When I went to Scotland the first time I had never felt so happy in my entire life. I am Scottish-Australian, and felt like I had come home for the first time in my life. My Dad was from Glasgow, and my Mum’s Dad was from there too. Mum’s Mum was from Fife. I wish I was brave enough to move from Australia, because Scotland is where my heart is.
As an American who's planning a permanent move to Inverness, I'm so excited for the videos being back in Scotland!! I've been visiting since I was a child, and fell 100% in love with the country. Can't wait to call it home!
I'm determined to find a way to move to Wick, where my ancestors were from. I visited in March and never felt more at home anywhere else.Just have to figure out how to meet the immigration requirements...
@buggeroff That's 28F? I'm in Texas and that doesn't sound too different from here...although we only have cold weather like that for about 3weeks, but still...nice to know I could travel there and acclimate alright.
I'm very excited for the future of your channel. I always enjoyed your content that focused on Scotland the most. I'm stuck in the USA and broke, so you give me little "virtual vacations" every time you post. Also, as someone who is fed up to the eyeballs with politics, I appreciate you keeping your channel free of politics, and just providing pure, wholesome entertainment and education. It's a rare commodity these days, and you have my gratitude.
I LOVE the beach in the early morning. Oh the sound of the waves, the breeze off the ocean, the coolness of the air, sunrise. Ahhhh, the peace. So good for the soul
Stop talking about food! You have made me starving hungry. Now I will have to make toast. Sitting room looks good. Mauve chocolate sounds great! Let me know when you have made some. It is a pretty nice apartment t.b.h.
Congrats on moving back to Scotland Shaun and getting your own place! Enjoyed the tour of your new digs! Can't wait to see more of Scotland in your future vlogs! Thanks for sharing and stay safe!
I’m so happy for you. I grew up on the Jersey Shore of New Jersey, USA. Less than a few yards from the beach. The natives enjoyed the beach and ocean more in the winter months more than the summer months. I would take walks even at 3:00 am when it would snow! I wish you both much health, happiness and joy!
I grew up on the Jersey Shore also. My brother would surf fish whenever and in any weather. I loved the peace of a a quiet beach with only the sound of the surf and birds.
My daughter and I went to Scotland in 2017 and visited Portobello as well as so many other areas in your country! We found and visited my grandfather childhood home as well as two churches that distant grandfathers had built. Hands down the friendliest people we've ever met! Amazing seafood and after visiting, I came back with a better understanding of who we are! My daughter said it was the best time she ever had! Love Scotland and it's people!! All the best from California
So beautiful. Always wanted to go to Scotland as my mom and her family were Stewart’s from Scotland. Now with all the issues here if it weren’t for all my family here I would love to move there. Enjoy cold or not.
My grandfather was from Limekilns, Fife and lived across from the Firth of Fourth. I went and visited in July when I was a teenager and swam in the water. I dove off the stone dock and tried to swim to my Uncle’s boat (he’d challenged me). I knew as soon as I hit the water I was in trouble. It was so cold I almost drowned. One of the stupid things you do as a youth and I realize how lucky I was to survive it. Someday I’d like to go back as an adult. My aunt and uncle have passed away. I have some distant cousins still there. Enjoy your new home!!
Congratulations!!! It's such a great feeling when you cross that huge milestone of becoming a home owner. Scary, but exciting too. I pray abundance and a bounty of blessings upon you and yours in your new home and life! 🖤🖤🏴🏴
I was told that my surname is more Scottish than anything else; I would love to see MORE videos based on Scotland whenever possible. Good to see that you made it "back home".
Shaun, I have been looking forward to seeing your new home. It's lovely and looks like a great place to live. I've been a fan of your channel for quite a while. While I'm a New Yorker, I've recently found out that I have Scottish ancestry. It will be wonderful to see your explorations. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
Shaun , you have been spoiled by London life. Give it a go, and it’s fall here on Long Island , New York and is cold at that time in the morning by the beach.Wishing you the best in your new digs.🇺🇸
Thank you for the beautiful intro to your new home of Portobello! So wonderful to live by the ocean and have a healthier lifestyle. You are so blessed!
Shaun, you look so damn THRILLED in this video! You're practically glowing from being so happy. Congratulations to you and Teka, this looks like such a fantastic place to live, and you've worked so hard for it. (also, where are the rugs from?! They're seriously fantastic) I personally am excited for more Scotland videos, I hadn't even heard of Portobello, so seeing some glimpses of this seaside town was lovely.
Your new flat is lovely, Shaun! And it's such pleasure to see your happiness with it. Teka's decorating skills are impressive - I love the rugs and cushions she pickout out. Congratulations!
Nobody ever leaves our beautiful Scotland you may travel the world and see wonderful things but there's nothing touches the heart like Scotland 💙🏴
Oh, to be able to live in Scotland, at least for 6 months out of the year. That is one of my dreams! Being from South Texas, I’d welcome some cooler weather, too 🥶 Thank you for sharing! ❤️🏴
Shaun! I love watching your videos! I’m a Scots lass living in STL Missouri! You’re making me home sick today! I have pals and family that live in Porty and I love going to visit them! Hoping to get back to the motherland next year...since this year hasn’t panned out! All the best in your new pad!
@@elysianfields8461 - Scottish Nationalist Party. It is a quasi-Socialist political party that advocates the break-up of the United Kingdom. Scotland is only surviving in its present form because of subsidies from North Sea oil production and generous State subsidies from the remaining part of the UK. The SNP also advocate for the rejoining the European Union as it believes that it would benefit from the EU with more subsidies from the rest of the EU. The brightest, smartest and most productive Scots are those that have moved to England and the those that have emigrated the Anglo-sphere.
@Ellie Finn - Scotland is only surviving in its present form because of subsidies from North Sea oil production and generous State subsidies from the remaining part of the UK. The SNP also advocate for the rejoining the European Union as it believes that it would benefit from the EU with more subsidies from the rest of the EU. The brightest, smartest and most productive Scots are those that have moved to England and the those that have emigrated the Anglo-sphere.
When you get lemons, you make Lemonade. Celebrate your home city and Scotland! I'm looking forward to learning all about your neighborhood and meeting the folks that live and work there! Introduce us to the shopkeepers?
Your flat is beautiful. I am so glad that you both are back in Scotland . You are both safe there , much more than England. I am a psychic ,and it is going to get very dangerous in England this year . Looking forward to you videos to come. Much love to you and your wife from the Adirondack Mountains, in Athol , New York.🌈🎃❤💚💜💙💛💞
@@jan10e5 True, but mankind has labeled it, as well as estuaries, by a different body of water. I don't know why but I think it has something to do with distinguishing it from the rest of the ocean.
AHah! Now I can picture you in your native habitat! Nice big kitchen... I had an older apartment for years, with huge windows and a living room with a full bay window. So much light, and the huge kitchen has a huge wall of windows looking out onto my dear elderly neighbor’s gardens. Sweet! And a tree right outside where a catbird regularly teased my cat, Alexis. I like your plants. I’m spending all my time buying and potting up cacti and succulents. Indoor garden! And they bloom during the winter. I know you two like greenery, so it will be as if you live in a garden! So looking forward to your vlogs about Edinburgh!
I live by the beach, but in Florida. Bit warmer here. There are many people who love to watch the sun come up over the ocean. And loads of dog walkers. Very spiritual place, the shore.
So glad you are back in Scotland and happy in your new home. I visited there 3 years ago and loved it. I am a huge Outlander fan and am fascinated with the history of Scotland. Very much looking forward to your upcoming videos so I can continue learning more about your beautiful country. Hope to return someday. ❤️🏴
My great great grandparents came from Dysart to the Rockies here in the us before the days of railroads. Some of my cousins moved their one room cabin next to a park as a museum of early settlers. Nice way to remember them and our heritage.♥️🏴
This guy has done everything I aspire to do in life: living in Scotland, buying my own house there, enjoying my job and travelling around the world. You’re my role model!
Ah, those hearty Scots, splashing about in the freezing water. I think I’d rather be in a corner by a cozy fire warming my backside. Lovely new home, congratulations! I am looking forward to seeing your town through your eyes.
Well done Shaun and Teka, you made your dream come true. Looks wonderful, the beach, the plants, the decor, the township itself. My interest in Scotland has been piqued by having my meditation teacher in Edinburgh. I am Australian, my knowledge of Scotland is sketchy at best, so I have already been blown away by learning a little from RUclips about the amazing landscapes, the geology, the history so anything you add by way of your videos will be very much appreciated. Thanks for showing us around. Enjoy.
Love, love, love beautiful Scotland! And Edinburgh.. talk about atmosphere! Loved it! I'm 1/2 Scottish with my family having been from near Perth on a gorgeous old estate that my Great Grandfather somehow lost..... I cried when I landed in Edinburgh thinking of my Grandmother and the beautiful Scotland she was forced to leave behind for reasons unknown to me sadly when my Great Grandfather took her as an 18 year old with him on his move to Virginia, USA. So all my life growing up my Scottish Grandmother lived with our family. If only I'd asked her a million questions! I'm a new sub as of your last video the first that popped up and I'm here to stay! Your new home is so nice, love the carpets and your location on the beach!!
Shaun, I think perhaps you were confused by the phrase "bottle kiln." A bottle kiln doesn't have anything to do with bottles, only with the bottle shape of the kiln. They were used in firing ceramics and pottery. Bottle kilns fell out of use because they were horribly fuel-inefficient (as much as 90% of the fuel went up the flue as waste heat), and as soon as something better came along, potteries went over to it _en masse_ .
Hello from Richmond, Indiana USA. I just found your RUclips page. Think I'll hang around to see more of Scotland. I enjoyed your video and looking forward to your next one.
Welcome to your new home! I used to swim in a natural spring-fed pool (Barton Springs in Austin, TX) every day of the year. It was much better in the winter! In the summer, I'd jump in and it was so cold it would catch my breath. In the winter, though, the water was warmer than the air, so it felt warm to swim and so very hard to leave that nice warm water. It was exhilarating, though, to swim every morning until I got sick swimming after a hard rain that washed nasty stuff into the watershed. Don't swim after a hard rain.
Your accent sounds a little thicker now that you are home. 😀 I’m looking forward to your Scotland Content. From Streamwood, Illinois (suburb of Chicago)
nah, I'm a painter in south TexaS and if I was working and dealing with a customer i think I would be saying 'Putty' to describe that color as it's probably most often described so. Taupe is more of an art school definition .IMHO.
No place like home! "In Edinburgh, permanently...again" --no better words. And Portobello, to boot! Just a short jaunt down to Musselburgh, & my all-time favorite, S. Luca's Ice Cream! (So fresh you can taste the cow!) What a Lucky guy!! Happy for you!
I swear I passed you on the street the other day and thought " It couldn't be-!" but now i'm thinking maybe it was! Madness- welcome home, it's a weird time
Myself, my husband and his sister go sunrise swimming in the sea at Portobello at least 3 times a week. You should try it. Yes, it’s cold (around about 10 degrees C just now - October) but your body adjusts and it’s wonderful. The more you do it the better you’ll feel. And we love Portobello too. Welcome back home.
Those folks swimming is what we call here "Hardy Folk", exactly the kind of people to carve out a home, specially on the western side of the Appalachians which was considered the wild frontier of America. I hope it didn't go un-noticed by you that even in this modern time everything in nature here seems to be trying to kill you. Imagine what it was like 150-200 years ago.
@@Titus-as-the-Roman I used to live in Portobello when i was a young lad and the water was bloddy cauld even in the middle of summer , but the sheer beauty of Scotland makes up for the weather .
Secret Lab chairs are amazing! I broke down and got one because working from home in the chair I had during the pandemic was absolutely cruel. Love that your so happy to be home, and the apartment is beautiful, keep up the amazing videos.
Congrats on the new flat! & moving back to Scotland!! looks beautiful! id love to live in Scotland one day! Ps Shaun you happen to be one my favorite RUclipsrs to watch, again i look so much forward to all the Scotland Content you got coming our way! Much Love to you From North Carolina!
If you ever move over here I'll most definitely show you all the best locations, real hidden gems off the beaten trail, there's a lot of magical sights to be seen!
Congratulations Shaun💕 Your new apartment is spacious-looking but cozy! Your dad did a beautiful job integrating the Subway tiles to making defined spacing for the kitchen. Edinburgh is a great place! There's all kinds of little nooks and crannies in Edinburgh. You'll have a marvelous time exploring the area.
Very happy for you that your back Home. Someday take a tour of Dumfries my Grandfather and all my Aubts and Uncles were born there except my Dad who was the youngest. I'm 73 now and will never be able to go see it now. Dad was drum nahir for the Chicago Scottish Kility Band fir years and I was Highkand Dancer for 13 years. We still have strong feelings for Scotland. Thank you!
Shaun, I had to tell You! Your excitement and happiness was/were(?) so genuine, it was contagious I could feel it in my heart. And that made me happy and excited for You and Your Wife, and all the new fun adventures ya'll are just bound to have. Congratulations!!!
Your new condo is really nice! Glad to see you home again! Hope you do lots of videos showing Scotland. Love those videos! Its so nice to have a Dad who does such nice things for you. I lost my Dad last year and am so grateful to have him in my life for 57 years. Congrats to you and Tekka on your new home! May your home be blessed with many happy memories.
How cool, congrats Mr and Mrs Shaun, I love your new home in Scotland. Moving into and living in your own home is exciting. There’s nothing quite like it. With moving back from Brazil, I can’t help but wonder maybe if you’re no longer use to Scotland’s ‘warm’ weather lol.😎✌️ Ooh! Yes, please, more vids and info on Scotland. You have such a beautiful country.
If you aren't accustomed to it, it can take a bit of acclimation. The key is learning to stop the city rush mode. Slow down...enjoy that it isn't necessary to hurry. Slow down and smell the roses...enjoy the sunrise. This morning I sat on my front porch and watched the sunrise...the mountain behind the fog that rolled in. It was lovely. Enjoy it, brother. And congratulations.
i have always had a love of Scotland, especially now, doing our family tree and tracing my roots to edward bruce, and his brother robert the bruce, most of my ancestory gentically is scottish and english, i love the fact you are back in Scotland and we get to see more it
The best of this video is seeing how happy you are, Shaun. Good for you! I know you are going to really love having so much more room and not having to pay out the gills for rent. Would love to more videos of Scotland from my favorite Scottish ambassador!
What is the address to send you parcels? Also be cautious about diving into the Winter Sea.In Boston there is a Polar Bears club.One thing they warn about is the possibility of heart attack and also who wants to catch worms?
I know you want to travel and I hope you get to soon, but selfishly speaking, I'm glad you're concentrating on Scotland. I really want to see your take on all things Scottish. It's such a fabulous place!
Thank you, Shaun. We appreciate it. Just know, the shock of the cold made me chuckle! Yes, I have polar plunged.... it’s INVIGORATING!! You would love it!!!
Congratulations on your new home. It's a great feeling to own your place and do what you want with it. You seem much happier being back in Scotland. Can't wait to see your future videos. We absolutely love them! Good luck.
Omg Portobello!!! Would LOVE to live here. My best childhood memories are from Portobello. Remember going to the beach on the rainiest day that summer and building a sandcastle with my granny and grandpa 🥰
Shaun I don't even know where to begin with all I want to say! 😊 I guess what I REALLY want to say is welcome home. I watched your face light up right before you took us inside your home. Deco is gorgeous and all the touches your wife and dad put into it are just awesome. I'm so looking forward to anything you're able to film and share with us. Stay safe 💗
Congratulations on your new place! You will absolutely love your new Secret Lab Omega chair. My husband and I have them and I've never sat in something so comfortable in all my life until now. Well worth the price, as expensive as they were - they're built to last. The plants that Teka has chosen are beauties. It's going to be great to see how she puts everything together. All the brightest of blessings to you both.
Shaun: 12:12 Me: =D Shaun the place looks amazingly lovely :D Teka has done fantastic with the rugs and plants!!! And your dad too, the lights look amazing :D and the beach too!! AHHH not been to portobello in years :D Place looks lovely and I am excited to see you guys again :D
@@shaunvlog Hi Shaun. I know Americans send you American memorabilia and I was about to the do the same thing but now I see you've moved. Are we still able to send you gifts from America? Thanks - Audra
I absolutely love that the Scottish RUclips folks support each other as good as you all do. When this whole Covid thing is over, you should all do a combined live event of a BBQ party or something.
Scottish-Irish heritage here. My dream before l breathe my last on this planet is to visit both nations. Best of wishes on your move back home, Shaun. Peace!
I'm so happy to see you home again. Scotland is, and I think will always be, your home 🏴. Portobello looks just amazing! Much Love, to you and Teca, from Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦... Keli 💖
Shaun, I am so very happy for you! I love it. Living there is breathtaking. Thanks for the video. I do love bagels. Looking forward to visiting there, when possible, to come visit Scotland.. That apartment has such huge windows. .you get sunshine and the beach is soothing. My dad lived in Redondo Beach, California. I remember how awesome it was to be within walking distance of the beach. How I loved hearing the rhythm of the waves and hearing the seagulls. I loved it! That was back on the 1970s to mid 1980s. Getting in touch with nature and Scotland will be therapeutic for us all!!
I’m so happy that you’ve been able to buy your own home. I love all of the natural light and space you have compared to your London Flat. I also love all of the house plants too. They brighten up your home and refresh the air as well. I look forward to learning about your new city and the country of Scotland as well. Congratulations on your new home!
My grandparents lived right on the prom (next to the swing park) spent all my school holidays and weekends in Porty. You've brought back happy memories for me.
I'm so happy for you! Homeownership is a whole new ballgame. LOL Shaun, I moved from Denver, Colorado to Trinidad, Colorado 4 years ago, and I didn't get my livingroom painted until this summer! I STILL have a few boxes to unpack, (but i had lived in my Denver house for 40 years). You're doing great, and I LOVE the way you set up your livingroom!
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Thank you for watching - I'm inviting you on a free virtual walking tour of Edinburgh with me - reserve your spot here: www.bit.ly/39VqDQG
When I went to Scotland the first time I had never felt so happy in my entire life. I am Scottish-Australian, and felt like I had come home for the first time in my life. My Dad was from Glasgow, and my Mum’s Dad was from there too. Mum’s Mum was from Fife. I wish I was brave enough to move from Australia, because Scotland is where my heart is.
Go home then Theresa it awaits the return of you , i miss it too being from Edinburgh now Redcliffe QLD .
Do it! Come home. You’ll not regret it!
As an American who's planning a permanent move to Inverness, I'm so excited for the videos being back in Scotland!! I've been visiting since I was a child, and fell 100% in love with the country. Can't wait to call it home!
I'm determined to find a way to move to Wick, where my ancestors were from. I visited in March and never felt more at home anywhere else.Just have to figure out how to meet the immigration requirements...
@Redgren Grumbholdt thank you! Much appreciated :)
Mikala you will love inverness, it's a great place, i stay 45 minutes away and enjoy coming to 'ness, my sister has lived there for 41 years!
@Redgren Grumbholdt
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Hello from Dunoon Argyll Scotland 🏴
We have a saying in Scotland. There is no such thing as bad weather, just a bad choice of clothes
I absolutely love this saying. I live in Gardnier, Maine,USA. and I can't think of a better saying to describe the weather up here either. Lol
elizabeth i think the same way. i dont think anything of weather. just put on the right clothes. raised that way by my irish grandma in n.y.
Think Billy Connelly said that lol
We have the same saying in Canada :-)
@buggeroff That's 28F? I'm in Texas and that doesn't sound too different from here...although we only have cold weather like that for about 3weeks, but still...nice to know I could travel there and acclimate alright.
I'm very excited for the future of your channel. I always enjoyed your content that focused on Scotland the most. I'm stuck in the USA and broke, so you give me little "virtual vacations" every time you post.
Also, as someone who is fed up to the eyeballs with politics, I appreciate you keeping your channel free of politics, and just providing pure, wholesome entertainment and education. It's a rare commodity these days, and you have my gratitude.
Your apartment is beautiful! Love that rug and your dad did a beautiful job on the tile backsplash!
I LOVE the beach in the early morning. Oh the sound of the waves, the breeze off the ocean, the coolness of the air, sunrise. Ahhhh, the peace. So good for the soul
And the smell! Love it!!
Bill Both Open water swimming is why God created wetsuits, booties, gloves, and hoods. Enjoy!
Stop talking about food! You have made me starving hungry. Now I will have to make toast.
Sitting room looks good. Mauve chocolate sounds great! Let me know when you have made some.
It is a pretty nice apartment t.b.h.
Congrats on moving back to Scotland Shaun and getting your own place! Enjoyed the tour of your new digs! Can't wait to see more of Scotland in your future vlogs! Thanks for sharing and stay safe!
My dad was born and raised in Edinburgh. He went to Portobello beach practically every weekend
My mum was born in Dunbar and was raised in Galashiels then Edinburgh
I’m so happy for you. I grew up on the Jersey Shore of New Jersey, USA. Less than a few yards from the beach. The natives enjoyed the beach and ocean more in the winter months more than the summer months. I would take walks even at 3:00 am when it would snow! I wish you both much health, happiness and joy!
That’s interesting! Would the Jersey shore natives swim in the winter?? Or just walk in the beach? Snow is gorgeous ❄️
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The surfers would surf year round and a few people would continue to swim:)!
Lauren did they wear wet suits? Forgive me if that’s a dumb question...
RI here.
It doesn't get ridiculously, like Midwestern, cold--for instance, I can bicycle from March til Nov/Dec. But people surf all year. In wetsuits
I grew up on the Jersey Shore also. My brother would surf fish whenever and in any weather. I loved the peace of a a quiet beach with only the sound of the surf and birds.
My daughter and I went to Scotland in 2017 and visited Portobello as well as so many other areas in your country! We found and visited my grandfather childhood home as well as two churches that distant grandfathers had built. Hands down the friendliest people we've ever met! Amazing seafood and after visiting, I came back with a better understanding of who we are! My daughter said it was the best time she ever had! Love Scotland and it's people!! All the best from California
So beautiful. Always wanted to go to Scotland as my mom and her family were Stewart’s from Scotland. Now with all the issues here if it weren’t for all my family here I would love to move there. Enjoy cold or not.
My grandfather was from Limekilns, Fife and lived across from the Firth of Fourth. I went and visited in July when I was a teenager and swam in the water. I dove off the stone dock and tried to swim to my Uncle’s boat (he’d challenged me). I knew as soon as I hit the water I was in trouble. It was so cold I almost drowned. One of the stupid things you do as a youth and I realize how lucky I was to survive it. Someday I’d like to go back as an adult. My aunt and uncle have passed away. I have some distant cousins still there. Enjoy your new home!!
So happy your back where your heart is.
Congratulations!!! It's such a great feeling when you cross that huge milestone of becoming a home owner. Scary, but exciting too. I pray abundance and a bounty of blessings upon you and yours in your new home and life! 🖤🖤🏴🏴
Thank you so much Regina 😊
I was told that my surname is more Scottish than anything else; I would love to see MORE videos based on Scotland whenever possible. Good to see that you made it "back home".
Shaun, I have been looking forward to seeing your new home. It's lovely and looks like a great place to live. I've been a fan of your channel for quite a while. While I'm a New Yorker, I've recently found out that I have Scottish ancestry. It will be wonderful to see your explorations. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
I am not Scottish, but the closest I ever felt to being home while being abroad was time in Scotland. Welcome home Shaun.
S. Storey .... that’s interesting, I feel that when I’m in the USA!
Mabye your roots came from Scotland
@@sarahalmond4975 That's how I ended up in America! Came on holiday and knew straight away.
Shaun , you have been spoiled by London life. Give it a go, and it’s fall here on Long Island , New York and is cold at that time in the morning by the beach.Wishing you the best in your new digs.🇺🇸
Thank you for the beautiful intro to your new home of Portobello! So wonderful to live by the ocean and have a healthier lifestyle. You are so blessed!
Shaun, you look so damn THRILLED in this video! You're practically glowing from being so happy. Congratulations to you and Teka, this looks like such a fantastic place to live, and you've worked so hard for it. (also, where are the rugs from?! They're seriously fantastic) I personally am excited for more Scotland videos, I hadn't even heard of Portobello, so seeing some glimpses of this seaside town was lovely.
Scotland has so much to see, glad you’ll be sharing it again, looking forward to it!
Happy you are in your new home! I am so looking forward to your upcoming Scotland content. Good luck and stay well!
Your new flat is lovely, Shaun! And it's such pleasure to see your happiness with it. Teka's decorating skills are impressive - I love the rugs and cushions she pickout out. Congratulations!
Thanks Barbara 😊
Nobody ever leaves our beautiful Scotland you may travel the world and see wonderful things but there's nothing touches the heart like Scotland 💙🏴
Oh, to be able to live in Scotland, at least for 6 months out of the year. That is one of my dreams! Being from South Texas, I’d welcome some cooler weather, too 🥶 Thank you for sharing! ❤️🏴
Thank you, hope you can visit :)
Oh, I so do wish that also--I live in the Hill Country, but after two visits to Scotland a few years ago, Scotland is in my heart forever.
@@shaunvlog There is a Place an Avenue and a Grove with my surname in your neighbourhood .To be precise, in Craigentinny
Agh! We were supposed to go to Scotland for our wedding anniversary last July but the couf messed up our plans! Maybe next summer.
Doug Sawyer Colorado IS beautiful!!! Still in the 90s in San Antonio 🥵
Shaun! I love watching your videos! I’m a Scots lass living in STL Missouri! You’re making me home sick today! I have pals and family that live in Porty and I love going to visit them! Hoping to get back to the motherland next year...since this year hasn’t panned out! All the best in your new pad!
Wow, Scotland looks gorgeous, it looks like a great place to stay in
Unfortunately it has its faults and there are many.
@Ellie Finn What is "the SNP"..if I may ask??
@@elysianfields8461 - Scottish Nationalist Party. It is a quasi-Socialist political party that advocates the break-up of the United Kingdom. Scotland is only surviving in its present form because of subsidies from North Sea oil production and generous State subsidies from the remaining part of the UK. The SNP also advocate for the rejoining the European Union as it believes that it would benefit from the EU with more subsidies from the rest of the EU.
The brightest, smartest and most productive Scots are those that have moved to England and the those that have emigrated the Anglo-sphere.
@Ellie Finn - Scotland is only surviving in its present form because of subsidies from North Sea oil production and generous State subsidies from the remaining part of the UK. The SNP also advocate for the rejoining the European Union as it believes that it would benefit from the EU with more subsidies from the rest of the EU.
The brightest, smartest and most productive Scots are those that have moved to England and the those that have emigrated the Anglo-sphere.
Congratulations Shaun! I am so looking forward to touring scotland with you. Enjoy your new home. :-)
When you get lemons, you make Lemonade. Celebrate your home city and Scotland! I'm looking forward to learning all about your neighborhood and meeting the folks that live and work there! Introduce us to the shopkeepers?
When life gives you lemonade.. add vodka 😂
Your flat is beautiful.
I am so glad that you both are back in Scotland . You are both safe there , much more than England.
I am a psychic ,and it is going to get very dangerous in England this year .
Looking forward to you videos to come.
Much love to you and your wife from the Adirondack Mountains, in Athol , New York.🌈🎃❤💚💜💙💛💞
I'm so stinkin' jealous! Also swimming in the ocean is extremely beneficial for plaque psoriasis....and it's FREE!!
I'm sorry to tell you that it is not the ocean per se the swimmers are in. It is the North Sea.
@@corin164 it's all connected...
@@jan10e5 True, but mankind has labeled it, as well as estuaries, by a different body of water. I don't know why but I think it has something to do with distinguishing it from the rest of the ocean.
@@corin164 sure... but it's still salt water and I think that is what he or she meant...
I don't live near enough to be able to get to the sea. Would a sea salt bath work I wonder.
AHah! Now I can picture you in your native habitat! Nice big kitchen... I had an older apartment for years, with huge windows and a living room with a full bay window. So much light, and the huge kitchen has a huge wall of windows looking out onto my dear elderly neighbor’s gardens. Sweet! And a tree right outside where a catbird regularly teased my cat, Alexis. I like your plants. I’m spending all my time buying and potting up cacti and succulents. Indoor garden! And they bloom during the winter. I know you two like greenery, so it will be as if you live in a garden! So looking forward to your vlogs about Edinburgh!
It's always nice to live somewhere else but there's no place like home (click click click heels).....Congratulations on the move home!
I live by the beach, but in Florida. Bit warmer here. There are many people who love to watch the sun come up over the ocean. And loads of dog walkers. Very spiritual place, the shore.
So glad you’re home in Edinburgh Shaun!!! And you have a new flat that you have ownership of! Congratulations !!!
Cheers Chris
So glad you are back in Scotland and happy in your new home. I visited there 3 years ago and loved it. I am a huge Outlander fan and am fascinated with the history of Scotland. Very much looking forward to your upcoming videos so I can continue learning more about your beautiful country. Hope to return someday. ❤️🏴
Scotland is on my bucket list. I really want to go and see where our ancestors lived and learn more about them.
would love to go there too!Outlander series makes me cry every season!
Which part of Scotland did they go from
Me too. Wish I could move there. Maybe Glasgow. Or Ayrshire way. Or east to Aberdeen.
gina gladd n Scotland is not a large country so if you have the stamina you can see lots of it
Clare Juarez I actually lived in Portebello many years ago
My great great grandparents came from Dysart to the Rockies here in the us before the days of railroads. Some of my cousins moved their one room cabin next to a park as a museum of early settlers. Nice way to remember them and our heritage.♥️🏴
This guy has done everything I aspire to do in life: living in Scotland, buying my own house there, enjoying my job and travelling around the world. You’re my role model!
@V Lightning thank you!!! Your words are so nice 🥺
you want to live in Scotland??? I guess from your name you come from a relatively warm place that I would like to live in- let's swap!!
@@chestermosburger3113 actually yes, I am from Andalucía in Spain and it really is warm here in summer so let’s just swap! I’m tired of heat! 😂
@@emiliomartinezbarranco5536 I love Andalucia! That is easily one of my favourite places in the world!
@@chestermosburger3113 it’s really beautiful and it’s got a lot of hidden wonders so whenever you want we will welcome you down here :)
Congratulations! I really want to come Scotland one day, God willing. And I want explorer more of my Scottish heritage.
Ah, those hearty Scots, splashing about in the freezing water. I think I’d rather be in a corner by a cozy fire warming my backside. Lovely new home, congratulations! I am looking forward to seeing your town through your eyes.
Well done Shaun and Teka, you made your dream come true. Looks wonderful, the beach, the plants, the decor, the township itself. My interest in Scotland has been piqued by having my meditation teacher in Edinburgh. I am Australian, my knowledge of Scotland is sketchy at best, so I have already been blown away by learning a little from RUclips about the amazing landscapes, the geology, the history so anything you add by way of your videos will be very much appreciated. Thanks for showing us around. Enjoy.
Backpacking through Scotland right now 🏴😍
Hope you’re having a great time 😃
Love, love, love beautiful Scotland! And Edinburgh.. talk about atmosphere! Loved it! I'm 1/2 Scottish with my family having been from near Perth on a gorgeous old estate that my Great Grandfather somehow lost..... I cried when I landed in Edinburgh thinking of my Grandmother and the beautiful Scotland she was forced to leave behind for reasons unknown to me sadly when my Great Grandfather took her as an 18 year old with him on his move to Virginia, USA.
So all my life growing up my Scottish Grandmother lived with our family. If only I'd asked her a million questions! I'm a new sub as of your last video the first that popped up and I'm here to stay! Your new home is so nice, love the carpets and your location on the beach!!
Shaun, I think perhaps you were confused by the phrase "bottle kiln." A bottle kiln doesn't have anything to do with bottles, only with the bottle shape of the kiln. They were used in firing ceramics and pottery. Bottle kilns fell out of use because they were horribly fuel-inefficient (as much as 90% of the fuel went up the flue as waste heat), and as soon as something better came along, potteries went over to it _en masse_ .
Interesting. Thanks!
Hello from Richmond, Indiana USA. I just found your RUclips page. Think I'll hang around to see more of Scotland. I enjoyed your video and looking forward to your next one.
Thought mushrooms with your new location 🙃❗️love the clouds water and sand movement - you need cocoa or coffee on the beach.
Welcome to your new home!
I used to swim in a natural spring-fed pool (Barton Springs in Austin, TX) every day of the year. It was much better in the winter! In the summer, I'd jump in and it was so cold it would catch my breath. In the winter, though, the water was warmer than the air, so it felt warm to swim and so very hard to leave that nice warm water. It was exhilarating, though, to swim every morning until I got sick swimming after a hard rain that washed nasty stuff into the watershed. Don't swim after a hard rain.
Your accent sounds a little thicker now that you are home. 😀 I’m looking forward to your Scotland Content. From Streamwood, Illinois (suburb of Chicago)
HAhaha I think you’re right 🤣🏴
@@shaunvlog HES HAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes but I'm glad for it! I just like hearing him say Edinburgh so I'm really glad he's there lol
Love your place! It looks like a place a person can kick their shoes off and relax!
I believe that color on the kitchen cabinets is called "taupe" - at least it is in the US.
I had this exact conversation with my wife today and she agrees with you 😀
nah,
I'm a painter in south TexaS and if I was working and dealing with a customer i think I would be saying 'Putty' to describe that color as it's probably most often described so. Taupe is more of an art school definition .IMHO.
No place like home! "In Edinburgh, permanently...again" --no better words. And Portobello, to boot! Just a short jaunt down to Musselburgh, & my all-time favorite, S. Luca's Ice Cream! (So fresh you can taste the cow!) What a Lucky guy!! Happy for you!
Yes the ice cream loved it when i was a wee lad living in Porty .
I swear I passed you on the street the other day and thought " It couldn't be-!" but now i'm thinking maybe it was! Madness- welcome home, it's a weird time
could well have been - where about?? :D
@@shaunvlog It was down in Leith, around near the Chop House/ compass, I was on my way back from Lidl with my partner laden with groceries
Actually I did pass the chop house recently, can’t remember when or why (memory like a seive) 😂
Cheers from Nova Scotia “NewScotland” Canada. Loved my visits to Scotland and revisiting with you!
Myself, my husband and his sister go sunrise swimming in the sea at Portobello at least 3 times a week. You should try it. Yes, it’s cold (around about 10 degrees C just now - October) but your body adjusts and it’s wonderful. The more you do it the better you’ll feel. And we love Portobello too. Welcome back home.
Thank you Olga. I’m so sooo tempted to join in 😬😬😬
So happy for you and your wife and glad you are back in Scotland. You seem so much happier.
Those folks swimming is what we call here "Hardy Folk", exactly the kind of people to carve out a home, specially on the western side of the Appalachians which was considered the wild frontier of America. I hope it didn't go un-noticed by you that even in this modern time everything in nature here seems to be trying to kill you. Imagine what it was like 150-200 years ago.
@@jshriverOH I like that name, "Hardy Folk." In New York, there's a group called The Polar Bear Club who go swimming in winter down at Coney Island.
Lol, same exact folks in the SF Bay Area, def cold water swimming clubs. Would not join up myself but some swear by it 😄
@buggeroff 53/55 degrees Fahrenheit, while not frigid, still much too cold for my blood to paddle around in.
@@Titus-as-the-Roman I used to live in Portobello when i was a young lad and the water was bloddy cauld even in the middle of summer , but the sheer beauty of Scotland makes up for the weather .
@rustybuttpate 🤣🤣🤣 they do say that don't they
Secret Lab chairs are amazing! I broke down and got one because working from home in the chair I had during the pandemic was absolutely cruel. Love that your so happy to be home, and the apartment is beautiful, keep up the amazing videos.
Congrats on the new flat! & moving back to Scotland!! looks beautiful! id love to live in Scotland one day! Ps Shaun you happen to be one my favorite RUclipsrs to watch, again i look so much forward to all the Scotland Content you got coming our way! Much Love to you From North Carolina!
If you ever move over here I'll most definitely show you all the best locations, real hidden gems off the beaten trail, there's a lot of magical sights to be seen!
Love the new apartment, the kitchen is gorgeous! Looking so forward on your travels in Scotland!
I'm a Gordon 3 generations removed from mother Scotland....can't wait for your Scotland videos!
Congratulations Shaun💕 Your new apartment is spacious-looking but cozy! Your dad did a beautiful job integrating the Subway tiles to making defined spacing for the kitchen. Edinburgh is a great place! There's all kinds of little nooks and crannies in Edinburgh. You'll have a marvelous time exploring the area.
Can't wait to see your first "polar bear" plunge!..Enjoy your new digs!!!
Very happy for you that your back Home. Someday take a tour of Dumfries my Grandfather and all my Aubts and Uncles were born there except my Dad who was the youngest. I'm 73 now and will never be able to go see it now. Dad was drum nahir for the Chicago Scottish Kility Band fir years and I was Highkand Dancer for 13 years. We still have strong feelings for Scotland. Thank you!
I miss the Irn Bru in the background of your studio. Nice digs, Shaun, a Scots Beach Boy.
Shaun, I had to tell You!
Your excitement and happiness was/were(?) so genuine, it was contagious I could feel it in my heart. And that made me happy and excited for You and Your Wife, and all the new fun adventures ya'll are just bound to have. Congratulations!!!
Just beautiful, Shaun! I look forward to returning and exploring more of Scotland one of these days.
Your new condo is really nice! Glad to see you home again! Hope you do lots of videos showing Scotland. Love those videos! Its so nice to have a Dad who does such nice things for you. I lost my Dad last year and am so grateful to have him in my life for 57 years. Congrats to you and Tekka on your new home! May your home be blessed with many happy memories.
How cool, congrats Mr and Mrs Shaun, I love your new home in Scotland. Moving into and living in your own home is exciting. There’s nothing quite like it. With moving back from Brazil, I can’t help but wonder maybe if you’re no longer use to Scotland’s ‘warm’ weather lol.😎✌️
Ooh! Yes, please, more vids and info on Scotland. You have such a beautiful country.
If you aren't accustomed to it, it can take a bit of acclimation. The key is learning to stop the city rush mode. Slow down...enjoy that it isn't necessary to hurry. Slow down and smell the roses...enjoy the sunrise. This morning I sat on my front porch and watched the sunrise...the mountain behind the fog that rolled in. It was lovely. Enjoy it, brother. And congratulations.
i have always had a love of Scotland, especially now, doing our family tree and tracing my roots to edward bruce, and his brother robert the bruce, most of my ancestory gentically is scottish and english, i love the fact you are back in Scotland and we get to see more it
The best of this video is seeing how happy you are, Shaun. Good for you! I know you are going to really love having so much more room and not having to pay out the gills for rent. Would love to more videos of Scotland from my favorite Scottish ambassador!
Congratulations on your move back to Scotland. I'd love to move there myself. Peace and health to ypu and your family 👪!
Congrats on getting your own place.
What is the address to send you parcels? Also be cautious about diving into the Winter Sea.In Boston there is a Polar Bears club.One thing they warn about is the possibility of heart attack and also who wants to catch worms?
Yep same address :) can't see me jumping in the cold sea to be honest
We, too have the Polar Bears here in Chicago. They jump into the freezing lake every year for charity.
I know you want to travel and I hope you get to soon, but selfishly speaking, I'm glad you're concentrating on Scotland. I really want to see your take on all things Scottish. It's such a fabulous place!
Thank you, Shaun. We appreciate it. Just know, the shock of the cold made me chuckle! Yes, I have polar plunged.... it’s INVIGORATING!! You would love it!!!
Watching this video just makes me long to find my way back...
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Congratulations on your new home. It's a great feeling to own your place and do what you want with it. You seem much happier being back in Scotland. Can't wait to see your future videos. We absolutely love them! Good luck.
I’ve lived in the ‘States my whole life, but Scotland calls me home.
I’m this way but instead of Scotland it’s Ireland
Same! That's why I'm moving to Inverness :)
Same with me, Juliette.
@@bethanyhensley2958 me too Ireland and wales , it just looks like home even though I was born here in U.S. and so were a lot of my family .
You would be more than welcome...love from Scotland
Omg Portobello!!! Would LOVE to live here. My best childhood memories are from Portobello. Remember going to the beach on the rainiest day that summer and building a sandcastle with my granny and grandpa 🥰
Shaun I don't even know where to begin with all I want to say! 😊 I guess what I REALLY want to say is welcome home. I watched your face light up right before you took us inside your home. Deco is gorgeous and all the touches your wife and dad put into it are just awesome. I'm so looking forward to anything you're able to film and share with us. Stay safe 💗
Thanks so much Kim 😊🙌
Congratulations on your new place! You will absolutely love your new Secret Lab Omega chair. My husband and I have them and I've never sat in something so comfortable in all my life until now. Well worth the price, as expensive as they were - they're built to last. The plants that Teka has chosen are beauties. It's going to be great to see how she puts everything together. All the brightest of blessings to you both.
Shaun: 12:12
Me: =D
Shaun the place looks amazingly lovely :D Teka has done fantastic with the rugs and plants!!! And your dad too, the lights look amazing :D and the beach too!! AHHH not been to portobello in years :D Place looks lovely and I am excited to see you guys again :D
Canny wait for this pandemic to be done, get you round and do some videos 😊😊
Bring him a pair of wellies for the beach :)
@@shaunvlog Hi Shaun. I know Americans send you American memorabilia and I was about to the do the same thing but now I see you've moved. Are we still able to send you gifts from America? Thanks - Audra
Audra T yes you are indeed and I’m always very grateful for it. 😊 thank you. Details here: bit.ly/3hi9ljy
I absolutely love that the Scottish RUclips folks support each other as good as you all do. When this whole Covid thing is over, you should all do a combined live event of a BBQ party or something.
I love the color of the kitchen cabinets. Your new home is so beautiful. It's very cozy. Congrats on the new home. That's an exciting time for y'all.
I wish my new home was Scotland 💙 My heart is aching to go back. What a beautiful place to live!
hope you can return soon :)
As a Californian, y'all know it never rains here. Scotland would be a shock. I wish I wasn't all wool!
Scottish-Irish heritage here. My dream before l breathe my last on this planet is to visit both nations. Best of wishes on your move back home, Shaun. Peace!
I'm so happy to see you home again.
Scotland is, and I think will always be, your home 🏴.
Portobello looks just amazing!
Much Love, to you and Teca, from Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦... Keli 💖
What’s your auto immune disease? I have a chronic illness as well
I know you and Tecka are so happy getting the home you both have worked hard for, it is simply lovely. Truly there's no place like home 😉
Shaun, is Preacher's Bakery still in business? I'm told they make the best scones in the world.
Shaun, I am so very happy for you! I love it. Living there is breathtaking. Thanks for the video. I do love bagels. Looking forward to visiting there, when possible, to come visit Scotland.. That apartment has such huge windows.
.you get sunshine and the beach is soothing. My dad lived in Redondo Beach, California. I remember how awesome it was to be within walking distance of the beach. How I loved hearing the rhythm of the waves and hearing the seagulls. I loved it! That was back on the 1970s to mid 1980s. Getting in touch with nature and Scotland will be therapeutic for us all!!
0:08 that bird sounds like an alarm clock
I’m so happy that you’ve been able to buy your own home. I love all of the natural light and space you have compared to your London Flat. I also love all of the house plants too. They brighten up your home and refresh the air as well. I look forward to learning about your new city and the country of Scotland as well. Congratulations on your new home!
adorei o apartamento novo!!
Salam my friend
That is bloody cold!! I love Edinburgh. Really nice little place. Looks so clean and full of light. :)
I have a Scottish heritage, does that count?
Then you are Scottish!
My grandparents lived right on the prom (next to the swing park) spent all my school holidays and weekends in Porty. You've brought back happy memories for me.
On the beach at Portobello
Maggie fell in with a fellow
His hair was black and his teeth were yellow
Down by the Portobello pier.
Matt McGinn. 🎵🎵🎵👍
I'm so happy for you! Homeownership is a whole new ballgame. LOL Shaun, I moved from Denver, Colorado to Trinidad, Colorado 4 years ago, and I didn't get my livingroom painted until this summer! I STILL have a few boxes to unpack, (but i had lived in my Denver house for 40 years). You're doing great, and I LOVE the way you set up your livingroom!