I was only just told about this video today from a colleague of mine and I was your driver on your trip to Cullen. Glad you enjoyed your trip and would be more than happy to see you both again for more journeys in the future ☺️
As an Englishman l admire the Scots and their canny knack of making mouthwatering and hearty soups. I would say the soups in Scotland are world class. I visited Edinburgh Castle a year ago and the soups and bread there were absolutely beautiful. The second best place for soups is Poland,they can turn a turnip into a Al la carte cuisine of soups. Praise be to Scottish food. Plus you both showed us some stunning Scottish scenery. For that l bow my hat in respect to you.
You are very fortunate to have a partner who supports you in making these videos. I can imagine the reaction I would get from my wife if I suggested getting up before dark on a cold winter's morning to catch a train to make a video for TH-cam. I remember years ago during a Scottish holiday, we stopped for something to eat somewhere near Inverness. I had a bowl of soup called Cullin Skink made from smoked Haddock; it was wonderful. Take care of that lovely lady she is something special.
Brilliant video as always. As a resident of Buckie this one made me feel very proud of my local area. You should consider doing the “Six Harbour Walk”. A stunning coastal walk - Portsoy, Sandend, Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Buckie. Highly recommended.
A lovely video, Steve. I used to drive for Stagecoach on the 35 and absolutely loved it. I couldn't believe they paid me for driving such a pretty route 😁
That would be a dream job, driving buses on that route, seeing all of that gorgeous landscape and scenery everyday and getting paid to do it. On another note, the minus 1 celsius is just about normal for a high temperature here in the state of Massachusetts. It gets down to well below freezing at night. Great video as usual Steve.
@@scottie2636 it certainly is a great job but as an ex driver, driving a 14 ton double decker with passengers in the winter is a huge responsibility especially at £11 per hour which is one of the reasons I quit
This is now my neck of the woods. A retired Brummie who now lives between Forres and Elgin, the 35 bus has been a regular day out for me for the last few years visiting all those wonderful little villages from Portgorden onward. Cullen is especially beautiful and yes, you need to return to take in the view from Castle Hill and visit the Kirk, so much history. The organs of the wife of Robert the Bruce were buried there after her death and Robert was so grateful he made an annual payment to the village in gratitude for the treatment of his wife's body and it's return south for burial. Apparently, this sum is still paid although the government challenged it in 2000 and the subsequent enquiry was settled in the village's favour! By the way, the bus driver on your return journey was Charlie, he's a bit of a local character, always ready for a chat and very supportive of his passages, he's also a staunch Liverpool fan but I don't hold that against him!
That soup looked the business, nice find Café too, looked a perfect day without any tourists, temps have been crazy lately, was showing -9 here in Ayrshire last week, I was 2 long buses up to visit my old mum last Thursday and 2 long buses home cos of the rail strikes, I was only home about an hour and started hearing water, yip burst pipe behind the ceiling in my downstairs toilet, a little bit of luck that I was in and was able too turn off the water and electrics as it was pouring through the light fitting, heard some area gossip a few nearby had the same issue but sadly the damage was more severe, been in this house since 2001 - burst pipe is a first. Massive Thanks again and hope you and the Mrs have a nice Xmas, not really my time of the year IBH. Cheers!
While I was born in Montrose and lived in Brechin, my Grandparents lived in Buckie so we would always visit them in the holidays. Love Cullen Skink as well as visiting all the little fishing villages. Findochty is actually pronounced "Finechty" by the locals! Bowfiddle rock is amazing to see in Portknockie. We would travel to Buckie from Montrose over the Cairn o' Mount road (you'll need to do that in the van some time!) I'm in Australia now and these videos are great reminders! Keep on posting these great videos, Steve and Alicja!
Hi Steve and Alicja. Thoroughly enjoying the channel. Apologies if someone's already mentioned this, but I wasn't sitting through 800+ comments to find out. If you both go back in tourist season, there's a life-size (approx) figure of a man in a suit and hat, who sits in a chair outside Cullen Collectibles (the wee blue shop across from where you had your skink). I arrived in Cullen from the south side and the view of the wee stacks on the beach took my breath away. Very unexpected. Keep up the good work guys.
Steve you have a sidekick! I have a traveling sidekick too....she and I have been together for almost 26 years and it makes our trips 9and life) so much more fun!
Thanks for yet another shared trip! I have a nerve issue in my legs and I'd never be able to do as much walking as you do, so i appreciate coming along on your journeys. I do have to say that 0°C doesn't seem all that cold to me, but I've lived a good part of my life in the northern tier of the US (in Omaha, if it got UP to freezing in the winter we'd be out in shorts and t-shirts to shovel our driveways!).
Was there 2 weeks ago 1st time. Lovely place. Great area Portsoy fantastic too saw Peaky Blinders set and stayed in Durn House Portsoy where Blinders stayed fantastic hotel and food . Make great vid 😀
American here. I enjoy your videos, particularly since I have never been to Scotland. Some of my ancestors came from there, though. They were called McDuffie or some version of that, and I understand that they originally came from the island of Colonsay. A well-known American writer did return to these roots to write, The Crofter and the Laird, byJohn McPhee ...
Another brilliant and informative enjoyable film thank you Steve... I really enjoyed wandering along the coast from Findhorn right down to arbroath in the summer...very nice
What a wonderful trip. I didn't realize that I'd been smiling the whole time until we got to the end and I quit smiling. My face felt funny then. I am a huge fan of soups. I love soup in the summer in the spring and the winter in the fall. It doesn't matter to me. My favorite type of journey. Feed on the ground most of the time! I want to convey my gratitude to the two of you Steve and Alicja for doing these videos for us. Some of them, like this one, I feel we're made especially for me though I know it wasn't. I want to wish you the merriest of Christmases. Be well, stay safe, travel far, love from Texas.
Thanks Steve what a beautiful place undiscovered by me at least ,,,, Me staying in Aberdeen with old timer bus card 😀 I should get out there jump on the bus what a beautiful run from.elgin I currently watching clips again local hero a fantastic film.partly filmed Pennan just up road cold I know just now but didn't your trip too Cullen look beautiful thank you and nowt like a bowl of soup In winter great video thank you fantastic loved it Steve I think you both remember day out for ages fantastic
Oh oh, ya got me thinking, it's clootie dumpling, stovies, tatties and neaps time of year! Thanks man!!!! Nice to see Alicja again, hope you all have a great Christmas!
Cullen, lovely place 70s & 80s used to go on holiday there in summer and play in the local golf competitions loved it and the golf club did great Cullen Skink. revisited in 2017 not changed a bit .
Catching up with your back catalogue as it were. Wonderful video and the concept is right up my street - all day trip to sample a delicacy. The stuff in the tins doesn't even come close!
Another smashing wee trip Steve, don’t remember much about that part of Scotland 🏴 I do remember visiting a ‘BAXTER’ factory & shop that was rather splendid, I briefly noticed as the bus passed! the nearly empty train & bus is a sign of the times, or was it that people knew better than to go out on such a freezing 🥶 cold morning! I’m Surprised living in Scotland Alicja didn’t wear a quilted onesie on the top of her clothes! at least the hearty Soup 🍜 looked worth the trip I was practically dribbling at the sight of it! the views from the beach were astonishing, Scotland is full of endless surprises round every corner, a fabulous place to live! Thanks 🙏 so much for entertaining us again, Happy Holiday to you and Alicja, Slainte x🥃
I have memories of making this in home economics (back when schools taught basic household skills) in Aberdeen in the eighties... I remember the haddock all falling apart.
I love this. It was worth it to me also. Your films go along perfectly speed. Gosh that soup looked good so good I think I was drooling. I 'm looking for a recipe. Hugs to you, Merry Ann from Minnesota
🤣, when we first moved to Australia I drove 2 hours each way for an Indian meal at a decent restaurant ( my only local options were ‘curry in a hurry’ and the ‘handy Ghandi’ - subsequently sued by the Ghandi family over the name use…….where the curry options were ‘ meat curry, vegetable curry, fish curry 😵💫😞🤨) for my wife’s birthday. In northern NSW, it’s Woolgoolga, for a decent curry - lots of Sikhs living there 😊👍. Some lovely frosty scenery in this one, well done you pair 😎🎥👍‼️
I have had many holidays on The Morrey Firth coast and I believe that it is about the most lovely coast in the UK, all the way from Fraserburgh to Inverness, wonderful towns and villages, and some of the most lovely and uncrowded beaches and really nice people! Thanks for showing us some great places!
So good to see this as it’s one of the places I’m hoping to get to when I got to Inverness in May. It’s so helpful to see you travelling there by public transport as that’s the way I’ll be going.
Thanks so much! You wouldn't believe how long it takes me to find a suitable track in amongst all the normal TH-cam soundtracks, so especially appreciate your comment! :)
Another fantastic film. Love the 2 of you. We also had Cullen skink in Cullen, best ever soup. Haven't tried making it yet but do make my own bread. Love train journeys so might just do this one.
I recently discovered I have Cullen boatbuilders in my ancestry. Maybe that's why I'm so drawn to the soup - although the cake drew my attention too. That was a treat of a video, many thanks and Happy Christmas to you both.
Thanks for another great video Steve.I first had that soupon the Isor of Arran a few years ago and it was absolutely delicious.I do think you make the best soups in Scotland.Enjoy your travels and best wishes.
My step granda was a fisherman and used to stink out the house every weekend by making his own Cullen Skink soup. Could never stomach the stuff after enduring the stench of it being made. Top man he was. Rest easy
Another amazing adventure. I have never seen so many communities so "Neat and Clean", no trasj or rubbish any where. Shows the pride the people have. Oh another thing I have noticed is how polite everyone is. Hello's and good bye's and thank you. Wonderful.
Great, now I'm hungry despite having had a big lunch. 🙄😉 What a perfect day to be in that place, hardly any visitors will see it in that light as not many will come to visit around that season. Absolutely stunning! 🤩
I,m from western Canada. Just happened onto this site. I love it. So nice to have all the positivity. Roughly 6 months of winter here. But i love it here. And i love Scotland. Love the accent. Thank you
Enjoyed my bus trip Steve and alicja, you can’t beat a Scottish coastline, Elgin famous for a Beatles concert, loved the weather forecast, stone was almost white, nice clear day helps
On our first trip to Scotland a few years ago, Cullen Skink was on the menu at the first restaurant we visited. I had no idea what it was, but the word 'Skink" didn't sound appetizing (like a combination of skunk/stink!) But I kept seeing it on menus so just had to order this local dish - it was amazing! We didn't visit Cullen for it (I think we were in the Oban/Connel area) - will have to add that stop to our next trip to Scotland. Great video, as always. Happy Holidays to you both!
Skink brings other images to my mind. Apart from the gecko-like lizard, the main image is that of my son's Warhammer Lizardmen army with regiments of Skinks!
What an awesome video Steve. We've never been along that coastline but added it to my wishlist after your wonderful NE250 video. It looks a stunning part of the world and Cullen? Simply wow! What a gorgeous looking village. Thanks for the heads up 👍
What a fantastic video. Such a beautiful part of the country. Spent many happy holidays camping in Portknockie and played golf on Cullins course which is partly on the beach and partly on the cliffs. As you said the villages haven't changed since we were there in the 60s and 70s. Only one thing you can keep the soup lol
A beautiful place @SteveMarsh Love the journey up to it, both by train and bus. Loved the little houses. Nice to see Alicja on the road with you. Heard the cold in central Scotland was life-threatening!!!
A fantastic watch as always. Cullen is a beautiful wee place, we’re truly spoiled living where we do. You really got the weather and what a difference that makes too.
Great video, scenery was amazing and the soup looked really good. Thanks to both of for your time to show us around. Have a lovely Christmas and a happy New Year! Ross 🏴
Thank you both for a really fabulous trip once again. Every video I have watched that you have made has been well made, entertaining and very informative, yes indeed.
Another great video Steve. I have holidayed in that area many times and I have eaten Cullen Skink in that Café and recommend it as a must, it is beautiful and definitely the best I have eaten.
I am from Staffordshire and I absolutely love Cullen Skink, i first tried it from a tin, Baxters but have since had it made fresh and it is delicious, just the right thing for a long walk on a very cold day, warms the very cockles of your soul, great vid... had my mouth watering watching you scoff that yumminess
Thanks Steve for a lovely video and yet another place to add to my bucket list! That soup looked amazing. I've only ever had it out of a tin but enjoyed it all the same
Absolutely beautiful video again!!! Steve, you are my hero for showing me all of these little towns and villages in my homeland. I miss Scotland soooo much.
Concur! The only fly in the ointment for me was the pet cemetery @ 18:10 as it made me miss so many of my guys. I even made my wife promise that she would place the ashes of my Lil Bit [one of our cats] in my casket so neither of us would be lonesome.
Fantastic video and great to see you both together on another road trip.Cullen looks amazing and well worth a visit, beautiful area and now on our wish list to visit.Many thanks for all the wonderful 2022 content Happy Christmas and look forward to more videos in 2023
Brilliant video as always Steve. You and Alicija are great hosts and the beautiful scenery of Scotland never tires. The soup looked fantastic. Great addition at the end of the video having your notes 👍🙂 Merry Christmas to you both and hope for more great content in the new year 🙂
@@steve-marsh You 2 as well Steve, thanks for the reply 🙂 Yeah they are a brilliant addition, I don't see many other travel vloggers doing this and it really helps if any viewers want to recreate any bits of your trips 👍
Thank you so much Steve and Alicja for a marvellous video of Cullen! What a sweet lovely village to get lost in and to find this lovely restaurant serving this delicious soup.... lovely scenic drive as well.. the bus drivers always seem so friendly ❤❤❤i always love when Alicija accompanies you on your trips
What a truly delightful trip! And as a soup lover myself, you had me pinning Cullen on the map for places to visit. 🥣 Thank you for this grand trip out-and-about.
@@steve-marsh It's pricey for a tin (well, it is in South Wales where there probably isn't the demand for it). I found it maybe a tad salty.....still good though. I've been inspired to try making my own now instead. Just need some chunky bread to accompany it. Yum!!
I wouldn't lose any sleep over missing out on the Baxter's tinned version, it's decent enough as tinned soup goes but for the high price the few times I tried it I found it lacking a bit in the 'solids' content. Haven't seen it on offer for years now, wouldn't dream of buying it otherwise.
Hi Steve, I put two of your trips together today, the six harbours walk and stopping off at Rockpool Cafe for Cullen skink, it was blowing a hoolie all the way to Cullen from Portsoy. but well worth it for the Cullen skink, it was awesome. Thank you for your videos, you've made me fall in love with my own country again! two weeks ago I had an overnight at the 'lookout' up past Uig. another great trip.............next!!!! Merry Christmas to you both and I wish you every fortune.
Hey Steve, late comment, but fantastic video. We stayed in Portknockie a few years ago, great place there for Fish and chips and brilliant walk to Cullen, past Bow Fiddle rock. Really something to be seen. Really enjoyed the video - thanks.
I have enjoyed every video of yours that I have watched! Keep them coming.
Cheers mate!!!
I was only just told about this video today from a colleague of mine and I was your driver on your trip to Cullen. Glad you enjoyed your trip and would be more than happy to see you both again for more journeys in the future ☺️
I wish I could have a personal tour with a professional driver who knows the terrain 😊
Charming, unpretentious, authentic... thanks!
Thank you!
As an Englishman l admire the Scots and their canny knack of making mouthwatering and hearty soups. I would say the soups in Scotland are world class. I visited Edinburgh Castle a year ago and the soups and bread there were absolutely beautiful. The second best place for soups is Poland,they can turn a turnip into a Al la carte cuisine of soups. Praise be to Scottish food. Plus you both showed us some stunning Scottish scenery. For that l bow my hat in respect to you.
Hey thanks so much Colin, and tend to agree - ALWAYS look for soup on the menu up here :) And Alicja makes a mean Polish soup :)
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Ma maws soups the best for real
@@bigtoelittlefinger6133 They are braw that's for sure, but there nowhere near as good as her breakfast.
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Last week I found out my great great grandfather was Scottish that’s where I get the love for Scotland from. Great video Steve. Scotland beautiful
that soup looked just great, cream of smoked haddock soup mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Tasted as good as it looked!
You are very fortunate to have a partner who supports you in making these videos. I can imagine the reaction I would get from my wife if I suggested getting up before dark on a cold winter's morning to catch a train to make a video for TH-cam. I remember years ago during a Scottish holiday, we stopped for something to eat somewhere near Inverness. I had a bowl of soup called Cullin Skink made from smoked Haddock; it was wonderful. Take care of that lovely lady she is something special.
Also, it’s “Cullen Skink”.
@@janehobson2355 Ahh' thank you for that.
Brilliant video as always. As a resident of Buckie this one made me feel very proud of my local area. You should consider doing the “Six Harbour Walk”. A stunning coastal walk - Portsoy, Sandend, Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Buckie. Highly recommended.
Peter that is an excellent idea, and was hoping to come up with a theme to bring me back up - this might just be it! :) Thanks so much!
Came up to Buckie to work years ago and I bet apart from locals nobody could pronounce Findochty . I remember saying what !!! 🤣
@@DNW28 A few of the local towns / areas have unusual pronunciations.
Findochty = Finechty.
Sandend = Sannine.
Portessie = The Sloch.
Great idea They would enjoy that walk👍
I love the official ‘weather stone.’ Hats off to you both for the ten hour trip!
A lovely video, Steve. I used to drive for Stagecoach on the 35 and absolutely loved it. I couldn't believe they paid me for driving such a pretty route 😁
You guys are the best drivers anywhere!
Much Respect 🙏
That would be a dream job, driving buses on that route, seeing all of that gorgeous landscape and scenery everyday and getting paid to do it. On another note, the minus 1 celsius is just about normal for a high temperature here in the state of Massachusetts. It gets down to well below freezing at night. Great video as usual Steve.
@@scottie2636 it certainly is a great job but as an ex driver, driving a 14 ton double decker with passengers in the winter is a huge responsibility especially at £11 per hour which is one of the reasons I quit
Beautiful scenery, thanks.
This is now my neck of the woods. A retired Brummie who now lives between Forres and Elgin, the 35 bus has been a regular day out for me for the last few years visiting all those wonderful little villages from Portgorden onward. Cullen is especially beautiful and yes, you need to return to take in the view from Castle Hill and visit the Kirk, so much history. The organs of the wife of Robert the Bruce were buried there after her death and Robert was so grateful he made an annual payment to the village in gratitude for the treatment of his wife's body and it's return south for burial. Apparently, this sum is still paid although the government challenged it in 2000 and the subsequent enquiry was settled in the village's favour! By the way, the bus driver on your return journey was Charlie, he's a bit of a local character, always ready for a chat and very supportive of his passages, he's also a staunch Liverpool fan but I don't hold that against him!
Superb comment Stephen, thanks so much! Awesome info in there and now need a trip back up - hopefully getting Charlie for the bus run!
Bostin ay it! 👍
Are you glad you escaped the 'diversity' of Birmingham?
I love Cullen skink! Another fab day out thank you so much, really enjoyable.
Thanks. Another great video. Lovely scenery.
Wonderful scenery, great footage from the top deck, Cullen Skink is delicious
That soup looked the business, nice find Café too, looked a perfect day without any tourists, temps have been crazy lately, was showing -9 here in Ayrshire last week, I was 2 long buses up to visit my old mum last Thursday and 2 long buses home cos of the rail strikes, I was only home about an hour and started hearing water, yip burst pipe behind the ceiling in my downstairs toilet, a little bit of luck that I was in and was able too turn off the water and electrics as it was pouring through the light fitting, heard some area gossip a few nearby had the same issue but sadly the damage was more severe, been in this house since 2001 - burst pipe is a first.
Massive Thanks again and hope you and the Mrs have a nice Xmas, not really my time of the year IBH.
Cheers!
Another enjoyable video, Steve, made more enjoyable by the irrepressible Alicja!
A brilliant video, thank you for sharing your visit to Cullen.
Thank you for a lovely tour of places I sadly will never visit but would love to.
Loved the music, I can smell the soup
Wonderful.to see such old towns and the rugged coastline im not much of a fish lover but id eat that soup it look e delicious 😊
I love these nook and crany places
While I was born in Montrose and lived in Brechin, my Grandparents lived in Buckie so we would always visit them in the holidays. Love Cullen Skink as well as visiting all the little fishing villages. Findochty is actually pronounced "Finechty" by the locals! Bowfiddle rock is amazing to see in Portknockie. We would travel to Buckie from Montrose over the Cairn o' Mount road (you'll need to do that in the van some time!) I'm in Australia now and these videos are great reminders! Keep on posting these great videos, Steve and Alicja!
I love Norman's Weather Forcasting Stone..! 😆
Hi Steve and Alicja. Thoroughly enjoying the channel. Apologies if someone's already mentioned this, but I wasn't sitting through 800+ comments to find out. If you both go back in tourist season, there's a life-size (approx) figure of a man in a suit and hat, who sits in a chair outside Cullen Collectibles (the wee blue shop across from where you had your skink). I arrived in Cullen from the south side and the view of the wee stacks on the beach took my breath away. Very unexpected. Keep up the good work guys.
Could feel the warmth from that soup! Another great video with the welcome bonus of Alicja! Merry Christmas to you both.
Cheers Andrew from us both! Thanks for coming along :)
Steve you have a sidekick! I have a traveling sidekick too....she and I have been together for almost 26 years and it makes our trips 9and life) so much more fun!
Thanks for yet another shared trip! I have a nerve issue in my legs and I'd never be able to do as much walking as you do, so i appreciate coming along on your journeys. I do have to say that 0°C doesn't seem all that cold to me, but I've lived a good part of my life in the northern tier of the US (in Omaha, if it got UP to freezing in the winter we'd be out in shorts and t-shirts to shovel our driveways!).
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Was there 2 weeks ago 1st time. Lovely place. Great area Portsoy fantastic too saw Peaky Blinders set and stayed in Durn House Portsoy where Blinders stayed fantastic hotel and food . Make great vid 😀
Wow great wee trip! Planning to go back up there soon :)
American here. I enjoy your videos, particularly since I have never been to Scotland. Some of my ancestors came from there, though. They were called McDuffie or some version of that, and I understand that they originally came from the island of Colonsay. A well-known American writer did return to these roots to write, The Crofter and the Laird, byJohn McPhee ...
Another brilliant and informative enjoyable film thank you Steve... I really enjoyed wandering along the coast from Findhorn right down to arbroath in the summer...very nice
What a wonderful trip. I didn't realize that I'd been smiling the whole time until we got to the end and I quit smiling. My face felt funny then. I am a huge fan of soups. I love soup in the summer in the spring and the winter in the fall. It doesn't matter to me. My favorite type of journey. Feed on the ground most of the time! I want to convey my gratitude to the two of you Steve and Alicja for doing these videos for us. Some of them, like this one, I feel we're made especially for me though I know it wasn't. I want to wish you the merriest of Christmases. Be well, stay safe, travel far, love from Texas.
Aww Kate thank you so much!!! We're both really glad you enjoyed this one, and we're also both very much with you on soup! :)
Thanks Steve what a beautiful place undiscovered by me at least ,,,, Me staying in Aberdeen with old timer bus card 😀 I should get out there jump on the bus what a beautiful run from.elgin I currently watching clips again local hero a fantastic film.partly filmed Pennan just up road cold I know just now but didn't your trip too Cullen look beautiful thank you and nowt like a bowl of soup In winter great video thank you fantastic loved it Steve I think you both remember day out for ages fantastic
Oh oh, ya got me thinking, it's clootie dumpling, stovies, tatties and neaps time of year! Thanks man!!!! Nice to see Alicja again, hope you all have a great Christmas!
Cheers George! Hey, one of those will be making a short appearance in next weeks video too :)
Very nice place indeed keep up the great work Steve
Thank you for sharing your journey.
Cullen, lovely place 70s & 80s used to go on holiday there in summer and play in the local golf competitions loved it and the golf club did great Cullen Skink. revisited in 2017 not changed a bit .
Catching up with your back catalogue as it were. Wonderful video and the concept is right up my street - all day trip to sample a delicacy. The stuff in the tins doesn't even come close!
Thank you so much for your visit to Elgin,,, My Dad was from Elgin ,,lots of happy memories,
Keep up the good work
Thanks Sandy!
Fabulous review the two of you. Gorgeous weather. I love cold, crisp, sunny winter days. Keep moving and you keep warm. Keep them coming guys
Hi Steve paul from Kent another great video merry Xmas to
You both.
And to you mate! Look out for another wee video on Christmas Eve :)
Another smashing wee trip Steve, don’t remember much about that part of Scotland 🏴 I do remember visiting a ‘BAXTER’ factory & shop that was rather splendid, I briefly noticed as the bus passed! the nearly empty train & bus is a sign of the times, or was it that people knew better than to go out on such a freezing 🥶 cold morning! I’m Surprised living in Scotland Alicja didn’t wear a quilted onesie on the top of her clothes! at least the hearty Soup 🍜 looked worth the trip I was practically dribbling at the sight of it! the views from the beach were astonishing, Scotland is full of endless surprises round every corner, a fabulous place to live! Thanks 🙏 so much for entertaining us again, Happy Holiday to you and Alicja, Slainte x🥃
I have memories of making this in home economics (back when schools taught basic household skills) in Aberdeen in the eighties... I remember the haddock all falling apart.
I never made it to advanced home economics :D
Wow amazing views…the country is beautiful 🤗
I love this. It was worth it to me also. Your films go along perfectly speed. Gosh that soup looked good so good I think I was drooling. I 'm looking for a recipe. Hugs to you, Merry Ann from Minnesota
Thanks Merry Ann! I still think about that soup.... :D
🤣, when we first moved to Australia I drove 2 hours each way for an Indian meal at a decent restaurant ( my only local options were ‘curry in a hurry’ and the ‘handy Ghandi’ - subsequently sued by the Ghandi family over the name use…….where the curry options were ‘ meat curry, vegetable curry, fish curry 😵💫😞🤨) for my wife’s birthday. In northern NSW, it’s Woolgoolga, for a decent curry - lots of Sikhs living there 😊👍. Some lovely frosty scenery in this one, well done you pair 😎🎥👍‼️
Brilliant Billy! :) I guess over there, 2 hours drive is nothing :D
@@steve-marsh foodies be travelling for good food. That Cullen skink must’ve been magic on a cold day 😍😛😋👍.
Stevie “wee bit” marsh with some wee soup! Great wee video mate
I have had many holidays on The Morrey Firth coast and I believe that it is about the most lovely coast in the UK, all the way from Fraserburgh to Inverness, wonderful towns and villages, and some of the most lovely and uncrowded beaches and really nice people! Thanks for showing us some great places!
Couldn't agree more Neil!
'Moray'.
Thanks for the tour's of Scotland Steve plus partner 😊
It's a lovely part of Scotland and slightly off the beaten track.
So true Colin, often passed by, but well deserving of more adventures
So good to see this as it’s one of the places I’m hoping to get to when I got to Inverness in May. It’s so helpful to see you travelling there by public transport as that’s the way I’ll be going.
Lovely trip and I also like the background music on your videos.
Thanks so much! You wouldn't believe how long it takes me to find a suitable track in amongst all the normal TH-cam soundtracks, so especially appreciate your comment! :)
Another fantastic film. Love the 2 of you. We also had Cullen skink in Cullen, best ever soup. Haven't tried making it yet but do make my own bread. Love train journeys so might just do this one.
Just brilliant, we so much enjoyed that! Thank you so much!
Hey you are so welcome Ian! Thanks for coming along :)
I recently discovered I have Cullen boatbuilders in my ancestry. Maybe that's why I'm so drawn to the soup - although the cake drew my attention too. That was a treat of a video, many thanks and Happy Christmas to you both.
No way! How cool is that!? And happy Christmas to you too!
Thanks for another great video Steve.I first had that soupon the Isor of Arran a few years ago and it was absolutely delicious.I do think you make the best soups in Scotland.Enjoy your travels and best wishes.
Two delightful people with a sense of humour. Plenty of content. Always watch your videos. With best wishes from Croatia.
James thanks so much mate!
My step granda was a fisherman and used to stink out the house every weekend by making his own Cullen Skink soup. Could never stomach the stuff after enduring the stench of it being made. Top man he was. Rest easy
I love the quality of these vids, it really makes it so much better than I had expected.
Wow! A beautiful day for a beautiful trip. And the Cullen skink looked toothsome! Another great video, Steve (and Alicja).
Cheers Barney! It was a fun day, but boy does that sun drop quick!
Great vlog
Thank you for showing us around
Our pleasure 😊
Another amazing adventure. I have never seen so many communities so "Neat and Clean", no trasj or rubbish any where. Shows the pride the people have. Oh another thing I have noticed is how polite everyone is. Hello's and good bye's and thank you. Wonderful.
It's the same in Canada. You must live in the USA?
Surprised at how much it looks like Lower Largo - even down to the viaduct ! Unbeatable soup too 😁.
Cheers again Marshy, what stunning scenery for sure, Cullen looks like a beautiful little town & loved the viaduct, great to see A girl back.
I agree mate, it's always better with Alicja by my side :)
Great, now I'm hungry despite having had a big lunch. 🙄😉 What a perfect day to be in that place, hardly any visitors will see it in that light as not many will come to visit around that season. Absolutely stunning! 🤩
Cheers, aye, we caught some nice sunlight, pity it didn't hang around for long :D
I,m from western Canada. Just happened onto this site. I love it. So nice to have all the positivity.
Roughly 6 months of winter here. But i love it here. And i love Scotland. Love the accent. Thank you
Enjoyed my bus trip Steve and alicja, you can’t beat a Scottish coastline, Elgin famous for a Beatles concert, loved the weather forecast, stone was almost white, nice clear day helps
Oh I didn't know that! So much interesting stuff happened up in that corner of the world :)
@@steve-marshyes Steve Beatles January 63 Elgin Dingwall bridge of Allan and the beach ballroom you visited in aberdeen, so I enjoyed that one.
On our first trip to Scotland a few years ago, Cullen Skink was on the menu at the first restaurant we visited. I had no idea what it was, but the word 'Skink" didn't sound appetizing (like a combination of skunk/stink!) But I kept seeing it on menus so just had to order this local dish - it was amazing! We didn't visit Cullen for it (I think we were in the Oban/Connel area) - will have to add that stop to our next trip to Scotland. Great video, as always. Happy Holidays to you both!
Haha I have always thought that about the name too! :)
Skink brings other images to my mind. Apart from the gecko-like lizard, the main image is that of my son's Warhammer Lizardmen army with regiments of Skinks!
What an awesome video Steve. We've never been along that coastline but added it to my wishlist after your wonderful NE250 video. It looks a stunning part of the world and Cullen? Simply wow! What a gorgeous looking village. Thanks for the heads up 👍
Tell you what mate, so much more to see up there, can't wait to get back! Have a great weekend!
The morning sun light makes beautiful scenery even better.
What a fantastic video. Such a beautiful part of the country. Spent many happy holidays camping in Portknockie and played golf on Cullins course which is partly on the beach and partly on the cliffs. As you said the villages haven't changed since we were there in the 60s and 70s.
Only one thing you can keep the soup lol
Haha not a fan? :) Aye it's a wonderful corner of Scotland, need to get back there, loads of video possibilities for sure
A beautiful place @SteveMarsh
Love the journey up to it, both by train and bus. Loved the little houses. Nice to see Alicja on the road with you. Heard the cold in central Scotland was life-threatening!!!
We're sure not used to those temperatures, but must admit I loved it! Chance to get the big jacket on :)
Another wonderful video, Thank you!
I could go a bowl of Cullen Skink right now, it's a cold summer here in Australia. I just love your wee trips around my homeland.
Cheers mate! Aye, a bowl of soup like that would be welcome in any season :)
A fantastic watch as always. Cullen is a beautiful wee place, we’re truly spoiled living where we do. You really got the weather and what a difference that makes too.
So true mate, stunning place! My favourite weather - a crisp cold day!
Great video, scenery was amazing and the soup looked really good. Thanks to both of for your time to show us around. Have a lovely Christmas and a happy New Year! Ross 🏴
And to you Ross! Thanks so much for coming along :)
Really cool video Steve! I enjoyed watching this adventure! 😃
Scotland. Gorgeous scenery, gorgeous food, gorgeous people.
Amazing.I love a good bowl of Skink❤❤
Was well worth the journey Alan :)
Thank you both for a really fabulous trip once again. Every video I have watched that you have made has been well made, entertaining and very informative, yes indeed.
Great video bringing back so many memories having spent many holidays in Cullen in my youth
Another great video Steve. I have holidayed in that area many times and I have eaten Cullen Skink in that Café and recommend it as a must, it is beautiful and definitely the best I have eaten.
I am from Staffordshire and I absolutely love Cullen Skink, i first tried it from a tin, Baxters but have since had it made fresh and it is delicious, just the right thing for a long walk on a very cold day, warms the very cockles of your soul, great vid... had my mouth watering watching you scoff that yumminess
9:33 I like the nice blue sky in the backround
Thanks Steve for a lovely video and yet another place to add to my bucket list! That soup looked amazing. I've only ever had it out of a tin but enjoyed it all the same
And this was genuinely the first time I've ever tried it, no looking back now! :) Thanks so much for coming along :)
Absolutely beautiful video again!!! Steve, you are my hero for showing me all of these little towns and villages in my homeland. I miss Scotland soooo much.
So glad you enjoyed it David!
Concur! The only fly in the ointment for me was the pet cemetery @ 18:10 as it made me miss so many of my guys. I even made my wife promise that she would place the ashes of my Lil Bit [one of our cats] in my casket so neither of us would be lonesome.
Always enjoy your vids, thank you
Yet another interesting day out presented by you Steve, so keep them coming, and a Very Happy Christmas to you and yours.
Fantastic video and great to see you both together on another road trip.Cullen looks amazing and well worth a visit, beautiful area and now on our wish list to visit.Many thanks for all the wonderful 2022 content Happy Christmas and look forward to more videos in 2023
Hey thanks so much! All the best for Christmas and New Year and hope to bring you lots more content next year :)
Brilliant video as always Steve. You and Alicija are great hosts and the beautiful scenery of Scotland never tires. The soup looked fantastic. Great addition at the end of the video having your notes 👍🙂 Merry Christmas to you both and hope for more great content in the new year 🙂
Hey thanks so much for picking up on the notes - glad I've added that now :) Have a great Christmas! :)
@@steve-marsh You 2 as well Steve, thanks for the reply 🙂 Yeah they are a brilliant addition, I don't see many other travel vloggers doing this and it really helps if any viewers want to recreate any bits of your trips 👍
Thank you so much Steve and Alicja for a marvellous video of Cullen! What a sweet lovely village to get lost in and to find this lovely restaurant serving this delicious soup.... lovely scenic drive as well.. the bus drivers always seem so friendly ❤❤❤i always love when Alicija accompanies you on your trips
Me too Carol :) Thanks so much for coming along and all the best to you!
Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful trips and places with those of us that live far away.
how beautiful all that little villages are! Cullen is a gem, I can't wait to taste that soup one day! thank you Steve and Alicja!!
Oh it'll be worth the wait Laura :)
Thanks once again for sharing stunning, beautiful Scotland with us. Merry Christmas to you both.
You're so welcome Gail! And a Merry Christmas to you !
What a truly delightful trip! And as a soup lover myself, you had me pinning Cullen on the map for places to visit. 🥣 Thank you for this grand trip out-and-about.
You're so welcome! And I like the idea of having a map with pins, I might be stealing this...(whether it was a virtual map or a real one!)
@@steve-marsh , it ensures you keep track of where you’ve been and what you’ve still yet to see. 😉
What? A day out without the van and not a single beer in sight???👍👍🇬🇧
Shocking eh!? :D
That soup looked delicious!! Every time we go shopping, we look for the Baxter's one to be on offer but it never is. Good to hear that Aldi do one
Oh good shout, I'll be looking out for the Baxters one too now!
@@steve-marsh It's pricey for a tin (well, it is in South Wales where there probably isn't the demand for it). I found it maybe a tad salty.....still good though. I've been inspired to try making my own now instead. Just need some chunky bread to accompany it. Yum!!
@@steve-marsh Aldi's award-winning Cullen Skink is made by Downies Of Whitehills, fwiw.
Good time of year to try as many as possible to compare! : )
I wouldn't lose any sleep over missing out on the Baxter's tinned version, it's decent enough as tinned soup goes but for the high price the few times I tried it I found it lacking a bit in the 'solids' content. Haven't seen it on offer for years now, wouldn't dream of buying it otherwise.
Hi Steve, I put two of your trips together today, the six harbours walk and stopping off at Rockpool Cafe for Cullen skink, it was blowing a hoolie all the way to Cullen from Portsoy. but well worth it for the Cullen skink, it was awesome. Thank you for your videos, you've made me fall in love with my own country again! two weeks ago I had an overnight at the 'lookout' up past Uig. another great trip.............next!!!! Merry Christmas to you both and I wish you every fortune.
Sensational work 👏
Cheers Matthew!
Thanks for the tour of Cullen Steve and Alicja.Now i have to go to ALDI's to get some Cullen Skink soup...
Hey Steve, late comment, but fantastic video. We stayed in Portknockie a few years ago, great place there for Fish and chips and brilliant walk to Cullen, past Bow Fiddle rock. Really something to be seen. Really enjoyed the video - thanks.