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It's a beautiful spot!

Thank you 😊 I've never been on Icon, but heard it's a lot of fun. In all of the UK my favourite so far is the Smiler at Alton Towers.

Can we be friends

@@Laura-lc5ng sure, I like to think I'm a friend to all those I meet.

If we went on the gravertron wth all the other utube channel and I felt bit dizzy would u all take care me

@Laura-lc5ng the gravertron? Do you mean the spinning rides you get at travelling theme parks? Cos I love those! Or is there a more specific ride you're thinking of?

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Have a nice weekend too.

We were at the Isalo Ranch the night before, travelled down RN7 towards Tuléar where we crossed the tropic on the way. Tristan (our guide) took a short detour off the main road so we could see the monument which was pretty cool.

I'm not so sure, beak seems too short and legs not long enough. Madagascan Fish Eagles also have quite prominent white heads. I'd say it's more likely a species of Buzzard, but couldn't say for certain.

Such a good time with great company. We didn't expect to make such good friends either.

We finally found the eggs!!!!!

Aww that's beautiful. We loved every second of our time with you. We didn't expect to make a new friend on our trip, but so glad that we did.

It was soooo delicious 😋

Thank you so much for your lovely comment. That really put a smile on my face. I plan on doing some more broads videos in the future, I absolutely love exploring the water ways.

I just had to zoom in on that section on my phone, and you're right, there is one around the side. How on Earth did you notice that?

@@nextstopstapleton I like to think i'm observant but it was dark for you. You may not have noticed

@@TotalWho91 I certainly didn't notice that one. The other geckos, the hissing cockroaches, the whip scorpion, that spider, but not that gecko.

It was so beautiful 😍

Linton Zoo and Shepreth were my zoos when I was at uni! I love them, especially Shepreth. I first visited Hamerton a few years ago and went bank multiple times in a year! Crocodiles of the world I've never been to however, but it certainly intrigues me. Obviously I'll make it to all of them at some point. Lincolnshire Wildlife Park I think is my next one, but Hamerton should be soon too.

Which are the best zoos worth visiting for you?

It was a very hard day! You made it most of the way up though, and praise to you for arranging water for our rescue!

😆 That was an interesting day to edit, with so little filmed and feeling soooo unwell.

Thank you 😊

I'm going to be uploading them weekly! I've still got quite a few to edit so I've got my work cut out for me.

I originally planned to include a lot more, but I'm afraid I was unable to, one of the first things they say is to not record the guides or give away the content of the tour, which they own the intellectual property of now! This means that when they lose access to the building no one else will be able to do this specific tour, and it sounds like they have plans to try and still use the tour content in some way. It might be worth contacting them, the exit to the tour is all on the street level, so they might be able to accommodate you by entering that way. There's one room up some stairs you wouldn't be able to see, but the rest of the tour is all on one level apart from 1 step, which depending on your disability and any aids you have, might be navigable.

I know exactly what you mean. I entered this carnival uncertain as what to expect, aware of the controversy surrounding it. And certainly saw nothing while there. Making me feel it was important to address the controversy in the context of both what I knew was being said, and what I had personally seen. It was a very eventful and fun experience, I certainly enjoyed my time there.

It's a version of "Carol of the Bells"

@@nextstopstapleton Thanks a lot

It's such a magic Christmas event!

It's such a beautiful and historic place with so much to see and do! I have got a video of his full performance on here. I really hope he keeps entertaining people, he's one of the best I've seen.

Brilliant! What did you think of it?

It's beautiful every year. Next time we'll have to go to Christmas at Kew!

@@nextstopstapleton lovely!

Being the largest in the US is very impressive though! I'd love to see that!

@@nextstopstapleton definitely worth checking out if you’re ever in the Chicago area. However somewhat ironically you need a car to get there lol But if you look it up, there’s a lot of great videos of it here on RUclips

@@Mr.E723 😆 that is ironic. I'll be sure to check some out, thanks.

I completely agree, no idea why I've not been before. But certainly will go again.

I completely agree, and I can't wait to do more holidays on the broads. On the next one I might talk about boat handling a bit as well.

That's a great idea!@@nextstopstapleton

It's a great day out, made even better by seeing Flying Scotsman. I can't wait to see what they've done with the other galleries when I next visit.

That's awesome! She's one of my favourite locos!

Thank you. It's a beautiful exhibition.

I visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park last year, it was actually one of my first vlogs. I absolutely loved it! The Polar Bears was a big highlight, but actually for me it was the Giant Otters I was most excited to see. I do plan to do some "Revisited" vlogs where I return to zoos I've already been too, Yorkshire Wildlife Park is one I plan to do, as I think it's going to keep growing a lot over the next few years.

We'll have to go back and explore more of the park.

It's just outside Reading. I'll admit I hadn't heard of it until recently, I think it's certainly a zoo that deserves to be more well known.

Just visited ( August 24th)....very pleasurable.

@hlambourne3847 I'm glad you enjoyed it, it's a good zoo.

I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Even with the weather I still really enjoyed the visit. Camera lenses are such a difficult choice, debating the zoom you need, weight you're carrying, and if you need a tripod. I personally use a 300mm lens for my photography camera, I get some good shots with it, but I'm considering getting a 600mm lens as well. My only concern is holding it steady, at that size you start to need a tripod, which is fine in a location when you plan to stay for a while, but if you're regularly moving it more inconvenient. So I'd say if you're concerned about weight, and want to go mainly tripod free, I wouldn't go more than a 300mm, but if you're happy to use a tripod, then a 600mm will be amazing in a zoo. If you're into wildlife photography then 900mm would be amazing, but as much as I'd love one, the cost is a bit much for me atm 😆

hi, Darren. thanks for you fast reply and thoughts on the lens. I much appreciate it! I take it from your zoo expert advice that the lens can't be long enough. (I'm on mft and own the 100-400mm which translates into 800mm ff. It's not that heavy, thank god. So I will bring it and the tripod and hope for few people, too.) I am visiting for the shoebill and the pangolin. I can't wait to see them and all these amazing animals that you walked us to, as well.

@Goldberry2007 fantastic to hear. I hope you have a great trip and get some good photos. Feel free to drop me a message after your trip, I'd love to hear how you got on and see some of the photos you get. I definitely think you can never have a big enough lens, there are certainly pros and cons both ways, but it's always annoying when an animal is just that little bit too far away for a good shot. Shoebills are such incredible birds, but pangolins are just adorable, and so special. A species in such decline, here's hoping they can be saved.

I'll make sure to do so on my next visit. I loved that show as a kid, and with so much to do there we just didn't fit it in sadly. We all said that we need to go back and do all the things we missed 😆

I suggest buying a LOT of Lego and building it from scratch. I'm happy to lend you a hand 😆

Why was it moved from there to York? Do you know?

It was a great zoo, with some great enclosures and unusual animals. We'll worth a visit.

I've still not been to the Blackpool Dungeon. I hope to soon though, I'm very intrigued now, they are all so well themed, I wonder what it is that sets Blackpool apart. I'm looking forward to seeing for myself!

@nextstopstapleton it's amazing the level of detail and research that they put in. The sound effects particularly, the audio in dark chapel particularly having Latin prayer!! That is another level of detail

@@nextstopstapleton I think what sets it apart is its easily the best themed. Every set feels immersive. I won't spoil it of course but the sets are huge for what they do in the tower!

@@sampower1735 you've got me really hyped now!!! I can't wait to experience it!

@nextstopstapleton it's amazing. Wish the dungeons had more in the UK. When you see how many tussauds there are, its mental. Did you jump by the way on the boat ride at towers. Was surprised it was so graphic!

Now that is very interesting, I'll have to hunt it down and have a look. Thank you.

I know! I had to get another visit in before they went.

It's behavioural research, not experiments. It's so we can better understand animal behaviour and welfare, and therefore be able to give them more appropriate environments in zoos, having more successful breeding programs, better understand the species as a whole, and be better equipped to help and hopefully save their declining wild populations.

Thank you. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it.

Do you mean the research animals? I'd appreciate you watching the full vlog if so, as I explain how the research works. It's completely optional for the animals which is amazing. If you mean zoos in general, then zoos are making huge leaps in ensuring natural environments and welfare for the animals in their care, and without zoos the extinction event we are currently living through would be even worse. In many cases the gene pool and breeding programs in zoos are the only thing keeping species from going completely extinct. And zoos contribute huge amounts and sometimes even run sanctuaries for animals to be released in to increase the wild populations. We as a species are doing huge amounts of damage to this planet, and zoos are a big corner stone in reducing that damage and turning things around, through education, conservation work, breeding programs, and release programs.

@@nextstopstapleton Very well said, I couldn't agree more!