Appreciate you taking the time to watch! Yes we got very lucky with the weather... until we made it to Isle of Skye during a nor'easter 😭. We haven't heard that expression before The Athens of The North - very accurate. We'll be posting our highlands video in the next few weeks, we hope you like it!
I live here and even I didn’t know a few things you talked about. Really entertaining video and so so well put together, you seem like a very lovely couple and your knowledge round the castle was very impressive and amusing too, I’m going to follow your channel , lovely 🥰
You are both natural tv presenters, I felt very at home watching you present that, you pause very well in your videos, you say everything so well and so clearly, I shoot videos myself with my oven cleaning business and know that you have to speak clearly and slowly... I didn't actually know that about the 1 o clock gun. Firing one shot instead of 12 ! Makes sense... Next time you're back here, send me a msg, more than happy to show you Edinburgh in a bit more detail.. in fact I'm off to Dean village to do an oven right beside that bridge you stood on for that house on the left that belongs to pals of mine... they have moved now but they would tell me that tourists would try and walk into their house while they were living there!! 😂
As a Scotsman, I'd like to commend you both for your, pretty decent, attempts to introduce some Scottish history into your VLOG. It is very rare for visitors to take the trouble to delve into the history of the place they are visiting and give accurate historical facts, to this degree, in their VLOG's. Also very well produced with a nice touch of humour!👌
This made our day. Thank you so much for your kind words. We love Scotland, especially the city of Edinburgh. It's history is fascinating and everyone we met was so nice and welcoming. We try to emulate your Scottish hospitality everywhere we go and aimed to do your country's amazing history the justice it deserves in this video!
The first one I've watched. We hope to go to Edinburgh in two weeks' time - just for a week after about 12 nights in Northumberland. I thought I'd subscribe and see how you do in your motorhome trip to the Highlands (next!). We go up there regularly either in our caravan or to stay just outside Ullapool with my wife's sister & her husband. Beware the MIDGE! They LOVE me but it's not reciprocated! Perth is good (& Scone Palace with its nearby C&CC camp site) just outside. It is worth a day for its history and architecture & art. Arbroath with its Abbey , ice creams & the famous "smokies". Pitlochry is worth a stop as you travel up the A9 to Inverness and Dingwall (Camping & Caravan Club camp site) On the West Coast: Skye, Gairloch, Poolewe (another C&CC site!) Ullapool, Lochinver... But if you haven't already left Scotland, take a day trip on the ferry to Orkney. There are coach trips up from Inverness for those who like an early start, or just join the ferry at Scrabster on the North Coast if you take your motorhome that far. WONDERFUL sites to see! The oldest Neolithic village in Europe (Scara Brae), the Standing Stones of the Ring of Brodgar, the astronomical wonder that is Maes Howe, the Italian Chapel, St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall... A great day and probably worthy of several days! Enjoy your trip!
Damnit I live in Scotland and have been in Edinburgh dozens of times but I've learned more about Edinburgh in the last 20 minutes than I ever knew ,I've got to start reading the info plaques ,thanks ,you're reports are excellent
Brilliantly funny (and well researched) video of Edinburgh. You are both the best reviewers of Edinburgh I've seen! Well done! Enjoy the rest of Scotland! (Just don't wear the kilt backwards again!) To be fair, you did sort yourself out! Have a great holiday!
Thank you so much! We love the city and wanted to do its history justice. Brent def got a few strange looks until he got the kilt turned around 😂 We're almost done with our food reviews and then we'll post our Motorhome tour of the Highlands. We hope you follow along 👍🏼
You just made his day 😂 we hope you follow along! Our next series of videos are us going into the highlands in a campervan. Loads of laughs and a bit of nature.
The building in Dean Village with the courtyard and the clock tower was where William Alexander set up the first Golden Wonder Crisp factory (potato chips to our North American friends) after initially starting production as a sideline in a baker’s shop in Stockbridge) After the premises there proved too small he move to a purpose built factory in Sighthill, however the legacy of crisp manufacture remained. Years later when it was decided to fix the clock in Dean Village one of main reasons found for it having stopped working was that the mechanism was a thick layer of grease from the crisp frying process clogged it up.
Thank you! We love researching for a trip, we feel like we learn so much before we ever step foot off the plane. Edinburgh was simply beautiful, we can't wait to come back!
What you probably don't know is that under the floating floor of the Tron Kirk are old streets and stairs from an archeological dig that were covered about 15 years ago to modernize the market. They used to be featured as part of the tourist information centre.
As an Edinburgh born guy & now living up in the Highlands I loved your video, glad you included some history, humour and explored beyond the Royal mile area. Brent my man you actually suited wearing a kilt, have you booked any bagpipe lessons yet ? 😂. Thanks for the places to eat ideas as I am down in Edinburgh next week meeting family who are up visiting from Wales. Question for the pretty Chelsea, are you related to JK Rowling as there is definitely a wee resemblance 😉.
Ha! Glad you liked it, Stephen. Once Brent got the Kilt on straight, and hiked it up to show the knee it was a perfect fit. No bagpipe lessons, but we met a very nice fellow in a bagpipe shop in Sterling. No relation to JK for Chelsea, but you're not the first person to note her resemblance lol Where do you live in the Highlands? We are working on our next video that includes a motorhome visit from Ediburgh > Oban > Fort William/ Mallaig > Isle of Skye > Inverness > Pitlochry! We hope you follow along to see how we managed. ❤
It feels like it's been there for so much longer! It was one of our favorite parts of the trip. Where else can you get fresh produce and fresh Meade?! 🍷
Brilliant tour guides of my home town and congratulations for not saying ‘Edinborrow’ as so many North Americans do! Hint: if you _really_ wanna sound like a local, say ‘Embra’ with a wee trill on the ‘r’! 👍😉 Thanks again.
Fun fact its actually Robert the Bruce that is the real (original) "braveheart". It was much later the name was given to William Wallace. And Deans Village is a sleepy little Village not a town, the clues in the name. 😉Its just called "The Grassmarket" not grassmarket street. Great video glad you enjoyed your stay.
Robert the Bruce was such a polarizing figure! In doing research for this trip we were amazed by how many times he was nearly captured or killed. Add the church incident with John Comyn and it's a bit of a mystery why Mel Gibson didn't play him instead. Seems Gibson is a glutton for punishment in those final scenes of Braveheart. We're also well aware of the historical inaccuracies of that movie, more fiction than fact. Appreciate the correction on Dean Village and The Grassmarket. We try to get things straight, but are often a bit rubbish... err trash? lol Thanks for watching!
Haggis does not have sheep's stomach and intestines in it. It is liver, heart, and lungs, mixed with oats and spices, cooked within the stomach lining. It is very nice, like a scottish meatloaf.
@@sharonalexander4327 yes we'll definitely have to give that a try! This week we'll be posting our Food & Drink recap for Edinburgh. Makars Mash Bar was incredible 100/10, but we had great meals the whole trip. We can't wait to come back again soon. If you have any other recommendations please send them over!
@@wsjtc02 thank you for clarifying, the google searches for Scotland Stories lead us on quite the wild goose chase haha! But we did find a cool piece that Sir Sean Connery narrated back in the early 80's. What a great Scot he was!
The Church of St John the Evangelist, is a Scottish Episcopal church in the centre of Edinburgh. It is sited at the west end of Princes Street at its junction with Lothian Road, and is protected as a category A listed building. On the left as you go in the door is a plaque for a John Stuart Forbes (J S Hiley) who had to leave Edinburgh in disgrace and ended up in America but his bad luck followed him as he joined the U.S. Cavalry and landed in the 7th and went down with Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn. The grandfather of American folk singer Joan Baez, William Henry Bridge was Minister here and her mother Joan Chando Bridge was born in Edinburgh and baptised in St Johns.
Cornwall is a beautiful place if you ever make it down to the bottom of the UK (Not that we're biased)! We may even have to treat you to a pint and a pasty.
Oh yes we'd love to make it down to Cornwall. Chelsea has been there once and has nothing but amazing things to say. She went to Port Isaac. Are there any special recipes or traditions that Cornwall is known for??
@@BCVoyages Port Isaac is beautiful, and we’re incredibly lucky for a lot of places here. heritage wise we’re home to quite a few castles, and a couple of bits of history from the civil war. A lot of mining history here too - I think it’s been said by many that at the bottom of every mine was a Cornishman. Food wise you’re looking at a lot of very good seafood, few places famous for crab like newlyn and Portloe, and Stargazey pie being quite an interesting looking dish! Then Ofcourse, Cream Teas, Pasty’s and Korev to name one of many beers 😎👌 Stop by anytime 🍻
Fun fact; Scotland is the world’s biggest producer of Gin, so not only are you at the home of Whisky you are also in the world’s largest Gin producing country.
Gin is Chelsea's favorite. We brought back 3 Bottles of Edinburgh Gin! Can't say enough how much we love Scotland ❤Our goal is to return for the Fringe festival next year. Have you been?
add a little milk and perhaps some sugar to your tea you may prefer it over drinking without. dean village isn't next to edinburgh its a neighbourhood within edinburgh
@@BCVoyages check out how much it costs to live here. Choosing to move here and buying the crazy property and being born and bred poor here are very different.
Great vlog, but can we refrain from UK as Scotland is very vibrant historically on its own. No need to be diluted under some UK brand. Edinburgh and Scotland in general is incredible.
Edinburgh by far is one of the most amazing and beautiful cities I’ve ever been to! Thankyou for posting this!
@@John-kx3ng we’re glad you like it and couldn’t agree more! Edinburgh is simply magical. We hope you follow along for our trip to the Highlands 👍🏼
Yes for sure, went to the Highlands including Loch Ness and found it absolutely amazing!
Yes was there in 2019 btw!
@@John-kx3ng we loved Lochness and Inverness. Isle of Skye was beautiful even during a huge storm 😅
Great vlog, guys. You got lucky with the weather!! I love Edinburgh - The Athens Of The North 🎉❤
Appreciate you taking the time to watch! Yes we got very lucky with the weather... until we made it to Isle of Skye during a nor'easter 😭. We haven't heard that expression before The Athens of The North - very accurate. We'll be posting our highlands video in the next few weeks, we hope you like it!
Calling Edinburgh "The Athens of the North" is like calling Birmingham "The Venice of the North"
@@sandersson2813read some history dude
Great video! Haste ye back! (Come back soon in old Scots). One love from Scotland. 💙
Thank you! We loved Scotland, will definitely be planning a trip back soon! Any suggestions as to where we should explore next??
I live here and even I didn’t know a few things you talked about. Really entertaining video and so so well put together, you seem like a very lovely couple and your knowledge round the castle was very impressive and amusing too, I’m going to follow your channel , lovely 🥰
@@TheCleanasyougo ahh thank you! We love to hear that. Edinburgh is one of our favorite cities we’ve been to!
You are both natural tv presenters, I felt very at home watching you present that, you pause very well in your videos, you say everything so well and so clearly, I shoot videos myself with my oven cleaning business and know that you have to speak clearly and slowly...
I didn't actually know that about the 1 o clock gun. Firing one shot instead of 12 !
Makes sense...
Next time you're back here, send me a msg, more than happy to show you Edinburgh in a bit more detail.. in fact I'm off to Dean village to do an oven right beside that bridge you stood on for that house on the left that belongs to pals of mine... they have moved now but they would tell me that tourists would try and walk into their house while they were living there!! 😂
As a Scotsman, I'd like to commend you both for your, pretty decent, attempts to introduce some Scottish history into your VLOG. It is very rare for visitors to take the trouble to delve into the history of the place they are visiting and give accurate historical facts, to this degree, in their VLOG's. Also very well produced with a nice touch of humour!👌
This made our day. Thank you so much for your kind words. We love Scotland, especially the city of Edinburgh. It's history is fascinating and everyone we met was so nice and welcoming. We try to emulate your Scottish hospitality everywhere we go and aimed to do your country's amazing history the justice it deserves in this video!
The first one I've watched. We hope to go to Edinburgh in two weeks' time - just for a week after about 12 nights in Northumberland.
I thought I'd subscribe and see how you do in your motorhome trip to the Highlands (next!). We go up there regularly either in our caravan or to stay just outside Ullapool with my wife's sister & her husband.
Beware the MIDGE! They LOVE me but it's not reciprocated!
Perth is good (& Scone Palace with its nearby C&CC camp site) just outside. It is worth a day for its history and architecture & art. Arbroath with its Abbey , ice creams & the famous "smokies". Pitlochry is worth a stop as you travel up the A9 to Inverness and Dingwall (Camping & Caravan Club camp site) On the West Coast: Skye, Gairloch, Poolewe (another C&CC site!) Ullapool, Lochinver...
But if you haven't already left Scotland, take a day trip on the ferry to Orkney. There are coach trips up from Inverness for those who like an early start, or just join the ferry at Scrabster on the North Coast if you take your motorhome that far. WONDERFUL sites to see! The oldest Neolithic village in Europe (Scara Brae), the Standing Stones of the Ring of Brodgar, the astronomical wonder that is Maes Howe, the Italian Chapel, St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall... A great day and probably worthy of several days!
Enjoy your trip!
I'm glad both of you are pronouncing Edinburgh properly.A really good tour video by the way.
We definitely said it wrong plenty of times to get it right. Appreciate your kind words ❤ Hope you follow along for more fun in the Highlands.
@@BCVoyages most American tourists say Edin burg or Edinburro and it isn't well received.As I said it was a good tour of the town.
Loved you sharing this folks - Come back soon !! x
@@ducatiman1309 will do! Thanks for watching
Damnit I live in Scotland and have been in Edinburgh dozens of times but I've learned more about Edinburgh in the last 20 minutes than I ever knew ,I've got to start reading the info plaques ,thanks ,you're reports are excellent
Thank you! We love Edinburgh and all its rich history. Next stop the Highlands!
Brilliantly funny (and well researched) video of Edinburgh. You are both the best reviewers of Edinburgh I've seen! Well done! Enjoy the rest of Scotland! (Just don't wear the kilt backwards again!) To be fair, you did sort yourself out! Have a great holiday!
Thank you so much! We love the city and wanted to do its history justice. Brent def got a few strange looks until he got the kilt turned around 😂 We're almost done with our food reviews and then we'll post our Motorhome tour of the Highlands. We hope you follow along 👍🏼
Thanks for a great video of my beautiful city, I mean I don’t own but you get my drift 😜🖤
@@emptymcnesters it’s the people that make Edinburgh such a great place to visit. We’re happy we did it just in your eyes 😁😁
@@emptymcnesters amazing name btw!
Recommendations welcome! We hope you enjoyed Edinburgh with us 👩❤👨
Have to say Brent you are pretty funny 👏👏👏
You just made his day 😂 we hope you follow along! Our next series of videos are us going into the highlands in a campervan.
Loads of laughs and a bit of nature.
The building in Dean Village with the courtyard and the clock tower was where William Alexander set up the first Golden Wonder Crisp factory (potato chips to our North American friends) after initially starting production as a sideline in a baker’s shop in Stockbridge) After the premises there proved too small he move to a purpose built factory in Sighthill, however the legacy of crisp manufacture remained. Years later when it was decided to fix the clock in Dean Village one of main reasons found for it having stopped working was that the mechanism was a thick layer of grease from the crisp frying process clogged it up.
Ha! Love that bit of history. Nothing says I've stopped working more than a thick layer of caked-on grease. Thank you so much for sharing!!
Your a Lucky man mate your wife is Lovely. Nice video i like all the history Facts .
Thank you! We love researching for a trip, we feel like we learn so much before we ever step foot off the plane. Edinburgh was simply beautiful, we can't wait to come back!
What you probably don't know is that under the floating floor of the Tron Kirk are old streets and stairs from an archeological dig that were covered about 15 years ago to modernize the market. They used to be featured as part of the tourist information centre.
@@brunobillion3435 yes with the glass floor! We saw pictures when doing research. It must have been an awesome place to visit.
I had a wee look at what is under the floor of the Tron Kirk when i was home in 2004 from Queensland it was very interesting what is under the Kirk.
Great video, thanks for sharing your travels. Anything you'd do differently next time?
Thanks for watching! Next time we're going to visit Arthur's Seat and Calton Hill. We hear they have the best sunset views of the city.
As an Edinburgh born guy & now living up in the Highlands I loved your video, glad you included some history, humour and explored beyond the Royal mile area. Brent my man you actually suited wearing a kilt, have you booked any bagpipe lessons yet ? 😂. Thanks for the places to eat ideas as I am down in Edinburgh next week meeting family who are up visiting from Wales. Question for the pretty Chelsea, are you related to JK Rowling as there is definitely a wee resemblance 😉.
Ha! Glad you liked it, Stephen. Once Brent got the Kilt on straight, and hiked it up to show the knee it was a perfect fit. No bagpipe lessons, but we met a very nice fellow in a bagpipe shop in Sterling.
No relation to JK for Chelsea, but you're not the first person to note her resemblance lol
Where do you live in the Highlands? We are working on our next video that includes a motorhome visit from Ediburgh > Oban > Fort William/ Mallaig > Isle of Skye > Inverness > Pitlochry!
We hope you follow along to see how we managed. ❤
Stockbridge market has roots that go back at least ten years.
It feels like it's been there for so much longer! It was one of our favorite parts of the trip. Where else can you get fresh produce and fresh Meade?! 🍷
Enjoyed that. Haste ye back.
Thank you, we loved creating it. We'll be back soon! Hope you follow along for more adventures. Next up is our Motorhome trip through the highlands 🚐⛰
Great video well worth a subscribe, mary kings close is an interesting tour if you ever get a chance
Thank you! It was a labor of love. Yes we wanted to tour Mary Kings Close, but ran out of time. Looks like we'll have to plan another visit! 🙂
good for you, Chelsea! if you're going to try haggis, Edinburgh is definitely the place to do it!
@@michelinebedard913 haha thank you! It was pretty good! Would try it again!
Brilliant tour guides of my home town and congratulations for not saying ‘Edinborrow’ as so many North Americans do! Hint: if you _really_ wanna sound like a local, say ‘Embra’ with a wee trill on the ‘r’! 👍😉 Thanks again.
Thank you! Brent will definitely be trying to sound more local in his kilt! 😂
Fun fact its actually Robert the Bruce that is the real (original) "braveheart". It was much later the name was given to William Wallace. And Deans Village is a sleepy little Village not a town, the clues in the name. 😉Its just called "The Grassmarket" not grassmarket street. Great video glad you enjoyed your stay.
Robert the Bruce was such a polarizing figure! In doing research for this trip we were amazed by how many times he was nearly captured or killed. Add the church incident with John Comyn and it's a bit of a mystery why Mel Gibson didn't play him instead. Seems Gibson is a glutton for punishment in those final scenes of Braveheart. We're also well aware of the historical inaccuracies of that movie, more fiction than fact.
Appreciate the correction on Dean Village and The Grassmarket. We try to get things straight, but are often a bit rubbish... err trash? lol
Thanks for watching!
Haggis does not have sheep's stomach and intestines in it. It is liver, heart, and lungs, mixed with oats and spices, cooked within the stomach lining. It is very nice, like a scottish meatloaf.
@@sharonalexander4327 Chelsea said when she tried it that it reminded her of meatloaf!! 😊
@BCVoyages Glad she enjoyed it. It's nice with neeps n tatties. You need to try stories next time, another scottish traditional staple
@@sharonalexander4327 yes we'll definitely have to give that a try! This week we'll be posting our Food & Drink recap for Edinburgh. Makars Mash Bar was incredible 100/10, but we had great meals the whole trip.
We can't wait to come back again soon. If you have any other recommendations please send them over!
@@BCVoyages @sharonalexander4327 has inadvertently misled you! She, almost certainly, meant 'Stovies' and not 'stories'🙂
@@wsjtc02 thank you for clarifying, the google searches for Scotland Stories lead us on quite the wild goose chase haha! But we did find a cool piece that Sir Sean Connery narrated back in the early 80's. What a great Scot he was!
The Church of St John the Evangelist, is a Scottish Episcopal church in the centre of Edinburgh. It is sited at the west end of Princes Street at its junction with Lothian Road, and is protected as a category A listed building.
On the left as you go in the door is a plaque for a John Stuart Forbes (J S Hiley) who had to leave Edinburgh in disgrace and ended up in America but his bad luck followed him as he joined the U.S. Cavalry and landed in the 7th and went down with Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
The grandfather of American folk singer Joan Baez, William Henry Bridge was Minister here and her mother Joan Chando Bridge was born in Edinburgh and baptised in St Johns.
@@ABPhotography1 thanks so much for the info. We’ll have to visit next time we are there!!
The Grassmarket
The Vennel
No street needed .
@@margaretmckay-os1sz ahhh good to know, thank you!
Cornwall is a beautiful place if you ever make it down to the bottom of the UK (Not that we're biased)! We may even have to treat you to a pint and a pasty.
Oh yes we'd love to make it down to Cornwall. Chelsea has been there once and has nothing but amazing things to say. She went to Port Isaac. Are there any special recipes or traditions that Cornwall is known for??
@@BCVoyages Port Isaac is beautiful, and we’re incredibly lucky for a lot of places here. heritage wise we’re home to quite a few castles, and a couple of bits of history from the civil war. A lot of mining history here too - I think it’s been said by many that at the bottom of every mine was a Cornishman. Food wise you’re looking at a lot of very good seafood, few places famous for crab like newlyn and Portloe, and Stargazey pie being quite an interesting looking dish! Then Ofcourse, Cream Teas, Pasty’s and Korev to name one of many beers 😎👌 Stop by anytime 🍻
Fun fact; Scotland is the world’s biggest producer of Gin, so not only are you at the home of Whisky you are also in the world’s largest Gin producing country.
Gin is Chelsea's favorite. We brought back 3 Bottles of Edinburgh Gin! Can't say enough how much we love Scotland ❤Our goal is to return for the Fringe festival next year. Have you been?
Saying "Fun fact" is a criminal offence in Scotland.
😂😂😁🇬🇧
@@NigelShepherd-z7k we’re glad you liked it 😁 We have some more fun videos coming. Make sure to subscribe to see them all ❤️
actually it used to be a stinking swamp used as the main sewer and for drowning witches .
add a little milk and perhaps some sugar to your tea you may prefer it over drinking without. dean village isn't next to edinburgh its a neighbourhood within edinburgh
Did you not see the "etched U.S. Flag on a 2 masted Schooner" on the old original American Prison Cell door?
Lang is Scots for long so these steps were never going to be easy 😅
@@markwilkie3677 it all makes sense now 😂
Its not the Ghost you have to worry about its the bloody Living .
We can't argue with that 😂
It’s princes street not princess
@@paulconn3735 it’s listed as prince’s street garden on our drone shot 😊
Trust me living here sucks
We heard the opposite from other locals, but everyone's opinion differs. What are your biggest pet peeves? Are tourists a bother?
@@BCVoyages check out how much it costs to live here. Choosing to move here and buying the crazy property and being born and bred poor here are very different.
Great vlog, but can we refrain from UK as Scotland is very vibrant historically on its own. No need to be diluted under some UK brand. Edinburgh and Scotland in general is incredible.
Edinburgh is pretty, unfortunately a huge % of the local people are not, the consistent undertone of racism is awful.