A Birthday Walk With A Damp Ending - Adventure Is Close To Home, But Will We Make It To The Chippy?

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A broken bridge made this loop a bit more complicated than expected. Will we EVER make it to the chippy? Enjoy the video...

Filmed on Saturday 3rd August 2024 - (my birthday!)
Thumbnail designed using Canva
This video is not sponsored and all opinions are my own

I don’t pretend to be a travel expert, but I love what I do and would be honoured if you came along with me. My channel focusses on the wide-eyed wonder and excitement of finding somewhere new, and my genuine reaction to it. You may not get a history lesson in my videos, but who knows, you might pick up some useful travel tips along the way, add a few destinations to your bucket list and hopefully be entertained by what you see. Thanks for watching, it means a lot to me :)

I do ALL of this myself. Planning, filming, editing, promoting, all with a weekly upload schedule, so please understand not every video will be an epic adventure. But my pledge is to always do my best in any situation and KEEP THE CAMERA ROLLING :)

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FAQs:
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
I was born in Glasgow but have lived in Carnoustie, Dalgety Bay, Stonehaven, Edinburgh, Montrose, and further afield (Salamanca, Spain & Devonport, New Zealand)
WHEN DO YOU UPLOAD?
Saturdays at 10am Scottish time. Occasionally a bonus midweek video will pop up (in which case, likely to be Tuesday at 5pm)
WHY IS THERE A DELAY BETWEEN TRIP AND VIDEO APPEARING?
This is both my business model and a result of doing everything myself. Editing takes time and I also like to schedule videos a bit in advance in case of any problems/illness/cancellations etc. Keeping my uploads appearing every Saturday is important to me, so I don’t want anything to get in the way of it. Also, I occasionally need some time off to recover from trips! But more than anything else, it's about budgets. I generally need to film a number of videos on each trip to break even. And each one of these take a while to fall into place on a Saturday morning.
WHAT EQUIPMENT DO YOU USE?
WHY DON'T YOU SPEND LONGER AT DESTINATIONS?
The usual suspects I'm afraid - time and money! Hotel prices especially these days make my eyes water like a true Scotsman. Also my weekly upload schedule means I need to keep on the move.
WHERE'S ALICJA?
Alicja will feature whenever possible, but she has her own life and a 9-5 job so it can take a while for our schedules to match up. Trust me though, I prefer it when She is there too!
DO YOU PAY FOR YOUR OWN TRAVEL?
Yes I do. I've only ever accepted a complementary ticket as compensation for a previous problem. All my opinions are frank and honest reflections of travel as I experience it.
WHY THE ADS?
It's my income, I can't do this for free. Notice I don’t have mid-roll ads though!
CAN I CONTACT YOU?
I used to list my email address but felt bad not having the capacity to respond to everything so took it down (and I got a LOT of spam so missed many genuine messages along the way).
HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?
Watching my videos is of course support enough, but if you'd like to support further, I'll pop links in here for Paypal and Patreon. All kind donations are super-appreciated and will go 100% towards future filming trips.
DO YOU ACCEPT SPONSORSHIPS?
I don't like to upset the flow of my videos, so I don't even include mid-roll ads anymore (at significant loss of income to myself), so I prefer not to include sponsorships either. I'm open to a small slide at the start/end of each video, but I don't want to get into talking about products, it's something I don't like as a viewer myself (especially as a viewer who pays for YouTube Premium). So it's probably a polite no, although all of this goes out the window if you offer me something which can give me the chance to make a video for my audience that would otherwise be impossible.

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Thank-you!! My dad served most of his National Service with the RAF at Edzell in the early 1950s. Aside from stories of drunken shenanigans on nights out in Montrose, he often spoke about a local walk along the river that you accessed through a door in a wall with a shaky bridge across the river. But he has no photographs, so thank-you for bringing his stories to life for me... It looks an incredible walk. Better still - I will show the video to my dad in the coming days. He has dementia. Your Montrose tour video got him talking when I shared that with him last year. I'm really hoping that he will engage as much with this one!! Oh... and Happy Birthday!!

sebastianfowles
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You NEVER need to apologize - I think we all enjoy tagging along no matter what you find on your adventure! You two are such a joy to watch 😊 Happy Birthday!!! 🎉

wendyasea
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Happy Birthday Steve! U.S. Navy retiree stationed at Edzell 1974-77.
We lived in a flat in Kinnaird Castle Brechin then on Christies Lane in Montrose
before moving "onbase" to Perry road. BTW streets there are still
named after US Naval admirals, Forrestal, Halsey, Perry.
We had ONE RAF officer on base as "The Queen's landlord"
and a few hundred American sailors, spouses and kids.
When we arrived in Scotland we walked the cable bridge from
Panmure Arms Hotel Edzell to the base before we got a car.
Thanks for the tour and bringing back fond memories of Scotland
and the wonderful people of Scotland that made us yanks feel so welcome.

horailroad
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your videos are always a treat, especially because you show us where you go, which is the POINT of going. Some youtubers make fabulous trips but only show airport, lounges and inside of planes, with rarely a glimpse of destinations.
When Alicia is along that adds an extra dimension of joy a delight.

johnanthony
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Happy Birthday young man! Today I took the time to read all the information you get if you click ...more. I have to say that I'm very impressed with your stand on advertising and sponsorship. It gives you even more credibility, which isn't always the case with Youtubers. Your commitment to a weekly post every Saturday gives us, the viewers, a degree of anticipation because we know it's going to be there, whatever else happens, around 10am every Saturday. Unlike many Youtubers, however, you haven't sacrificed quality for quantity and meeting a self imposed schedule. As you say, not every episode can be an intrepid adventure, but you've carved yourself a niche that works for you, and for us. Thank you and long may it continue.

MyOutdoorsUK
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"Sorry folks, it's all gone a bit wrong hasn't it?"

Steve, that's why we're here mate.

BenRush
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Captivating video! Hi from the middle of the USA, St. Louis. I'm another Yank who was stationed at RAF Edzell. We explored the Blue Door and Shakin' Bridge often, and it was fabulous! I lived in Inchbare at Rose Cottage. Virtually all of us who were lucky enough to spend time in that area absolutely fell in love with Scotland. Thanks for sharing! Next time go to the Edzell Castle.

jennieshane
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Happy Birthday 🎂. My eyes were drawn to the rocks . Once a geologist, always a geologist. Those red rocks - sandstones laid down between 408 and 393 million years ago. All tilted from their original horizontal position. And the swim ( once a swimmer, always a swimmer) . Ive been crocked for a year now. I mean practically housebound. Lovely therefore, to be taken to the two things I love the best. Thanks

lynnporter
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I realised that as a grown up the there are no rules regarding meals. If you fancy an ice cream before dinner you can. I decided this standing outside the best ice-cream shop in North Wales at Beddgelert. Did not spoil my dinner! 😂

emkav
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JuSt love you two together.it’s such fun to watch you both

Priorw
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Montrose born and lived here all my life..I have done the Blue door walk many times, its one of my favourites..As a child I have lovely memories of picnics down by the river near the shakky brig, then took my old children and now my grandchildren. I love watching your videos as I see places I have known all my life through different eyes.

ave.t
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What a lovely video you two ! Thank you for sharing your Birthday with us all Steve 🎉🎈

Nook
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Happy belated birthday Steve. Thank you for taking us on another brilliant walk 👍

maggiesamuels
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Happy late birthday Steve, keep up the great work mate.

ElliotFrewuk
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loved this vlog, reminded me of when i was a kid exploring the Wye valley woods and jumping in the river Wye, thanks guys, and Happy Birthday Steve,

znbwmrb
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We went to Edzel back in the ‘90’s on The 4th of July to celebrate American Independence Day. The, then, US Naval Airbase in Edzel was open to the public and had lots or fun fair, stalls, military showcase stuff, lots of American cars as most of the airmen had brought their own cars over to Angus while they were based there. The main event was a full American Football game between the US Airforce and US Navy. You had to exchange your £ for $ at the entrance and reverse what you had left on way out. The Main Street was full of American cars for sale as they had already decided to close and pull out back to the US.
While it was an American base there was no British contingent based there.

kinross
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Happy Birthday Steve!

What a wonderful walk. Absolutely stunning gorge, Tower was a cool find too glad you found it!

mcmarky
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Happy belated birthday Steve, very well done to you both for a lovely walk and sharing it with us

paulinemcfarlan-ugpd
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Happy to see that you enjoyed your birthday. Alicja seems to be a good guide on the rocky trails.

marshallbowen
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Happy belated birthday Steve from Australia 🎂 My hubby and I really enjoy Alija and your adventures 😊 Keep them coming please and have a great year 🎉❤

Sunshinekty