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A good trip would be following the Rocky Mountains from Colorado Springs (Pikes Peak) through Colorado (Eutis Park), going north through Wyoming (Jackson Hole), Yellowstone Ntl Park, swing over to Yosemite Ntl Park, on up into Idaho or Montana and across the border to Calgary Alberta Canada. Satisfy your inner cowboy along the way.
Jim Tomlinson or squids on Spring Break after deployment or A-school. JAX was where Georgia spilled over. The border patrol base was not far bc we hung out at the same clubs off base. Enlisted club could ruin a lady’s reputation and the towny chicks were desperate for fresh new men by 1987 Top Gun had an evil agenda. My first Mardigras was a mission to escape. USS Forrestal cruised the Mississippi and parked at the French Quarter (Mills Mall chain ). I had no idea that cursed hunk of a disaster had nothing better to do than pimp squids to townies for THAT particular Fleet Week torqued me off. I should have been graduating from Loyola with Class of 1982/3 by the Marian Jesuit year 1987-1988 Nobody cares about our souls and today is full of scammers and crap. Rich kids who did well with bitcoins and ignored the generations who made gaming go massive, just fill social networks and demand sob stories from stock photos and pasted sob stories. AND ask for bank statements after you’ve “won” a $200 or whatever. Kids throwing thousands at each other, make a joke they can’t read, or understand, then spew hate and filth about my simplest basic bootcamp stuff. They won’t even help with spare gear they’ve got laying around. Too rich and too ignorant to do things. Careless and lethal. No matter what you heard or seen about Americans veteran services. It’s a lie. Extremely ignorant and bigoted people expect women to get so desperate we will tolerate any kind of abuse, to get housing in buildings under construction in sanctuary cities while shredding and gutting benefits we paid for. 18 hour shifts 1.25/hour no tips? (Marxism). They’ve been stealing our lands every time we serve. Two grandfathers passed within months and my ex couldn’t understand my grief. Didn’t care Dad was high ranking, that bitch was gonna bag himselfish a towny. Nope but clever to destroy my family being typical so he could work my only kid like a slave for his family “swift boating” fascists into our military is high treason. (Sorry, can’t edit now)
Kelly Ray Hill when my ex was attached to USS Forrestfire, people shielded their eyes when he got to the French beaches. His legs were GLEAMING! Just like Dad’s when I first saw his legs in gym shorts! When we got to the Holliday Fitness and racquet club in 1979. No one was around, so I just laughed! “My God Dad, you need some sun on those legs! (shielding my eyes like I did to my big brother) That can’t be healthy and you don’t drink milk! Just get to the beach, ASAP!” We spoke Eartha Kitt and HMS Pinafore by then. I still didn’t understand cousin Ntozake’s poetry, but we saw her film. “What good is a worthless commodity on an open market?” There were just too many cousins around the Beltway! He was Raised in KC Missouri Mom in KC, Kansas Where Bears and Royal ? Were born and raised in Hogs, Bison, chickens and Angus. Including 1965 Bears, Seals and Sayers And KC Chiefs Back in the 1970s, Big George was 6’3”, 273 pounds. His shortest kid was 6’3”, Dad 6”0’ I’m 5’5.5 and the weight of a normal Chinese shot putter I still haven’t gotten my high school scores from 1982-1983 yet. Morons kept stealing year books AFTER they were signed with phone numbers. Grrr. Ocean City, MD was where I tanned, with baby oil! Oops
mattsmith1318 Orlando is like Maryland. I ran inside off a skateboard into the A/C too fast. Ran right back out to heave my lunch out onto the front yard bc someone was in the bathroom already! We had no gills Yet we lived And figured out what 100% relative humidity meant later. Relative to whom, The Swamp Thing?
Florida is a...unique...state...go to Key West in January...fantastic, you can tell its tropical...my wife and I go there regularly in winter...its sometimes a bit insane, but its always fun there...
As a person from Georgia, Florida is a whole ‘nother beast! The craziest news comes out of Florida. I mean, stuff so crazy that you can’t even make it up
@@shaunvlog Just google "Florida Man" and any random date and you'll see some of the wildest real news headlines. Some are so crazy they're practically unbelievable. The heat can make folks do nutty things. This coming from a proud Florida native. Glad you liked FL. When you go back, try and make it a point to go swimming/snorkeling in at least 1 aquifer-fed spring (near Silver Springs, Ocala, & Orange City there are several). It's an unforgettable experience.
Floridian here. Florida is BIG! So many things to do outside the theme parks. Everglades with the big fan boats, fishing everywhere, even rent a charter and go deep sea fishing on the coasts. There’s the natural springs that are crystal clear and emerald green and great for seeing hordes of manatees in the winter time. Siesta key on the gulf coast has gorgeous white sandy beaches. Much better than coco beach. Don’t know why they took you there... Keys are always a good time. And if you’re here June-October the Indian lagoon (near Kennedy space center) is know for its bioluminescence algae and jellyfish. You can go kayaking at night and light up the water when you paddle. Plus always have a chance to watch a rocket launch. Just have to time it right. Plus much more. So much to do here that it’ll definitely take multiple trips to explore everything. Glad you enjoyed your taste of Florida.
Used to live in Orlando, Florida back in the mid 90's. Last few months I lived there, I spent the weekends on the Gulf Coast. Siesta Key and Lido Keys were both so wonderful with the sugary beaches. I miss it very much.
St.augastine and fort Jefferson are also fun destinations. captiva island is famous for shell collectors walking the beach and huge for tarpon fishing also beaches get more beautiful the further south you go lots of fossil hunting in south Florida also .scuba diving ,jet skis,atv,look up mud fest lol and horSe country around Ocala national forest and south in Wellington and as was already mentioned there's nothing like seeing a night launch at space center glad you enjoyed your stay cheers from Brevard Florida
As a Floridian, I'm glad you enjoyed my state so much! Though, I will say, Cocoa Beach is nothing special. Like, don't worry, I don't think any Floridian would be offended by you saying that, like, it's good if you're looking you have a nice beach day with the family or something, but if you're looking for a tropical paradise, Cocoa Beach definitely isn't it.
@@sandpiperr Actually, you can head just like 20 mins south of Cocoa to Melbourne Beach and down into Indian River County. It's quiet, peaceful and has a lot of nature around. That would be more of a tropical paradise if people are looking for that allure.
Oh yeah, someone mentioned springs below. Definitely go swimming in one of the natural springs located around Ocala and the big bend area. At Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River you can swim with manatees too. And September thru November is gag grouper season in Crystal River. Just a few miles out and you catch grouper off rock piles in 20 feet of water. Local restaurants will cook em for you too.
The way to experience America would be a 1 year RV trip throughout the US and Canada. And the US is full of us who have Scottish ancestors. There are literally millions of us.
Many millions! Mine (Murrays) stopped in Ireland for a few short centuries (due to a family feud) then PEI Canada for just one century then here in the USA for another century. So you can see we are cousins only 500 years or so of distance, maybe we have a 20th Great grandfather in common, again "many millions!".
As a Floridian, I appreciate how accurately you describe my state 😂😂. You need to come to one of our Scottish Highlands Games. There are so many in florida. The Central Florida Highland Games (in Orlando) is probably the biggest but the Dunedin Highland Games are the oldest.
Shaun....a Florida travel tip for your next trip.....DON'T GO IN THE SUMMER........ Everything you said about the weather happens in the summer months. Best times to go May (after spring break and before school gets out) and September/October (after school starts and before the high season starts).
I've always gone in September and have never been disappointed. Not as hot but hot by most people's standards. When you walk into there many air conditioned structures your glasses or sun glasses instantly fog up. LOL!
@@shaunvlog You mentioned you are coming to NC (my current home state) this year -- as Rebecca advised with Florida, so is the same with NC. Don't come in the summer. If you're coming with a group like you did with the Embassy (how did you score that nice gig?) then you don't get much of a choice but if it's on you, choose spring or fall. The fall will give you some beautiful changing of the season colors and the Appalachians are gorgeous.
YESSSS!!!!!! I USED TO GO THERE ALL THE TIME, FIRST TIME IVE EVER SEEN IT MENTIONED. I'm a new Yorker but have lived in fl for a while and lived in homasassa so it's not too far a drive for a good water park lol
I live 10 minutes away and I've never been there, I pass it all the time and when its open the line of people waiting to get in is insane. I have kayaked on the weeki wachee river though which is beautiful
@@Zhaobowen Not on that particular trip but I have seen them on multiple occasions. If you go to the Three Sister Springs in the winter time there are hundreds of them! The springs stay the same temperature all year 'round so when everything starts to get cold they usually will congregate in the spring waters.
@@nicolelomuscio3560 Yesss! I'm just a few mins away from the river as well. Always fun to paddle. Born in jersey but I've lived up and down the gulf coast my whole life, definitely an overshadowed part of the state if you ask me.
Thank you for speaking so kindly of my home state. As you can imagine, we Floridians don't get to hear it very often. I love this state, heat, humidity, snakes, alligators, you name it.
NASA headquarters is in Houston, but the space center is in Florida. The beaches in northwest Florida, around Pensacola, are white sand. Beautiful. My MacDonald ancestors settled in North Carolina.
I'm from Ocala FL ... Florida native.... you should go to universal Studios it's a lot better it more for the adults.. Glad you enjoyed it honey. Come back!!
Or you'll see everybody in the water except for 1 person standing around just watching. The 1 on land just watching was looking out for the gator. The gator goes down and everybody jumps out. The gator comes up and is visible, everybody is back in the water.
I've even seen electric eels, which I thought were fictitious until I came to FL, they are an invasive species and can come onto land with their fins and shock you even if you don't go into the fresh or brackish waters...yikes!
@@deekim8164 Yeah, rashes too maybe. I nearly wanted to snorkel Fanning springs when it was over flooded (Suwannee river, 3rd largest river in FL, is like 20 yards away and that angry mother sure ruins the Springs certain times of year it seems lol)
Last time I went to Florida, my family and I got to see the most beautiful sunrise! I've actually never seen the sun rise but it's truly breathtaking and I would go back in a heartbeat just for that.
As someone who grew up in both Alabama and Florida, I've been to lots of beaches....The beaches on the Atlantic side are not as pretty as the Gulf beaches (until you get down close to Miami).....AKA the Emerald Coast. Clearwater, Madeira, Destin.....these are BEAUTIFUL beaches! Crystal clear water and baby soft white sand!.... Looking forward to your next video!.....You always have a fun view on life!
Dana says- Gulf Coast beaches are pretty but the waves are so small. I lived in Tampa Bay for over a decade and was never impressed with Clearwater Beach -it's so small and typically overcrowded. Destin is beautiful, but I miss the raw natural feel and amazing shells & sharks teeth you used to easily find at Neptune Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach.
Florida has MANY beautiful beaches! Something for every taste. If you like big waves, go to the Atlantic side. If it's shells you want, Sanibel Island ,Gulf side. And every kind of water in between. That's the beauty of Florida!
I was born in and live in Sarasota, FL (city founded by Scots, btw) and work on Lido Beach. Check it out. I grew up walking out the back door and seeing gators lazing about. Cottonmouth vipers were commonplace too. Also growing up, space shuttle launches were a huge deal here. You could walk outside and see the trail as it launched. Whomever didn’t set you all up with FastPasses at Disney did you a disservice! 😁 Planning Disney is a science, my friend. There are entire websites dedicated to it! Glad you enjoyed your trip. Come visit next time! BTW: Chuffed to see my name at the end. Cheers for that.
Cocoa Beach has been ruined by overdevelopment. Having lived there when it was a spectacular beach, it is incredibly sad to see what it has become today. I moved away because of that.
You must have gone to either Bass Pro Shop or Cabela's for the fishing shop expedition. NASA has all of their launches out of Cape Kennedy/Canavaral. The main control center is at the Johnson Space Center outside of Houston. You need to spend 3 or 4 days at Disney World. You can spend all day in one of the four parks and still not see everything. This does not even account for Sea World or Universal Studios that are also in the Orlando area. Shaun, I think I have mentioned this before when you were talking about coming back to the US to explore in depth: see what you can work out with the US Embassy and the British Embassy in doing a documentary about what it's like for a citizen of the UK and particularly Scotland to do a massive tour of the United States. You and Teka would need to essentially come over for about a year and probably get a small Class C RV to travel the country. Theo & Bee from the Indie Project had that exact situation this past summer. I am not exactly sure who sponsored their trip but they were furnished a Class C RV by Winnebago. They have their own TH-cam channel called THE INDIE PROJECT, so reach out to them and see how they managed to pull that off. You could literally spend one complete year if not 2 traveling the United States doing nothing but visiting Scottish festivals. I have mentioned to you before that we have at least seven here in Texas alone throughout the year, and that does not even include the North Texas Irish music festival in Dallas the third weekend of March. The Midland Scottish and Irish Festival is the second weekend of March and then the San Antonio Highland Games and Celtic music festival is the weekend closest to April 6th unless that happens to be Easter weekend. And may there is the state Scottish Festival in Decatur Texas outside of Dallas again and I think there is also another festival and Sherman Texas outside of the Fort Worth/ Dallas area. The second full weekend of October we have the Kerr County Celtic Festival and Ingram Texas at our replica of Stonehenge. I know that there is also a festival in Tyler Texas in East Texas and Celt -oberfest which is held close to Halloween and then the year ends with Scottish Festival and Highland Games in Salado, Texas the second weekend of November. And that's just one state. We haven't even started to discuss Burns Night dinners in January, either. You mentioned that you used to work for some major corporations based out of the US when you lived in London a few years back. My suggestion would be to go through the two embassies to plan the trip, and then if you still have contacts with those corporations, one of which I am assuming is a financial corporation, get them to be sponsors to help fund your trip. After you've got that, then get with Winnebago or a similar manufacturer of recreational vehicles to provide you with a RV for use while you're here in the United States. Again, they would be a sponsor for your documentary and they could do a vinyl wrap on the vehicle advertising their company and any other backers that you have as well as whatever you're going to title that documentary. I know that this is very simplistic and rudimentary, but you're a smart lad and you are excellent with your TH-cam vlogs. I think that you could come about getting this to work if you just put a little brain sweat into it ! Oidche mhath, son. Regards to Teka and the family.
@@StrikitRich that's interesting. That also explains why I could not keep up with the name changes. We have had similar instances in the San Antonio area with different DOD merges of Kelly and Lackland Air Force Bases and Brookes Aerospace and other facilities with military downsizing. I don't even try to keep up with the name changes, and I grew up in that city .
I've lived in Florida my whole life, I guess looking at it from a person from another country's point of view, Florida can be really exciting and very different. I live about 30 minutes away from Miami and the beaches down here do beat Cocoa beach by a landslide lol. Glad you enjoyed it here, even though it was a while ago. Fun Fact about FL: The more North you go the more Southern you find, the more South you go the more Hispanics you find. In South Florida we don't really consider ourselves as southerners, but Northern Florida is very country and stereotypical when a lot of foreigners think of the South. :)
Former Jacksonville resident here. Yes, your beaches beat NE's Florida's beaches hands-down but have you seen the beaches in Destin all the way out on the panhandle? My goodness, they're like heaven.
@@ZevVolf I was born in Pensacola, but left when I was a year old so I never got to see them, but I have heard they are a sight to see. Maybe one day. :)
Just saw this! Lol I see... Been a while back. Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, the heat is brutal. I was raised in East Tennessee, so I’ve never gotten completely used to it. Lol Thanks as always Shaun. We love your content.
I live in Florida and every person who doesn't live here only see the tourist parts of Florida which isn't the real Florida. We are about farms. We have more horse farms than Kentucky even. I live on the nature coast outside of crystal river. Fishing, scalloping, manatees, horse farms. National as well as international 1 million $ competitions happen in Ocala, Venice, Jacksonville, and Wellington. To avoid the biggest heat and humidity, come between December and April. Orlando is a mess. And yes, I have a four door Dually truck to pull my horses. lol In my town, we have nothing but "mom and pop" stores and restaurants. no big stores. And if you haven't been out on a air boat in the swamps then you have to do that. At night, use an LED light because the gator eyes shine back red while all the other wildlife shine back green. If you want a nice beach, visit the gulf coast. Anna Maria Island and Long Boat Key are great. Cocoa Beach is murky and over populated. It's a gross beach. My home state is Tennessee though. If you want advice on a visit to TN (or back here to FL), definitely contact me.
I agree with you on places to visit. I used to live just off of Anna Maria Island in Bradenton... spent many evenings swimming with wild dolphins when they came close to shore... both them and the manatee love to play! What an experience...
When I moved here in 2011 from NY I was amazed at how many horse farms are here. I even live next to one. Churches and horse farms lol. I thought it would be too hot for these guys. Another shocker NY is not all Manhattan. We also have horse and cattle (dairy and beef) farms in Upstate NY. Also lots of apple orchards. That's why it was called the Big Apple. At one time NY was the leading state in apple products. No, Not the computers!
Space coast here.. Once you drive about 5 miles from the coast its like a whole different world. Its weird because I-4 south along the coast you will hear more northerner accents than anything else. Just gotta talk to the locals and avoid the tourist trap beaches, we have plenty of them that arent packed
If you’re wanting to come back to Florida to fish, you should come to the west side of the state and fish in the Gulf. Crystal River and Homosassa Florida have world class inshore and offshore fishing. Also you can swim the manatees and go scalloping as well depending on what time of the year you come. It is a beautiful area. It is called the Nature Coast, it is a small town feel and very nice people!
Loved your video Shaun! I'm a long time Floridian, and I laughed through half of your video. Alligators are definitely everywhere you go, but they usually leave you alone unless people have been feeding them, or if it's nesting season. My brother was working with his company clearing land several years ago, and they came upon a nest. The mother chased everyone up a tree, and they were stuck up there all day! Glad you enjoyed your stay!
A family member who used to live in Florida swears that he drove past a gator who had climbed more than halfway up one side of a high chain-link fence. And for real, you need to be careful walking your toy poodle down by the pond. Just sayin'.
Hey florida boy here, born and rased in west palm beach FL, Ive been living in orlando for the last 4 years. Im happy you enjoyed it here, there are so many beautiful places here and im happy you enjoyed your time.
I think with all your followers in many states, some of them would be glad to put you up for free and show you their local Scottish and tourist attractions.
Barely into this video and I'm already laughing hard - OIA is a story in itself! I'm a native of Orlando and a few years back I moved to Arizona. That lasted about 2 months (we won't go into why), but I caught a plane home, had a friend pick me up and stepped outside OIA/MCO to catch my ride. My wavy hair immediately tripled in volume, and I knew I was home. FLORIDA! lol
We've got big trucks in Texas too! There are alligators as well, but I'll give that edge to Florida. Both states have theme parks. Both are actually nice places to visit if you are not from the US. Southern states are generally full of friendly folks. I know you have already commented on Texas, and thank you, but also glad you enjoyed your stay in however many states you got to visit.
Pretty much everyone from here in Ohio has vacationed in Florida, it's almost like it's required. But if you love roller coasters, Cedar Point in Ohio is known as the coaster capital of the world.
My first trip to Florida, we went to Disney. I was expecting Disney to be better than Cedar Point. Not so much, I was bored out of my mind! Plus CP is more of a regional destination. So you don't have to deal with mass crowds from all over the world, unlike Disney.
I live in Florida and sometimes I wish I wasn’t born and raised here so I could see other things but don’t get me wrong I love it here and I wouldn’t trade it for the world but I would Like to travel and explore or move to other places as I get over but I think Florida will always be my home
Im from Florida, and although I have met quite a few of y'all in Florida while vacationing, there are WAY more of y'all that come to the South Carolina low country, lol. Everyone I meet in Charleston in the summertime seems to be here visiting from Ohio. It's like a mass migration.
I'm from Florida. I was born and raised there and lived there until 2011. I did get the same feeling when we got back from California. I always knew it was so humid and a difficult place to live but when we opened the door at the airport to go find our car, it hit us like a ton of bricks.
Hey Shaun! I really enjoyed your video. I have lived in Florida my whole life and love it here! Orlando is its own whacky world but can be fun in the cooler months lol. I live pretty close to Miami and its a different whacky world down here. I highly recommend visiting the Florida Keys and the Everglades! if you ever need a South Florida tour guide let me know. 😁 Are you aware of the Scottish American Society? Each local area has a locale chapter with resources (ie. The South Florida Scottish American Society). They attend all local Scottish heritage events such as Highland games. They might be able to help you with your cultural journey you mentioned at the end of the video. I hope you are planning on attending the Highland games in North Carolina this summer. They are some of my favorite! I also highly recommend a visit to Asheville! The food and beer there is some of my favorite too!
Shaun you should come to the states and attend some of the highland games. They are all over. We have a highland fest in Alma, Michigan the last weekend of May every year. You could also check out some of the great fishing and Great Lakes beaches ( no sharks) .
We are having a Scottish festival here in Livonia Michigan first weekend in August. It will be my first one.....trying to connect to my roots. Ancestry Dna says I am 40% Scottish! I think that is why some Americans try and visit other countries to see where their ancestors came from. I will be saving up for a trip to Scotland hopefully in the next couple of years. I love your videos keep them coming. Slàinte 🍻🏴🇺🇸🍻
missmelis825 Born and raised Michigander here! My husband is from Scotland and I lived there for two years. It’s my favorite place! I miss it dearly and may move back someday
Best activity on those hot Florida summer days is visiting any of the hundreds of springs throughout the state, floating down a crystal clear 70 degree lazy river is so relaxing and most have picnicking/camping areas available with stores and cafes, you can snorkel and even scuba dive in some of the larger ones. Most visitors don’t get to experience the springs because there are so many different things to do when vacationing in Florida but it’s well worth a day trip to see the real beauty within the state. You can find tons of videos online showing the most popular springs.
"I've lived in the North, and I've lived in Florida. Whenever someone complains about the bugs in Florida, I can't help but think that I've never had to shovel bugs off my sidewalk in the winter. I'll take Florida."
I've found that many shows and brochures will show the best spot on a beach. Like maybe a 1/4 mile of the entire 20 mile beach. The gulf side is the best tho. IMHO
Yes the humidity here is something to behold lol I always describe it as like a blanket of heat and moisture its overwhelming. If you do come back, one of the cities to explore would be Mount Dora it is a beautiful city and it is said to be the twin town of Forres, Scotland. I'm glad you enjoyed my home state St. Petersburg beaches are beautiful and don't feel bad many Floridians don't care for Cocoa Beach either.
Going to the Gathering in the Clans on Grandfather's Mountain in NC? Amazing fun. So interesting to see how many strangers from all over the country look like the members of their clan when the clans have their march. If you're interested in the Scottish in America, you might also want to check out the Scotch Irish who many migrated to the Appalachian Mountains. As for Florida, it's about the size of Italy. The Gulf beaches are much better than the Atlantic ones, plus the Gulf is much calmer. Any body of water or canal in Florida is unsafe due to alligators. You were very wise to stay away from the edge of the water. Alligators can travel fast out of the water on land and they can catch unwary prey, including people, on the edge of the water. "Don't Go Swimming" signs don't just mean to stay out of the water, but also keep away from the edge of the water. Also sharks can go on the beach for prey also. So if there are shark warnings, don't wade or walk along the edge of the water. One thing you might be interested is the Everglades. The Everglades is like another world with various wildlife, including flamingos. Also renting an airboat in the Everglades is an amazing experience. There are tons of things in Florida to do. Each city in Florida has very distinctive personality, more so than some other states.
I have never seen Flamingoes in the Everglades, have you? Spoon Bills yes, and they’re pink like flamingoes, but never in my 42 years as a Miamian and spending time in the Everglades have a seen a wild flamingo.
@@SBFamilyTravels Perhaps they were spoonbills. I am not a bird expert. I was told they were flamingos. They were big, long legged, and pink. Just like the pink flamingos in people's yards. lol The Everglades is an unusual place worth seeing. It's very built up compared to the way it used to be.
Great video. I've been living in Central Florida since 1970 (I'm 64) and have been to quite a few of the Florida beaches. If you want the beautiful aquamarine colored beach water, the farther down you go on Florida's east coast, the more aquamarine colored the water gets. Although it gets more crowded as you head down to the Miami area. Also, there are very few beaches in the keys, mainly it's mangroves. The keys are great for snorkeling, scuba and deep sea fishing. There's also beautiful white sand beaches and beautiful water in the panhandle around Destin, Fl. - also beautiful aquamarine water in the Sarasota area.
@@shaunvlog It will say thousands but that will be only up to 6th cousins. You will have millions of real historical cousins many with multiple connections.
Tampa Florida bush gardens is amazing favorite theme park grew up there it's a must see also clear water beach is a amazing beach John's pass in st Petersburg Florida which is next to Tampa is a great place to visit gift shops great. Food and also fishing tours they will take you out deep sea fishing not bad for price whatever you catch they will filet it for you they also have a lot of other thing to do there one of my favorite places to go been going there for the past 25 years never gets old
Love your channel, Shaun!!!!! I'm from New Orleans, LA...I hope you come to see our city and state. You'd love the French Quarter!!!!! Great people, food, culture, MUSIC and my favorite...the southern belles. You can't beat southern girls. I know you're hitched. Cheers, Shaun!!!!
I was born and raised in FL. I also served in the US Army so I'm pretty well traveled. What I love the most about Florida is the diversity of culture and history. FL has the oldest city in the US
I actually had one of those not too long ago! It was really good, if a little messy. It's hard to keep all the tenders in your sandwich when it's so stuffed. And I practically live off Publix brand sweet tea! It's the best darn sweet tea I've ever tasted!
Hey, you only saw a tiny snapshot of Florida! The heat is rough! The best time to visit FL is October to March, the heat isn't so killer! I think the best beach's are on the Gulf side, Clearwater/ St Petersburg! Beautiful white sand! Places north of Orlando are a good picture of Florida. Smaller little towns are nice. I was born in Florida, we say most people think Florida is the beach and Disney, Florida to us is the woods, the Withlacoochee River, Ocala National Forest, Beautiful springs, Salt Springs, Juniper Springs! Glad you enjoyed your visit to the Sunshine State! Hope you get to return soon and explore more! Thanks for sharing Scotland!
Yasssssssss!!!!! A documentary would be Amazing. You legit would need 3-4 weeks to go from coast to coast, maybe longer. You may not be able to hit all 50 States and provinces , but worth hitting some of the big tourist sites and exploring the many Scottish communities around the country. We would love to help fund this this in order to make it happen.
You would have to rent an r.v and it would take you. Idk? Prob 3-6 months of driving, and stopping and sightseeing. To properly do a United States trip? That is something I’d like to do myself. And I live here. I’m an east coast guy, with family on the west coast. In California. But I’ve only been there once. I’ve been all up and down the east coast. From Maine to Florida. But rarely venture out of the east coast. So a trip like that, sounds good to me as well
If you wanna have a real experience, come around the time it looks like there will be a hurricane. I’ll give you a place to stay and you can enjoy the real Florida experience.
Shaun.....great video. My wife sat next to me and watched this with me. She's a Florida girl, born and raised (although she's now here in Raleigh, North Carolina). She grew up in Lakeland, FL; maybe 45 minutes from Disney World and has been there over 300 times. You read that right....over 300 times. Next time to are coming to Florida, we should arrange for my wife (Dora) to be your "Disney guide". She knows ALL the "tricks". Those long lines at Disney? They should have gotten you all the Fast Pass; costs more but it gets you straight to the head of the line. Genuine offer. By the way, she loved the video!
I see the forsythia in bloom out your slider. It sure the hell looks like early Spring. Oh! We have many Burmese pythons in Southern Florida, but there have been confirmed sightings as far North as Daytona Beach. This is not the place to leave the wee ones in the yard unsupervised. Most homes have screened in pool enclosures around pools and/or decks. I did see a racoon foraging for duck eggs in the middle of the day on Sunday.
Growing up (and still living) in south Florida, when I go to dryer areas, especially in higher altitudes, I find myself drying out like a sponge. Wintertimes are especially brutal up north if you’re a Floridian
Did 6 patrols out of Holy Loch in the early '70s from the Sub base there. Beautiful area and the people were warm and welcoming. Had some of the best times at the local bars and of course, an appreciation for piping hot and steaming fish and chips on a cool night.
I'd love to go to Scotland and Ireland. I know I have ancestry from the two. In the Appalachian Mountains, there are towns founded by Scotch/Irish settlers. So, Shaun, check out the mountains of North Carolina.
When I lived in Jacksonville, Florida I attended a Scottish Festival where the Scottish band Albannach played for FREE two years in a row. I must say that this bank was soooo incredibly good, quite possibly one of the best that I ever heard. An incredible experience all around.
I love the way you say "Flori-DUH". We live I the Emerald Coast area on the Gulf of Mexico portion of the Florida Panhandle. Up here, you would try for beaches at either Destin or Panama City Beach. Down on the West Coast of South Florida, Venice Beach, and Englewood Beach are nice.
Shaun you mentioned that you like to fish, well I know a Captain that will take us deep sea fishing so give me a shout if you do and I’ll be glad to set it up.
Oh man, you’ve got to go to Key West! It’s freakin awesome. I’m from the US MidWest and I’ve been to Key West only once (as part of a stop off on a cruise to the Bahamas) and it’s on my bucket list to go back and spend more time there. It’s a completely different culture, just all on its own. And it’s so cool. Ok, that said, I’m glad you enjoy your trips to the US. It’s nice to hear someone from across the pond say nice things about us/US.
I am from and still live in Tampa, Florida. I have been all up the East Coast of the US and South and Orlando is still my favorite place to visit. Glad you could visit and enjoyed, despite our humidity. If you want to avoid the humidity, I'd suggest coming in December - early March next time. New viewer here and I am enjoying the vlogs, man. Keep at it! I think your videos are showing up because I watched Outlander on Netflix.
I used to drive Uber, Lyft and regular taxis in Florida so next time check out Gatorland, Clearwater Beach and Islands of Adventure. Oh also check out Sleuth's Mystery Dinner Theatre. If you feel like a bit of home, sort of, while you're in Orlando you can always check out The Celt and Harp in downtown. They have the restaurant side, which is the Celt, the Harp is the pub side. The food is a modern take on traditional Irish fare and the whiskey is amazing. All i can say is it's wonderful getting a 25 year old aged whiskey to treat yourself in a traditional pub while you hear soccer, or football, in the background.
Born in Naples florida... Florida is a big state which sights change in nearly every county. Great state to explore. Btw the county I was born in is bigger than the state I'm living in at the moment. Florida is a big state....
If you ever go back to Florida St Augustine is a must. It was the first city in the United States and has soooooooo much history there. The first school house, the sugar cane plantations that they have turned into distillery’s that you can have tastings at, there’s a vineyard, brewery, some of the oldest Forts in the country that you can walk around in. My favorite is the old shops and bars that are on some of the original cobblestone roads. Even Ripleys believe it or not is super fun. The best part is that it’s one of the more reasonably priced vacations in Florida. I love it there I go every year, and those large outlet malls that you said you wanna go back and see are there too.
Gulf Shores, Alabama or Ft Lauderdale, Fla are my two favorite beaches, & I grew up all over the Southern beaches all of my life. Yes, the beaches are great in Miami & other spots, I prefer the 2 listed because Miami is so damn crowded, lots of sketchy stuff happens. Nice beaches in S Carolina, too.
Shaun- just found your channel today. Am a Scottish American living in Rhode Island (btw, ONLY visit RI in the summer, all the other seasons are cold or wet!) Universal Studios theme park in Orlando is awesome in October, they celebrate Halloween in an amazing fashion!
Here's a real pro tip: I have heard a rumor that if you don't want to wait in lines for a long time at a theme park you need to go during the last two weeks of December or the month of January . People are busy staying home with the family for Christmas so that frees up December. It is an American tradition to overspend and over exhaust ones self during December and spend the rest of the winter staying at home living very modestly and cursing yourself for your lack of financial self control. That frees up the month of January. Do not fear the winter weather in Florida. The winters are short and mild. Temps usually stay above 45 degrees F. There is ten times more chance that the will overcast and rainy than snowy or icy. Please be aware that Miami is very Latin American. Miami has one of the highest concentrations of people that speak only Spanish compared to other cities in the U S. All the enormously wealthy people in Central and South America go to Miami Florida for their American vacations. I have heard that it is difficult to get a job in Miami if you are not bilingual.
Yeap its very difficult to get around miami if you dont speak spanish, a word to the wise floridians hibernate inside during the summer months may to october to dam hot outside, if you visit the state january to march is the best time kids are in school and parents are busy working to pay off debt incurred during the holidays.
Gators, snakes, and some turtles are dangerous. They also have a problem with non indigenous invasive species like exotic snakes. In the South Fire Ants can be dangerous also.
As a native Floridian, talking about beaches, Coco beach is a party beach. East coast go New Symrna, west coast go St Pete. And next time definitely find some springs to go to. Blue Springs near Deland is excellent, as is Deleon Springs. Silver Springs is fantastic as well. Glad you had a great time in my home state, dont be a stranger.
If you'd seen me on your trip you could have named it "9 Crazy Things a SCOTTISH person noticed about FLORIDA". Just for the record, I'm not the "Florida Man" that you're googling. :-)
Have you discussed when you are traveling to North Carolina, 2019? My apologies if i missed your announcement. Walt Disney World is great fun. February is a great month to visit. The weather typically doesn't rise above 22C, from my recollection. Also, the crowds are typically lighter, with the exception of Presidents' Day weekend... Happy Trails!😊
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come by Central Pennsylvania, I'll show you around.
I am in Hollywood Florida, I am thankfully only visiting and these people are insane.
I can see you fiat 500 from here.
Will your trip to NC be for the Highland games? If so, be sure to film plenty and bring your sunscreen. Standard for sunburnt knees below the kilt.
A good trip would be following the Rocky Mountains from Colorado Springs (Pikes Peak) through Colorado (Eutis Park), going north through Wyoming (Jackson Hole), Yellowstone Ntl Park, swing over to Yosemite Ntl Park, on up into Idaho or Montana and across the border to Calgary Alberta Canada. Satisfy your inner cowboy along the way.
I lived in Orlando for 14 years. I could always spot the Brits during the Summer. Their skin was pink and they looked to be on the verge of sunstroke
lmfaoooooo as an Orlando native, this is painfully true
Jim Tomlinson or squids on Spring Break after deployment or A-school.
JAX was where Georgia spilled over. The border patrol base was not far bc we hung out at the same clubs off base.
Enlisted club could ruin a lady’s reputation and the towny chicks were desperate for fresh new men by 1987
Top Gun had an evil agenda. My first Mardigras was a mission to escape.
USS Forrestal cruised the Mississippi and parked at the French Quarter
(Mills Mall chain ). I had no idea that cursed hunk of a disaster had nothing better to do than pimp squids to townies for THAT particular Fleet Week torqued me off. I should have been graduating from Loyola with Class of 1982/3 by the Marian Jesuit year 1987-1988
Nobody cares about our souls and today is full of scammers and crap. Rich kids who did well with bitcoins and ignored the generations who made gaming go massive, just fill social networks and demand sob stories from stock photos and pasted sob stories. AND ask for bank statements after you’ve “won” a
$200 or whatever. Kids throwing thousands at each other, make a joke they can’t read, or understand, then spew hate and filth about my simplest basic bootcamp stuff. They won’t even help with spare gear they’ve got laying around. Too rich and too ignorant to do things. Careless and lethal.
No matter what you heard or seen about Americans veteran services. It’s a lie. Extremely ignorant and bigoted people expect women to get so desperate we will tolerate any kind of abuse, to get housing in buildings under construction in sanctuary cities while shredding and gutting benefits we paid for. 18 hour shifts 1.25/hour no tips? (Marxism). They’ve been stealing our lands every time we serve. Two grandfathers passed within months and my ex couldn’t understand my grief. Didn’t care Dad was high ranking, that bitch was gonna bag himselfish a towny. Nope but clever to destroy my family being typical so he could work my only kid like a slave for his family “swift boating” fascists into our military is high treason. (Sorry, can’t edit now)
Kelly Ray Hill when my ex was attached to USS Forrestfire, people shielded their eyes when he got to the French beaches.
His legs were GLEAMING!
Just like Dad’s when I first saw his legs in gym shorts! When we got to the Holliday Fitness and racquet club in 1979. No one was around, so I just laughed!
“My God Dad, you need some sun on those legs! (shielding my eyes like I did to my big brother)
That can’t be healthy and you don’t drink milk!
Just get to the beach, ASAP!”
We spoke Eartha Kitt and HMS Pinafore by then. I still didn’t understand cousin Ntozake’s poetry, but we saw her film.
“What good is a worthless commodity on an open market?”
There were just too many cousins around the Beltway!
He was Raised in KC Missouri
Mom in KC, Kansas
Where Bears and Royal ? Were born and raised in Hogs, Bison, chickens and Angus.
Including 1965 Bears, Seals and Sayers
And KC Chiefs
Back in the 1970s, Big George was 6’3”, 273 pounds. His shortest kid was 6’3”, Dad 6”0’
I’m 5’5.5 and the weight of a normal Chinese shot putter
I still haven’t gotten my high school scores from 1982-1983 yet.
Morons kept stealing year books AFTER they were signed with phone numbers. Grrr. Ocean City, MD was where I tanned, with baby oil! Oops
Pfft yes.
Tru
He said " It was like breathing soup" 😂😂😂 OMG I'm dying😂🤣
mattsmith1318
Orlando is like Maryland.
I ran inside off a skateboard into the A/C too fast.
Ran right back out to heave my lunch out onto the front yard bc someone was in the bathroom already!
We had no gills
Yet we lived
And figured out what 100% relative humidity meant later.
Relative to whom,
The Swamp Thing?
mattsmith1318 I’m like the only person on the planet who likes humidity 😂😍
I live on the Space Coast in Florida. I totally get it.
mattsmith1318 lives there for 31 years. Still live in Florida. Yeah, can’t get away from the humidity.
@@colinsawyer3953 I do too! It is so nice! XD
On many of your advice, I’m now googling ‘Florida man’ and can’t stop laughing 🤣🤣🤣
You should do a top 10 video.
Florida woman is now a thing too.
We have a game here in Florida...google "Florida man" and your birthday...then we post the crazy headline.
I sure wish they'd do something about that man. He's in the news every day!
Florida is a...unique...state...go to Key West in January...fantastic, you can tell its tropical...my wife and I go there regularly in winter...its sometimes a bit insane, but its always fun there...
"Orlando is weird"
as a Floridan i agree wholeheartedly, you can meet some interesting people there XD
Ive been here off and on for 30 years and have never seen anyone walking around nude?
Yet I see stories about it weekly?
Colin Feezell as a Floridian myself the only place to live in Florida is down south. Orlando is like soft Georgia
Ayden Sullivan I disagree. Three Floridas: north (aka South Georgia), central, and south (south New York/North Cuba)
As a person from Georgia, Florida is a whole ‘nother beast! The craziest news comes out of Florida. I mean, stuff so crazy that you can’t even make it up
Dusty Colbert hahah I’ll need to look out for some Floridian news
@@shaunvlog Just google "Florida Man" and any random date and you'll see some of the wildest real news headlines. Some are so crazy they're practically unbelievable. The heat can make folks do nutty things. This coming from a proud Florida native. Glad you liked FL. When you go back, try and make it a point to go swimming/snorkeling in at least 1 aquifer-fed spring (near Silver Springs, Ocala, & Orange City there are several). It's an unforgettable experience.
Florida Man is the best...or the worst...depending on how you view it. Russia as NOTHING on Florida when it comes to random acts of crazy.
Thomas Richards lol true! Florida is a beautiful state, but the amounts of “crazy” that comes out of that state is insane!
Florida Man google is so funny, put your birthday after it and see what you get.
"It was like breathing soup!" 😂
Floridian here. Florida is BIG! So many things to do outside the theme parks. Everglades with the big fan boats, fishing everywhere, even rent a charter and go deep sea fishing on the coasts.
There’s the natural springs that are crystal clear and emerald green and great for seeing hordes of manatees in the winter time.
Siesta key on the gulf coast has gorgeous white sandy beaches. Much better than coco beach. Don’t know why they took you there...
Keys are always a good time. And if you’re here June-October the Indian lagoon (near Kennedy space center) is know for its bioluminescence algae and jellyfish. You can go kayaking at night and light up the water when you paddle. Plus always have a chance to watch a rocket launch. Just have to time it right.
Plus much more. So much to do here that it’ll definitely take multiple trips to explore everything. Glad you enjoyed your taste of Florida.
Thanks so much for the tips, sounds amazing and I can’t wait to come back and try all of this 😊😊😊
Used to live in Orlando, Florida back in the mid 90's. Last few months I lived there, I spent the weekends on the Gulf Coast. Siesta Key and Lido Keys were both so wonderful with the sugary beaches. I miss it very much.
St.augastine and fort Jefferson are also fun destinations. captiva island is famous for shell collectors walking the beach and huge for tarpon fishing also beaches get more beautiful the further south you go lots of fossil hunting in south Florida also .scuba diving ,jet skis,atv,look up mud fest lol and horSe country around Ocala national forest and south in Wellington and as was already mentioned there's nothing like seeing a night launch at space center glad you enjoyed your stay cheers from Brevard Florida
big fan boats? you mean air boats? XD
Yeah with the big fans on the back. :)
As a Floridian, I'm glad you enjoyed my state so much!
Though, I will say, Cocoa Beach is nothing special.
Like, don't worry, I don't think any Floridian would be offended by you saying that, like, it's good if you're looking you have a nice beach day with the family or something, but if you're looking for a tropical paradise, Cocoa Beach definitely isn't it.
Yeah I feel like they did them a real disservice taking them to Cocoa Beach instead of somewhere like Destin or Key West or South Beach.
You're being far too kind.
@@sandpiperr Actually, you can head just like 20 mins south of Cocoa to Melbourne Beach and down into Indian River County. It's quiet, peaceful and has a lot of nature around. That would be more of a tropical paradise if people are looking for that allure.
Florida is like if Texas and Australia had angry break-up sex and made a baby with mild psychosis
Had to laugh at this one. Too true, though.
Bwahaha!
AHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Hahahaha! How true, although it sure is warm in the winter!
MILD!!!???!??!?
“Orlando is so spread out”
Just wait till you get to Jacksonville buddy
(clears throat) DUUUUVVVAAALLL! Shoutout from Regency 💪
Orange Park here
Biggest city in the USA
I refuse to go to that shithole unless I have too...got hammered named took a piss right in the middle of 103rd and almost died lol
kingofallcrypto
RRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
St. Augustine Fl. is amazing; there is an old Spanish fort, there's so much history in that area.
Mainely Digger would love to see it
My son went to college there. Beautiful town.
@@BeadsBoxesAndBeyond I went there when I was much younger...so much history.
Brought my kids from Palm Beach to St. Augustine 12 years ago and I couldn't be happier
St. Augustine is one of my favorite places in the entire world. Such a wonderful place. I would love to live there
Oh yeah, someone mentioned springs below. Definitely go swimming in one of the natural springs located around Ocala and the big bend area. At Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River you can swim with manatees too. And September thru November is gag grouper season in Crystal River. Just a few miles out and you catch grouper off rock piles in 20 feet of water. Local restaurants will cook em for you too.
The way to experience America would be a 1 year RV trip throughout the US and Canada. And the US is full of us who have Scottish ancestors. There are literally millions of us.
Many millions! Mine (Murrays) stopped in Ireland for a few short centuries (due to a family feud) then PEI Canada for just one century then here in the USA for another century. So you can see we are cousins only 500 years or so of distance, maybe we have a 20th Great grandfather in common, again "many millions!".
As a Floridian, I appreciate how accurately you describe my state 😂😂. You need to come to one of our Scottish Highlands Games. There are so many in florida. The Central Florida Highland Games (in Orlando) is probably the biggest but the Dunedin Highland Games are the oldest.
Shaun....a Florida travel tip for your next trip.....DON'T GO IN THE SUMMER........ Everything you said about the weather happens in the summer months. Best times to go May (after spring break and before school gets out) and September/October (after school starts and before the high season starts).
Rebecca Corbin thanks for the tip, o was literally cooking haha and that was June
Rebecca Corbin it’s always hot
@@shaunvlog subtropical climate known summer is hell
I've always gone in September and have never been disappointed. Not as hot but hot by most people's standards. When you walk into there many air conditioned structures your glasses or sun glasses instantly fog up. LOL!
@@shaunvlog You mentioned you are coming to NC (my current home state) this year -- as Rebecca advised with Florida, so is the same with NC. Don't come in the summer. If you're coming with a group like you did with the Embassy (how did you score that nice gig?) then you don't get much of a choice but if it's on you, choose spring or fall. The fall will give you some beautiful changing of the season colors and the Appalachians are gorgeous.
If you go to the gulf side, you should visit the weeki wachee mermaids. Classic American roadside aesthetic.
YESSSS!!!!!! I USED TO GO THERE ALL THE TIME, FIRST TIME IVE EVER SEEN IT MENTIONED. I'm a new Yorker but have lived in fl for a while and lived in homasassa so it's not too far a drive for a good water park lol
I live 10 minutes away and I've never been there, I pass it all the time and when its open the line of people waiting to get in is insane. I have kayaked on the weeki wachee river though which is beautiful
@@nicolelomuscio3560 Yes! Did you see mannattee?
@@Zhaobowen Not on that particular trip but I have seen them on multiple occasions. If you go to the Three Sister Springs in the winter time there are hundreds of them! The springs stay the same temperature all year 'round so when everything starts to get cold they usually will congregate in the spring waters.
@@nicolelomuscio3560 Yesss! I'm just a few mins away from the river as well. Always fun to paddle. Born in jersey but I've lived up and down the gulf coast my whole life, definitely an overshadowed part of the state if you ask me.
Thank you for speaking so kindly of my home state. As you can imagine, we Floridians don't get to hear it very often. I love this state, heat, humidity, snakes, alligators, you name it.
trinityml ik everyone hates us :(
he didn't sound very kindly speaking to me, but I grew up in Satellite Beach, north of Cocoa Beach.
Mosquitoes, don’t forget mosquitoes. 😉
Really? Brazilians love Florida lol
kid sid nahhhh they just jealous. Tourism is proof of that!
NASA headquarters is in Houston, but the space center is in Florida.
The beaches in northwest Florida, around Pensacola, are white sand. Beautiful.
My MacDonald ancestors settled in North Carolina.
corvus13 true! We live in Pensacola and the beaches are as white as flour.
I agree with the beaches one. I usually go to Destin and the water is always so clear and the sand white. Big problem: tourists.
I wondered about that ... thanks :-)
I'm from Ocala FL ... Florida native.... you should go to universal Studios it's a lot better it more for the adults.. Glad you enjoyed it honey. Come back!!
Bonnie Rosian Busch Gardens is the best park in the South.
I'll put in a plug for Sea World, personally. Much more adult-oriented than Disney.
There are several reasons why you never see Florida natives swimming in freshwater ponds and lakes: gators, water moccasins, and snapping turtles.
Or you'll see everybody in the water except for 1 person standing around just watching. The 1 on land just watching was looking out for the gator. The gator goes down and everybody jumps out. The gator comes up and is visible, everybody is back in the water.
I've even seen electric eels, which I thought were fictitious until I came to FL, they are an invasive species and can come onto land with their fins and shock you even if you don't go into the fresh or brackish waters...yikes!
Don't forget about the brain-eating amoebas...
100% true
@@deekim8164 Yeah, rashes too maybe. I nearly wanted to snorkel Fanning springs when it was over flooded (Suwannee river, 3rd largest river in FL, is like 20 yards away and that angry mother sure ruins the Springs certain times of year it seems lol)
rodney dangerfield said that florida is like a sauna with gnats
Just watched a video about him. Sucks that he's no longer with us, but with the crazy shit going on. It's probably for the best he's dead.
yeah, he probly still wouldnt get any respect @@soybasedjeremy3653
AC is a must in Florida. Shame Dangerfield is no longer with us. Groucho Marx also had a few comments about Florida, especially Miami Beach.
Living in Florida your whole life you never get use to the humid heat that will suck the energy out of you.
It's also humid even in the winter as well, so the weather here sucks anytime of year.
So true!
Warms my little Gator heart that you put a FL Gators logo on your thumbnail for FL lol #GoGators 🐊🐊🐊🏈🏈
#gogators
GO Gators!! Love from Gainesville!
Gooooo GATORS!
Last time I went to Florida, my family and I got to see the most beautiful sunrise! I've actually never seen the sun rise but it's truly breathtaking and I would go back in a heartbeat just for that.
As someone who grew up in both Alabama and Florida, I've been to lots of beaches....The beaches on the Atlantic side are not as pretty as the Gulf beaches (until you get down close to Miami).....AKA the Emerald Coast. Clearwater, Madeira, Destin.....these are BEAUTIFUL beaches! Crystal clear water and baby soft white sand!.... Looking forward to your next video!.....You always have a fun view on life!
bluesageful is so much love to visit these places
Dana says- Gulf Coast beaches are pretty but the waves are so small. I lived in Tampa Bay for over a decade and was never impressed with Clearwater Beach -it's so small and typically overcrowded. Destin is beautiful, but I miss the raw natural feel and amazing shells & sharks teeth you used to easily find at Neptune Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach.
Naples has beautiful beaches on the Gulf plus it has a beautiful downtown.
Florida has MANY beautiful beaches! Something for every taste. If you like big waves, go to the Atlantic side. If it's shells you want, Sanibel Island ,Gulf side. And every kind of water in between. That's the beauty of Florida!
Treasure coast has some of the of the nicest beaches. clean water and not crowded
It sounds like you went to Bass Pro in Orlando. It’s really nice. It’s actually in my top 2 of all the Bass Pro Shops I’ve been to.
Yep, right on International Drive....
I was born in and live in Sarasota, FL (city founded by Scots, btw) and work on Lido Beach. Check it out.
I grew up walking out the back door and seeing gators lazing about. Cottonmouth vipers were commonplace too.
Also growing up, space shuttle launches were a huge deal here. You could walk outside and see the trail as it launched.
Whomever didn’t set you all up with FastPasses at Disney did you a disservice! 😁 Planning Disney is a science, my friend. There are entire websites dedicated to it!
Glad you enjoyed your trip. Come visit next time!
BTW: Chuffed to see my name at the end. Cheers for that.
Cocoa Beach has been ruined by overdevelopment. Having lived there when it was a spectacular beach, it is incredibly sad to see what it has become today. I moved away because of that.
You must have gone to either Bass Pro Shop or Cabela's for the fishing shop expedition.
NASA has all of their launches out of Cape Kennedy/Canavaral. The main control center is at the Johnson Space Center outside of Houston.
You need to spend 3 or 4 days at Disney World. You can spend all day in one of the four parks and still not see everything. This does not even account for Sea World or Universal Studios that are also in the Orlando area.
Shaun, I think I have mentioned this before when you were talking about coming back to the US to explore in depth: see what you can work out with the US Embassy and the British Embassy in doing a documentary about what it's like for a citizen of the UK and particularly Scotland to do a massive tour of the United States. You and Teka would need to essentially come over for about a year and probably get a small Class C RV to travel the country. Theo & Bee from the Indie Project had that exact situation this past summer. I am not exactly sure who sponsored their trip but they were furnished a Class C RV by Winnebago. They have their own TH-cam channel called THE INDIE PROJECT, so reach out to them and see how they managed to pull that off. You could literally spend one complete year if not 2 traveling the United States doing nothing but visiting Scottish festivals. I have mentioned to you before that we have at least seven here in Texas alone throughout the year, and that does not even include the North Texas Irish music festival in Dallas the third weekend of March. The Midland Scottish and Irish Festival is the second weekend of March and then the San Antonio Highland Games and Celtic music festival is the weekend closest to April 6th unless that happens to be Easter weekend. And may there is the state Scottish Festival in Decatur Texas outside of Dallas again and I think there is also another festival and Sherman Texas outside of the Fort Worth/ Dallas area. The second full weekend of October we have the Kerr County Celtic Festival and Ingram Texas at our replica of Stonehenge. I know that there is also a festival in Tyler Texas in East Texas and Celt -oberfest which is held close to Halloween and then the year ends with Scottish Festival and Highland Games in Salado, Texas the second weekend of November. And that's just one state. We haven't even started to discuss Burns Night dinners in January, either.
You mentioned that you used to work for some major corporations based out of the US when you lived in London a few years back. My suggestion would be to go through the two embassies to plan the trip, and then if you still have contacts with those corporations, one of which I am assuming is a financial corporation, get them to be sponsors to help fund your trip. After you've got that, then get with Winnebago or a similar manufacturer of recreational vehicles to provide you with a RV for use while you're here in the United States. Again, they would be a sponsor for your documentary and they could do a vinyl wrap on the vehicle advertising their company and any other backers that you have as well as whatever you're going to title that documentary. I know that this is very simplistic and rudimentary, but you're a smart lad and you are excellent with your TH-cam vlogs. I think that you could come about getting this to work if you just put a little brain sweat into it ! Oidche mhath, son. Regards to Teka and the family.
@@StrikitRich I had a brain fart. Sorry ! I am not as familiar with Florida locations as I am with Texas.
@@StrikitRich that's interesting. That also explains why I could not keep up with the name changes. We have had similar instances in the San Antonio area with different DOD merges of Kelly and Lackland Air Force Bases and Brookes Aerospace and other facilities with military downsizing. I don't even try to keep up with the name changes, and I grew up in that city .
The problem with brain farts is the need to fumigate your skull.
Come to Pensacola. Beautiful beaches and true southern hospitality! Love your channel.
Hot, red-skinned, sweaty mess...yes, this is my life during the summer.
And winter
Cant even walk to your mailbox without sweating
I've lived in Florida my whole life, I guess looking at it from a person from another country's point of view, Florida can be really exciting and very different. I live about 30 minutes away from Miami and the beaches down here do beat Cocoa beach by a landslide lol. Glad you enjoyed it here, even though it was a while ago. Fun Fact about FL: The more North you go the more Southern you find, the more South you go the more Hispanics you find. In South Florida we don't really consider ourselves as southerners, but Northern Florida is very country and stereotypical when a lot of foreigners think of the South. :)
Very true! I just moved back to TN from West Palm Beach. It's like a different country.
Former Jacksonville resident here. Yes, your beaches beat NE's Florida's beaches hands-down but have you seen the beaches in Destin all the way out on the panhandle? My goodness, they're like heaven.
@@ZevVolf I was born in Pensacola, but left when I was a year old so I never got to see them, but I have heard they are a sight to see. Maybe one day. :)
Pensacola Beach and Miramar Beach on the gulf side are gorgeous!
You must have gone in late spring, summer or fall. We go to Florida in Jan- March and it’s lovely. 60-70*
Ann Overby nobody cares snowbird you can keep your yankee ass out of our state please and thank you
Shaun you are consistently fun to watch and listen to. Glad you liked Florida.
Rob Sutherland thanks Rob so happy to hear it
Just saw this! Lol I see... Been a while back. Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, the heat is brutal. I was raised in East Tennessee, so I’ve never gotten completely used to it. Lol Thanks as always Shaun. We love your content.
I live in Florida and every person who doesn't live here only see the tourist parts of Florida which isn't the real Florida. We are about farms. We have more horse farms than Kentucky even. I live on the nature coast outside of crystal river. Fishing, scalloping, manatees, horse farms. National as well as international 1 million $ competitions happen in Ocala, Venice, Jacksonville, and Wellington. To avoid the biggest heat and humidity, come between December and April. Orlando is a mess. And yes, I have a four door Dually truck to pull my horses. lol In my town, we have nothing but "mom and pop" stores and restaurants. no big stores. And if you haven't been out on a air boat in the swamps then you have to do that. At night, use an LED light because the gator eyes shine back red while all the other wildlife shine back green. If you want a nice beach, visit the gulf coast. Anna Maria Island and Long Boat Key are great. Cocoa Beach is murky and over populated. It's a gross beach. My home state is Tennessee though. If you want advice on a visit to TN (or back here to FL), definitely contact me.
I agree with you on places to visit. I used to live just off of Anna Maria Island in Bradenton... spent many evenings swimming with wild dolphins when they came close to shore... both them and the manatee love to play! What an experience...
When I moved here in 2011 from NY I was amazed at how many horse farms are here. I even live next to one. Churches and horse farms lol. I thought it would be too hot for these guys. Another shocker NY is not all Manhattan. We also have horse and cattle (dairy and beef) farms in Upstate NY. Also lots of apple orchards. That's why it was called the Big Apple. At one time NY was the leading state in apple products. No, Not the computers!
I am in central Florida, born and raised. We are all pastures, orange groves and lakes. Love it here.
Space coast here.. Once you drive about 5 miles from the coast its like a whole different world. Its weird because I-4 south along the coast you will hear more northerner accents than anything else. Just gotta talk to the locals and avoid the tourist trap beaches, we have plenty of them that arent packed
No, we are not just about fucking farms
If you’re wanting to come back to Florida to fish, you should come to the west side of the state and fish in the Gulf. Crystal River and Homosassa Florida have world class inshore and offshore fishing. Also you can swim the manatees and go scalloping as well depending on what time of the year you come. It is a beautiful area. It is called the Nature Coast, it is a small town feel and very nice people!
Loved your video Shaun! I'm a long time Floridian, and I laughed through half of your video.
Alligators are definitely everywhere you go, but they usually leave you alone unless people have been feeding them, or if it's nesting season. My brother was working with his company clearing land several years ago, and they came upon a nest. The mother chased everyone up a tree, and they were stuck up there all day!
Glad you enjoyed your stay!
KarenS_923 haha thank you Karen I just totally pictured the alligator tree scene haha
A family member who used to live in Florida swears that he drove past a gator who had climbed more than halfway up one side of a high chain-link fence. And for real, you need to be careful walking your toy poodle down by the pond. Just sayin'.
Ive lived here for 7 years and have yet to see a gator!
I'm a Floridian and I condone this message haha
Gotta have a big truck for when the streets flood.
Hey florida boy here, born and rased in west palm beach FL, Ive been living in orlando for the last 4 years. Im happy you enjoyed it here, there are so many beautiful places here and im happy you enjoyed your time.
I think with all your followers in many states, some of them would be glad to put you up for free and show you their local Scottish and tourist attractions.
Barely into this video and I'm already laughing hard - OIA is a story in itself! I'm a native of Orlando and a few years back I moved to Arizona. That lasted about 2 months (we won't go into why), but I caught a plane home, had a friend pick me up and stepped outside OIA/MCO to catch my ride. My wavy hair immediately tripled in volume, and I knew I was home. FLORIDA! lol
We've got big trucks in Texas too! There are alligators as well, but I'll give that edge to Florida. Both states have theme parks. Both are actually nice places to visit if you are not from the US. Southern states are generally full of friendly folks. I know you have already commented on Texas, and thank you, but also glad you enjoyed your stay in however many states you got to visit.
I live in Florida and have never been to Texas but I’m going for a day in December
18 wheelers are the mode of road goods transportation throughout the country.
Pretty much everyone from here in Ohio has vacationed in Florida, it's almost like it's required. But if you love roller coasters, Cedar Point in Ohio is known as the coaster capital of the world.
Cedar Point rocks!
My first trip to Florida, we went to Disney. I was expecting Disney to be better than Cedar Point. Not so much, I was bored out of my mind! Plus CP is more of a regional destination. So you don't have to deal with mass crowds from all over the world, unlike Disney.
I live in Florida and sometimes I wish I wasn’t born and raised here so I could see other things but don’t get me wrong I love it here and I wouldn’t trade it for the world but I would
Like to travel and explore or move to other places as I get over but I think Florida will always be my home
I,m from England and I have been to Florida and Cedar point lots of times,love Cedar point,Top thrill dragster and Kings island.
Im from Florida, and although I have met quite a few of y'all in Florida while vacationing, there are WAY more of y'all that come to the South Carolina low country, lol. Everyone I meet in Charleston in the summertime seems to be here visiting from Ohio. It's like a mass migration.
If you ever come back, go to Boca Grande. It’s one of the most beautiful communities and has spectacular beaches
Shaun you must go to the Keys, especially Key West. I agree with you about the heat - avoid the summer there.
I'm from Florida. I was born and raised there and lived there until 2011. I did get the same feeling when we got back from California. I always knew it was so humid and a difficult place to live but when we opened the door at the airport to go find our car, it hit us like a ton of bricks.
Yes florida is one of the eleven states that are bigger than the whole UK.
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That reminds me of Lost in the pond video he made
But how many good beaches do you have? Zilch, that right
Hey Shaun! I really enjoyed your video. I have lived in Florida my whole life and love it here! Orlando is its own whacky world but can be fun in the cooler months lol. I live pretty close to Miami and its a different whacky world down here. I highly recommend
visiting the Florida Keys and the Everglades! if you ever need a South Florida tour guide let me know. 😁
Are you aware of the Scottish American Society? Each local area has a locale chapter with resources (ie. The South Florida Scottish American Society). They attend all local Scottish heritage events such as Highland games. They might be able to help you with your cultural journey you mentioned at the end of the video. I hope you are planning on attending the Highland games in North Carolina this summer. They are some of my favorite! I also highly recommend a visit to Asheville! The food and beer there is some of my favorite too!
Shaun you should come to the states and attend some of the highland games. They are all over. We have a highland fest in Alma, Michigan the last weekend of May every year. You could also check out some of the great fishing and Great Lakes beaches ( no sharks) .
We are having a Scottish festival here in Livonia Michigan first weekend in August. It will be my first one.....trying to connect to my roots. Ancestry Dna says I am 40% Scottish! I think that is why some Americans try and visit other countries to see where their ancestors came from. I will be saving up for a trip to Scotland hopefully in the next couple of years. I love your videos keep them coming. Slàinte 🍻🏴🇺🇸🍻
missmelis825 Born and raised Michigander here! My husband is from Scotland and I lived there for two years. It’s my favorite place! I miss it dearly and may move back someday
Best activity on those hot Florida summer days is visiting any of the hundreds of springs throughout the state, floating down a crystal clear 70 degree lazy river is so relaxing and most have picnicking/camping areas available with stores and cafes, you can snorkel and even scuba dive in some of the larger ones. Most visitors don’t get to experience the springs because there are so many different things to do when vacationing in Florida but it’s well worth a day trip to see the real beauty within the state. You can find tons of videos online showing the most popular springs.
Florida is longer than it is wide, lived there for 20 years and enjoyed many different experiences, but hated the humidity and the bugs!
"I've lived in the North, and I've lived in Florida. Whenever someone complains about the bugs in Florida, I can't help but think that I've never had to shovel bugs off my sidewalk in the winter. I'll take Florida."
@@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames Never shoveled them but had mounds of Fire Ants on and under my driveway.
I just left Port St. Lucie. I've never been eaten alive by so many bugs.
I've found that many shows and brochures will show the best spot on a beach. Like maybe a 1/4 mile of the entire 20 mile beach. The gulf side is the best tho. IMHO
Shaun, Come to South Carolina!! My ancestors (Campbells, etc.) came to South Carolina through Charleston. You will love Charleston!! Love your videos.
Mary Stuart King I truly hope I can go there
Charleston , South Carolina is a beautiful city , full of history and culture .
Charleston is very regularly voted best city in the world to visit. And it deserves it.
I lived in SC for 11 years in the Charleston area and I loved the Low Country!
Yes the humidity here is something to behold lol I always describe it as like a blanket of heat and moisture its overwhelming. If you do come back, one of the cities to explore would be Mount Dora it is a beautiful city and it is said to be the twin town of Forres, Scotland. I'm glad you enjoyed my home state St. Petersburg beaches are beautiful and don't feel bad many Floridians don't care for Cocoa Beach either.
Going to the Gathering in the Clans on Grandfather's Mountain in NC? Amazing fun. So interesting to see how many strangers from all over the country look like the members of their clan when the clans have their march. If you're interested in the Scottish in America, you might also want to check out the Scotch Irish who many migrated to the Appalachian Mountains.
As for Florida, it's about the size of Italy. The Gulf beaches are much better than the Atlantic ones, plus the Gulf is much calmer. Any body of water or canal in Florida is unsafe due to alligators. You were very wise to stay away from the edge of the water. Alligators can travel fast out of the water on land and they can catch unwary prey, including people, on the edge of the water. "Don't Go Swimming" signs don't just mean to stay out of the water, but also keep away from the edge of the water. Also sharks can go on the beach for prey also. So if there are shark warnings, don't wade or walk along the edge of the water.
One thing you might be interested is the Everglades. The Everglades is like another world with various wildlife, including flamingos. Also renting an airboat in the Everglades is an amazing experience. There are tons of things in Florida to do. Each city in Florida has very distinctive personality, more so than some other states.
Lazylady Yes! The Appalachians. That’s where I’m from. Lot of (my family names) Galloway’s, Johnston’s, Kennedy’s, McTaggerts......to name a few.
@@MsLighthorse The flat landers just don't get it. lol
I have never seen Flamingoes in the Everglades, have you? Spoon Bills yes, and they’re pink like flamingoes, but never in my 42 years as a Miamian and spending time in the Everglades have a seen a wild flamingo.
@@SBFamilyTravels Perhaps they were spoonbills. I am not a bird expert. I was told they were flamingos. They were big, long legged, and pink. Just like the pink flamingos in people's yards. lol The Everglades is an unusual place worth seeing. It's very built up compared to the way it used to be.
Great video. I've been living in Central Florida since 1970 (I'm 64) and have been to quite a few of the Florida beaches. If you want the beautiful aquamarine colored beach water, the farther down you go on Florida's east coast, the more aquamarine colored the water gets. Although it gets more crowded as you head down to the Miami area. Also, there are very few beaches in the keys, mainly it's mangroves. The keys are great for snorkeling, scuba and deep sea fishing. There's also beautiful white sand beaches and beautiful water in the panhandle around Destin, Fl. - also beautiful aquamarine water in the Sarasota area.
Join Ancestry and take the Ancestry DNA test, you probably have hundreds of cousins in the USA : )
Denise T I totally need to do that 😊
You look a lot like my fathers side of the family! 😊
@@shaunvlog It will say thousands but that will be only up to 6th cousins. You will have millions of real historical cousins many with multiple connections.
Yeah, it really is fascinating how you can have these family connections with people in so many far flung places.
Tampa Florida bush gardens is amazing favorite theme park grew up there it's a must see also clear water beach is a amazing beach John's pass in st Petersburg Florida which is next to Tampa is a great place to visit gift shops great. Food and also fishing tours they will take you out deep sea fishing not bad for price whatever you catch they will filet it for you they also have a lot of other thing to do there one of my favorite places to go been going there for the past 25 years never gets old
Love your channel, Shaun!!!!! I'm from New Orleans, LA...I hope you come to see our city and state. You'd love the French Quarter!!!!!
Great people, food, culture, MUSIC and my favorite...the southern belles. You can't beat southern girls. I know you're hitched. Cheers, Shaun!!!!
I was born and raised in FL. I also served in the US Army so I'm pretty well traveled. What I love the most about Florida is the diversity of culture and history. FL has the oldest city in the US
next time you come here stop by Publix and get a chicken tender sub and a jug of sweet tea, you won't regret it 👍
PUBLIX is literally the best!
@@PulseWorkshop But overpriced. I also love the chicken tenders though.
I actually had one of those not too long ago! It was really good, if a little messy. It's hard to keep all the tenders in your sandwich when it's so stuffed.
And I practically live off Publix brand sweet tea! It's the best darn sweet tea I've ever tasted!
Publix has the best subs and the best Key Lime pie.
@@joepla7949 personally, I like their dutch apple pie.
Hey, you only saw a tiny snapshot of Florida! The heat is rough! The best time to visit FL is October to March, the heat isn't so killer! I think the best beach's are on the Gulf side, Clearwater/ St Petersburg! Beautiful white sand! Places north of Orlando are a good picture of Florida. Smaller little towns are nice. I was born in Florida, we say most people think Florida is the beach and Disney, Florida to us is the woods, the Withlacoochee River, Ocala National Forest, Beautiful springs, Salt Springs, Juniper Springs! Glad you enjoyed your visit to the Sunshine State! Hope you get to return soon and explore more! Thanks for sharing Scotland!
Yasssssssss!!!!! A documentary would be Amazing. You legit would need 3-4 weeks to go from coast to coast, maybe longer. You may not be able to hit all 50 States and provinces , but worth hitting some of the big tourist sites and exploring the many Scottish communities around the country. We would love to help fund this this in order to make it happen.
Truly love this idea. I’ll try make it happen 🙌🙌🙌
You would have to rent an r.v and it would take you. Idk? Prob 3-6 months of driving, and stopping and sightseeing. To properly do a United States trip? That is something I’d like to do myself. And I live here. I’m an east coast guy, with family on the west coast. In California. But I’ve only been there once. I’ve been all up and down the east coast. From Maine to Florida. But rarely venture out of the east coast. So a trip like that, sounds good to me as well
North fl. Is very different from where you went. Huge farms big cattle ranches. Better beaches in the gulf.
Oh my gracious! Love your shirt. I am from North Carolina. I just love your videos. Thank you for sharing. 😊
What part of North Carolina?
Also Google Florida man news and make a video reacting to it
Florida Man omg I’m dying 🤣🤣🤣
Shaun agree!!! watching from Hialeah (Miami), love the channel
Yes please do this! This is also a thing with Oregon too - there is an Oregon man twitter as well.
If you wanna have a real experience, come around the time it looks like there will be a hurricane. I’ll give you a place to stay and you can enjoy the real Florida experience.
Hurricane parties are amazing!
Do you guys ever get gator-nadoes?
LMAO !!!
3 days in Florida isn't enough and I'm from California
Shaun.....great video. My wife sat next to me and watched this with me. She's a Florida girl, born and raised (although she's now here in Raleigh, North Carolina). She grew up in Lakeland, FL; maybe 45 minutes from Disney World and has been there over 300 times. You read that right....over 300 times. Next time to are coming to Florida, we should arrange for my wife (Dora) to be your "Disney guide". She knows ALL the "tricks". Those long lines at Disney? They should have gotten you all the Fast Pass; costs more but it gets you straight to the head of the line. Genuine offer. By the way, she loved the video!
I see the forsythia in bloom out your slider. It sure the hell looks like early Spring. Oh! We have many Burmese pythons in Southern Florida, but there have been confirmed sightings as far North as Daytona Beach. This is not the place to leave the wee ones in the yard unsupervised. Most homes have screened in pool enclosures around pools and/or decks. I did see a racoon foraging for duck eggs in the middle of the day on Sunday.
Growing up (and still living) in south Florida, when I go to dryer areas, especially in higher altitudes, I find myself drying out like a sponge. Wintertimes are especially brutal up north if you’re a Floridian
Did 6 patrols out of Holy Loch in the early '70s from the Sub base there. Beautiful area and the people were warm and welcoming. Had some of the best times at the local bars and of course, an appreciation for piping hot and steaming fish and chips on a cool night.
God bless ye. Argyle is a beautiful part of the world.
You have a NC shirt on. Im from there! You will love it. Southerners are very friendly and our food is delicious.
I'd love to go to Scotland and Ireland. I know I have ancestry from the two. In the Appalachian Mountains, there are towns founded by Scotch/Irish settlers. So, Shaun, check out the mountains of North Carolina.
thor20014 scotch is a drink! Scots are the people
Ulster Scots settled in the Appalachian mountains. The phrase Hill Billies comes from their Protestant faith.
When I lived in Jacksonville, Florida I attended a Scottish Festival where the Scottish band Albannach played for FREE two years in a row. I must say that this bank was soooo incredibly good, quite possibly one of the best that I ever heard. An incredible experience all around.
Yeah. Everything is too big in America... it's not just Florida. 😅
jennifer lawrence haha 😆
Nope, just exactly big enough, lol.
How often do you see 4x4 offroad trucks in New York
I love the way you say "Flori-DUH". We live I the Emerald Coast area on the Gulf of Mexico portion of the Florida Panhandle. Up here, you would try for beaches at either Destin or Panama City Beach. Down on the West Coast of South Florida, Venice Beach, and Englewood Beach are nice.
I lived on the Space Coast for 31 years. I prefer the Gulf Coast. Beautiful white beaches.
Come to Charleston SC and visit the First Scott’s Church and the Scottish Rite. Lots of Scottish influences in Charleston.
Craig Fincher hopefully one day
Shaun you mentioned that you like to fish, well I know a Captain that will take us deep sea fishing so give me a shout if you do and I’ll be glad to set it up.
Shaun, if you ever come back, definitely visit the springs.
and no, you cannot fish for manatees :)
Oh man, you’ve got to go to Key West! It’s freakin awesome. I’m from the US MidWest and I’ve been to Key West only once (as part of a stop off on a cruise to the Bahamas) and it’s on my bucket list to go back and spend more time there. It’s a completely different culture, just all on its own. And it’s so cool.
Ok, that said, I’m glad you enjoy your trips to the US. It’s nice to hear someone from across the pond say nice things about us/US.
YaYa that’s a bucket list thing for sure 🙌
Key West is fun and even weirder than the rest of Florida.
Need to go some of the springs. Absolutely beautiful.
I am from and still live in Tampa, Florida. I have been all up the East Coast of the US and South and Orlando is still my favorite place to visit. Glad you could visit and enjoyed, despite our humidity. If you want to avoid the humidity, I'd suggest coming in December - early March next time. New viewer here and I am enjoying the vlogs, man. Keep at it! I think your videos are showing up because I watched Outlander on Netflix.
All of Florida is spread out lol. Not just Orlando
I used to drive Uber, Lyft and regular taxis in Florida so next time check out Gatorland, Clearwater Beach and Islands of Adventure. Oh also check out Sleuth's Mystery Dinner Theatre. If you feel like a bit of home, sort of, while you're in Orlando you can always check out The Celt and Harp in downtown. They have the restaurant side, which is the Celt, the Harp is the pub side. The food is a modern take on traditional Irish fare and the whiskey is amazing. All i can say is it's wonderful getting a 25 year old aged whiskey to treat yourself in a traditional pub while you hear soccer, or football, in the background.
Born in Naples florida... Florida is a big state which sights change in nearly every county. Great state to explore. Btw the county I was born in is bigger than the state I'm living in at the moment. Florida is a big state....
I've lived in Naples for 38 years, and I've seen it change quite a bit. Many more people than there used to be, but it's still a very beautiful town.
Love Naples.
If you ever go back to Florida St Augustine is a must. It was the first city in the United States and has soooooooo much history there. The first school house, the sugar cane plantations that they have turned into distillery’s that you can have tastings at, there’s a vineyard, brewery, some of the oldest Forts in the country that you can walk around in. My favorite is the old shops and bars that are on some of the original cobblestone roads. Even Ripleys believe it or not is super fun. The best part is that it’s one of the more reasonably priced vacations in Florida. I love it there I go every year, and those large outlet malls that you said you wanna go back and see are there too.
Gulf Shores, Alabama or Ft Lauderdale, Fla are my two favorite beaches, & I grew up all over the Southern beaches all of my life. Yes, the beaches are great in Miami & other spots, I prefer the 2 listed because Miami is so damn crowded, lots of sketchy stuff happens.
Nice beaches in S Carolina, too.
di butler would so love to check then all out
Pensacola !
Destin and Orange Beach, really can't go wrong away on panhandle. So fun to watch the Blue Angels fly the coast line.
Shaun- just found your channel today. Am a Scottish American living in Rhode Island (btw, ONLY visit RI in the summer, all the other seasons are cold or wet!) Universal Studios theme park in Orlando is awesome in October, they celebrate Halloween in an amazing fashion!
Here's a real pro tip: I have heard a rumor that if you don't want to wait in lines for a long time at a theme park you need to go during the last two weeks of December or the month of January . People are busy staying home with the family for Christmas so that frees up December. It is an American tradition to overspend and over exhaust ones self during December and spend the rest of the winter staying at home living very modestly and cursing yourself for your lack of financial self control. That frees up the month of January. Do not fear the winter weather in Florida. The winters are short and mild. Temps usually stay above 45 degrees F. There is ten times more chance that the will overcast and rainy than snowy or icy.
Please be aware that Miami is very Latin American. Miami has one of the highest concentrations of people that speak only Spanish compared to other cities in the U S. All the enormously wealthy people in Central and South America go to Miami Florida for their American vacations. I have heard that it is difficult to get a job in Miami if you are not bilingual.
Yeap its very difficult to get around miami if you dont speak spanish, a word to the wise floridians hibernate inside during the summer months may to october to dam hot outside, if you visit the state january to march is the best time kids are in school and parents are busy working to pay off debt incurred during the holidays.
Dec 30th is a mess at the parks
I fully support you making a documentary! 😁
Gators, snakes, and some turtles are dangerous. They also have a problem with non indigenous invasive species like exotic snakes.
In the South Fire Ants can be dangerous also.
My legs felt that when you said fire ants
@@cr7juventus836 one time when my little sister was like 2 she hugged a tree and when she stepped away her face was covered in ants
As a native Floridian, talking about beaches, Coco beach is a party beach. East coast go New Symrna, west coast go St Pete. And next time definitely find some springs to go to. Blue Springs near Deland is excellent, as is Deleon Springs. Silver Springs is fantastic as well. Glad you had a great time in my home state, dont be a stranger.
If you'd seen me on your trip you could have named it "9 Crazy Things a SCOTTISH person noticed about FLORIDA". Just for the record, I'm not the "Florida Man" that you're googling. :-)
Have you discussed when you are traveling to North Carolina, 2019? My apologies if i missed your announcement. Walt Disney World is great fun. February is a great month to visit. The weather typically doesn't rise above 22C, from my recollection. Also, the crowds are typically lighter, with the exception of Presidents' Day weekend... Happy Trails!😊