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The only problem with Arran is if you do not have a car you are stuck in Brodick. visited in June,wanting to show off this gem to American son and Mother in Law . No coaches to tour island was a let down. We did get a bus to the castle,and that was all we could see. 😢
I'm a retired video production teacher in Canada. Although I've watched 100s of videos on RU-vid, yours is the first one I would give a grade of 100%. I knew it would be exceptional in the opening introduction and you didn't disappoint. I did a circle tour of Scotland last year but did not have time to fit Arran in. On my next trip in 2024, I will be starting on Arran. With the information you have provided, plus the contributions of other commentators below, I will have a fantastic beginning to that trip. I look forward to watching other videos that you have produced. THANKS.
Wow, thank you very much for those lovely words! You have absolutely made my day. I feel I simply have no choice now but to get back to editing the dozens of videos I have in the pipeline, and which I'd almost given up on... Anyhow, I hope you enjoy your tour of Arran next year. It's a great island, and I'm sure you'll love it.
@@findingthatperfectspot4692 My comments were well deserved! Question: is one full day driving around the island enough to see the best parts or should I plan for two? Thanks
Not all of the beachs are rocky or have pebbles. You didn't mention the sand beaches of Brodick, Lamlash, Whiting Bay and a place on the South. Even Blakwaterfoot has a bit of sand. Alos, no mention of a myriad of walks and the Loch up in the hills with a great view. Plus, there are over a hundred species of Birds to see, including Golden Eagles, Perigrine Falcons, Buzzards and Kestrels.
Alas, there was only so much I could see and record in five days, one of which was very rainy... I'm afraid you'll have to upload a video of the sandy beaches, walks in the hills and peregrine falcons yourself. 🙂
A good Tate of Arran, but a pity you didn’t show the sandy beaches as well. The impression you give is that the beaches are all rocky and stony which could be off putting for families withchildren
Unfortunately, it rained cats and dogs the day I was supposed to visit the sandy beaches. I decided not to get my camera wet. :-) Duly noted, though...
There are two sandy beaches one at Kildonan and Blackwater foot near the Shiskine Golf Course. You can also do the Kings Cave from Shiskine/Blackwateroot. Seals also at Whiting Bay and Kildonan and Otters along same area as well as Pirnmill.
Thanks for the information! Very useful. I visited the beach at Kildonan, but was too focused on photographing rocks to shoot the sand. Unfortunately, it rained the day I visited Blackwaterfoot. 🙂
Great video..... Next time visit Blackwaterfoot beach..one of the amazing sandy beaches....and visit Shiskine golf course there too.....go out to 4th green to see the cliffs of the Doon... Dougarie Lodge is not a golf course tho............
Hi, about the name Pălăguță ( the letter "ă" is pronounced as "a .book,..a car,.." and, the letter "ț" îs pronounced as "ts" .. țar / tsar). The suffix "uțâ" show us that is a diminutive. The root of the name is Pelaghia ( "ghi" is pronounced like gui ..guitar) and it is a very old christian women first name related with the greek Pelaghia - "marine". The name is also mentioned as a nickname of the godess Isis. Similar examples in other languages, ..germ. Pelagius, italian Pelagio, Pelagia, spanish Pelayo,..
Thank you very much for etymology of the name! I knew that 'uță' is a diminutive (I speak Romanian well enough for that 🙂), but I wasn't aware of the origin of the name Pelaghia. Interesting!
At 2:30 you translated as "Here lies God's own Robu" Robu in Romanian means servant, so it said "Here lies God's own servant" However if his name was Robu aswell then he was doing a celver play on words.
In de Iza-vallei komt de naam Palaga gewoon veel voor (of de verkorting Palaguta), door vernoeming en een aan inteelt grenzende onderlinge band tussen mensen. De naam Irina is ook oververtegenwoordigd. Ach, in Volendam zie je het immers ook.....Het was een erg geïsoleerd en moeilijk toegankelijk gebied, wat vermenging ook niet erg ten goed komt.
Crisp video...lovely photography...you've warmed me to visit Arran, one of the few Islands I never visited. Its certainly beautiful with plenty of historical features. Thanks for posting.
Did you enjoy it? The cyclists I met who did it told me they enjoyed the circuit but had some difficulty with the hilly road that cuts the island in two. I definitely saw a few cyclists struggle on that road. :-)
Great video thank you. Couple of points. The islands capital is Lamlash, not Brodick. There are also many pure sandy beaches on Arran. Great video, one of best I have seen. Superb camera work.
Thank you for making my day! I'm so glad you enjoyed my blurry little video. :-) Also, thank you for setting the record straight on Brodick and Lamlash. I'll keep it in mind. As for the sandy beaches, I know there are some nice ones near Blackwaterfoot, but as I mentioned in the video, I didn't get a chance to explore them because of bad weather. I'll be back for them some day!
I assume you're referring to Aran knitwear, which is from the Aran Islands in Ireland. This video is about the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Different place altogether.
You’ve captured our island really well. I loved your perfect pronunciation of the place names too! 👏 Your photos and video shots are really well done. Your channel deserves way more subs. You got one from me anyway! Nearly at 💯
@@CamsCampbell A very belated thank-you for your lovely comment, which I only just saw, and which has made my day! I'm glad you enjoyed my video and my pronunciation of the place names. I tried my best on both of them. 🙂I hope to publish more videos soon, and I hope you enjoy those, too!
@@findingthatperfectspot4692 Please remember, this is all politically for the Romanians. But culturally and morally, it has always belonged to the Hungarians, it always is, and it will be forever!! 🇭🇺
I know, but according to the Muzeul de Etnografie in Brasov, they also used to be used to create shaggy blankets! The museum has a whole video on traditional blanket-making in which these natural washing machines feature heavily. :-)
