Scotland's Most Scenic Train - A TRIP ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS

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  • Опубликовано: 27 мар 2020
  • The West Highland Line is claimed to be Scotland's Most Scenic Train Route, by rolling from the lowlands to the Highlands through National Parks, along Scotland's Largest Loch, and with a view of the UK's highest mountain. Oh right, I almost forgot! It also stops at the highest altitude train station in the UK.
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  • @amc3
    @amc3 4 года назад +479

    Oh my gosh, just realised I live in the most beautiful country in the world, best 11 minutes and 54 seconds Iv`e had in years.
    Please don`t criticise Mike`s pronunciation of Scottish place names, I know many fellow Scots who do the same. He is an
    ambassador for Scotland and shows very well what we have to offer tourists. When this crazy situation gets back
    to normal, people from all over the world will want to visit here, welcome in Inverness anytime Mike, sweet video sir.

    • @ghostmost2614
      @ghostmost2614 4 года назад +2

      👍we want to visit in a few years!

    • @liswonderful
      @liswonderful 4 года назад +2

      I went to Edinburgh and I loved it, I really really want to go back to Scotland

    • @kilgoretrout3875
      @kilgoretrout3875 4 года назад +2

      I definitely am in love with your country and cannot wait to visit.

    • @imroy2000
      @imroy2000 3 года назад

      Andrew Flyer i agree. I'm planning to make a trip next summer. Looks awesome.

    • @KDottGzz
      @KDottGzz 3 года назад +5

      Yeah I’m from perth but we just did the NC500 and the west coast. Beautiful

  • @johngray8249
    @johngray8249 4 года назад +143

    Ah! Mike, you should have taken more time with this video. You should have gone further to Malaig, took the ferry over to Armadale on Skye, ie Isle of Skye, believe me, you wouldn't have regretted it. I'm an 82 year old Scotsman, I live in Cordoba Argentina but like all Scotsmen, I dearly love my birth country. There's so much wonderful country to see that can't be done in one short video, and pick the right time of year . many thanks for sharing. God Bless.
    👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @minidwarfdude9230
      @minidwarfdude9230 4 года назад +1

      Whats your outlook on life now as you're 82 compared to when you were a young adult?

    • @cjyoung7372
      @cjyoung7372 4 года назад

      That is where I fell in love with train travel my mum lives on skye and she sent me home to NZ via this route absolutely amazing

    • @davidh9844
      @davidh9844 4 года назад

      @J Y Funny, we have the same thing happening here in the States. Wildlife is just walking back into towns and public areas in our national parks. I read on line that jackals are showing up in parks in Tel Aviv, Israel. I'm waiting for the bears to show up in suburban Atlanta Georgia. I actually saw a bald eagle flying just a few miles from my home - the last time I saw one, in fact the only time I saw one, was deep in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Silver lining?

    • @johngray8249
      @johngray8249 3 года назад +10

      @@Jj-gi2uv well I went through a rough patch, a dear one deceased. I was put on our church's website by a German friend, I was about to have a nervous breakdown and specialist advised me, get away from everything, even a long holiday out of the country if possible. Members of my church in different countries were happy to have me . one in particular from Cordoba Argentina, said you're very welcome here. So I came for two months, when I returned I felt great. We kept in touch, eventually Susana came to Scotland met my two daughters, they hit it off immediately, and me with Susana's two children both married. Things developed from there, we decided we wanted to be together, CSO ee married. And yes the weather is brilliant.

    • @johantinlin8637
      @johantinlin8637 3 года назад +1

      Welcome to my beautiful country, you'll have to whiskey,, not scotch, also calm peaceful loch, not lakes . Enjoy Bonnie Scotland x

  • @davidh9844
    @davidh9844 4 года назад +48

    I spotted the date on Michael's phone - March 2, 2020. Absolutely shocking to think how things changed so horribly in the UK in a matter two or three weeks! I hope he got home safely, and to all of you in the UK, believe me, we here in the States know exactly what you are going through. We will get through this together.

    • @letitiamccann1317
      @letitiamccann1317 2 года назад +4

      Wat a lovely thing to put up all best for new year

  • @rickywooltorton436
    @rickywooltorton436 4 года назад +191

    Why stop at Fort William?
    The most beautiful scenery is the leg from Fort William to Mallaig.

    • @suemethven2097
      @suemethven2097 4 года назад +5

      Went on that trip and had my first taste of cullin skink which was fabulous, just loved it. Also the Harry Potter outlets.

    • @rickywooltorton436
      @rickywooltorton436 4 года назад +21

      Did you know there are only two seasons in Scotland?
      June and Winter. 😂🤣 Quoted from the great Billy Connolly.

    • @John1986ATR
      @John1986ATR 4 года назад +1

      Very true. He missed out on that part!

    • @KempSimon
      @KempSimon 4 года назад +5

      Did you know that if you can't see the summit of Ben Nevis it's snowing, and if you can see the summit of Ben Nevis it's about to snow?

    • @steephaniieeeee
      @steephaniieeeee 4 года назад

      @@suemethven2097 what harry potter outlets??? i was supposed to be there next week but i will make my way there when travel is allowed

  • @JBjokes11
    @JBjokes11 4 года назад +26

    Passed by my wee flat 3:02 ☺️ and then straight through my home village old Kilpatrick! Cool video

  • @lennytheleopard
    @lennytheleopard 4 года назад +325

    Welcome to Scotland. Great video. Psst - the Scots never call it "Scotch" - it's just whisky ;-)

    • @aquablushgirl
      @aquablushgirl 4 года назад +16

      Yeah, I think only Americans call it scotch.

    • @athenassigil5820
      @athenassigil5820 4 года назад +17

      @@aquablushgirl Anyone outside of Scotland. It's called scotch in Canada, too....I'm A big whiskey enthusiast. Sláinte!

    • @shanemccann5885
      @shanemccann5885 4 года назад +15

      There’s no e in whisky! It’s not Scotch if you add the e!

    • @KempSimon
      @KempSimon 4 года назад

      I was under the impression that the art of distilling spirits was brought back from Palestine by Scottish Crusaders in the early Middle Ages. The world "alcohol" (like algebra) is Arabic.

    • @athenassigil5820
      @athenassigil5820 4 года назад

      @Jimmy 83 Yes, you're right!

  • @emilyrose9082
    @emilyrose9082 4 года назад +33

    I love Glasgow but nothing beats the mountains and siting at the water.... just bring a flask with your own coffee ☕️

    • @annbush1826
      @annbush1826 3 года назад

      and for the sake of your heart skip the Great British Breakfast,*
      fried bacon, fried bread, fried liver, fried (I think) mushrooms.

    • @superally8077
      @superally8077 3 года назад

      just bring the flask never mind the coffee.

  • @tanjaundmartinweis8985
    @tanjaundmartinweis8985 4 года назад +144

    I love to travel and see the countryside. This year i booked scotland (the Highlands) for 3 Weeks but i am afraid covid 19 has made a sto to this. As i am 78 years old i cant risk travelling at the moment, but iam sure i‘l make it next year, still the optimist😁 Whisky mmmmm. Greetings from Switzerland

    • @deenadavis8336
      @deenadavis8336 4 года назад +6

      May the whisky go with you

    • @angelleaf7904
      @angelleaf7904 4 года назад +1

      Ingrid i can feel with you. I had a flight ticket to Edinburgh in june and this would also not going to happen. So sad. Greatings from Germany and stay safe.

    • @arale1402
      @arale1402 4 года назад +1

      Bleiben Sie gesund! Hoffentlich können Sie im nächsten Jahr reisen! Es ist es wert. Sehr schöne Landschaften und freundliche Menschen.

    • @longfordboy2538
      @longfordboy2538 3 года назад +2

      78 years old How I envy you I am 80 but I don’t seem to have the energy any more. Nothing wrong with me but low energy God how ai wish I could go to these places I can well afford it, my kids are grown and doing well Telling me to just get up and go doesn’t do it.Are there any sort of senior trips for me?

    • @hidtmms2405
      @hidtmms2405 3 года назад +1

      I'm jealous of you guys. Switzerland, schotland... Beautiful countries that are high on my list. Greetings from flat 🇳🇱

  • @monkeyface6139
    @monkeyface6139 4 года назад +67

    Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh is the train journey you want.

    • @slefend2799
      @slefend2799 4 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @pjcat3522
      @pjcat3522 4 года назад

      Yes!!

    • @cjyoung7372
      @cjyoung7372 4 года назад

      Agreed

    • @KempSimon
      @KempSimon 4 года назад

      I prefer Ryde to Shanklin on the Isle of Wight.

    • @KempSimon
      @KempSimon 4 года назад

      Or Edinburgh to Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge and the Tay Bridge? Not to mention Arbroath, Stonehaven and Montrose?

  • @gordonjackson513
    @gordonjackson513 4 года назад +11

    You will never get tired of seeing the sites of rural Scotland they are so beautiful.

  • @kellyplumb7024
    @kellyplumb7024 2 года назад +6

    I live in Arizona and it hasn't rained probably for over a year now it's summer $115° and I love watching rain snow any kind of other weather besides freaking hot and sunny. It's the only thing keeping me sane right now 😂🙏⭐

  • @arwenscott7625
    @arwenscott7625 3 года назад +8

    It's always refreshing to see Scotland through a visitor's eyes. It reminds me of where I live.

  • @fishyface3940
    @fishyface3940 4 года назад +22

    Anyone who goes to Scotland for the first time should see the highlands, that being said some cities are great. Glasgow and Edinburgh are fantastic.

    • @horatiohuskisson5471
      @horatiohuskisson5471 4 года назад +2

      FISHY FACE Inverness and Aberdeen too

    • @lucabrasi3964
      @lucabrasi3964 4 года назад

      @@horatiohuskisson5471 there's fuck all in Inverness

    • @horatiohuskisson5471
      @horatiohuskisson5471 3 года назад

      TimBhoy67 Inverness is really nice I think. But the main draw is the accessibility to the beautiful surrounding countryside and lochs.

    • @scottwhitley3392
      @scottwhitley3392 3 года назад

      Nettie Reynolds Dundee is actually decent prefer it to Aberdeen, better night also

    • @ShadowXrXa
      @ShadowXrXa 3 года назад

      I live in Scotland

  • @lupaofpack
    @lupaofpack 4 года назад +12

    I was in Glasgow a couple years ago for 5 days (tagged along on my husbands business trip). I couldn't head out of the city because I wanted to be with my husband when he wasn't working so I explored...I explored everything and took my time. Glasgow was amazing because I love architecture, museums, churches, gardens, parks, and history. That being said, we took a half day to go up to Stirling and walk through that small town and explore Stirling Castle and the train ride made me eager for a longer journey. I desperately wanted to go to the highlands because as much as I love everything an old city can give me...I want to see the natural world with rivers, mountains, streams and lochs. :) We only had a day and a half of free time and so we used it to visit Stirling and Edinburgh. Both were great but if I ever have another chance to go to Scotland I will make the highlands the priority.

  • @PuenteAJ
    @PuenteAJ 2 года назад

    Went to Scotland when I was 11 with my parents 1969. 3 kids in the car travelled all around staying in b&b each night right up to Fort William all the way from Dublin. No plans when we left, just took a right turn and tried their luck, ended up on the ferry to Scotland. Fabulous holiday, my sisters were 7 and 4. Saw the tattoo in front row seats in Edinburgh, and dancing waters, looked for the Loch Ness monster, swam and played in aviemore, jumped on trampolines, it was a magical holiday for a kid.

  • @donniestewart5379
    @donniestewart5379 4 года назад +34

    Afraid you missed the most scenic part of the route, Fort William too mallaig is inspiring by train, also the Harry Potter viaduct is on this part of the line

    • @arale1402
      @arale1402 4 года назад +1

      I loved every moment of that journey

  • @peggyholton8930
    @peggyholton8930 4 года назад +19

    I love Scotland, the place of my maternal ancestors . I lived in Dundee for 2 months as a student, and made many trips to Edinburgh- one of my favourite cities of the world. The countryside is beautiful, as well, and this has inspired me to take a dedicated trip to the north of Scotland when we can travel again! Thanks.

  • @wendycook9334
    @wendycook9334 2 года назад +3

    I fell in love with the highlands last year, its a great shame you didnt go further up, it would blow your mind. I had the best two week holiday ever...please take yourself further up...some wonderful train journey's further up. ❤❤

    • @wg3063
      @wg3063 2 года назад +1

      I'm going next year , doing a 4 day tour of glencoe etc .

    • @wendycook9334
      @wendycook9334 2 года назад

      @@wg3063 have a wonderful time

    • @wg3063
      @wg3063 2 года назад

      @@wendycook9334 thanks and do I need a warm jacket lol ?

    • @wendycook9334
      @wendycook9334 2 года назад +1

      @@wg3063 welll....i went the end of July into August...we only had one chilly day with rain....think luck was on my side 😊

    • @wg3063
      @wg3063 2 года назад

      @@wendycook9334 lol

  • @smc130
    @smc130 3 года назад +1

    I’ve been to Scotland and watching this video thrills my soul and Scottish DNA.

  • @fostermomjudy6962
    @fostermomjudy6962 2 года назад

    Nature girl here! I’ll take gorgeous scenery over a city bustling with people every time!

  • @LunaSmithArt
    @LunaSmithArt 4 года назад +8

    Beautiful Scotland :) I live here, and I am never bored. Awesome video.

  • @hollaokaythanksbye
    @hollaokaythanksbye 4 года назад +12

    I have always wanted to visit the UK. I just did one of those DNA tests and found that I am 76% Northern England and 13% Scotland/Ireland, so now I want to visit even more. Would be so fun to take the train like this!!

    • @mrbachittarsingh9243
      @mrbachittarsingh9243 3 года назад

      john jack it's Somalian now

    • @mikesaunders4775
      @mikesaunders4775 3 года назад

      @john jack Nonsense, both the Scots and the English are relative newcomers to Britain. When the Romans were here the population from Lands End To John O Groats spoke Welsh. The Scots were in Ireland and the English in N Germany ,The basic frontier between the English kingdoms and what became Scotland was established very soon after the arrival of the respective peoples.

  • @geowillia6325
    @geowillia6325 3 года назад +1

    I'm Scottish/American and enjoy your videos!

  • @Timetravel1111
    @Timetravel1111 Год назад

    5:18 🦅 great capture of the bird flying along side the train 🚂

  • @Nynke_K
    @Nynke_K 4 года назад +15

    This brings back memories. First of my first trip to Scotland when I was twelve in 1992, and then, when I started wondering why I also had memories of eating scallops at a restaurant on the water in Fort William, and and a huge supermarket, of my second time, around 2005. Beautiful country! I'm really looking forward to your Caledonian Sleeper video and I hope everything worked when you were on it! (it doesn't always, apparently)

  • @yvettegontkovsky3663
    @yvettegontkovsky3663 3 года назад +3

    I was in Scotland a few years ago and absolutely loved Ben Nevis and Fort William. A beautiful area where everyone needs to visit if only once.

  • @HazelYule
    @HazelYule 4 года назад +2

    I'm from Scotland but living in Italy - feeling homesick! Great video thank you 🙏🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @maryjones8554
    @maryjones8554 2 года назад +5

    I’m sure it was great letting the train take the strain but! Going up that west coast road can be scary at times it’s also the most beautiful road to travel up to the North of Scotland. It never ceased to amaze me. The scenery is breathtaking!

  • @garycraigart3579
    @garycraigart3579 4 года назад +8

    The cities are inspiring but nature is nurturing! Love them both!!

  • @grahamyoung2128
    @grahamyoung2128 2 года назад +3

    Beautiful country and beautiful people! I love Scotland!

  • @shelenashares3640
    @shelenashares3640 4 года назад +1

    I absolutely loved the scenery and that you share these with us! Thank you!

  • @azzyzulkifli9149
    @azzyzulkifli9149 4 года назад

    Thanks for this video. You’ve captured the beautiful essence of the Scottish countryside and scenery, with enough information about the train and with a kicker soundtrack to boost. This was awesome. Subscribing!

  • @StreakyP
    @StreakyP 4 года назад +4

    great video.... it is a fantastic journey and thoroughly recommended for everyone. Even better is to do the full loop.... Glasgow - Fort William - Mallaig... ferry from Mallaig to Skye.... easy Bus up Skye to pick up a train again at Kyle of Loch Alsh (train & ferry and bus timetables all matched) and training across to Inverness (with a possible diversion up to Thurso) then back to Glsagow (via Perth). A very trivial point, the loch seen at 5:16 is on the west side of the train (after Corrour and before Roy Bridge) so will be Loch Treig. You would have seen Loch Lomond on the east side of the train earlier between "Arrochar& Tarbet" and Ardlui.

    • @iankemp1131
      @iankemp1131 2 года назад

      Absolutely right that the full loop is superb though not sure that the buses on Skye connect that well nowadays especially outside school term. Worth a trip up to Portree on the bus as well, or round the northern loop to Uig and the Stacks. Oban another stub of route worth fitting in if possible. Well spotted on Loch Treig.

  • @carlescomas7663
    @carlescomas7663 4 года назад +4

    The scenery looks stunning!

  • @roxiesossa3210
    @roxiesossa3210 4 года назад +2

    Stunning scenery. I'm with you on getting out of the city & exploring all that beautiful country has to offer! Great call & great video. Thanks for taking us along for the ride ; ) Safe travels!

  • @charmainebeirnes
    @charmainebeirnes 10 месяцев назад

    I am looking at traveling this route for my 51st birthday in August myself and my wife love The West Coast High Lands Of Scotland. Thanks for the video, God Bless.🙏👍

  • @paulmacdonald4530
    @paulmacdonald4530 4 года назад +18

    If you only went half a mile past the hostel you would have been where they filmed Highlander, Braveheart, Rob Roy, Harry Potter, Restless Natives, Inspector Pikachu that I can remember, so close!

    • @theshape7214
      @theshape7214 2 года назад

      Detective Pikachu was filmed in Scotland??

    • @paulmacdonald4530
      @paulmacdonald4530 2 года назад +1

      @@theshape7214 Yes at the lower falls in Glen Nevis and also at the railway horseshoe viaduct beside Auch Estate just north of Tyndrum.

    • @theshape7214
      @theshape7214 2 года назад

      @@paulmacdonald4530 I didn’t know that! That’s awesome, thank you!

    • @AlastairjCarruthers
      @AlastairjCarruthers 2 года назад

      He did manage to visit one filming location though - Carrour station, featured in Trainspotting

  • @Doooooooooooood
    @Doooooooooooood 3 года назад +5

    You're enthusiasm for the things us Scots do regularly just take for granted is great to see. Hope you enjoyed your visit.

  • @AWWx2
    @AWWx2 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for taking us along on this trip ! Looking forward to the next episode.

  • @nancydavis759
    @nancydavis759 4 года назад

    Love your videos, more now than ever for distraction and escape. The scenery there is gorgeous! Those rivers, waterfalls, lochs and sheep! Looking forward to the next "fancy train" video back to Glasgow.

  • @debbydhill
    @debbydhill 4 года назад +21

    I prefer the scenery to the busy towns as well. I love Scotland, need to go back!

    • @BellaDiary
      @BellaDiary 4 года назад +1

      Same here. Get me back ASAP x

  • @Andy1076
    @Andy1076 4 года назад +3

    I've always been more of a flight travel kind of guy but the more I watch your vlog the more I am leaning towards trains! 😁 the stops along the way are awesome, plus historic which is what I am really attracted to. The sink is indeed efficient and good use of space, good that you are reminded door is unlocked haha! Seriously though, those views along the way! Even if the train is flying through there's plenty to see. The highest train station and you are just out there with your sweater lol!

  • @jetcoach
    @jetcoach 3 года назад

    Total Country person myself. I like old small villages, tranquil mountain streams, waterfalls, wildlife.
    Perfect video & a distillery. Nice!
    Trains trans trains love them!

    • @DownieLive
      @DownieLive  3 года назад

      I totally agree with you. Lots more train content coming!

    • @jetcoach
      @jetcoach 3 года назад

      DownieLive thank you sir!

  • @mauritiusdunfagel9473
    @mauritiusdunfagel9473 3 года назад +1

    I’m with you, Country Boy!

  • @DeanPXG
    @DeanPXG 3 года назад +3

    Its good to see people enjoy my home country, I feel like we need more people to see it. 😀

  • @rysnyder
    @rysnyder 4 года назад +35

    Great content and relief from the current state of the world right now! Keep up the great work and stay safe.

    • @pambrown8697
      @pambrown8697 4 года назад

      Yes, beautiful and great diversion...

    • @gerrynicol3951
      @gerrynicol3951 4 года назад +1

      It's oban.
      Not O ban all the one word.cheers from Gerry Glasgow

  • @HellzinB
    @HellzinB 3 года назад +1

    Anyone visiting Glasgow, it's George Square, not St. Georges Square. It's really pretty at Christmas.

  • @johnsymons76
    @johnsymons76 4 года назад +2

    Thanks for showing some great sights of Scotland. Looking forward to your journey on the Caledonian Sleeper train! Take care and stay safe. ♥️🙏🏽

  • @ViTo_DEE
    @ViTo_DEE 3 года назад +3

    Love the video, your pronunciation made me wince a few times but honestly a very enjoyable clip of my country ❤️

  • @connoroleary591
    @connoroleary591 4 года назад +3

    Beautiful. My favorite part of the UK. I wish I was there now.

  • @craftybarb6220
    @craftybarb6220 2 года назад

    On holiday at Fort William 2006. My son drove us up from South Hampshire in 12 hours. A few stops on the way, we stayed at a caravan park, and tooured around. Had good weather all week.

  • @lewiscampbell8973
    @lewiscampbell8973 4 года назад +2

    Always great to see someone else’s perspective on the country! Haste Ye Back! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @garysalmon1519
    @garysalmon1519 4 года назад +9

    Love Scotland, have been several times but never Ft. William, added to my bucket list.

    • @stevengruber57
      @stevengruber57 4 года назад

      Fort William is pretty crap to be honest, just nice countryside around it.

  • @kokoken1
    @kokoken1 4 года назад +7

    It's almost a shame, Mike, that you couldn't spend more time in Scotland. A friend and I took the train from London Kings Cross Station all the way to Inverness, where we stayed one night, rented a car, drove around the Highlands (including Loch Ness) and did the Whiskey Trail. Second night in Oban, and the third night in Edinburgh and dropped off the car before catching the train back to London. Conclusion: How can a country with the worst weather imaginable have such warm, wonderful people? The scotch was great, but the Scots were better!

  • @mauritiusdunfagel9473
    @mauritiusdunfagel9473 3 года назад +1

    I like that you don’t just surround yourself with just young people

  • @wakingtheworld
    @wakingtheworld 3 года назад

    A bit of nostalgia watching this video. Have done this journey a few times by train and also by car. I so love the Scottish highlands. I could NEVER tire of the jaw dropping scenery and folk that live there are so blessed...

  • @JamesBrown-ij1px
    @JamesBrown-ij1px 3 года назад +3

    You were great in this. Very joyous, child-like wonder. You at your very best! To answer your question about travel; ideally, I like both urban and rural experiences (when possible). For me, travel is a ‘both/and’ instead of an ‘either/or’ choice. I’m lucky though; I enjoy whatever is the quintessential aesthetic of wherever I am, and it’s constantly changing from place to place.

  • @margmoe
    @margmoe 4 года назад +6

    I had no idea it was this beautiful up there. Bucket list item added.

    • @almack3962
      @almack3962 4 года назад

      Check out No8thegrove in Edinburgh city center

  • @graceshepherd4418
    @graceshepherd4418 4 года назад +1

    Great video! I live in Fort William and it's so cool to see my home town presented in such a fun way! It helps to get the mind off these crazy times we're all in.

  • @Hundredakerwood439
    @Hundredakerwood439 4 года назад +1

    Superb video bringing back memories from couple of years ago when did all the things you did. Fantastic place to visit

  • @lorib1337
    @lorib1337 4 года назад +11

    Perfect escape and future planning when this is over. I really enjoy the trips you plan, and your positive energy.

  • @dylanhamilton1441
    @dylanhamilton1441 4 года назад +101

    Dude it's just George Square... I've never heard anyone call it St George's Square

    • @justinrichards3136
      @justinrichards3136 4 года назад +22

      George Square is named after King George III, not St George who is the patron saint of England 😬

    • @BellaDiary
      @BellaDiary 4 года назад +3

      Your comment made me laugh!

    • @Glesga_lassie
      @Glesga_lassie 4 года назад +7

      I'm forty, I've never heard it called St Georges square because it's not 😂

    • @MrDanee22
      @MrDanee22 4 года назад +1

      True!

    • @skydoven
      @skydoven 4 года назад

      Haha true

  • @sureis123
    @sureis123 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful man. I come from Glasgow, Scotland but living in New Zealand and this video hit me right in the homesickness. The homeland truly is stunning

  • @triplecap4307
    @triplecap4307 4 года назад +2

    I've been to Scotland twice. I love that place. We stayed on Lomond for a bit one time. I travel all the time but never have I ever ever felt the wanderlust that I feel now.

  • @AuntK68
    @AuntK68 4 года назад +3

    Scotland is at the top of my list - thanks for giving me more ideas of places to see! Also, I'll take the mountains and rivers any day over a big city!

  • @stephrussell21
    @stephrussell21 4 года назад +3

    So glad you appreciate Scotland's gorgous countryside! In my opinion it's far better than the cities too. Further up the West Coast is stunning

  • @jjlegend3922
    @jjlegend3922 2 года назад

    5:04, I know this is dumb, but as an American, I had to double take at that older gentleman's phone. Huawei p30 pro!!! We can't get those phones in the USA, lot of us have been dreaming about that phone for months now LOL.
    This was such a fun video btw, snowy train rides are a vibe that exists in its' own realm. I play your "winter train rides" on my T.V. in my vape shop. My customers always love your videos, really adds to the coziness of seeing snow outside, and watching these in a warm store.
    Keep up the winter videos!! My absolute favorites!

  • @jasonbutler2605
    @jasonbutler2605 3 года назад

    Thank you for this very lively, totally unassuming video. It feels like I was following you in this train trip and I enjoyed all the spots and places you visited.
    Many thanks for this very enjoyable footage!

  • @reign8428
    @reign8428 4 года назад +6

    I'm slowly planning a trip to Scotland to see where I'm from, and this is now officially on my to-do list. I'm not a city person. I wouldn't mind spending a day or two in Glasgow and Edinburgh city centres but I'd much prefer to spend most of the trip seeing sights like these and little towns. Thank you for this!

    • @deenadavis8336
      @deenadavis8336 4 года назад +1

      Perth is a small city, if you fancy a bit more north then moray is small enough

    • @biancalancia1023
      @biancalancia1023 2 года назад

      Have you finally gone there

    • @reign8428
      @reign8428 2 года назад

      @@biancalancia1023 Not yet. COVID put an initial peg in things and now airfare prices are extortion. Hoping sometime in the next 5 - 10 years.

  • @brianbrooking496
    @brianbrooking496 3 года назад +5

    Ahhh the toilet... I remember when they first introduced those toilets, there was no announcement that door was unlocked. I got in straight down to business which required me to take the seated position. Next thing I knew I was being revealed like a booby prize on a game show. Had to do the penguin shuffle over to the buttons to close the door....

  • @eml7p182
    @eml7p182 2 года назад +2

    Wow! I am so grateful for you filming this! Planning a solo trip and I’d be so lost without this! Thank you!

    • @DownieLive
      @DownieLive  2 года назад

      Have fun!

    • @neilanderson841
      @neilanderson841 2 года назад +1

      Em17 P Just a wee reminder, as nice as the video was, it is only a tiny fraction of what BONNIE SCOTLAND has to offer. Have been exploring Scotland for over forty years and cannae get enough.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

  • @steves1440
    @steves1440 4 года назад

    Glad you're still posting!

  • @jackie1104
    @jackie1104 4 года назад +4

    Scotland looks so beautiful. It's a dream of mine to visit someday. Love your videos!

    • @saxbruce
      @saxbruce 4 года назад +4

      Please come sometime - we Scots are very friendly, the scenery is stunning, and I am sure you might gather many fine memories.

    • @jackie1104
      @jackie1104 4 года назад +4

      @@saxbruce that's definitely the impression that I get from travel videos I've seen! It's my goal to make it happen. 😄

    • @margaretharley4111
      @margaretharley4111 2 года назад +1

      Well hope you do you will get a glesga welcome lol glasgow

    • @margaretharley4111
      @margaretharley4111 2 года назад +1

      I would love to visit the USA

  • @mickbarrett3498
    @mickbarrett3498 4 года назад +4

    If you have a little longer in Glasgow, you should spend some time walking through Kelvingrove Park, just outside the city centre in the West End. It's beautiful.
    Also, the Gaelic meaning of Glasgow is "Dear Green Place". Welcome to my beautiful city

    • @mrbachittarsingh9243
      @mrbachittarsingh9243 3 года назад +1

      Mick Barrett hi, kelvingrove park has been renamed Robert Mugabe park, changes in august.

    • @joannegallacher5129
      @joannegallacher5129 3 года назад

      bob bob.............wait, what, why, how...why didn’t I know this?...Wouldn’t that mean things like Kelvingrove art gallery would have to change as well?? 😲😨

    • @Cat-bg5vy
      @Cat-bg5vy 3 года назад

      @@mrbachittarsingh9243 no it hasn't

  • @Random_ness
    @Random_ness 2 года назад +1

    You are going on adventures and exploring the world in a way that I can only dream of (I'm a homebody with an adventure's spirit.) Thank you so much for sharing your travels with me and allowing me to keep daydreaming.

  • @marianacamplese9519
    @marianacamplese9519 2 года назад

    Thank You for sharing your experience in Scotland. Looking forward to more adventures.

  • @darrinmc65
    @darrinmc65 4 года назад +15

    Give me country any day... with a nearby village that has friendly locals that you can hang out with.

  • @LittlePoncho
    @LittlePoncho 4 года назад +16

    You should visit Glencoe and the Isle of Skye

    • @OnlyGrafting
      @OnlyGrafting 4 года назад

      Portree is a must visit on the Isle of Skye. Especially when it's warm and clear out.

    • @alexb-b7971
      @alexb-b7971 4 года назад

      I wouldn't go to Skye... there's a hell of a lot of tourists

    • @Hilowrious
      @Hilowrious 4 года назад

      I live on Skye and I don't mean to be rude but we don't need people visiting here at the moment given the current global situation. As healthy as you may feel, you could still pick up the virus from public transport and bring it here without knowing. Stay safe❤

    • @LittlePoncho
      @LittlePoncho 4 года назад

      @@Hilowrious I'm so sorry and I genuinely forgot really sorry about that, please stay safe and take care 🙏🏻 hopefully this will end soon we just need to pray and hope it goes away fast 🙏🏻❤

  • @margaretbedwell58
    @margaretbedwell58 4 года назад

    I would love to have gone into the little shops in town but definitely wouldn't have missed seeing Ben Ness as well. Thank you for the tour. Stay Well. Oh and Happy Birthday as well.

  • @ardenmiller8591
    @ardenmiller8591 4 года назад

    All your trips on trains and all the beautiful scenery is awesome and I enjoy all your vids be safe Mike !

  • @jackhgoodall
    @jackhgoodall 4 года назад +14

    Loved that you finally covered the most beautiful railway in the world!

  • @charliegriffith4518
    @charliegriffith4518 3 года назад +4

    I was on that train at the end of June to rannoch and it was good but I found it quite noisy and it felt so small compared to the surrounding mountains , great videos btw, I subbed
    edit: at corrour when you got out I noticed that you had the exact same guard as me haha

  • @neobe195
    @neobe195 3 года назад

    As Somebody from Fort William, I love seeing your enthusiasm about this are which I can call home. Always happy to have you back, when it’s safe!

  • @sandyhagen9155
    @sandyhagen9155 4 года назад

    Hi there. Firstly can I say thank you for taking us on your various rail trips. I’ve only recently found your channel as I was browsing RUclips while ‘self isolating’ at home and have now subscribed. Glad you got home to Canada Ok.
    So good to see you do the West Highland Line on your travels. I’ve traveled up to Fort William a couple of times from my home in Central Scotland, but always by road. Taking the train is on our ‘bucket list’. Shame you didn’t have the time to take the trip all the way to Mallaig. Looking forward to your Caledonian Sleeper video next week.

  • @Joe2033
    @Joe2033 3 года назад +6

    I live in Inverness and have my entire life. I live at the top of a hill and every time I take my dogs for a walk or even look out my window there's a lovely view of the Moray Firth and depending on the weather you can usually see Ben Wyvis pretty well. If someone can tell me a more beautiful place than Scotland, it'll take some time before I believe you.

    • @c.l.8967
      @c.l.8967 2 года назад

      Nope, sorry, you actually do live in the most beautiful place. :)

  • @lullabelle0
    @lullabelle0 4 года назад +8

    My dream was to go to Scotland this year. There’s next year... I’ll just watch your video... a lot. Pretend...

    • @craigharkins4669
      @craigharkins4669 3 года назад

      I live in Scotland but because of lockdown we're not allowed to go five miles from our houses. It's been like this for months. The highlands now feel like some distant land. It's been so long since i've been there. So i'm also watching videos because i miss it despite living right here.
      I hope covid stops and you can get to come. It's a nice wee country.

  • @martyalexander5627
    @martyalexander5627 4 года назад +1

    It’s lovely to see my country through someone else’s eyes!

  • @joevermillion9748
    @joevermillion9748 4 года назад

    Can’t wait to see your next video. Thank You for sharing your adventures with us. God Bless You and your family.

  • @scottmalkinson9545
    @scottmalkinson9545 4 года назад +53

    The pronunciations are hilarious I suppose it’s the effort that counts 😂

  • @lorimack284
    @lorimack284 3 года назад +17

    As someone who lives in Fort William I can tell you that not everyone climbs, hikes or mountain bikes that lives here. Were just sadly stuck in a 'tourist town'

    • @Timetravel1111
      @Timetravel1111 Год назад

      We’ll go do those things. Report back how great it is?!

    • @lorimack284
      @lorimack284 Год назад

      @@Timetravel1111 I’ve done them and didn’t like it 🤷🏼‍♀️. Majority of people in this town have and it’s a tourist thing to do here. Locals call fort William a tourist trap because it’s the truth.

  • @BellaDiary
    @BellaDiary 4 года назад +3

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Makes me want to visit Scotland all over again!!! GET ME BACK after lockdown!! Stunning vlog Michael xx

  • @jayvos6226
    @jayvos6226 4 года назад +1

    Nice video. I recall in 1999 I took the West Highland Line RT to Mallaig and back. Stopped in Fort William and hiked Ben Nevis. Blissful September weather, sunny and pleasantly cool.

  • @YerMawsDa
    @YerMawsDa 4 года назад +158

    Listen, see in Scotland, anything pronounced burgh, is pronounced BURUH.

    • @natascha8028
      @natascha8028 4 года назад +11

      Yer Maws Da thank you!! I am German and I've been to Edinburgh once and a few people said EdinBURG, some said EdinBRA and some said EdinBURUH and I was so confused 😂

    • @KempSimon
      @KempSimon 4 года назад +2

      Why didn't you call it "Dun Edin" instead? Incidentally, were you aware that between 634 AD and 1018 AD Edinburgh was an English and not a Scottish city? The borders of North Humberland stretched - as the name might suggest - from the River Humber in the south to the Firth of Forth in the north!

    • @KempSimon
      @KempSimon 4 года назад

      Really? What makes you think that?

    • @christophermelville7654
      @christophermelville7654 4 года назад +9

      i say bruh

    • @Jordan-ko7me
      @Jordan-ko7me 4 года назад

      @@natascha8028 I pronounce it edinbruh like everyone I know in Scotland but that's probably cause in from glasgow but even people with posh accents say edinbruh

  • @debbiehaney8996
    @debbiehaney8996 4 года назад +22

    Definitely prefer to get out of the cities.

  • @suefalls1600
    @suefalls1600 4 года назад

    Wow! Beautiful! I love a whole experience, city and country!

  • @ellenlee9671
    @ellenlee9671 4 года назад

    Lived in Dunoon for a year and it was amazing .... the people make Scotland amazing! Very warm and inviting ...

  • @tonymarszol6989
    @tonymarszol6989 4 года назад +6

    It’s not St George ‘s Square, it’s George ‘s Square

    • @mq5888
      @mq5888 4 года назад +2

      honestly when he said that I could feel my chest hair rip outside of my t-shirt and every scottish vein in my body come out to play "IT'S F*****G GEORGE SQUARE YA EEJIT"

    • @DownieLive
      @DownieLive  4 года назад +2

      sorry guys.

    • @mq5888
      @mq5888 4 года назад +1

      @@DownieLive it's cool man.....just never annoy a Scotsman. We may set the wild haggis on you haha

  • @esf88
    @esf88 4 года назад +8

    I think old Robert there was trying to groom you 👍

    • @joanannewallace
      @joanannewallace 4 года назад +2

      Ridiculous. Not everyone’s a pervert.

  • @CC-me4sd
    @CC-me4sd 4 года назад +1

    Good luck on your trip ..... Thanks for showing Scotland as it is.... We love our Scotland . Welcome back any time . 👍

    • @CC-me4sd
      @CC-me4sd 4 года назад

      And I'm sorry for getting political but one of your video screens saying 'Scotland UK' is a little bit offensive . But your correct it is... Oh feck. Good video though .. Thanks

  • @julialimbrick333
    @julialimbrick333 4 года назад

    Thank you. I've always wanted to see Scotland. You made it very interesting and kept me entertained. I also love riding on trains.