SOLO TRAVEL SCOTLAND - Crazy weather! Stormy ferry crossing in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 [Ep. 3]

As I made my way into the Scottish Highlands, I spent a night in Uig at the Isle of Skye before continuing my journey to the Outer Hebridian island on the West Coast of Scotland using the Spirit of Scotland travel pass. Uig tends to be seen as less a part of Skye than a stepping stone en route to the Western Isles. In this episode, my patience got tested by the weather which was not in my favor. The attempt to leave Skye to board a ferry to Tarbert, the Isle of Harris, was more challenging than I anticipated. The constant rain, strong wind, and irregular bus availability while trying to catch the 6 pm ferry left me feeling discouraged and frustrated.

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ABOUT ME:
In 2013, I started my solo travel journey, leaving Indonesia in 2016 to become a full-time traveler and YouTube creator. My background in International Relations has fueled a profound interest in exploring different countries. My content focuses on exploring different cultures through the lens of a solo female traveler, aiming to capture real-life interactions and experiences.

My travels kicked off with a five-month trip across Asia, after which I moved to China in January 2017 to work as an English teacher—my first time living abroad. I left China in 2018 to fully commit to creating videos on YouTube, where I share my travels and the cultures I encounter.

Living nomadically since 2016, I settled in England in early 2022 after marrying my British husband, David. Now based in the UK, I continue to travel and share my adventures on YouTube.

[davidjones]

I love the way you show independent travelling as it really is, with all the vagaries of the weather, transport connections that sometimes don't quite work, and the uncertainty of just finding your way around in a foreign land, and yet you make a virtue of the unpredictability and the little adventures that come your way. Keep up the good work!

[IndigoTraveller]

Loving this Scotland series, Syfia. Soundtrack always on point :)

[quain]

Lovely that you have a Scottish prosody at times when talking to the locals! The preservation of Gaelic culture is fascinating there. Love to go back.

[guacamolebelacan]

I love traveling alone too. I have been doing it since 2012, but not a full-time traveler. As an Indonesian, it's not that easy to get visa to travel to certain countries. I always watch your videos, but this video got me a special feeling. It's just perfect sceneries with the combination of the dope music that shoots me. I recalled the feelings when I was traveling, sometimes lonely and sad, but I enjoyed it. It's the time when I learnt and understood myself more. It's not always good, sometimes there were challenges, but it's addictive. That's amazing when I tried to find something in the places that I've never been to, but the only thing I found was myself.

[triptisharma]

You are so inspiring 😍 traveling alone isn't easy. I love how you are showing the reality, how you actually feel. I really want to travel to Scotland. I've watched a lot of travel documentaries of Scotland but your video is one of the most realistic and helpful. 🌿

[AlinaMcleod]

Aw what a beautiful video! You have some amazing exploring to do in that area of the world :)

[susankasparek]

I have never been brave enough to travel alone. I really admire your videos and you.

[stuartmays]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it here, weather is changeable, and everyone is welcome in Scotland, regardless of where they are from.

[kmrr]

Great to see you on out beautiful island.. it doesn't always rain btw, it's dry at least 5 days a year🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[kwen]

Your recent videos of travelling in Scotland really ignited my travel bug that have been hibernating throughout the pandemic. Totally can relate to the stress and tension that you felt because I personally don't drive and always needed to depend on the public transportation whenever I travel. But, as much as I hope I have the convenience and comfort of self-drive, I think I will always choose public transportation whenever I travel solo because you will never know who you will meet briefly throughout that journey. Scotland is definately on the top of my travel bucket list now. Thanks for sharing all this with us!

[tonyobadinage]

Another fascinating video. I never made it to the Outer Hebrides (to my eternal regret) and I very much doubt I will now (I'm in Philippines now!). As to previous travel; I spent 5 years in the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s hitch-hiking around Europe and found that an adaptable style is a pre-requisite - you set out to go from Paris to Munich and end up in Marseille! What the heck! Marseille is a cool city and Munich will be there another time.

I take my hat off to you for traveling alone and I understand why you do it - you don't have to justify anything (route, destination, etc.) to a travel companion. It's also a great way of learning. Yes, about the places and people whom you meet but, more importantly, about yourself and your own peculiar attitudes to situations which you encounter.

I miss travel. Naaah, that's a lie - I miss my youth and the opportunity to travel freely with no set goal. Thoroughly enjoying your videos.

[planetlondon]

Glad to see you traveling to Hebrides Islands. The weather - cloudy, rainy, windy, chilly and gloomy- is very typical of Scotland. You simply have to accept it to love Scotland. Because the sunny days - when the land shines like a fairy -tale land - compensate for this.

[sudiansahjr]

The third episode is more challenge for you in scotland when you were almost frustated because the weather isnt very predictable, but you had flexibility and spontaneity. And its great😁😁😁

[supertramp]

Beautiful video, thank you for sharing! I live in the highlands of Scotland, and I have also visited Indonesia, with it’s amazing people ! I have travelled on this ferry many times, ❤️

[portline]

There are always good & bad days when travelling, but the good ones always far outweigh the frustrating ones and make the whole experience such a pleasure & worthwhile.
Although from South West England I spent six weeks in Manchester in 1963 travelling all over the north of England and even travelled to Scotland independently from there. Yes I'm an was the summer of 1963! That experience gave me the confidence to travel to many parts of the world independently.
Love your videos always a pleasure when a new one appears! 👍👍😊

[briangriffiths]

Very good and beautifully shot video which gives you an idea of just how diverse our weather can be but also how limited public transport is in the north west of Scotland. I lived for over a decade on the Outer Hebrides and regularly crossed the Minch on the Hebrides. You do get used to the choppy seas after a while!

[meanqueensuperscrimper]

Hello. I took that same route and ferry last year. I travel alone, mostly drive myself, camping, and walk a lot. I went to the top of Lewis, then drove down through Harris, North and South Uist, Benbecula, almost to Barra. Very windy. Enjoy your travels. ilona

[habibahyahya]

It is a lovely video. Thank you so much Syifa. May you continue to present us with more beautiful journeys in the near future♥️🇲🇾

[romymongalini]

Lovely, lovely, lovely country and people. Thanks again for showing us. Keep on!

[johnrooney]

Good to see you in better spirits towards the end.