I'm outside of Pittsburgh- I think qualifies, too! We even have the high hills (almost mountains -like WVA). We were just remarking at how little sunshine we and Ohio get.
Hi , my wife is Scottish an I am Russian, on my first visit to Scotland I was overwhelmed by the beauty of highlands, and old castles. God bless this lands.
Beannaich Dia na h-Albannaich anns a ’Ghàidhlig ~~ Seas gu cinnteach May the Lord God of the Scots Bless you ~~ Stand Sure [Anderson family motto] Да благословит вас Господь Бог шотландцев ~~ Будьте уверены [девиз семьи Андерсонов]
@@I-OGameDev We have visited many places, Strirling, Edinburgh, Glasgow, we toured environs of Ayrshire, went to the Enveraray to watch highland games, Loch Lomond National Park and many other plases. Are you Scottish?
@@Artur-hg1qg Is there anything more Scottish than complaining about people liking Scotland lol. But anyway, kids need homes too, I get it. I ditched the ratrace and went bush down under. And I can honestly say, there's not a single thing I miss about the big smoke.
@@Artur-hg1qg maybe the locals should stop selling their land/houses to people paying the most money then. If they cared enough about local people having the houses.
As a Scot living in Scotland I commend you for such a beautiful video, capturing the essence of island life, it’s not for everyone but when it is for you, your heart is content. We live such fast lives, only when we slow down do we have time to wonder why we do rush about. Loved the little history bit, to put it into context too. So happy you enjoyed it.
Agreed. I think if you can put up with the harsh winters it’s a beautiful place too live. Most who visit do so in the summer when the weather is better, but I’ve been up too Glencoe during the winter too visit relatives and it’s a different experience in the winter that’s for sure. Still lovely though.
Kori - Everything seems to go full circle. I'm living in Stafford, VA, only 20 miles from where by Scottish Anderson relative came ashore in Dumfries, VA, then moved westward to Tennessee and thn to Missouri.
@@mstrdiver Virginia was very Scottish. John Alexander's swampy farmland became Alexandria. I have an old painting with of all the Scottish buildings of Alexandria's Old Town area. Augusta and Staunton were originally Beverly Plantation, which was predominantly Scottish and Ulster-Scots. When I drive there on rt 81, I pass by Dublin and Edinburgh. At one of the Welcome centers there's a lucky stone that the Scots going on the Great Wagon Road would rub for good luck.
@@tenbroeck1958 My family are Ulster Scots but never moved further south than Philadelphia where we landed (Port of Philadelphia) . Nevertheless I have read much about how Ulster Scots (in particular) settled in Appalachia. It is fascinating the way the language, music and some customs evolved (and some did not change!) when folks moved into Appalachia.
I'm in Canada and my grandparents came from South Uist in 1923. Other relatives came here in the 1880s. I spent six years researching Lady Gordon Cathcart . You are he first person I have ever heard speak about her! You have no idea how special your video is to me. Thank you.
Hi Christine, I have a book by Ben Buxton 'The Vatersay Raiders' it's good and details a lot of what happened to the men and also has references to Lady Cathcart.
My family were from South Uist and I was born there ,I have seen in the museum there a picture of people waiting at the pier to go on route to Canada maybe your grandparents were among them interesting story maybe my grandparents might even have known them .
@@carolinecarmichael8732 Maybe! I still have relatives on the island and have gone there to meet them. In the early 1920s, there was a priest named Father MacDonell who worked with the Canadian government to bring settlers to Canada. He built up a little farming area in Alberta called Clandonald. Most of the South Uist settlers started out there. Eventually, they fanned out all over the country. My whole childhood was part Gaelic/part English as almost all of my mom's friends were from South Uist.
@@carolinecarmichael8732 Just adding this. I did research for about six years on MacDonell and the settlers. If your grandparents came over, their records are in the Canadian Archives. It's fascinating. You can even see their signatures on documents. There's also a man in the Hebrides called Bill Lawson who does crofter genealogies. He's online.
Greetings Christine, David Currie here.... Fellow Canadian from southern Ontario and member of the Askernish Golf Club on South Uist. I was also very taken with the video and it brought with it many wonderful memories as we've had to forego our annual visits for the past two years. I'm sure you have been inside Lady Cathcart's house at Askernish. It's been on the market for many years without any takers but finally sold a few years ago to a Campbell and they have done a superb job of renovation. My association with Askernish Golf Club brought with an introduction to aspects of my heritage I had not known. In the middle of Alastair Macdonald's croft at Stillygarry is a stone cairn dedicated to Clan Currie to acknowledge their contribution to the history and culture of the island. As the younger generation would say - WHO KNEW....!
My Granny (Grandmother) came from the Outer Hebrides, born in 1902. She could only speak Gaelic when she went to school aged 5 years. She was told Gaelic was a backwards language and had it belted out of her, if she ever spoke it. Such a shocking thing to do to a child. Breaks my heart to think what she went through, I have very fond and loving memories of her. Pleased now Gaelic is recognised and appreciated. Thank you for visiting this lovely island.
Same as my granny who came from Rannoch. I worked in the county of Ross, and it was the same with the people there, it was beaten out of them. Such a shame, in two generations they managed to damage the language. I’ve been learning Scots Gaelic on duolingo, great hearing the words my granny used to speak.
Thank you for sharing this adventure with us. One request for you to consider: when gathering fungi, please use a knife to cut them from the stem vs. pulling them out of the ground. Leaving the base in the ground helps to maintain the fungis' presence on the site vs. removing it and making it more challenging for future 'shrooms to arise.
I wasn't expecting those beautiful beaches 😮 I can't wait to meet Scotland! Every time I discover something new about this place and I feel more in love 🧡
Absolutely stunning country 🏴 Scotland is #1 on my bucket list. I cannot wait to visit one day 🥲 It looks so magical and earthy! Love and peace from San Diego 🇺🇸
That's weird. I bumped into an Archeologist from the University of San Diego in 2008 when i lived on Barra. She had a great appreciation for malt whisky. Respect.
Thank you very much for your video, I LOVE VATERSAY AND BARRA♥️♥️♥️♥️One of the Vatersay Raiders is my Great, Great Grandfather William Boyd,♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏I'm filled with admiration and pride when I think of what my ancestors went through ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🏴
Beautiful video, full of sensory experiences. Many thanks for sharing! I moved from Hampshire to Aberdeenshire in late 2021, and I've not regretted it for a second. One of the things I love is the amazing light, and there's plenty of that in this video from even further north. I'm in love with Scotland's skies.
I feel like I’d never get tired of seeing this type of scenery. I’ve been to Scotland twice in my life and was absolutely blown away by the beauty and at the same time felt like I was home. Def a magical place!
@@Artur-hg1qg language? If you speak English your fine. Very few people speak Gaelic in Scotland these days less than 10% of the population can speak it. Everyone speaks English.
@@Artur-hg1qg no I was just saying most people speak English. Like Welsh language very few people actually speak Welsh. I have nothing against using Gaelic I think it’s nice that some people still speak it, but if you went round speaking Scots Gaelic very few Scots would understand you. My dad is a proud Scotsman Airedrie born and bred just outside Glasgow, but he can’t speak a word of Gaelic. You might as well be speaking Swahili too him😂
Think the reason Scotland is so beautiful is partly down to the weather lol it’s that bad it keeps a lot of tourists away hence preserving our beautiful countryside… & for this I thank the weather ❤️🏴
My Gaidhlig teacher told us many stories about Vatersay & Barra, but I've never seen video like this. It's beautiful! Thank you very much, Alexandra!!! Mòran, mòran taing!!!
Spectacular video. Loved the history part, especially. Your voice is very calming and you didn’t needlessly add ridiculous music. There’s no better music in nature than its natural sounds.
I visited Barra in the 1990s and thought it was one of the most magical places I've ever been. Yes... lots of wind and more wind. My favorite memory was the mail bus picking up children for school.
So lovely! As a sidebar, being a veteran mushroom hunter, I was taught to never pull them by their roots. Cut them off, leaving some to grow another season. Thank you for sharing! Blessings
Thank you! :) I have heard about the pulling vs. cutting question as well. There's been studies comparing the two picking techniques and the conclusion is it doesn't make any difference to the fungus or to how many mushrooms will grow in the following season. We tend to follow these picking guidelines: gallowaywildfoods.com/how-to-harvest-wild-mushrooms-cutting-v-picking-26711/
Isle of Barra is a stunning and special place to be, I was there in 2017 & 2018, I found the people so generous and so kind, I came away humbled, I was going to return in 2020 but thought of there local communities and how hard they work , so with Covid virus around in the uk I decided to stay away, I will go back there soon, stay safe to all islanders , kind regards, Mitch 👍💙
I have been to Barra and Vatersay twice and they are spectacular. It has a brilliant sea journey from Oban. The people are lovely and the land and sea scapes amazing. This is a lovely video. Well done.
Was there back in the 80's before the causeway was built and the only way to Vatersay was by boat from Barra. Only those who have spent time on these islands know their magic, how they rest deep in our hearts and are forever beckoning us to return one day.
I just found this by accident and thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve lived in Canada for 23 years and moved from the UK. Now living in Nova Scotia. We travelled to Cape Bretton last fall and your location reminds me a lot of some of the area we explored. Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures. Thank you. Sue
Thank you, Sue! I lived in Canada for a while when I was a teenager and I really miss it. Oh lucky you, Nova Scotia is stunning! I've never been to Cape Bretton unfortunately, it sounds wonderful.
I’ve always wanted to visit Ireland but my husband gets anxious travelling outside of our own country- we visited cape breton, fell in love with the highlands there, and are closing on 3 properties this week!!!!!! What part of cape Breton are you from?
@@shirlkue Hi Shirley. That’s exciting closing on not 1 but 3 properties. We don’t live in Cape Bretton, we live on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. We are hoping to visit Cape Bretton again in the summer. Are you buying homes or a business? Where are you moving from?
@@suewellings4500 one of them has a house on yes! We are from Ontario so won’t be moving anytime soon, but looking forward to restrictions lifting so we can finally see them!
@@shirlkue that’s great. You’ll have a home to come too hopefully soon. What area? We hope our lockdown lifts soon so we can head up to Cape Bretton this summer or fall. In the meantime, stay safe.
Absolutely beautiful video- I’m a Scot living in South England and I miss the Outer Hebrides so much. I would love to end up somewhere like this in the future. Thank you for sharing ❤️
I lived here for 5 or so years. There are thieves and liars and some other darker.... much darker goings on. The unjust behaviours have moved over to normal practice by a minority of locals and i left because i was robbed blind. They have zero morals.
@@jesusisaliveannie3594 Wow! A completely different climate, landscape, etc. I imagine there's a fascinating story. Missions maybe? Well, be blessed sister in Christ 💛
@@jenniferbrooks87 Hi Jennifer! I grew up in a Christian home in the UK but had a strong love for the Jews from a certain age and wanted to learn Hebrew so I could read the OT in Hebrew. Got the chance to take Hebrew studies and came to Israel to strengthen my modem Hebrew (hadn't wanted to learn modern but it was necessary). In Israel met the man who is now my husband in the local church in Haifa. He grew up here in Nahariya. Now he's pastoring a small church here in Nahariya (around 35 people) and we have five kids. Just started homeschooling this year. That's the story in short. Nice to find believers here on RUclips! 😊❤️
My mum and her family grew up in Barra and I have many close relatives still living there today. I stay near Edinburgh but we’ve been going up to Barra around twice a year since we were kids. We never get bored. The island may be small but you’ll never struggle to find an adventure! Some of favourite memories there and I love seeing videos like this. Great vid :) Willkommen in Barra. Failte gu Eilean Bharraigh
Congratulations! I lived in the highlands for 2 months. Settling down, it's just a bit too cut off for us, but it's beautiful. We are in Aberdeenshire, not far from the city but in an old bothy, a small cottage like yours. We can imagine we are in the wilderness. But it's nothing compared with where you are
Yes it does make you want to pack up and leave the rat race i have a brother who found his way to South Uist 5o years ago while in the RAF married had 2 children and hasn,t come back to Wales you do not have to wonder why it,s out of this world
@@jeanthomas3102 And for me as a dutchman in this crowded country Wales is allready a paradise, when I watch "Hinterland" I think: Oh my God, the space, the landscape, the peace.
People who live rurally, no matter the country, do better in difficult times. The depression soup lines, awful housing, people jumping out of buildings ....city. Rural folks already know how to grow their greens, plant and harvest potatoes, onions, etc. and keep a chicken coop. They too were poor, like city folks, during the depression, but were much more capable overall of not only surviving but thriving. Rural folks were far away from city crime also.
@@susansmith493 not when the seeds are GMO and the Chemtrails are being sprayed in the skies! Also you are forgetting rural folk have dwindled and went to live in the cities. It's not so simple anymore.
I read so much about Scotland, l admire immensely this country and respect the spirit of all Scott's. I am from Greece 🇬🇷 and and l did not visit this place ever. I wish l will in the future. Till then greetings
I enjoyed your filming style, cinematography. I'm an American, born in Argentina, with a lifelong love affair with Scotland, and the rest of the UK. Thank you! 🤩😍👏👏🙌🙌👋
ANCESTRAL HERITAGE Thanks for sharing your adventures in less-traveled places and high-quality, informative videography. This video brings to mind my maternal great aunt who in her elder widow years traveled from the USA to the Outer Hebrides, the ancestral homeland of her husband with surname Montgomery, where she rented a cottage with an old loom for a month or so and wove a Montgomery Clan tartan blanket for posterity. It was her way of purposeful traveling, continuous learning and connecting with family history.
I spent 11 weeks Hiking, camping, Kayaking and fishing in the highlands last year which included 4 on the Western Isles, one week was on Barra and Vatersay, so very beautiful; watched dolphins in both bays on different evenings. Vatersay really is the Jewel in the Crown of the Western Isles. Heading back there in 3 days, hoping for 15 weeks this year. Poor me.
@@LilyGazou Ah Lily, it truly is. However this year, I had only 7 weeks, planned for 15 or 16 weeks, but the wind was fierce, 25-40mph gusting to 50mph 24/7 it didn't stop from May, through June until Friday 22nd July and within minutes the Midges came out in force. The forecast was for the wind to continue across Scotland for several weeks, so I returned to England. Perhaps 2023 will be better....I will return.
My goodness, this pancake with mushroom looks so delicious! Makes me want to make one for myself! Thank you so much for sharing your visit. I miss Europe so much. And the fact that I have not been able to go back home for so many long months is completely devastating. I took for granted the open skies over Atlantic that being terribly homesick is overstatement. Please share more of your adventures!
Oh it is breathtakingly beautiful but I could not live that way I just don't I know we have a RV we travel a lot I love that you know this I love freedom I truly do and I don't like to go to the RV park I don't like to go to all these play the I like to know that I like to get off the grid and I love the enjoy my life I don't have to worry about no bulshit I people around me that's what I love to do and it is easy for me because I am a retired Carnie and I can get lost when I want to if I don't want to be found you're not going to find me LOL and don't get me wrong I absolutely love people and I love to socialize but it's all face it's always been on my terms when it's time to go it's time to go now you're not going to be out at my house and Party 4 days it ain't going to happen if I'd chosen then I have two to three hours it's time to go home I should invite you and your overall hour late so you don't get invited back I got this hard work to entertain and be Hostess but I do enjoy it but they call it respect
So atmospheric....I have painted my Scottish surroundings from an Island studio for 5 years, it's the atmosphere that never fails to stir the emotions.
I've been catching up on all of your videos. I love how much information you have to offer about the wildlife and history of the lands you're roaming. Very inspired to move towards simplicity!
I am an oil worker, in 2016 I spent 10 months in Shetland. In the beginning I hated it because I have been living in cities all my life. After 2 months there, I loved it there. Slow pace and nice people. Wish I could have stay there longer .
I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Barra and Vatersay's history is super interesting. Sadly I didn't manage to fit that much of it into this one video, there's so much more! :)
Scotland reminds me of New Zealand in so many ways,true beauty of endless sea and beautiful lands and mountains, my grandfather is Scottish/Irish and my grandmother is NZ/Maori,would love to travel back to Scotland and Ireland again
@@janethompson7685 oh I know. The winters down south can be harsh. My cousin lives on the South Island just outside Christchurch and he said the winters can be rough. Especially with Kiwi homes that have very little insulation in them. He said he’s lost count the amount of times he’s gone too bed in thick pyjamas and the thickest duvet he can get and still be cold. You see I only go over in the summer when the climate is warm, but I know N.Z has a very similar climate too the U.K. difference is we have well insulated, brick built houses with big central heating systems, double or even triple glazed windows. So our homes tend too maintain the heat. Where as a wooden built kiwi house dont insulate as well. Love N.Z though, especially the South Island, loads more countryside and natural beauty too see. If I ever emigrated too N.Z which is on the books, the South Island would be home for me.🙂🇳🇿🇬🇧
@@matty6848 oh you are so spot on about our houses over here! Its crazy how much fire wood we go thru just for one night aswel.. wow just outside of Christchurch nice love it down there,im top of the South Island close to the ferry,small coastal town but spoilt for cities to travel to when i miss the social life lol.
I'm from the far north coast of Sutherland, in the highlands of Scotland. I now live on a Greek island. It was wonderful for me to watch your video, thank you so much. It brought back a lot of memories. Thank you for spending this time in Scotland.x
Beautiful video. One tip when foraging mushrooms is to pinch off the stem rather than pluck the whole mushroom from the ground. The little white roots on the bottom are called mycelium and many mushrooms need it to propagate. If you uproot them, there's a good chance the mushrooms won't grow back next year. Happy hunting!
Thank you! :) I've read up on different mushroom picking techniques a few years ago. There's been studies comparing the cutting and the pulling technique and the conclusion is it doesn't make any difference to the fungus or to how many mushrooms will grow in the following season. We tend to follow these picking guidelines: gallowaywildfoods.com/how-to-harvest-wild-mushrooms-cutting-v-picking-26711/
@@alexandrareuter327 if you read closer into the studies this articles references, it actually talks about harvesting plants and not fungi which have different habitual lifeforms to those of normal plants. Just something to look more into. It is always best to give back on what you take from nature or she won't be able to provide for next harvest.
Scotland and it's islands are Beautiful BUT you have to love Wind, Rain, Cold in ample proportions
Yes, and take ample amounts of prozac and vitamin D! Looks so dreary and gray so often....
Ha ha. That is funny. I lived in Chicago does that count for experience🤣
@@hadassah8549 I sure think so, dear! 👍❤️
I'm outside of Pittsburgh- I think qualifies, too! We even have the high hills (almost mountains -like WVA). We were just remarking at how little sunshine we and Ohio get.
Most importantly the lack of sunshine.
Hi , my wife is Scottish an I am Russian, on my first visit to Scotland I was overwhelmed by the beauty of highlands, and old castles. God bless this lands.
Beannaich Dia na h-Albannaich anns a ’Ghàidhlig ~~ Seas gu cinnteach
May the Lord God of the Scots Bless you ~~ Stand Sure [Anderson family motto]
Да благословит вас Господь Бог шотландцев ~~ Будьте уверены [девиз семьи Андерсонов]
@@mstrdiver Thank you!!!
The west coast, Highlands and Islands👍
Glad you liked it! where did you go?
@@I-OGameDev We have visited many places, Strirling, Edinburgh, Glasgow, we toured environs of Ayrshire, went to the Enveraray to watch highland games, Loch Lomond National Park and many other plases.
Are you Scottish?
I can see 100 % why folks would want to leave the madness of real life. At some point i would love to. All the best for actually doing this.
I love it when people move up here it means that young people here can no longer afford housing here.
@@Artur-hg1qg young people can’t afford housing full stop. Ok, maybe a tent if they are lucky but where are they supposed to pitch it?
Totally agree with you!
@@Artur-hg1qg Is there anything more Scottish than complaining about people liking Scotland lol. But anyway, kids need homes too, I get it. I ditched the ratrace and went bush down under. And I can honestly say, there's not a single thing I miss about the big smoke.
@@Artur-hg1qg maybe the locals should stop selling their land/houses to people paying the most money then. If they cared enough about local people having the houses.
As a Scot living in Scotland I commend you for such a beautiful video, capturing the essence of island life, it’s not for everyone but when it is for you, your heart is content. We live such fast lives, only when we slow down do we have time to wonder why we do rush about. Loved the little history bit, to put it into context too. So happy you enjoyed it.
Agreed. I think if you can put up with the harsh winters it’s a beautiful place too live. Most who visit do so in the summer when the weather is better, but I’ve been up too Glencoe during the winter too visit relatives and it’s a different experience in the winter that’s for sure. Still lovely though.
I’ll trade Phoenix Az. Hell for her place any day.
@@iainblack2975Florida here, I'd trade our heat, humidity, hurricanes, and plastic/rubber/electronics-killing blazing sun with her, too!
You are doing in your young years what I only dream of in my fifties. I look forward to watching more of this beautiful scenery.
One of those homes you were exploring was the home of my 5th great grandfather.
Oh...
Have you still got the keys ?
Kori - Everything seems to go full circle. I'm living in Stafford, VA, only 20 miles from where by Scottish Anderson relative came ashore in Dumfries, VA, then moved westward to Tennessee and thn to Missouri.
@@mstrdiver Virginia was very Scottish. John Alexander's swampy farmland became Alexandria. I have an old painting with of all the Scottish buildings of Alexandria's Old Town area. Augusta and Staunton were originally Beverly Plantation, which was predominantly Scottish and Ulster-Scots. When I drive there on rt 81, I pass by Dublin and Edinburgh. At one of the Welcome centers there's a lucky stone that the Scots going on the Great Wagon Road would rub for good luck.
@@tenbroeck1958 My family are Ulster Scots but never moved further south than Philadelphia where we landed (Port of Philadelphia) . Nevertheless I have read much about how Ulster Scots (in particular) settled in Appalachia. It is fascinating the way the language, music and some customs evolved (and some did not change!) when folks moved into Appalachia.
I'm in Canada and my grandparents came from South Uist in 1923. Other relatives came here in the 1880s. I spent six years researching Lady Gordon Cathcart . You are he first person I have ever heard speak about her! You have no idea how special your video is to me. Thank you.
Hi Christine, I have a book by Ben Buxton 'The Vatersay Raiders' it's good and details a lot of what happened to the men and also has references to Lady Cathcart.
My family were from South Uist and I was born there ,I have seen in the museum there a picture of people waiting at the pier to go on route to Canada maybe your grandparents were among them interesting story maybe my grandparents might even have known them .
@@carolinecarmichael8732 Maybe! I still have relatives on the island and have gone there to meet them. In the early 1920s, there was a priest named Father MacDonell who worked with the Canadian government to bring settlers to Canada. He built up a little farming area in Alberta called Clandonald. Most of the South Uist settlers started out there. Eventually, they fanned out all over the country. My whole childhood was part Gaelic/part English as almost all of my mom's friends were from South Uist.
@@carolinecarmichael8732 Just adding this. I did research for about six years on MacDonell and the settlers. If your grandparents came over, their records are in the Canadian Archives. It's fascinating. You can even see their signatures on documents. There's also a man in the Hebrides called Bill Lawson who does crofter genealogies. He's online.
Greetings Christine, David Currie here.... Fellow Canadian from southern Ontario and member of the Askernish Golf Club on South Uist. I was also very taken with the video and it brought with it many wonderful memories as we've had to forego our annual visits for the past two years. I'm sure you have been inside Lady Cathcart's house at Askernish. It's been on the market for many years without any takers but finally sold a few years ago to a Campbell and they have done a superb job of renovation. My association with Askernish Golf Club brought with an introduction to aspects of my heritage I had not known. In the middle of Alastair Macdonald's croft at Stillygarry is a stone cairn dedicated to Clan Currie to acknowledge their contribution to the history and culture of the island. As the younger generation would say - WHO KNEW....!
My Granny (Grandmother) came from the Outer Hebrides, born in 1902. She could only speak Gaelic when she went to school aged 5 years.
She was told Gaelic was a backwards language and had it belted out of her, if she ever spoke it. Such a shocking thing to do to a child. Breaks my
heart to think what she went through, I have very fond and loving memories of her. Pleased now Gaelic is recognised and appreciated.
Thank you for visiting this lovely island.
😔 how sad for her, a child. Glad you are here today so you can share granny's story.
My friend from Wales had the same experience.
The controllers as still indoctrination school kids.
My, Irish Grandmother told me similar stories.
Same as my granny who came from Rannoch. I worked in the county of Ross, and it was the same with the people there, it was beaten out of them. Such a shame, in two generations they managed to damage the language. I’ve been learning Scots Gaelic on duolingo, great hearing the words my granny used to speak.
Scotland always gives me a very nostalgic feeling. I don’t know why but this is where I want to live forever.
99% of Scotland looks nothing like this. Stop getting your info from clichés
I've been to oban so I'm thinking this place is just as beautiful...im 53 and want a quiet calm life in nature more than ever
Yup...
@Moon Cat Do it.
You deserve that. Life is too short. Go for it!! 😀😀
@Moon Cat 👍
Then get the eff outta the UK. You can live a normal life in the distant forests of USA without having to mask up like an idiot.
Yes . . we'll keep our 'tiny Scottish islands' peaceful, tiny and Scottish thanks very much
What?
@@ScottishRoyal1
You can't read or ......?
Why say that?
@Karen-qx7jw
Because I can say what I want to. Is that ok with you 'Karen' 😆😆
As an Introvert I would love it !!!
Hello Deb
@@gewizz2 bruh......
Thank you for sharing this adventure with us. One request for you to consider: when gathering fungi, please use a knife to cut them from the stem vs. pulling them out of the ground. Leaving the base in the ground helps to maintain the fungis' presence on the site vs. removing it and making it more challenging for future 'shrooms to arise.
Oh god yes I was thinking the same.....who doesn't know this?!
I live in the desert. Never see a mushroom. Got a lot of cactus tho, lol
@@KB-ke3fi :) :) :)
Yep, childhood knowledge, always carry a pocketknife in case you find mushrooms
@@itsmeGeorgina Brilliant!!! :) :)
It rains a lot in the Outer Hebrides: But you get Uist to it. haha.
I wasn't expecting those beautiful beaches 😮 I can't wait to meet Scotland! Every time I discover something new about this place and I feel more in love 🧡
Absolutely stunning country 🏴 Scotland is #1 on my bucket list. I cannot wait to visit one day 🥲 It looks so magical and earthy! Love and peace from San Diego 🇺🇸
That's weird.
I bumped into an Archeologist from the University of San Diego in 2008 when i lived on Barra.
She had a great appreciation for malt whisky. Respect.
@@alanbbrady8196 Whiskey. 😜
Your gentle reflections capture the essence of a magical place very well
Thank you! I'm glad the magic came across!
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I loved this video.
did you see a whale, sea lions ?
Thank you very much for your video, I LOVE VATERSAY AND BARRA♥️♥️♥️♥️One of the Vatersay Raiders is my Great, Great Grandfather William Boyd,♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏I'm filled with admiration and pride when I think of what my ancestors went through ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🏴
Beautiful video, full of sensory experiences. Many thanks for sharing! I moved from Hampshire to Aberdeenshire in late 2021, and I've not regretted it for a second. One of the things I love is the amazing light, and there's plenty of that in this video from even further north. I'm in love with Scotland's skies.
I feel like I’d never get tired of seeing this type of scenery. I’ve been to Scotland twice in my life and was absolutely blown away by the beauty and at the same time felt like I was home. Def a magical place!
Haste ye back
Thank you for showing the Outer Hebrides. My family was part of the Highland Clearances and forced to Canada. So nice to see this.
We are so happy to see more people moving towards living a simpler life, Thanks for sharing 🙏
Because its where our soul being yearns for ,we want a better healthier life
90 people?! That's a dream life! Beautiful!
exactly.
Better learn the language.
@@Artur-hg1qg true that
@@Artur-hg1qg language? If you speak English your fine. Very few people speak Gaelic in Scotland these days less than 10% of the population can speak it. Everyone speaks English.
@@Artur-hg1qg no I was just saying most people speak English. Like Welsh language very few people actually speak Welsh. I have nothing against using Gaelic I think it’s nice that some people still speak it, but if you went round speaking Scots Gaelic very few Scots would understand you. My dad is a proud Scotsman Airedrie born and bred just outside Glasgow, but he can’t speak a word of Gaelic. You might as well be speaking Swahili too him😂
Think the reason Scotland is so beautiful is partly down to the weather lol it’s that bad it keeps a lot of tourists away hence preserving our beautiful countryside… & for this I thank the weather ❤️🏴
My Gaidhlig teacher told us many stories about Vatersay & Barra, but I've never seen video like this. It's beautiful! Thank you very much, Alexandra!!! Mòran, mòran taing!!!
Oh, that's amazing! Such a beautiful language! :) And such a beautiful place as well.
Spectacular video. Loved the history part, especially. Your voice is very calming and you didn’t needlessly add ridiculous music. There’s no better music in nature than its natural sounds.
I visited Barra in the 1990s and thought it was one of the most magical places I've ever been. Yes... lots of wind and more wind. My favorite memory was the mail bus picking up children for school.
So lovely!
As a sidebar, being a veteran mushroom hunter, I was taught to never pull them by their roots. Cut them off, leaving some to grow another season.
Thank you for sharing! Blessings
Thank you! :) I have heard about the pulling vs. cutting question as well.
There's been studies comparing the two picking techniques and the conclusion is it doesn't make any difference to the fungus or to how many mushrooms will grow in the following season.
We tend to follow these picking guidelines: gallowaywildfoods.com/how-to-harvest-wild-mushrooms-cutting-v-picking-26711/
That is funny, my husband made that exact statement this am.
You have to know which mushrooms are poisonous and which are not, TheGoodHeart. You could die of poisoning otherwise.
@@daisychain3007,Correct ! So many poisonous mushrooms so please be careful as folks have died.
Also do not take the poisonous covid vaccine please !
@@jdosvd I HAVE already taken TWO Covid vaccines, as I want to stay as healthy as possible.
Isle of Barra is a stunning and special place to be, I was there in 2017 & 2018, I found the people so generous and so kind, I came away humbled, I was going to return in 2020 but thought of there local communities and how hard they work , so with Covid virus around in the uk I decided to stay away, I will go back there soon, stay safe to all islanders , kind regards, Mitch 👍💙
This murder sadly of Aleshia MacPhail was on the Isle of Bute not the Isle of Barra, May she rest in peace,
I’m born and raised in Barra. Moved to Canada. Nice to see the islands again.
I’d leave the U.S. and move there in a heartbeat if I could. Looks like Heaven to me! ❤️
Growing up there was great. Its quite remote and wild weather but beautiful.
Yes. Absolutely. Without hesitation.
100% agree. Chicagoan born and raised, spent 10 years in Lafayette Louisiana-school included (geaux Cajuns) but my heart resides across the pond.
It is in the summer but the winters can be harsh.
Me too
I have been to Barra and Vatersay twice and they are spectacular.
It has a brilliant sea journey from Oban.
The people are lovely and the land and sea scapes amazing.
This is a lovely video. Well done.
Was there back in the 80's before the causeway was built and the only way to Vatersay was by boat from Barra. Only those who have spent time on these islands know their magic, how they rest deep in our hearts and are forever beckoning us to return one day.
A five hour boat ride seems like a very small price to pay for such peace. Thank you for sharing it!
Hello how are you doing 😊😊☺️😊
I just found this by accident and thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve lived in Canada for 23 years and moved from the UK. Now living in Nova Scotia. We travelled to Cape Bretton last fall and your location reminds me a lot of some of the area we explored. Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures. Thank you. Sue
Thank you, Sue! I lived in Canada for a while when I was a teenager and I really miss it. Oh lucky you, Nova Scotia is stunning! I've never been to Cape Bretton unfortunately, it sounds wonderful.
I’ve always wanted to visit Ireland but my husband gets anxious travelling outside of our own country- we visited cape breton, fell in love with the highlands there, and are closing on 3 properties this week!!!!!! What part of cape Breton are you from?
@@shirlkue Hi Shirley. That’s exciting closing on not 1 but 3 properties. We don’t live in Cape Bretton, we live on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. We are hoping to visit Cape Bretton again in the summer. Are you buying homes or a business? Where are you moving from?
@@suewellings4500 one of them has a house on yes! We are from Ontario so won’t be moving anytime soon, but looking forward to restrictions lifting so we can finally see them!
@@shirlkue that’s great. You’ll have a home to come too hopefully soon. What area? We hope our lockdown lifts soon so we can head up to Cape Bretton this summer or fall. In the meantime, stay safe.
Absolutely beautiful video- I’m a Scot living in South England and I miss the Outer Hebrides so much. I would love to end up somewhere like this in the future. Thank you for sharing ❤️
But you can't because it all belongs to the Lord of the Isles or somebody else.
I'm from Southern England, living in Israel for the last 15 years.
I lived here for 5 or so years. There are thieves and liars and some other darker.... much darker goings on. The unjust behaviours have moved over to normal practice by a minority of locals and i left because i was robbed blind. They have zero morals.
@@jesusisaliveannie3594 Wow! A completely different climate, landscape, etc. I imagine there's a fascinating story. Missions maybe? Well, be blessed sister in Christ 💛
@@jenniferbrooks87 Hi Jennifer! I grew up in a Christian home in the UK but had a strong love for the Jews from a certain age and wanted to learn Hebrew so I could read the OT in Hebrew. Got the chance to take Hebrew studies and came to Israel to strengthen my modem Hebrew (hadn't wanted to learn modern but it was necessary). In Israel met the man who is now my husband in the local church in Haifa. He grew up here in Nahariya. Now he's pastoring a small church here in Nahariya (around 35 people) and we have five kids. Just started homeschooling this year.
That's the story in short. Nice to find believers here on RUclips! 😊❤️
My mum and her family grew up in Barra and I have many close relatives still living there today. I stay near Edinburgh but we’ve been going up to Barra around twice a year since we were kids. We never get bored. The island may be small but you’ll never struggle to find an adventure! Some of favourite memories there and I love seeing videos like this. Great vid :) Willkommen in Barra. Failte gu Eilean Bharraigh
I am so utterly jealous. You are living my dream!
Scotland is a beautiful place , Outlander made me believe that and i will surely visit the country at least once in ny life ❤️
You'll be welcomed.
@@celticminstrel8252 aww thank u 💜
Congratulations! I lived in the highlands for 2 months. Settling down, it's just a bit too cut off for us, but it's beautiful. We are in Aberdeenshire, not far from the city but in an old bothy, a small cottage like yours. We can imagine we are in the wilderness. But it's nothing compared with where you are
It just makes me want to pack up and leave the rat race in 2021!
Yes it does make you want to pack up and leave the rat race i have a brother who found his way to South Uist 5o years ago while in the RAF married had 2 children and hasn,t come back to Wales you do not have to wonder why it,s out of this world
@@jeanthomas3102 And for me as a dutchman in this crowded country Wales is allready a paradise, when I watch "Hinterland" I think: Oh my God, the space, the landscape, the peace.
People who live rurally, no matter the country, do better in difficult times. The depression soup lines, awful housing, people jumping out of buildings ....city. Rural folks already know how to grow their greens, plant and harvest potatoes, onions, etc. and keep a chicken coop. They too were poor, like city folks, during the depression, but were much more capable overall of not only surviving but thriving. Rural folks were far away from city crime also.
@@susansmith493 not when the seeds are GMO and the Chemtrails are being sprayed in the skies! Also you are forgetting rural folk have dwindled and went to live in the cities. It's not so simple anymore.
@@belight4686 I never spray and have never purchased a GMO seed. :) Simple.
I read so much about Scotland, l admire immensely this country and respect the spirit of all Scott's. I am from Greece 🇬🇷 and and l did not visit this place ever. I wish l will in the future. Till then greetings
I would love to live on this beautiful island. I love nature and solitude very much
Very beautiful place, no pollution no rush, no gathering, only greenery and peaceful wild nature with a simple rural lifestyle. Great video
Thank you for sharing this with us!! It is uplifting and beautiful
I enjoyed your filming style, cinematography. I'm an American, born in Argentina, with a lifelong love affair with Scotland, and the rest of the UK. Thank you! 🤩😍👏👏🙌🙌👋
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
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Thanks for sharing your adventures in less-traveled places and high-quality, informative videography.
This video brings to mind my maternal great aunt who in her elder widow years traveled from the USA to the Outer Hebrides, the ancestral homeland of her husband with surname Montgomery, where she rented a cottage with an old loom for a month or so and wove a Montgomery Clan tartan blanket for posterity. It was her way of purposeful traveling, continuous learning and connecting with family history.
Amazing!!!!!
That is lovely.
Thanks for a most relaxing 8 minutes in my mad day in South London!
Thank you for sharing more of God's beautiful world. Have a blessed day!
Well, the beaches are white,water is clear& blue, air is fresh, I love living in Scotland!! Actually the weather here has been sunny& hot 😊
Those mushroom crepes looked amazing. Glad the island was restored from that greedy person. Thanks for posting.
they are known as 'pancakes' in certain parts of the world as well (and not as crepes)
Beautiful photography! I love the turquoise blue waters splashing over the rocks, the birds, trees, and stone cottages. Jenny
A lovely & fascinating video; thanks for posting it!
I spent 11 weeks Hiking, camping, Kayaking and fishing in the highlands last year which included 4 on the Western Isles, one week was on Barra and Vatersay, so very beautiful; watched dolphins in both bays on different evenings. Vatersay really is the Jewel in the Crown of the Western Isles. Heading back there in 3 days, hoping for 15 weeks this year. Poor me.
What, don't you like Glasgow?
The perfect way to spend time.
@@LilyGazou Ah Lily, it truly is. However this year, I had only 7 weeks, planned for 15 or 16 weeks, but the wind was fierce, 25-40mph gusting to 50mph 24/7 it didn't stop from May, through June until Friday 22nd July and within minutes the Midges came out in force. The forecast was for the wind to continue across Scotland for several weeks, so I returned to England. Perhaps 2023 will be better....I will return.
What a beautiful life..
My goodness, this pancake with mushroom looks so delicious! Makes me want to make one for myself! Thank you so much for sharing your visit. I miss Europe so much. And the fact that I have not been able to go back home for so many long months is completely devastating. I took for granted the open skies over Atlantic that being terribly homesick is overstatement. Please share more of your adventures!
Hello how are you doing 😊😊😊☺️
I lived in Scotland for 7 years. It’s the most beautiful place on earth.
Казалось бы все живут по-разному, но все хотят быть счастливы в своем крошечном мире...
Александра, счастья Вам и Вашим родным.
I agree!
Thank you for sharing this amazing video)
Stunning, such a peaceful, calming video. Beautiful photography, and audio. Subscribed.... I really need this for my inner peace. Thank you.
Oh it is breathtakingly beautiful but I could not live that way I just don't I know we have a RV we travel a lot I love that you know this I love freedom I truly do and I don't like to go to the RV park I don't like to go to all these play the I like to know that I like to get off the grid and I love the enjoy my life I don't have to worry about no bulshit I people around me that's what I love to do and it is easy for me because I am a retired Carnie and I can get lost when I want to if I don't want to be found you're not going to find me LOL and don't get me wrong I absolutely love people and I love to socialize but it's all face it's always been on my terms when it's time to go it's time to go now you're not going to be out at my house and Party 4 days it ain't going to happen if I'd chosen then I have two to three hours it's time to go home I should invite you and your overall hour late so you don't get invited back I got this hard work to entertain and be Hostess but I do enjoy it but they call it respect
What a beautiful video! I look forward to your further adventures.
It’s really beautiful out there. I love the history and especially those ruins.
Thank you from sharing. This makes me happy
Love from me in Norway.
What a blessing to live somewhere so beautiful!
My Girl this is beautiful! Thank you and God bless you!
This was such a tactile and beautifully vivid video. How lucky to be able to visit, even if it's through someone else's camera. Thank you.
So atmospheric....I have painted my Scottish surroundings from an Island studio for 5 years, it's the atmosphere that never fails to stir the emotions.
Absolutely loved this video. It must have been so peaceful and calming.
Thank you for sharing your Journey ~ I'd love to be able to live this daily...the COLORS of this region are so GOLDEN~ Joy in all you do...
Absolutely beautiful, thank you.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! :) We loved our time on the island so much!!
The correct way of collecting mushrooms is to cut them so that the roots are left into the soil in order to continue having mushrooms in this place.
I've been catching up on all of your videos. I love how much information you have to offer about the wildlife and history of the lands you're roaming. Very inspired to move towards simplicity!
So evocative and moody and BEAUTIFULLY quiet…a dream. Thanks for such a stunning tour and history lesson!
So beautiful and having such a relaxed, dreamlike quality... I’ll look forward to seeing more.
I totally agree :). It's just beautiful and such a joy to watch.
I was a sailor stationed in Holy Loch Scotland. 1962 1965. Best days of my life!
Lovely atmospheric video. Very soothing and wonderful to see the stunning seascapes and colours of the land. More please! :-)
beautiful! thank you!
Absolutely beautiful video. Well done!!☺
I am an oil worker, in 2016 I spent 10 months in Shetland. In the beginning I hated it because I have been living in cities all my life. After 2 months there, I loved it there. Slow pace and nice people. Wish I could have stay there longer .
The island is total bliss, bliss, bliss, Scotland has a great scenery, and the colours you see on land, you see in all the Tweeds, clothes.!
Absolutely wonderful.
Loved seeing the footage of Barra. I was there well over 30 years ago, but haven't been able to make it back. Hope you enjoy your stay...
To me this is the real definition of living. Thank you for the upload.
Yeah but unfortunately a huge lack of sunshine, not everybody is made for it
So interesting to learn the history of the places where you've travelled! I love learning from your voiceovers while seeing the sights. 😁
I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Barra and Vatersay's history is super interesting. Sadly I didn't manage to fit that much of it into this one video, there's so much more! :)
Where are you from Rachel? 😊
My goodness… that was very calming and inspiring. Thank you.
The world is so incredibly beautiful
Hi 👋 how are you doing?
I love your narrative. Slow and easy…beautifully serene. 🥰
Mushrooms should always be cut off, not taken with the roots so that they can regrow. Thank you! A beautiful video!
complain, complain
@@SR-iy4gg exactly, that's what YOUR comment is all about - a perfect self-reflection :)
Great video. Thank you for sharing
Scotland reminds me of New Zealand in so many ways,true beauty of endless sea and beautiful lands and mountains, my grandfather is Scottish/Irish and my grandmother is NZ/Maori,would love to travel back to Scotland and Ireland again
It is very similar been too both nations, however you do tend too get a much better climate in N.Z. The winters can be very harsh in Scotland.
@@matty6848 im in the South Island in NZ we dont have it easy come winter how ever the North Island does lol..def agree with ya
@@janethompson7685 oh I know. The winters down south can be harsh. My cousin lives on the South Island just outside Christchurch and he said the winters can be rough. Especially with Kiwi homes that have very little insulation in them. He said he’s lost count the amount of times he’s gone too bed in thick pyjamas and the thickest duvet he can get and still be cold. You see I only go over in the summer when the climate is warm, but I know N.Z has a very similar climate too the U.K. difference is we have well insulated, brick built houses with big central heating systems, double or even triple glazed windows. So our homes tend too maintain the heat. Where as a wooden built kiwi house dont insulate as well. Love N.Z though, especially the South Island, loads more countryside and natural beauty too see. If I ever emigrated too N.Z which is on the books, the South Island would be home for me.🙂🇳🇿🇬🇧
@@matty6848 oh you are so spot on about our houses over here! Its crazy how much fire wood we go thru just for one night aswel.. wow just outside of Christchurch nice love it down there,im top of the South Island close to the ferry,small coastal town but spoilt for cities to travel to when i miss the social life lol.
A silent and calm paradise !!! 👌🌺⭐☺
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
I'm from the far north coast of Sutherland, in the highlands of Scotland. I now live on a Greek island. It was wonderful for me to watch your video, thank you so much. It brought back a lot of memories. Thank you for spending this time in Scotland.x
thank you! beautiful.
I loved this video. It's been a long time dream of mine to go to Scotland. I hope I'll make it some day.
It is a beautiful land with many welcoming people. We enjoyed our trip and look forward to a return,
It’s a dream of mine too to spend some time exploring Scotland 💜🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Fellow Travelers,
Thank you for sharing this …
now I feel an ancestral urge to meander a Scottish Isle.
Much LOVE from The USVI.
Just stumbled across this. Just add lots of books and I'd be in narvana. Good for you. Sweet quiet.
Thankyou for this lovely video…you chose to pass your time in a very wholesome way
Thank you for sharing your journey! This was so relaxing to watch! I love how respectful your are of the island, it’s people, and it’s history.
Barra is so beautyful, i was in 2017, 2weeks on this island, i feel the deepest love in my heart for this island
Beautiful video. One tip when foraging mushrooms is to pinch off the stem rather than pluck the whole mushroom from the ground. The little white roots on the bottom are called mycelium and many mushrooms need it to propagate. If you uproot them, there's a good chance the mushrooms won't grow back next year.
Happy hunting!
Thank you! :) I've read up on different mushroom picking techniques a few years ago. There's been studies comparing the cutting and the pulling technique and the conclusion is it doesn't make any difference to the fungus or to how many mushrooms will grow in the following season.
We tend to follow these picking guidelines: gallowaywildfoods.com/how-to-harvest-wild-mushrooms-cutting-v-picking-26711/
@@alexandrareuter327 if you read closer into the studies this articles references, it actually talks about harvesting plants and not fungi which have different habitual lifeforms to those of normal plants. Just something to look more into. It is always best to give back on what you take from nature or she won't be able to provide for next harvest.