Visit Beautiful BELLINGHAM, WA - Exploring the Top Sites (Travelguide + Brewery Tour)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2023
- Welcome to Bellingham, Washington! Whether you're planning to spend a weekend in Bellingham, take a day trip from a nearby city, or even consider moving to this amazing city, this video will show you some of the most popular neighborhoods and top attractions. We'll also take you on a tour of some of the many breweries that Bellingham is known for, including our personal favorite. As lifelong residents of Bellingham and full-time world travelers, we can fully appreciate the true beauty that Bellingham has to offer. It's a hidden gem of the Pacific Northwest region and a must-visit destination while in Washington State.
Located just 90 miles north of Seattle and 50 miles south of Vancouver, BC, Bellingham is it a great destination for travelers who want to explore the Pacific Northwest. But Bellingham is more than just a pitstop - it's a destination in its own right. We start in the historic district of Fairhaven. With its Victorian architecture, boutique shops, restaurants, and Stones Throw Brewery, it is a great place to start our tour.
Next, we'll head over to some of the best parks in Bellingham. Boulevard Park is a popular destination for locals and visitors alike. This park offers stunning views of Bellingham Bay, as well as walking trails, picnic areas, and a playground for kids. After stopping at some local breweries we make our way to Whatcom Falls Park, another must-visit destination. This park is home to beautiful waterfalls, hiking trails, and picnic areas.
For those who love outdoor adventures, Bellingham is a paradise. Mt. Baker is a stunning mountain range that's located just a short drive from the city. Here, you can enjoy skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and more. The San Juan Islands are another popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts. These islands offer beautiful beaches, hiking trails, and plenty of opportunities for kayaking and whale watching.
Overall, Bellingham is a city that has something for everyone. Whether you're looking for craft beer, outdoor adventures, or easy access to other Pacific Northwest destinations, Bellingham is definitely worth checking out. Thanks so much for watching - Cheers 🍻
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I stayed at the Bellwether. Great hotel! Nice to see a video from my home state! Bellingham has always been a favorite city of mine.
Beautiful place and great video. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!🍻
I used to live in Bellingham. I loved it and miss it. I somehow ended up in Kent for the past couple of years and I hate it... Moving to Mt Vernon soon! Super excited to be so close to Bham again! I moved here for work and geez... Ya, never again lol
Seeing your video on Fairhaven brought many happy memories. I raised my son in Bellingham and worked in the courthouse for 15 years. As an Irish emigrant, I was homesick until I moved to Bellingham in the 70's. The area has changed a lot; for the better.
Thank you for the great trip down memory lane. Enjoy your travels.
We go back twice a year for a few weeks and each time we get excited to see friends, and family and to be around familiar surroundings. Thank you for watching and commenting!! ❤
Thanks for sharing your beautiful home town
Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!🍻
Loved the tour of your hometown. What a wonderful place!
What a beautiful hometown you grew up in! Thanks for showing us around.
Thank you so much for watching ❤️. We feel very blessed to have grown up in a wonderful area.
Great job on this! Love that you made it up by our office and showcased Barkley Village too!
Thanks! We had such a great time showing our home town and all the places we love 😊
What a lovely city! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching 😊
It would never, ever, have occurred to me to go to Bellingham, but why not? You have made it sound so appealing.
It's a beautiful City for sure with so much to see and do. Hope you get to enjoy it one day. Cheers 🍻
Bellingham is a magical place. I wish I could come back forever
I live there but Bellingham has a big drug problem and like no protection bc only a few police here
Ya if you like fending off tweekers and sprinter van tech bros
Just watched your video on this Saturday morning. It completely put me into the weekend mood. Thank you!
That's so awesome!! Thanks for watching - Cheers 🍻
Great looking area. Coming for a visit SOON 😊
Love you guys!!!! You two make a great team and bring great perspective to the places you go.
Thank you so much ❤️
Hi! Thank you for this! What a refreshing break to see a beautiful town in the U.S. and not the all the bad news towns we see on the news everyday. America the Beautiful...yes! It is so green and lush in Bellingham. Looking forward to Poland, Italy, and more with you. Safe travels! M
Thank you for watching and following us. We are very excited about our upcoming adventure!
Cheers!!🍻
Looks like a place I would love to visit. Thanks for showing us around
Thank you for watching!!
Forgot to mention in the comment I just left. I love just walking around and exploring. Bellingham looks like an ideal town to do that in. Have walked 20 miles in a day before just exploring in and around town. There are some great parks to walk in, including a cool marina. Lots of walking trails. Definitely looks like a town I want to revisit and spend more time in.
Great video, looks like a lovely place to visit. Thank you 😘😘
It really is! Thank you so much for watching 😊
I see why you came back to visit at this time of year. Gorgeous!
Thank you for watching!! ❤
Thanks for this! We are from Vancouver BC and we have become very familiar with the area over the past 25 years since we purchased a recreation property at Black Mt Ranch on the Mt Baker Highway. Since retiring a few years ago, we decided to base ourselves in the area each summer. We love it! We tent camp at local state parks, we walk the trails, my husband plays pickleball at Cornwall Park and I have fun exploring the area food stores, including Trader Joes!
Bellingham will always be home to us. Friends, family plus all that you mention. We always look forward to our time at home! Thank you for watching and commenting!!
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Thanks for sharing your home. Looks great. And a big (anticipatory) congrats on hitting 30K subs! 🎉
Thank you so much!! ❤
Great video thanks for sharing your home town with us!
Thank you for watching!! ❤
thanks for sharing about your town. very interesting
Thank you so much for watching 😊
WOW! What a gorgeous hometown you grew up in! I’m not sure I ever would’ve wanted to leave there. Thank you for showing us around your old stomping grounds. ❤️
After 50 years we decided to venture out and see something new but always excited to return home for a visit. Thank you for watching!! ❤
@@BrianandCarrie and I, for one, am so glad you did! Y’all have inspired and encouraged us in our preparations and steps to begin our world travel adventures! ❤️❤️
WoW beautiful 🤩 It offers such an amazing quality of life!
It really does!! So much to see and do 😊
Wow this is crazy. I found this channel because I wanted to watch videos about Vietnam. But here you are in my home town. Amazing.
Bellingham is an amazing place! Bellingham has been our hometown for 50+ years! We get excited when we are able to return. We will be back in Vietnam in late Spring 2024!! Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!🍻
Great to see where you guys are from - looks fantastic! My son just visited Washington and said he wants to move there. Thanks guys!
That's so cool - Washington is a beautiful state to live. Thanks for your continued support ❤️
Wow, welcome home Brian and Carrie and another great video! I enjoyed learning about Bellingham and all of the sites, parks, waterfront, and breweries there! No wonder you have a passion for breweries as you have so many back home. It looks like a fun town to visit! Keep up the fantastic videos and great editing, and thanks for sharing! Looking forward to the next video! Cheers!
Thank you so much for watching and supporting our channel. We love our hometown and are always excited to return but can't wait to get on with our next adventure.
Nice. Short drive from us. Very nice.
Great to see you two back so soon! Thanks for the great video. I'll put Bellingham on my list. I've only been to Seattle (twice), once for some much needed long-weekend R&R back around 2008 and the other time, nearly a decade ago, to meet a best male friend who flew in from Europe to visit his sister. He had moved permanently to Italy over a decade prior to his Seattle visit. I'd like to visit more of Washington state.
Greetings from Los Angeles
Washington is beautiful and Bellingham is an amazing city. You could spend a week up here and not run out of things to see. Thank you for always commenting!!
Cheers!!🍻
What a lovely place you guys come from. Looks amazing and so much to see and do there.
Oh and you guys would love our son…he owns a brewery in our home town in Sydney Australia 😂
Really!?! Sounds like we will have to make our way to Sydney someday soon!!! 😃 Thank you so much for watching!!
Cheers!!🍻
This one is my favorite love you guys!
Thanks, Glen!! Hope all is well!
Wow! I've fallen in love with Bellingham. What an exquisite area you both come from- The San Juan islands are top on the list as well as Whatcom Falls park- a nature lovers dream. How fabulous that both Seattle and Vancouver are short jaunts to also take in- thank you for this breathtaking video. I am watching it over and over again- cheers to you both and welcome home!
There are so many things to do if you are a nature lover. Mt. Baker in the summertime has hikes that go on forever!! Thank you so much for supporting us! ❤
Wow just found your site and see you grew up just down the road from us. Thanks
Happy that you found us!! 😀Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!🍻
Great video! Thank you for showing in a perfect light what SO many of us love about Bellingham. We first came here from Louisiana for a job interview in April 2009 and IMMEDIATELY knew Bellingham was quite special. The rest is history and we’ve been happily settled in the Barkley area off Chandler Pkwy since 2012. That being said, we’d love to do what y’all have done with world travel for the first few years of retirement (in 4.5 years)…and ultimately come back to this special City of Subdued Excitement for the um, countdown. Hope you have/had a great visit “home” before you set off again. Cheers, y’all! 🍻
We feel very lucky to call Bellingham home and we get excited every time we return. It is a very special place! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Cheers!!❤
Awww you guys, this is such a beautiful place!! I have never been to the Pacific NW, but wow it’s now on my list of must see destinations. Thanks for sharing your sweet little town with us. Cheers! 😊
Thank you for watching guy!! Safe travels! ❤
❤ you put extra piece of heart in this one and I saw it. I am glad that I finally saw where you guys come from. Bellingham looks like nice, clean and comfortable to live in town.
Thank you for watching!! We had a lot of fun with this one!! 😀
We love Bellingham and have visited many times over the years as we just live across the border on Vancouver Island. I learned a few new things about Bellingham and will check them out next time we visit. Love watching your videos!
Thank you for watching, Shirley. Vancouver Island is amazing as well!! We appreciate the support!! ❤
What a Beautiful place, now I’ve seen some it! Cheers 🍺🍺
Cheers!!🍻
wow guys great place thanks for the videos 😆
Thank you for watching!
Your hometown is so beautiful and clean! You have the best of everything. Now I understand why being near the water is important to you. And beautiful trees everywhere. I loved the Park/Forest area. It looks like a great place to visit or to live.
Yes, growing up with all the green space and water nearby sure does make it hard to be landlocked at times. We love Bellingham and look forward to heading home to visit a few times a year 😊
Definitely adding Bellingham to our places to visit when we do a trip around the US and Canada in the next few years!
Love Bellingham!
Beautiful City ❤️
Wow what a stunning place! Thanks for sharing. Totally my vibes. Another place in US to add to my list ❤
Thank you for watching!!
My girlfriend and I are from Everett, WA and we are heading to Alicante Spain, and then Lisbon, Tavira, Porto and some places in between, on our final destination to Amsterdam. We've appreciated your videos on Portugal given that we are considering snow birding there when we retire, and love that you are from our neck of the woods. Cheers!
Hi! Yes, pretty much neighbors 😊. Algarve would be a perfect place to escape the cold winter months. We loved it there and are excited to return one day. Cheers!!
You did a wonderful job of covering the activities and features available in our city of subdued excitement
Thanks so much for watching!! We love our hometown ❤️
After following you two since your earliest videos, it was so nice to see your perspective on Bellingham. I'm a few hours south of there, but have been to Bellingham many, many times..
Thank you for watching and supporting us! ❤
Wow! so beautiful, been up there a couple times to Galbraith for mtn biking and have hit a few of the breweries you guys mentioned. thanks for the tour! Salud!
Thank you for watching and salud to you!! 🍻
I live in Vancouver Canada and love Bellingham. Thank you for another great video 😊
We live Vancouver as well, beautiful City. Thanks for watching - Cheers 🍻
@@BrianandCarrie So cool I didn’t realize you lived in Vancouver as well 😊
Sorry, auto correct...We LOVE Vancouver as well...😀
@@BrianandCarrie Auto correct get me at least 3 times a day 😊
Great video and introduction to your hometown. Similar vibe to Vancouver. My daughter in Vancouver and I thoroughly enjoy all the activities there when I visit. World class skiing, white water rafting, golf, biking, hiking etc all within short drives. Funny to see "historical" areas in North America when you have seen truly historical places on your travels. Such young countries US and Canada. Adults are such fun suckers with the sliding down water! Cheers!
Thank you, Rober. Adults can be real drag cant they? 😄 This is a beautiful area and we very much enjoying coming home to visit.
'So much fun to see a well-made travel video of the city that has been my home for the last 20 years (after returning just-now from the Kulshan Brewery's Trackside location). Many times every week, throughout most of the year, I am thankful to be living here.
It is an amazing place that we look forward to coming back to twice a year! Thank you for watching and commenting.
Cheers!!🍻
We used to live in Mount Vernon. We love all the places you are visiting. We loved eating at Fat Pie Pizza and taking the walk along the water.
Loved fat pie! So sad when they closed down. Thanks so much for watching 😊
Great video Brian and Carrie!! I lived in Seattle for several years and visited Bellingham a few times on business but I didn't have a chance to play tourist. You're so lucky to be from such a beautiful place. I love that you're so close to Vancouver as well!! 💛
Thank you for watching, Jack!
Cheers!!🍻
I went to college in Bellingham and you definitely did it justice! It’s absolutely beautiful in the summer and so much to do
It sure is, we are reminded each time we return home just how beautiful Bellingham is. Thanks for watching 😊
Looks like an awesome city. We have friends in Seattle, so next time we are there we'll definitely have to make Bellingham a must visit.
Wow, we’ve been watching you guys for a long time. We had no idea you were from B’ham. We are too! Graduated from WWU. Grandfather was port commissioner who helped expand airport and get Alaska ferry from Seattle to B’ham. My uncle was the mayor of Bellingham, Mark Asmundson. Thank you so much! You have no idea how happy this made us. Thank you from fellow travelers. P.S. we lived in an old painted lady by Elizabeth park.
It really is a small world! I'm sure we even know some of the same people!! We love returning twice a year for friends and family but being back in your comfortable surroundings is always nice as well. Thank you for following us. We very much appreciate the support. ❤
We follow every new episode. We’re on our way to Oaxaca and then with our grandson in Italy and Greece. As Rick Steve’s says. Keep on traveling! Love you guys.
I love Bellingham, lived down in Everett since 1990, and I envy some of what Bellingham has that I wish Everett did! You guys are so adorable, and I can really tell you guys are at home and letting your hair down! We are in Valencia Spain this week, heading to my ancestral hometown in Italy next week. Enjoy your time at home!
Thank you, Mike! Sounds like you have a great trip planned!! We are excited to get to Italy in early August. Sounds like it is going to be HOT!!! Plenty of beer drinking I'm sure. Thank you for watching!
Cheers!!🍻
Great video of your hometown! One of your best yet!🙂👏🏽 Not sure if this was a collab with Visit Bellingham but you’re great town ambassadors!
Thank you 😊! No, not a Collab at all, just a true view of our home town. Cheers 🍻
I grew up on KVOS Bellingham in Victoria. Thanks for the video. You inspired me to check out Bellingham next time I go to Seattle from Richmond.
That's so funny. KVOS was one of about 4 channels we got when I was younger. I even did a little work there when I was in junior high. Thanks so much for watching!!
@@BrianandCarrie Everybody in Vancouver Island & lower mainland knows of Bellingham thru KVOS! Only US station could get without cable. I still do with rabbit ears. Cheers.
Welcome back home B&C! I’ve been an avid follower since Valencia and also am from Bham. Graduated from Sehome in 1986 and WWU in 1991. Sibs and mom still live there so I visit from Seattle often. It was a great place to grow up, as you both know. The summer weather in this part of the world is hard to beat. Enjoy the next phase of your travels! I’ll be watching. 😊
Hi Michael! Thanks so much for being such a faithful follower, we really appreciate it 😊.
Bellingham is an absolutely beautiful city with the best summer climate. I was a bit behind you, I graduated from sehome in 89.
@@BrianandCarrie I’ll look you up in the annual!
Loved loved loved this video!!! We really do live in a very beautiful city! And we knew Stemma was your FAV! We like Stemma too but Wander is still our #1. We're looking forward to your next videos and then seeing you guys in November! Love you both and we miss you already!! 🥰😘
Wander is a very close second 😊. Being we are now in the land of amazing beer, we are excited to share this area as well. As always, can't wait to see you when we get home. Xoxo 😘
My husband and I got married in Bellingham. The islands are a great place to visit too! Wonderful job on the video! Whatcom Falls is also a favorite of mine!🎉
Thank you so much for watching! ❤
My family has always traveled and I have come to enjoy your videos from Europe and Asia. As a lover of travel and beer, how could I not enjoy your channel?
Anyway, I am taking my 18 years old to PNW next week. My wife and I lived on Whidbey Island decades ago. Since we are hiking North Cascades and Deception Pass and doing a day trip to Vancouver, Bellingham was the perfect home base. Weeks after we made that decision, I saw this review, very well timed.
Our AirBnB is a 8 minute walk from Kulshan Trackside, how lucky am I?
Thanks for all you do.
That's awesome!!! You will have an amazing time! Enjoy and safe travels!
Cheers 🍻
Bellingham and the surrounding areas are beautiful with so much to do. We lived and worked there for 20 years, our kids graduated from Squalicum high school and one of them from WWU. The number of craft beer options in town has to be record per square mile! We have been enjoying all of your videos and this too is a good one. Happy travels!
Thank you, we feel fortunate to have such a beautiful city to call home. Cheers!!
Thanks for showing Bellingham…looks like my kind of place! Going to do some research now on the ferry to Alaska!
Thank you for watching!!
We love watching you two, and we also had no idea you were from WA! I am a transplant living in Spokane WA for the past 25 years❤. Love watching you two and keep on traveling and staying safe!!!
Hello in Spokane, so close to home! Thank you so much for watching and following along. Cheers!!
We are moving to Bellingham! Your overview, as well as Rick Steves', are inspiring.
We were looking for a change, and this is our choice!
It's a absolutely beautiful town to live in ❤️❤️
What a cute little town with so much to do!! I just visited my son in Seattle, and we went on a whale watching tour to the San Juan islands from Anacortes which was just beautiful! Bellingham would be a great day trip from Seattle to add to the list! Thanks for sharing your hometown!
Hopefully you got to see some whales! Next time come up to Bellingham! Thank you for watching and enjoy our city for the day! Thank you for watching!❤
@@BrianandCarrie Yes! We followed a pod of orcas for a while which was just awesome! We saw several bald eagles and deer, too! It was an awesome little trip! I look forward to following along on your travels!
Thank you for following, we have just arrived in Poland and plan to be in Czech Republic, Germany and Italy in the coming weeks and months.
@@BrianandCarrie Awesome!! I love Italy, and Prague is one of my favorite places!! ❤️
Welcome home! Very nice video. As a Seattle resident, I'm quite familiar with Bellingham, but not YOUR Bellingham. Now looking forward to spending some time drinking my way through Fairhaven and Bellingham. Safe travels on your next journey (heck, you may be there already). Looking forward to seeing Europe through your eyes again. Be safe.
You must get up to Bellingham soon!! Seattle has some great breweries as well but they're so spread out. Brewery hopping in Bellingham is easy!
We have just arrived in Poland and are very excited about our European adventure!! Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!🍻
I was really hoping that you would do a hometown video while you’re home! Fantastic! I see how you developed your love for beers! Cheers 🍻
We had a lot of fun shooting this one, we could have gone on for another hour but just wanted to hit the highlights. As always, thank toy for watching!!
Beautiful Bellingham. I used to go to lake whatcom for the day, coming from Vancouver. Lovely little city
Thank you for watching, Patricia! ❤
Should you visit Vancouver, BC, perhaps we could meet up for a drink
Wow, Bellingham has really grown since I lived there! Twice in my life! Third grade at Carl Cozier and 1989 graduate of WWU. I need to get back and try some of those breweries!🍻😀
It is a great city with a lot to offer. It seems like there is something new happening each time we return home. Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!🍻
Great job again guys! Always watching and always enjoying your content. If you find yourself in the Rotterdam Netherlands area on your return trip to Europe drop us a line we'd love to buy you a beer. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Thanks, guys! We won't make it up there this year, Western Europe will have to wait for now. We see that you have a channel as well!! We will check it out. Safe travels!
Cheers!!🍻
Well, there have certainly been some positive changes since I lived there in the late 70's LOL. May have to get up there for a visit
Bellingham has come a long way since then, there is a lot going on. Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Cheers!!🍻
Thanks so much for sharing with us! I sincerely hope you make it down here to Australia one day. You are my new favorite channel! Were you high school sweethearts originally? Best wishes.
Thank you ❤️❤️. We really look forward to making it to Australia soon, definitely on our bucket list!!
We actually met much later in life and hit it off immediately. Love of travel was a must 😊
I love mtn biking on Orcas in off season. Sweet island.
The San Juan Islands are a must-visit for so many reasons!! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Cheers!!🍻
Great vlog. Our son moved to Seattle so we will definitely visit the Bellingham WA and Vancouver, BC areas. I know of Bellingham as the last major town before crossing into BC, but did not know how great it is. Thank you.
Yes, many people drive straight through and don't even stop! You need to stop for at least a couple of hours and a couple of pints. Thank you for watching and safe travels!
Cheers!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie Visited Bellingham today, and Whatcom
Falls Park. Great town, great food and a beautiful hike around the park. Also dropped by the nearby Fairhaven Festival, great vibe. Thank you so much for introducing the area.
We are glad that you stopped and got the long weekend experience!!
Thanks for the video; helps my B’ham property value!! Good job filming on one of the 59 days per year without constant rain! 😅
Thank you! We return mid December so we won't get any sunshine on our next visit. 😌
Very nice! We currently live in the PNW, just NE of Portland. Love the San Juan Island (Orcas Island) when we visited over 20 years ago…
Thank you ☺. Hard to beat the San Juan Islands, we feel pretty fortunate to have lived most of our lives in that area. We have family down towards Portland, a beautiful city as well. Cheers 🍻
this is my home town too! I feel like I’ve seen you guys around before
It's a small town, very possible 😊
Interesting, just started watching your channel since we’re interested in a slow vacation life and realize the Bellingham connection. We’re Seattle folks and have a son in Bellingham. Btw, Go Huskies!
Thank you for watching!! Bellingham will always be home to us and we look forward to coming home. Beyond excited for the Huskies!!!!!! Go Dawgs!
Nice! I want to move there sometime before I am 30 years old in 2030. I came from both Everett and Sammamish.
We really enjoy your videos. Since we first started watching we have since bought an apartment in Portimão along the Algarve! We are now currently back home in Olympia, WA and will return to Portugal in November to stay through next April. It is hard to find anywhere more beautiful than the PNW in the summer months! 😎
Agreed, as much as we love the Algarve and would be our first choice for a three-month break from travel the PNW is amazing during the summertime. If only we could fix the rest of the year!! 😄 It sounds like you two have it figured out!! The best of both. Thank you for watching!
Cheers!!🍻
Woah, you're in my backyard!
I love the point shown by this video that, even when you adopt the nomad life, "home" is also/still an option!
Home will always be an option for us. Family, friends and the comfort of home you cant replace.
You both seem so happy to have some ‘ home’ time…I wonder if it will be hard to leave? Thanks for the great look at Bellingham and Areas….It’s a long way from Oz, but I might take a look one day! Great video …
We are always so excited for our next adventure so it is never hard to leave, we are always excited to return though.. We have just arrived in Poland and love what we are finding!! Thank you for watching!
Cheers!!🍻
Wow! I kinda want to move there now! I have an aunt who lives there and she loves it. I was there a few years ago to tour Western with my son and yes, beautiful campus. We didn’t really tour the town tho. He ended up down in Tacoma at PLU. Enjoy your time at home!
PLU is a great school as well. You'll have to make a return trip to Bellingham soon!! Thank you for watching!
Cheers!!🍻
Do you guys like water sports?
Wood’s coffee looks delicious. What kind of coffee do you like? Light roast, dark roasts? Thank you for sharing your beautiful home. I’m sold.
We love a dark roast and Woods does a great job! We love boating and being on the water as much as we can.
We very much appreciate your support, Elizabeth! ❤️
I am so happy for you, many beautiful places around the world but nothing like home sweet home at least it is for me❤
Very very true - Nothing like home ❤️❤️. Thanks for watching!!
Luv your show, you should come up to Penticton BC for 2:thirsty!!
We would love to get back up to Canada! we had to cancel our trip to Banff a couple of years ago because of covid. It may be time to plan another trip!!
Check out the Okanagan Valley ...wine, beer, cider and sake. Also the food is great and it looks like Lake Garda in northern Italy
Love your video! What is the weather like in December? Also can you do a video on shopping and other fun things to do? Thanks for putting out quality videos
The weather in December is gray and rainy. Bellingham has the same climate as Seattle, so we get about 4.5 glories months a year of sunshine.
Bellingham is lovely (from a Vancouverite).
Hi Guys, I was hoping you would make a video of your hometown. Bellingham looks like a lovely place to live. I like that there is so much greenery and it's right on the water. I imagine that it's not a cheap place to live either. As a side note, I recorded and edited my first video last week and was shocked by the amount of work involved.
I now understand how much work goes into making your videos. I am looking forward to your videos from Poland!
Yes, it is expensive to live in Bellingham!! A starter home will cost you $500k if you are lucky. A key factor for us when we decided to sell everything, and travel was the cost of living in Bellingham.
It is nice that you appreciate the amount of work that editing takes!! We are often asked what we do all day, Carrie is editing now as I respond to comments on TH-cam!! 😄 We do enjoy the process, it gives us something to focus on. Thank you for watching, Mark!!
Cheers!!🍻
Went to Western in the 70's. The beer scene then was the Cap Hansen's and the Railroad Tavern (?). Lived in Fairhaven at the time and loved to take a cruise down Chuckanut Drive to Bow and head out to Samish Island.
Cap Hansans is still there, and I believe the Railroad may be as well. There are now 17 breweries in Whatcom County with several other tap houses. You may have to make the 6-hour drive from the Tri Cities soon!!
Hi Carrie and Brian! I'd love to see a 1 month cost of living video for when you come back to Washington. I know that you are mostly seeing family and housesitting, but it would still be a helpful comparison. My spouse and I live in Port Angeles WA and we love your channel, we're about 10 years from our own full time travel journey
That would be interesting! We will plan to do that when we are home this summer. Thanks so much for watching.
Well, hello from Anacortes! Now I know why Brian loves good beer and the Kraken!!
Hello....so close to home! Yes the land of amazing beer, sets the standard very high. Cheers 🍻
This was awesome ! Thanks for the details. ❤ would you please link the 3 day Alaskan cruise that you recommend ?
Thank you so much for watching. Here is the link. www.portofbellingham.com/193/Bellingham-Cruise-Terminal
Cheers!!🍻
I’ve never lived in Bellingham but it is one my favorite places. For the last 35 years I’ve lived in a bunch of spots in Western Washington in the Seattle area, but I lived in Ferndale and Blaine for awhile. I kept my boat in Blaine because in theory it’s one tack to Sucia and the other San Juan and Gulf islands, even though the wind rarely cooperated on that.
I really like Lake Padden that’s just a bit south of Fairhaven and Chuckanut drive is one of the most scenic drives.
When I lived in Blaine right after 9/11, they started inspecting trains at the border and sending them through an X-ray machine, so just like at the airport the inspectors would sometimes back the train up to look at something again. One time I was 45 minutes late for work because of the train stopping and blocking intersections. Eventually they moved the whole thing further south because the train was also blocking ambulances.
They still have that problem with the coal trains that move through. It can take 15 to 20 minutes. My parents live up in Semiahmoo and have to cross those tracks daily. Lake Padden, the golf course, Chuckanut Dr. Lake Whatcom, there are so many more places that we could have mentioned and the video was still almost 23 minutes!! Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!🍻
THE VIDEO WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! Honestly I don't know how y'all travel full time coming from a place like Bellingham. How absolutely stunning! We have to make it up there at some point, especially to the San Juan Islands! Great video as always and miss y'all! 🤗🍻
It is a beautiful city for sure. We didn't mention the amount of rain we get the rest of the year or the cost of living!! 😂 Miss you two!! ❤🍻
I never heard of Bellingham until today and you guys really sold the area, and I guess an amazing place to raise a family. A really lovely, peaceful and quaint town to visit. BTW, As beer lovers like myself, I hope you guys visit Germany and experience their Oktoberfest. The best time to see the UK or other parts of Western Europe is summertime.
Hi, John!! We have just arrived in Poland and plan on touring through the Czech Republic, Germany, and Italy in the coming weeks and months. We will be out of Germany by the time Octoberfest comes but will enjoy the beer all the same. Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie Sounds awesome! Have a wonderful time over here and enjoy our beers, ales and wines. :)
They just forgot to mention it is a dying city, with homeless, moving up from Seattle along with drugs and crime. Don't be fooled, it used to be a beautiful place, the wildlife and parks are amazing, there are lovely residential neighbourhoods, but it also has another side. We need real leaders, with backbone who will clean up the filth.
@@sjordan7085 Every city has homeless people, and they are not "filth." That is a horrible thing to say about people who have nothing. It is not a dying city whatsoever. Just one look at this video shows how much is going on. Cities change and grow over time, you're just bitter that's it's not some utopia you have in your mind from the old days. Bellingham is awesome.
Beers at noon, but we are on EU time and it’s evening. Like they say, it’s after 5 somewhere. 😂
If we ever do collide out there I’m buying the beer or coffee, you choose. Nice seeing your hometown, you two cuter than ever back home. 😊
We will buy each other a round!!