I pay for my own travel and produce my own videos. If you have any questions about my journeys or travel advice in general, please drop me a comment - I do read every single one. I’d also love to hear any recommendations you may have for future content, or why not challenge me to try something a little out of the ordinary! If you are looking to collaborate on any type of project, I’d love to hear from you - email me your ideas and hopefully we can work together in the future.
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As a train guard I can honestly say NEVER USE TRAINLINE for buying tickets. Almost all the problems we get on train are from trainline. Double booking, wrong advice and even selling tickets for trains that no longer run. That plus their less than useless customer service. Never use Trainline. Always use the company on who's trains you will be travelling.
Thanks so much for the tip!
made the mistake once to use trainline. After that I booked a package deal with Stenaline. Only getting through the gates at Liverpool Street station can sometimes be a nuisance as some guards don't consider the Stenaline ticket valid until they made a phone call. A QR to open and close the gates would be nice.
Aye plus Trainline charge a fee.
Trainline has virtually no customer service
One of your best videos Steve. No, your BEST. You let your creative juices flow in your producer's cap. You had me chortling and chuckling
and laughing out loud old mate. Your time line that included you in the steamy shower, and as you tossed and turned through the night.
I was really amused by the bagpipe practice room on the train. When I was a lad, seventy years ago, Dad used to practice the pipes as I
tried to get to sleep. That little kitten you befriended was a wee sweetie too. Thank you so much for good entertainment. Keep it coming!
Thanks a lot John, I remember this trip well and how much I enjoyed filming it. I really need to do some more like this
Fabulous 36 hours Steve. Thanks for the invite. Enjoyed the journey. You never fail to make it interesting. Best wishes to you and Alicja
Cheers Derek!
You produce good "up close and personal" travel content, combined with fine editing. So, here I am, a plump little grandmother on the other side Planet Earth, following you on your "wee adventures," and smiling through the whole video. Many thanks! :-)
Aww thanks so much! It's lovely to have viewers all over the world, makes this all very worthwhile :)
This video footage was beautifully edited
You certainly live life in the fast lane, at times! The map at the end depicted the scope of your whirlwind journey - very well done. Relatives on my mom’s side were from here:
Guthrie Castle,
Guthrie,
Forfar,
Angus,
DD8 2TP
I was too young to visit before it left our family, but I’m happy it’s being used & enjoyed. Cheers, Steve!
Wow, that's so cool! I need to head past there next time I'm up that way!
@@steve-marsh I’ve had a strong draw to Scotland most of my life, especially after learning the connection between clan Guthrie and Robert The Bruce. Then learned that my great, great, great uncle Guthrie was asked to go to France and bring back William Wallace. Hope you know, not being boastful, just very proud to be a distant kin. I hope you get by the castle…you know I’ll be watching!
Quality that Steve. Loved the phone box bit! 😅 How many airports have you got left to tick off? Looking forward to seeing them. You'll crash through 20k subs in no time. We'll deserved 👏👏👏👏
Cheers mate! Oh, many airports still o go - very early in this challenge, but I'll be taking you to every one hopefully! :)
What a wonderful trip. I am absolutely exhausted and I didn't do anything but sit on my tushie and watch you work. Thank you for all you do to make these wonderful videos for our entertainment and education. Stay well, be safe, love from Texas.
Thanks sooo much Kate!!! It was fun to make, but even better to get lovely comments like yours :)
@@steve-marsh
Steve - Please stay safe and healthy while doing us this travel blog service. I hope my Scottish makes sense.
Steve - Feuch an cùm thu sàbhailte agus fallain fhad ‘s a nì thu an t-seirbheis blog siubhail seo dhuinn. Tha mi an dòchas gu bheil m ’Albannach a’ dèanamh ciall.
Good on you for reaching 20K subscribers, Steve. Braw way of spending a weekend. Loved seeing the carved wooden figures. And also the 'Bagpiper Practice Room' on the train, which one does not ordinarily see on a train. Happy Belated Birthday. Slàinte Mhath.
Thanks so much! It was a very enjoyable trip :)
Love the variety of modes of transport in this video - a mini-epic journey on your own doorstep! 🍺
Cheers Roger - and not an angry station employee in sight :)
Congratulations on the forthcoming 20k subs Steve. Very well deserved. I can remember when you were
Thanks so much! Yes, I remember you as a 'founding member' :D Thanks so much for all the support and here's to more adventures! All the best to you!
As I say time & time again , you treasure each member & you take time out to reply to them all by a comment , many dont , with each trip you go on , your commentary is out this world because if didnt I would have no idea & final the research on each place you go , you can see you do your homework , looking forward to what's in store for the future
Oh Steve, this was such a well put together video, I loved it, thanks for taking us along with you, congratulations on reaching 20 thousand subs, if this video is anything to go by you’ll double that number in no time 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️
Thanks so much Jane! :)
What a absolutely stunning journey we'll worth the hours you put in Steve and can I say a massive thank you for putting keans name in the credits you have definitely made his year by doing that he was so shocked to see his name and was running around shouting thank you uncle Steve unfortunately our trip to your fair land in a couple of days has had to be cancelled due to me being rushed to hospital with a burst appendix I'm slowly on the mend and we are hoping to reschedule the trip later in the year thank you again from me and especially kean keep up the good work and stay safe best wishes from joff and kean
Oh Joff! I'm so sorry to hear it, hope you are well on the mend now! And I really appreciate all your support! Kean - I hope you're having a lovely weekend! More videos soon I promise, a wee delay due to a broken computer.
Always willing to try a different approach - and this worked - many of the other video blogs give the impression that it is easy to do these. In reality they are not - pre- planning (despite what you said) shows ! and makes the experience a pleasurable experience. - keep up the good work Steve !
Def agree, this worked!
Thanks so much guys, I had no idea at the time if this would make a video or not
The phone box transition had me laughing out loud 👍😂
Thanks so much Steve for such an interesting trip to various places, places I've never been to and never will. Too far away and too old. It's great to see what these places look like and get the feel of them through your eyes. Also love your sense of humour which you add to the vids.
Thanks so much! An absolute pleasure, thanks for coming along on the adventures :)
Love the hat Steve! Sending a warm greeting from the Palmetto State, South Carolina.
Happy birthday Steve 🎂 🥳 a pint on a Welshmun
Steve , please keep making this Videos , I like the Way how YOU and YOUR GIRLFRIEND present such a beautiful Country in such welcoming and inviting Way.
Thank you two , Mike
That was an adventure and my feet are very happy it was yours instead of mine! 20k subs and that patreon list is getting NICE and LONG. Love it.
Cheers mate! The edit was even more exhausting :D
Busy weekend!🚌🚃🚌✈️🚃
You should have joined the main man 👍😊
No jolly for you I see!!
Shame.
Thanks Steve, I am a recent transferee from over the border and your videos have opened my eyes to this great country. I’m glad I now live in Stirling as it seems a good starting point for many trips I shall plan now and roll on the spring / summer for the adventures to begin. Love the way in this vid you have used a variety of transport 👍
Cheers Brian! Many more adventures planned for 2022, I hope for you too! :)
Thoroughly enjoyed your ‘Grand Day Out’! Thanks Steve and congrats on the 20K subscribers.
Cheers Marc! So chuffed to get to 20k!
Now Steve, we all know now that you're a big softie, with that moggie. I saw a taxi when you were making your way down to Stornoway Harbour. It was going in the opposite direction. So you "did" some more airports, and you looked like you had fun. Thanks for sharing ☺️🍺🍺🍺🍺🍷🍷
Haha yes, but the taxis operating were all advance booking only :( It was a lot of fun and a little different, but back to normal for the next one I think :)
Respect Steve, for all the hours you make to show us all the beautiful places!
You certainly put in a lot more effort and hours than I thought. Seeing all the details of your journey was very interesting! I had to laugh at 6:49 Congratulations on 20K subscribers.
Cheers for helping me get there Philip! The edit of this one was even more exhausting than the travel!
I always enjoy following you on your journeys 🤗
Watched entirely. Great vid!!
Thanks so much! :)
One of your best ones yet.....thanks so much for sharing with us. Cheers from Orlando FL
Cheers mate! It was a lot of fun but oh so tiring!!!
My Uncle was born in Ardesier, it was lovely to see it again, as only been there once before, albeit very briefly. My Grandfather was in the Seaforth Highlanders, stationed at Fort George and my Grandmother and my Dad and eventually my Uncle, lived in the married quarters at the barracks (long since demolished). Thanks for a very interesting vlog x
So glad to bring you something close to you family!
Excellent video, thanks 😊. The view on the flight back was beautiful 😊
Cracking video, thanks ... and congrats on 20k!
Thanks so much Garry! So chuffed!
cracking footage from travelling trains. 👍
Great video! Thanks for producing it.
What a great trip! seeing some familiar places again brought a smile to my face. I felt exhausted though after this video….haha. You should call this video (Scottish) Planes, trains and automobiles!
Haha great call Dirk! And believe me, the edit of this one was even more exhausting than the travel!
Hi Steve and I trust you and yours are well and that you had a great birthday, Yet again it is another wonderful journey with sights to behold and thoroughly entertaining thanks for taking us all along. Take care of yourself and I am already looking forward to your next video. Cheers.
Thanks so much Simon!
Amazing! Bravo!
Again enjoyed it very much Steve. Thanks for this very nice birthday present. 😊
Cheers Henk!
Well thank you for a very interesting tour by train plane n bus across the country 😀 hectic but fun 😀
Glad you enjoyed it Myra!
My grandparents lived in Ardersier, so I spent a good bit of my childhood on that beach :) Great video Steve👍
So glad to bring you somewhere so recognisable!
Thoroughly enjoyed watching your journey. Thank for posting!
Cheers Kevin!
Wonderful video very quick and you benn all these beautiful clean & quite places. You walked a lot too.
This is truly a beautifully shot and edited video! Great work!
Thanks so much Henry! Makes all the effort worthwhile :)
The entire video was enjoyable, Steve, but I REALLY loved seeing the many-times-life-size carved wooden reproduction of one of the Lewis chessmen in the Stornoway airport terminal upon your arrival. 👍
I love this, Steve. That was just refreshing. Merry Ann from Minnesota
Thanks Merry Ann! :)
Happy belated Steve! I am rewatching some of your videos making notes as our trip gets closer. Thank you for showing us how easy it is to get around using every mode of transportation. We are renting a motor home for the weeks exploring the out islands but are using good old foot power for the rest. Thanks for ticking all the boxes with this one!
Sounds PERFECT! Have a wonderful time :)
Enjoyed today’s journey 😊 thank you.
Cheers Liz! :)
Agree! What a clever, enthusiastic, and generous travel report on this remarkable trip! Wow. My list of must-see towns and places in Scotland has just grown again. Love the filming and the music too. Well done, Steve. You may never know how much joy you bring to us with these videos. It almost seems like you are traveling for all of us, especially during these strange times. Take good care of yourself, and carry on!
Thank you SO much Karen, that was lovely to read and gives me all the motivation I need for future trips!
This was such a creative video, Steve! I loved this look into different modes of transport, and getting to see different areas in Scotland that you can reach in a relatively short span of time, if you plan well!
Cheers Stephanie! :) it was a tiring 36hrs but so much fun to make :)
Could have given you a lift to the airport in Stornoway😁
No way! Where were you when I needed you most?!
@@steve-marsh Yep could have brought you a coffee as well😂
G'Day Steve from Australia. 've just discovered your channel and subscribed.I'll check out your other videos as I I've viewed your " 36 hour" trip..
Welcome aboard Richard! Appreciate the support, all the best to you in wonderful Australia!
Brilliant Steve, absolutely brilliant. Luv these sort of roundabout trips
Cheers Raymond! It was fun to make but oh so exhausting!
Wonderful video! One of your best. I love the different modes of travel.
Glad you enjoyed it Heather! Exhausting but fun!
Might be my favorite video so far. Encouraging to see someone to see so many places in a short period of time. Thinking of planning a 2 day power trip to my Scotland adventure based in EDI in March! Thanks😀
Cheers Kirsten! :) Good luck with your power trip :)
Very informative visiting trips,,, i love this all, although some places seen but still feel droughtfull for touring.
Another brilliant video..i honestly love these..always puts a wee smile on my face so,thank you for that..❤
Thanks so much Karen, absolute pleasure!
another awesome video steve, and what a great trip!
Thanks Geoff! Exhausting but fun!
I’ve been waiting for another video. Thanks for another good one.
More to come Doris I promise! Thanks :)
Another great video with great footage thanks again pal 🏴
Cheers Arron! :)
20k subscribers now steve! Great stuff. Please keep up the brill work.
Thanks so much for helping get me there! Chuffed to bits!
Love this video Steve!! Well done. Makes me want to do it myself right now!
You should James! :)
I have really been enjoying watching your travels recently Steve! The highlands and islands of scotland have always fascinated me. When we are more free to travel Id love to take the ferry over to Scotland from Belfast. Its great that you can be in Scotland within 4 hours of leaving home in Dublin with the car and the dogs, if you time the ferry right! :D
Tip: book the ferry early to make sure of a place.Oh, and by the way, a car and 2 passengers - approx £320 return - much more for "Flexi" and "Premium"!
@@michaelthwaite3282 Thank you! 😊👍
We were really excited to head over in the van, but the price got us, we just couldn't afford it. We'll do a trip as foot passengers soon I hope
@@steve-marsh Yeah, I don't blame you. I would find it hard to justify the cost when there is an endless number of beautiful places to explore within Scotland in the van! :)
Awesome, and thanks for the tip about the electric bus to Dundee for when we visit Scotland next ... hopefully sooner than later but 🤷♀️. 😀
It is well worth a try - I normally drive that route so it was great to sit back and enjoy the scenery
Great video and that electric bus in Dundee was something else. Barely heard it moving.👍
That was some trip Steve.many thanks for all your hard work putting this trip together.I was knackered just watching stay safe,
Cheers! The edit was even more exhausting than the travel :)
Excellent video. I love the way Scotland embraces aviation to get about.
More flights to come soon Andrew :) Cheers!
I loved this video! I recommend your channel to all of my friends stuck in the US. I wish we had such cool forms of transportation and stunningly scenic views as you do.
Thanks so much Michele! Really appreciate that!
I have enjoyed watching this video and congratulations on a job well done. We love our journey through Scotland in 2019, walking the streets of your towns and cities. Cannot wait to return to check out all the places that you have shown us. All the best and hello from Brisbane, Australia. 😎🍺
And all the best to you in wonderful Brisbane! Haste ye back to Scotland!
Great fun Steve. Thanx for the ride.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for coming along!
I must say I’m really enjoying theses videos so interesting and I’m looking forward to the next one already! Keep up the good work 👍👍
Glad you like them Michael! More to come soon I hope! (computer problems aside!)
Love it. Great video. From Melbourne, Australia.
Cheers Andy! :)
Another great video Steve. In 1985, I cycled from Castlebay on Barra to Stornoway (using the ferry when appropriate) and I remember how difficult it was when everywhere was shut on Sundays. I got as far as Carloway Broch on Lewis. I could not understand why some Americans thought it was hilarious when I told them I was going to The Butt of Lewis.
Haha love it Patrick :) And what a great cycle!
Excellent video. Enjoyed watching that!
Thanks so much!
Hi Steve from a brand new sub - came across your channel quite by accident at the weekend and I’ve just got to say that this vid is inspirational! thank you so much.. I am planning to do the 250 next year so enjoyed that vid very much!
Welcome aboard Sheila and thanks, super-appreciated :)
Brilliant Steve. Thank you 😊
Glad you enjoyed it :)
@@steve-marsh I’d have enjoyed the trip with you
Great video as usual Steve. Really enjoyed the diversity of travel.
We may venture out to Lewis and Harris on our next trip (hopefully in spring 2022). Cheers from Texas.
Cheers! I need to get back there soon!
Great idea for a video, loved it!
Cheers Lee! An exhausting trip, but loads of fun :)
I absolutely loved this video, the phone booth and the pub. When my Dad and were last in Scotland, we would walk from Old Kilpatrick to Bowling visiting the pubs on the way to Bowling and take different route back and do those pubs as well. This is one of my favorited videos you have done. Great job!!!
Thanks so much Ally! Love a Scottish pub :)
One of your best videos yet Steve. Very enjoyable and I was very impressed with those 56,000 steps! Especially considering the amount of sitting down you did! Excellent work and thank you 👏
Ah cheers! This was a really fun video to make :)
Loving this. We once drove on to Skye in our camper van 'Clarice'. When we got to the Bridge of Skye we saw we had 1.30h to get to Uig to get a ferry to Tarbert in Harris. We didn't appreciate how big and, well hilly and wyndie Skye was and we made it with seconds to spare. on the Sunday we went to Stornoway and of course it was closed. We'll have to go there again. On the way back we went to Portree and had a proper night out in hte Cally club watching a local band.
Steve, most of the journey and routes are so familiar, I’ve done them through work over the years. Stornoway is one of my favourite places, love the place.
Thanks for the video, you delivered it, as always, superb 👍🏻
Thanks so much! Can't wait to get back to Lewis & Harris!
Great video Steve, I was glued to the screen every minute of it! Thanks for taking me along for the journey. I like how you showed the ups and downs of traveling, many don't. Congrats on 20k subs! How many Gopro batteries did you use lol that's a lot of charging!
Haha 3 batteries with a full charge overnight! You know how it is! :)
@@steve-marsh sure do haha!
Another great video Steve..keep them coming mate.
Thanks mate!!
Great video mate! Thanks for the grand tour of Scotland! The bus ride into Glasgow city centre is sure expensive (I took that as well when I was in Glasgow).
And congratulations on 20K!!!!
Thanks so much for helping me get there! :)
Hi Steve ...Great trip , nice to capture your old man in Stonie . I guess you slept well on the Sunday night.
Phew, I was straight into the video edit which was even MORE exhausting!
Another great video Steve.bet you were glad to get home after that journey.ps loved the music at the end.cheers 🍺🍺👍
Cheers Derek! it sure was a treat to have a wee cup of tea and sit down after that :)
What a great 30mins watching you 36 hour trip very interesting and as always very enjoyable thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Jim! Should really have made it a 36 min video!
We do enjoy your videos, the work you put in to producing interesting content is appreciated Steve. By the way Judith Chalmers had it easy and got her money for nowt
Brilliant! Very entertaining for a video with no planning! Cheers!
Cheers Bill! I'm amazed it went to schedule!
Thanks for sharing Steve. A very full weekend…
Cheers Scott!
Thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
Cheers Robert! Exhausting!
Great video Steve, very enjoyable!
Cheers Bradley - I'll post other flight videos soon :)
Another great video, Steve. We'll be travelling some of those stages in a week or so but some in the opposite direction so it was interesting to see. I'm a bit nervous as it will be the first time since Lockdown 1.0 that we've done any travelling. I'm reminded of a day trip I did once whilst on holiday on Barra. I managed to get a flight from Barra to Benbecula, a bus from Benbecula to Lochboisdale and then the ferry back to my B&B on Barra - all just to experience taking off from the "runway" on Barra!
Sounds fantastic Mark! All the best with getting out and crating some new adventures :)
I loved your stopover in Stornoway....on a Sunday. 15 or 20 years ago I was there on a tour in the Outer Hebrides - our hotel restaurant was the only eating place open in town on a Sunday. And of course the ferries didn't run. (I think they are 7 days a week now).
Love seeing the small villages of Scotland, specially those at the coasts.
I love the coast too Philip, would love a wee cottage by the sea one day!
@@steve-marsh that would be brilliant
What an interesting jaunt - you are lucky everything was on time!
I'm always jealously in awe of the European subway / transit systems. My first introduction to them was in Munich in 1978 when I was stationed there and I've loved them ever since. The US equivalent system are barely there IMHO. Steve, thanks for continuing to take us along on these journeys.
Haha so true, it could've been over before it even started!!!
I wish West Coast buses to Oban had tables. Hard work balancing sandwiches and drink! That brought back memories when I worked and lived in Inverness and Stornoway. Rented a wee house in Ardersier too!
Great video, particularly loved the insight into Ember Bus. Hopefully they manage to hold out the competition and grow! 👍
Totally agree! I think the buses have a good range as well, so maybe extend on to Aberdeen one day
OK....so you outdid yourself on this one Steve....this was really SO much fun....I would've loved to follow you around on this journey....I've done things like that also....requires a lot of planning & logistics of everything to work out....but so worth it in the long run. Cheers my friend....keep up the great work!!
Cheers Bob! Boy was that an exhausting journey but very fun to do (despite about 400 video clips to edit afterwards!)
Interesting journey Steve
Nice one Steve, thanks, and congratulations on reaching 20,000 subscribers. See you soon👏👏👋
Thanks so much John! :)