Tom Knight, John Dunn and JSM told us to go to Orkney, so we did! Viewers' Choice Episode One :)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ส.ค. 2021
- We had a few days off together and put out the question on the TH-cam Community page for ideas of where to go and boy did some incredible suggestions come back! I get the feeling we'll be working through that list forever, but here is episode one :) Many thanks to Tom, John and JSM for the inspiration.
Alicja has never been to Orkney before and I've only been there briefly. We made our choice at the last minute and to be honest more than anything we were following the weather - typically for when you put in for time off work the dark clouds appear, but we did alright!
Please bear in mind, this video was filmed during our holiday, so we weren't really focussed too much on a narrative, so it's more just clips of our time there, but of course I hope you still enjoy what I've been able to pull together in the edit. If nothing else it'll give you an impression of this wonderful group of islands off the northern tip of the mainland.
We travelled by ferry via Northlink's Scrabster - Stromness route. This was the cheapest option for going with the van (which is also our accommodation), but did involve a longggg drive to get to the top of the mainland first! There is a ferry from Aberdeen too, but we couldn't afford it. This ferry journey was around £200 return including van, so that was our only big expense to make the trip.
Music features a little more on this video that I would like, but unfortunately that was down to the fierce wind blowing almost constantly over the islands!
Enjoy the video.
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Hi folks, this is a bit of a different format today. Windy weather and the fact it was more holiday than filming trip left me little to work with editing the video, but this is what I managed to pull together from my dodgy clips, I really hope you still enjoy it! You deserved a video of some sort this week so this is it :D
You should head up to Shetland next, it is lovely weather at the moment
Steve your videos are a joy to watch, thank you for the upload!
Wow Steve, you really stepped up the editing with this video and it was fantastic. Best yet my friend 👍
Postcards being dropped in the post at 17:42, very much a dying art form and I love sending and getting them from friends while they are traveling. It let's me know they thought enough to actually write a note while they are away and purchased a stamp to send me something. It is so much more personal than a text! A very classy act you two. Send me one in the Colonies next! ;-)
Beautifully done; and thank you both.
Hi Steve, I've currently going through a really tough patch in my life and Your videos are a real pick me up. This video however has blown me away! Great stuff.
Hope it gets better for you 😊
I send you good wishes!
I'm so glad the videos help in a very small way, but more importantly, I send you my best wishes and hope you get through it soon!
@@steve-marsh Thanks Steve, it's been a torrid 12 months. Honestly, I love your videos, they have such a calming tone and you guys really do visit some beautiful locations. Keep up the good work.
Sorry you are going through a tough time. Just say to yourself “ this too will pass)” I don’t know how old you are, but when I am feeling down I watch TH-cam , “ good old british childhood” and “ yesteryears” . They remind us of all the good times we had as a child . It helped me, because I lost my dear husband 🌹🇨🇦
The honesty box made me proud to be a Scot. I've always believed that Scots have the strongest moral fibre and find myself constantly surprised and disappointed by the lack of such in others. Scotland forever
Thank you Steve. I am a retired tour coach driver and my favourite tours were to Orkney and Shetland. This video brought back many memories.
Wow what a pleasure it must've been to bring these wonderful islands to so many people! All the best to you John :)
An honesty box with a card machine , that's just nuts !
well its not free
I’m on Harris and we’ve found one you just scan and pa by PayPal 👍
@@volvot5boy Mark, just the person I want to talk to. You live on Harris? Is there anyway I can get to Harris distillery from Isle of Skye and back again the same day in October? I looked at the Ferry Winter timetable from last year and there doesn't seem to be any ferries going there from Skye and back on the same day. Is this true? Are there other ferries I could take back to the mainland?
@@RebMordechaiReviews sorry I don’t live on Harris. The only way would be from Uig on Skye to Tarbert on Harris.
@@volvot5boy There doesn't seem to be a ferry going to Harris and coming back on the same day.
Vacations in the UK as a kid, the sound of summer was windshield wipers. Thanks for this tour, a real pleasure to see Orkney.
Glad you liked it Norman, thanks!
These walks are so much better than documentaries, We have your personal stamp and humour. Looking forward to the next one.
Really appreciate that, thanks! They can be tricky to film and edit, so comments like this make all the difference :)
Although the weather was a bit “dreich” I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, why would u want to holiday anywhere but Scotland! Been looking forward to the new video Steve! Class as always 🏴🏴
Totally Arron! We are hardy folk, we can handle any weather with a smile :)
Ach às deidh an uisge thig an èadhar air a nighe gu breagha.
Absolutely, was that Gretna Retail Park perchance ?
What a stunning place and despite your comment, you've managed to capture the beautyof the place, in all its glory. Love your travel vlogs 💛
Thanks Kev, yeah I was nervous about putting this one out because it was a struggle to make :) So really appreciate the comment!
Ok so you convinced us… we’ll be visiting Orkneys in 2024 😁 can’t wait! 😊
That was fabulous Steve! I've never seen so much of Orkney before, and weren't you lucky with the weather? The beaches and the cliff formations were stunning. Thank you for taking us on a great trip!
Oh Sue thanks so much for coming along on our adventure, it was magical! Our search area for a place to live has just expanded :)
Lovely place orkneys and thanks Steve and alicja
Always wanted to visit Orkney. Thanks to you both for taking us along!
Steve and Ancja. Thank you. Brilliant
Thank you! 😊
Excellent a great way to spend lunch
Cheers Davy!
Who wouldn't want to be a member of the Twatt church! 🙂
Another lovely video, thanks.
YES! Imagine it! I'd be there singing every Sunday :)
Hi Steve, I am watching your old video from a few years ago. I am relaxing in my bed late at night with the wife and we are fully enjoying the videos. Definitely hooked. Thank you Steve and your lovely lady too. Greetings from Milton Keynes. 🇬🇧🧡
Fabulous video! I don't know why have missed this until now. It's many years since I was in Orkney. My wife and I (and our then one toddler) flew down from Shetland one time for a weekend. The weather turned bad, so the only way back was on the cargo ferry (pre roll-on-roll off). They could take 12 passengers -- and our son was the 13th! We had a small cabin on this small, unstabilised boat and rolled all night from Kirkwall to Lerwick. The motion was especially bad as we crossed the Sumburgh Roost, the tide race at the south end of Shetland. Orkney and Shetland have many similarities, but also significant differences. By the way, I love the Italian chapel - and amazing work of art by the Italian prisoners of war.
Wow, absolutely loved that. What a place!
Fun fact: 10-15 years ago on Top Gear, Hammond and May posted a letter on the Scilly Isles just off Cornwall addressed to your dream house in Orkney. Their challenge was to drive up there before the letter does. :)
No way! I need to try track down that video - I had no idea Zanzibar was famous :)
@@steve-marsh If you're on BBC iPlayer, it's on there. Top Gear, Series 13, Episode 4. :)
One of those places that you don't want to leave?
Good weather for the orkneys
Steve and Alicja, I think this is one of the best vlogs you’ve put together, the music and editing was I point !! ( my favourite anyway!) and that’s saying something!! Keep it up guys !! Look forward to the next !!!
Thanks so much Dean - really appreciate it as it was touch n go for a while, couldn't work out how to pull it all together until the last moment! :)
Can't believe I'm only finding this awesome video now...Loved every second...We visited back in May 2022 and had glorious weather for the whole week....Living in the Isle of Man it was a bit of a jaunt first flight to gatwick then flight to Inverness, hire car stop overnight for the fantastic drive to Gills Bay for the boat to St Margarets Hope. We stayed on South Ronaldsy as our friend lives there, in fact I spotted her house as you were on the beach searching for pottery sherds......Great memories.....You are so right about the amazing roads and honesty boxes......It's another world.
Wow, what an amazing place!!
That is the kind of place I would LOVE to live in, it's so beautiful.
Absolutely wonderful. Brought back FEW MEMORIES TO ME. Thank you
Another wow video! I love walking along with you guys. I love the ferries. I love the history and the honesty boxes and the cats and and and...! Thank you!
hi, Thanks for the video,,i feel like i am there with you both,,looking forward to more videos,,great work..
Super stylish tour of Orkney. Thank you. Awesome job.
Our pleasure, so glad you enjoyed it! :)
You really feel like your right there with you both great filming ❤
A camper van without beer!
You two my office now.
Love you from Loutraki Greece
Unforgivable!
Thank you for your showing us your trip to Orkney. It’s good to know you need several days to do it justice.
Oh could easily spend a couple of weeks there, especially with the island hopping opportunities by boat and plane!
Thanks for taking us along, Steve. Great trip suggestion, and well covered.
Glad you enjoyed it! Was a tricky one to film, but what a place!
@@steve-marshYou both did a great job 👍 Have always wanted to see the Ring of Brodgar, and Skara Brae. One day. One day. And an honesty box with a card machine. Awesome!
Great format. Keep it going. Do visit Lismore. It's quiet, but a lovely wee island, oft overlooked.
Stay safe, both. Ian
Thank you for sharing your wonderful post. It is illuminating.
Wow another beautiful journey with Alicja. The cats were precious and I love the Honesty box. I have noticed those in other videos of yours. So much fun 🤗🤗
Editing a couple of videos with Alicja right now :)
Totally stunning is Orkney! Now i wanna go!
Can't tell you how much I enjoy your videos! Definitely got to get to Orkney. Thank you.
That was a really interesting video of a unique set of isles. Thanks for sharing.
Really stunning views. Thanks.
The accent from the guy who made that announcement at the end sounded like a Welshman who has lived in Scotland for a while.
There are two distilleries on the Orkneys. The famous (some would say infamous) Highland Park where 80% of the price of the whisky goes on fancy marketing and packaging. Then there is the little, almost unheard of distillery, Scapa, which is terribly neglected by its parent company. Scapa, a distillery capable of producing the most wonderful spirit at 14 or 16 years old, is reduced to selling underaged whisky on the cheap by an owner who couldn't care less about this grand old distillery.
You have wet my appetite. I'd really like to visit Orkney now.
The scenery was, as usual, stunning! I loved the collection of sea pottery, I can picture it done up as a wall hanging or something. So much history, that was unbelievable!
Thanks Michele! I'm sure Alicja will do her magic on the pottery and make something very cool :) There's SOOO much to see on Orkney, many trips back required!
Once again a great video, to a place I've never been to and due to my age will never see, thank you so very much.
Kraken my favourite rum at present in Cardiff 😊
Beautiful place, great to see you both exploring, plus one splendidly named church 🙃👍
Haha yes! :) Cheers!
Hi I lived in Orkney for a long time so it was nice to see again! Love your videos.
Great video and lovely music. 👍💜😍
WOW what a wonderful holiday you had xxxx Thanks for sharing ❤
Thanks Sue :)
Absolutely brilliant video.
Cheers mate!
Just perfect ! I need to go back.
Looks stunning. TH-cam has done so much for tourism in the UK, unearthed by the pandemic. So much to see and enjoy on our wonderful archipelago.
Great video both. I look forward to watching more.
Thanks so much for coming along on our journeys :)
Great video! We visited Orkney in October last year and had a great time, despite our 3 day visit being shortened to a 1 day visit by ferry cancellations due to incoming rough seas. (We had to get off of Orkney or else miss our flight back to the USA.) You showed some locations we wanted to visit but didn’t have time for. I would recommend the Yesnaby cliffs just south of Skara Brae. Very scenic with water crashing against the cliffs. One Orkney resident we talked with mentioned the very low crime rate on the islands, so I wasn’t too surprised to see the honesty box with the card machine. Again, great video!
14:45 - Literally gasped at that sunset on the cliffs. I want to go! Longer than a 6 hour drive from Texas, though.
This was just perfect ! love you guys , you have so much fun together , never stop doing what you're doing , we appreciate you both so much . Thank you .
Paul, thanks so much! What a lovely comment to receive! :)
Hi Alicja and Steve Another fantastic video. Weather looked really good. I think what possibly puts people off going there is the forecasts on the BBC always show low temperatures and a lack of sun but your vlog showed complete opposite. One of the best Steve, even more so than the wee island off Oban. All the best Crawford
Our pleasure Crawford! I think the locals are keeping the best secret in the world because the weather always seems good when I'm there :)
Wonderful content from you guys as always, but this trip has made me want to visit later this year. Thanks, and all the best
It's some place Craig! All the best getting up there :)
Thank you for making the place I grew up look just as awesome as I know it is. Wonderful video 🙏, as are all of them. 🤜🤛❣️🙌
Thanks so much!
I have to go now. I must just do it. Can't wait. You have inspired my husband and I to just go. My husband is sorting out Norway but I want to go to Orkney.
Absolutely stunning
So beautiful!
I may well have ancestral roots in Orkney. Thanks for the video.
Get up there and claim some land Russell!
Brought back wonderful memories of our visit to Orkney in 2019, what a great Viewers choice.
So glad Annette! Thank you!
Great ! And I'm now a envious german !
Thanks Gabi :) Talking of Germany, it's high on my list to visit some German Islands - they kinda go under the radar here and most people don't even know about them, but they are high on my list!
Been there, loved it, i want to go back especially after this video. We sat and watched the tide come in at the bay of birsey . Magical
That was a grand look of Orkney you certainly enjoyed it the weather was good
Back there this weekend :)
Wonderful and evoked so many memories for me. I have been to Orkney four times and explored everywhere from South Ronaldsay and Hoy to Rousay, Sanday, Eday, Westray and Papay. And, I have made it to North Ronaldsay too. I still have much to cover.
If you liked Skara Brae and the isle of Birsay go to Rousay where there are two sites to visit, Westray for Noltland Castle and the lighthouse headland walk, and for ultimate tranquility, Knap of Howar on Papay for the ancient remains and isolated beauty.
I do love Stromness and have camped many nights at the campsite visible from your footage as the ferry is approaching Stromness. My absolute favourite places in Orkney though have to be Rackwick Bay, Hoy and Pierowall, Westray.
Your video has inspired me to return next uear (2024).
Outstanding! Love the honesty box with card machine.
An amazing journey! Thank you.
Steve 😊 So glad I came across this video. I have never been to the Orkney Islands, they look stunning! (maybe one day, I'll find my way there) but I think I mentioned not long ago that I had been to the Shetland Islands. A highlight of that trip (in 2018) was a trip down to Sumburgh, from the port town of Lerwick. At Sumburgh I enjoyed a pleasant stroll to the lighthouse, at the southern tip of the Shetlands, where there was also a lovely little cafe looking out to sea, and I had a very nice scone and coffee.
Good choice, no, great choice. This might just be your best one yet. Loved the drive up north, Scotland with mist and rain feels like home😁.
Actually got goosebumps watching this one, if I was ever to flit back to Scotland I would really like to live on Orkney. Such a wonderful place and I haven't even been on Orkney but th history of the place is very special even for Scotland.
Look forward to your next adventure.👍🏴🇳🇱
Cheers Michael! I'd flit there in a second! :) All the best to you
@@steve-marsh watching it again with the wife did you know your dream home was on Top Gear!!!
Steve it must only be Scotland that can still look stunning in the rain, loved that, once again thank you for sharing 😎🏴
So true - suits any weather (just as well!)
Another gorgeous video.
Gorgeous episode! The production quality, especially the sound quality, is just outstanding. And the sites are stunningly beautiful. We are gob-smacked by this place. I know right now that before my family goes to Orkney, I must line up some really good reason for us to go home- or some of us might never leave it. Many thanks, brave guides! Stay safe and well so you can keep going for us!
Thanks so much Karen! Really appreciate it (especially as this one was tricky to edit into a video from the clips I had!) Haha so true, it's a difficult place to leave but you'll leave with a million memories :)
Look forward to every new video Steve, I'm a Scot living "down south" and you are both doing an excellent job showing me my homeland..."czesc" to Alicia
Cześć Thomas! Thank You for such a lovely comment, it makes us super happy and motivated when people enjoy Steve’s videos! Please take care🍀
Cheers Thomas! It's a pleasure to keep bringing you videos of home :)
@@alicja4139 you need to tell us viewers more about yourself I’m sure everyone would enjoy it.
Steve, your videos are always great. Thank you very much.
Super, thanks. Spent one day on Orkney but did not manage to see everything.
Wow! What a fantastic adventure the both of you had, Thanks for taking us along. Wonderful.
Cheers Roger! Thanks for coming along :)
Fab footage guys 👌👍🏴
Thanks so much!
Thanks! Your best so far.
Thanks so much! :)
You know how to make us all jealous. Thats now a desired destination on my bucket list.
I'll try to always have a beer tucked away for emergencies. I retired yesterday so hopefully time will allow now.
Oh Gavin I hope retirement brings you plenty nice trips like this one, and you can stay longer than we did - SO much to see here! All the best!
What a lovely island. I have not been fortunate enough to visit Orkney in person. This video showed something of this island’s history and beauty. Thanks for the walk around.
And thanks to you for coming along Alasdair! Glad to show you around a wee bit :)
Love these videos Steve, thank you for doing them and keep on doing them please. It's great to see all these places that I might never go to.
Glad you like them and more to come I promise! :)
Wooooooooooooooooooow what a place its very pretty , well done guys for recommending this place 👏
Good video as usual, so interesting and the walkway crossing over it ,and you only just made it in time,before the tide,
This video is a tonic! We had planned a trip to Orkney last year but then… well, you know. You have shown us a little of what we missed and made us promise to make the trip one day.
Your best video yet! Thanks. 👍
Thanks you so much! I wasn't sure about the quality of this edit, so your comments are much appreciated!
Best TH-cam channel for me.
An excellent video - full of the spirit of adventure -and fun ! Steve always tries new ideas and this is one of his best !
Thanks so much John! A tricky one to make, so this is appreciated :)
Superb!
Excellent video Steve. Always look forward to seeing the next ones. Best wishes 🙂👍
Enjoying this.
Thanks Steve. You've inspired us to revisit Orkney.
Beautiful, thank you for taking us on your trip. Beautiful music by the way.
Cheers Bruce! It was a tricky one to edit, but what a place!
What a stunningly beautiful place, and so full of history. Love all your videos - they're inspirational and funny and Orkney is now definitely on my must-get-there-someday list.
Cheers Josh! It really is a magical place :)
I love Orkney. The Stromness Ferry my favourite way of going. Last time my sister and I rented a house at Stenness right in the middle of the strenness brodgar and mase howe triangle. Shopping week, the gala week is a great time to visit
Hi Steve and Alicja. Thanks for bringing me along on this wonderful trip to Orkney.Fabulous first class video. Can't wait for part two. Very best wishes to you both.
Our pleasure Derek! Next one coming very soon!
Simply stunningly beautiful and yet another awesome video Steve 👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much Mark 😀
Steve, thanks so much for sharing a beautiful part (one of so many!) part of your country.
Thanks for coming along Chris!
Beautiful video Lot to explore for us. Love that Honesty box.😀👌👏👏
We spent the summer in Orkney in the late 70s when i was about 6. Back then we could run around inside Skara Brae; I'm sure you wouldn't be able to now!
Also, I don't know if you remember Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland, but I can't see the Ring of Brodgar now without picturing him dancing round it naked! 🙈😂
Many thanks for the fabulous videos, Steve.
My hubby Graeme and I are really missing Scotland and our family there and we check the channel weekly in anticipation of one of your new adventures.
Hopefully it won't be too long and we can get back and check out for ourselves the places you've been.
Cheers, from a locked down Australia.
All the best, Helen.
All the best to you both! Another wee video just posted today :)
Brilliant videos always been my dream to tour the islands like you do.keep up the great work
Amazing place, great couple showing us around, thanks for making the video.
Our pleasure Andy!
Beautiful island, never been but it’s definitely on my list, your videos are great Steve, thank you for taking us along❤️
And thanks for coming Jane! It's well worth a trip, such a unique, beautiful place :)
Cheers, Steve. Great video.It brought back the week Bertha and I spent there a goodly number of years ago. Excellent job of showing why one always wants to return.
Thanks so much James! A pleasure to show you some familiar places :)