Wayfarer Sketches
Wayfarer Sketches
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Taiwan's Musical Garbage Truck
If you've ever been to Taiwan, you'll recognise the sound of their musical garbage trucks. Here, one blasts out Bądarzewska-Baranowska's The Maiden's Prayer, Op. 4, as it rolls through the cobbled streets of Yingge (鶯歌), Taiwan's famous pottery district.
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Sheng Hsing (勝興) Station, Taiwan
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A walk to the historical Sheng Hsing train station in Taiwan's Miaoli County. Built in 1906 by the Japanese entirely of wood, it was once the highest station on Taiwan's Western railway line, standing at 402 metres above sea level. Due to its historical significance, it was kept as a tourist attraction when regular passenger services ended in 1998. Today at the station you can board a Rail Bike...
Taiwan's Remote Mountain Rail Bike
Просмотров 1949 месяцев назад
Completed in 1908 by the Japanese, the 15.9 km "Old Mountain Line Railway" formed part of Taiwan's main western line. It was an engineering feat in its day, having the line's steepest and most winding stretch of track, longest tunnel, and longest steel railroad bridge. Until service was discontinued in 1998, it was a major artery for transporting coal, timber and fruits from Miaoli to other par...
Maritime Greenwich where East meets West
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London's Royal Borough of Greenwich is situated on the banks of the River Thames, famous for its maritime history and site of the Prime Meridian. In 1884 the Greenwich Meridian (north-south line) was voted as the world's Prime Meridian, or longitude 0. It divides the Eastern and Western hemispheres just as the equator divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Every location on earth was me...
Historic Kraków, Poland
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Kraków is Poland's second largest city, and has a rich and tragic history dating back to the 7th century.
Overcast London with the Household Cavalry
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Afternoon stroll through a typically grey January London. Views of Regent Street, St James's Park and Horse Guards Parade.
Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing- deck scenes
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A glimpse into life on deck during a wintry crossing from New York to Southampton.
Queen Mary 2 caught in Atlantic snowstorm
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A full, unedited lap (begins 00:28) of the outside deck of the Queen Mary 2 during an Atlantic snowstorm. Hardy passengers and crew members braved the freezing conditions to take in the magical sight!
Queen Mary 2 docked in New York
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A stroll around Queen Mary 2's promenade deck prior to setting sail for Southampton.
Christmas at the Strasburg Railroad, PA
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A short glimpse into a very festive day at the Strasburg Railroad.

Комментарии

  • @grahamoneill5638
    @grahamoneill5638 26 дней назад

    Just shows what a great ship she is

  • @WayneMorrison-t8j
    @WayneMorrison-t8j Месяц назад

    That would be great 👌

  • @Tigersguy
    @Tigersguy 2 месяца назад

    Only been on warm weather cruises, doing a Rome to new York in October of 25 hope it’s not too bad. Great video

  • @gdudley9
    @gdudley9 3 месяца назад

    It would be interesting to see we’re The Queen Mary 2 was located during this Snowstorm!

  • @user-kf1he2pk3l
    @user-kf1he2pk3l 4 месяца назад

    This looks absolutely wonderful. Your video perfectly encapsulates what I'm looking for in a voyage like this, without a word being spoken.

  • @chuckm6486
    @chuckm6486 6 месяцев назад

    Beautiful! I haven't crossed during the winter and I've wondered what the allure was of a January crossing. Now I know and it's now on my bucket list.

  • @trainsandships
    @trainsandships 8 месяцев назад

    Hi, I love this video very much. I hope I will go on QM2 some day. Thanks for posting.

    • @WayfarerSketches
      @WayfarerSketches 8 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much! Hope you get to travel on the QM2 one day :)

    • @trainsandships
      @trainsandships 8 месяцев назад

      @@WayfarerSketches Your Welcome. I had nice chat with you on Facebook yesterday and talk about QM2 and C &O Railroad Car ferries. I uploaded video " My car ferries trip on Chessie Car ferries " into You Tube this morning. I miss car ferries. I will go on QM2 next time. 😊

    • @trainsandships
      @trainsandships 8 месяцев назад

      Also, I want to go on Alaska or New England/Canada cruise, too. I like QE and QV, too. They were beautiful ships and small ships. Did you go on other cruise trip before? I went on Caribbean cruise from Florida 9 times. I got tired of it and modern ships. I love S.S. Norway and S.S, Rembrandt. They were gone. Too bad that I didn't go on older QE. Did you go on older QE?

  • @trainsandships
    @trainsandships 8 месяцев назад

    It was lovely. Ship was beautiful and look like old ocean liner.

  • @trainsandships
    @trainsandships 8 месяцев назад

    Hi Heather, It is lovely. I can see bow went up and down.

  • @a1villas123-iu2wg
    @a1villas123-iu2wg 8 месяцев назад

    We are on this ship for 4 weeks in November. Two transatlantic crossings and two weeks in the Caribbean can't wait now. Will need a diet once we get home.

    • @davidf6326
      @davidf6326 7 месяцев назад

      'Will need a diet once we get home' - You certainly will! The desserts, in particular, are impossible to resist 😊 We were on the Eastbound crossing three weeks ago and absolutely loved everything about it. The weather was a little kinder than it is in this video, though 😎

  • @dpalmaster1
    @dpalmaster1 10 месяцев назад

    One day I will make this trip westbound.

  • @leonwilliams3221
    @leonwilliams3221 10 месяцев назад

    Can you feel it rocking? I was getting seasick watching that motion

  • @debashisbaruah8427
    @debashisbaruah8427 10 месяцев назад

    She is an engineering marvel and no wonder she can withstand such monstrous waves. She is equally very classic and graceful as her name

  • @ianwhitehead691
    @ianwhitehead691 10 месяцев назад

    Great video, Thanks for taking us round with you, Awesome Ship. 🚢👍🏻🛳️😃

  • @minecachair
    @minecachair 10 месяцев назад

    I was on the Queen Mary two years ago when the crew were washing a small area of deck,perhaps twenty feet across,beside where I was sitting.It was covered in foam-one crew member was doing the actual cleaning while two others stood,one on either side to stop passengers crossing.There were also cleaning in progress cones.An American couple came up and asked if they could pass.The crew member said it might be slippery-if they could wait a couple of minutes until he'd rinsed it or else they could go inside and come out again the other side of the area in question which would take perhaps thirty seconds.Instead they chose to walk across and the woman promptly fell-not heavily as she clutched the crew member and he more or less lowered her down.Cue screeching,yelling,threats of suing.I was called to the Purser the next day and asked to be a witness for the ship-the couple were both attorneys and were indeed going to sue for negligence.As I said,that was two years ago and the case is STILL ongoing.I had to go back to the States to give evidence (on the Queen Mary both ways, fully paid for by Cunard!) and I'm hoping it continues andIi get another trip! The couple will ultimately lose,there's no way they can possibly win but why does the legal process in the United States takes so long?

  • @johndavies7615
    @johndavies7615 10 месяцев назад

    I was one of the passengers on this crossing.

  • @johndavies7615
    @johndavies7615 10 месяцев назад

    I was on this very crossing.

  • @elmehdiboumlic6565
    @elmehdiboumlic6565 11 месяцев назад

    👍👍👍👍

  • @elmehdiboumlic6565
    @elmehdiboumlic6565 11 месяцев назад

    👍👍👍👍

  • @Holly2017Rascal
    @Holly2017Rascal 11 месяцев назад

    We have just booked the Christmas Caribbean cruise leaving NY 12/21 and returning 1/3/25. Happy we are headed south. And first time on a cruise. Excellent video.

  • @Batman-wv5ng
    @Batman-wv5ng 11 месяцев назад

    This is nothing l have bigger waves in my bathtub.

  • @karansinhdodiya3599
    @karansinhdodiya3599 11 месяцев назад

    Only you Making of Graffics not real!!!

  • @mildred2109
    @mildred2109 11 месяцев назад

    There was some Atlantic storm also from NYC to Bermuda on January 12th to 13th. The ship was swaying a lot. It was on Norwegian Getaway. Except we did not have snow, we had strong winds and rain.

  • @Edgetravelguy
    @Edgetravelguy 11 месяцев назад

    Fabulous footage

  • @ajs11201
    @ajs11201 11 месяцев назад

    I've posted this on other videos, but I'll add it here as well: that promenade can be surprisingly cold--even in August.The middle of the Atlantic Ocean is cold in the summer and colder in the winter. That's not meant to discourage anyone from making this trip. It's just meant to encourage travelers to take a warm jacket or coat (no matter the season) in order to enjoy the fresh air and exquisite ocean views while making the crossing.

  • @nvidiagt7105
    @nvidiagt7105 Год назад

    👌

  • @wannabetrucker7475
    @wannabetrucker7475 Год назад

    THAT'S the ship i want to sail on ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @Ittou-Ogami
    @Ittou-Ogami Год назад

    Жалко не показали видео с бака ,это было бы монументально..

  • @janetcarbone4213
    @janetcarbone4213 Год назад

    Totally cool!! The only way to travel❤. Why don’t more people do this? I know you want more time at your destination and may not have enough time built in for getting there And there are people like me 🤮🤮🤮. But this is so classy ❤. But I guess more people want the floating shopping malls and theme parks.

  • @ginafromcologne9281
    @ginafromcologne9281 Год назад

    Oh, how fascinating! But I can feel the cold, brrrr. :)

  • @jie3654
    @jie3654 Год назад

    Thanks for your video, I will board this ship in Sydney this February 😊!

  • @kontrgerilla4033
    @kontrgerilla4033 Год назад

    Amazing!

  • @braddonaldson7938
    @braddonaldson7938 Год назад

    Thank you W Sketches for your reply. Always looking for any news on Queen Mary 2. That crossing I had her tracking / position in tandem with one of the storms Queen Mary 2 was on its Southern Flank toward the eastern edge of the Grand Banks. The storms central pressure was at 967 HPA, thus snow and storm force conditions. Thanks to NOAA MSLP Chart of Atlantic. Again I appreciate your response I may get a chance to sail with her later in year Brad Donaldson

  • @stephenroots4327
    @stephenroots4327 Год назад

    The run up Long Island Sound with the haunting dawn channel bells with my balcony overlooking The Statue of Liberty will stay with me forever!

    • @ajs11201
      @ajs11201 11 месяцев назад

      I don't think QM2 travels the Long Island Sound. She usually travels the Atlantic Ocean alongside the southern shore of Long Island, then under the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge into New York Harbor. She enters Buttermilk Channel with her port side to the pier.

  • @stephenroots4327
    @stephenroots4327 Год назад

    Happy days....

  • @barrydimmock5771
    @barrydimmock5771 Год назад

    Rather sit at home have a few beers and watch a snowstorm. Save thousands

  • @somnathde8680
    @somnathde8680 Год назад

    Watching it from India.

  • @Klevra96
    @Klevra96 Год назад

    What are thoes white totes stacked on top of each other? 3 minute mark. Awesome video. Id love to work on an amazing ship like this.

    • @WayfarerSketches
      @WayfarerSketches Год назад

      Those are life rafts, which the ship has in addition to the life boats. Glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @oldmanc2
    @oldmanc2 Год назад

    2:38 The joy of seeing snow for the first time in your life

  • @Марта-й7е
    @Марта-й7е Год назад

    Искам да съм там, а не на карибски круиз. Изживяване на морската стихия е пълно, макар и в комфорт.

  • @domitiennegegou5967
    @domitiennegegou5967 Год назад

    I crossed the Atlantic 14 times as a child, on the Queen Elizabeth and the first Queen Mary. I loved it even when there was a storm. But it never snowed. Thanks for bringing back memories !

    • @WayfarerSketches
      @WayfarerSketches Год назад

      Wow, how amazing to have travelled on those ships! Really glad the video brought back those great memories

  • @staceygrahame2504
    @staceygrahame2504 Год назад

    That baby snowman is delightful. 😂❤

  • @TiaLeopard
    @TiaLeopard Год назад

    I would absolutely love to have a trip aboard this magnificent ship, she’s just amazing ❤

  • @airaction2257
    @airaction2257 Год назад

    Wouldn't get me on one of those things surrounded by all that water, doesn't matter how big the ship is you are at the mercy of the water.

    • @ajs11201
      @ajs11201 Год назад

      It's not for everyone, but the QM2 has a lot of safeguards that other ships don't. Still, it's not everyone's enjoyment.

  • @gilbydog7350
    @gilbydog7350 Год назад

    Did you get sea sick in that swell ?

    • @WayfarerSketches
      @WayfarerSketches Год назад

      I didn't get seasick, although unfortunately I think some were

  • @jeffreykostbar9859
    @jeffreykostbar9859 Год назад

    I would never want to be on that cold crossing.

  • @michelesantilli8011
    @michelesantilli8011 Год назад

    Wow!❄️

  • @pauguste6559
    @pauguste6559 Год назад

    Praise God for keeping this ship and everyone on it safe.

  • @lindab3240
    @lindab3240 Год назад

    Thank you for this video - one more thing I don't have to feel I must do is to go on a big ship, let alone in winter!

  • @MrKarmapolice97
    @MrKarmapolice97 Год назад

    That’s really surreal to me when I cruise it’s always sunny Caribbean and The Bahamas, I would like to do an Atlantic crossing once and go through the Panama Canal