We’re Dan and Marissa, we’ve been together now for over 10 years and travelled to lot of different countries in those years.
In January 2020 we booked a 5 month trip away and decided we would film our travels but due to covid our plans were put back.
With travel now beginning to open up again, we’ve booked our destinations for this year and we plan to bring you with us.
We aim to try and give you as much information as we can about the destination we travel to. We want to inspire you and give you a good idea what these places are like before you go.
Nice content, I was wondering if skipping the East Coast, and spend more time on the West Coast and Isle Of Skye would be wise? My wife and I will be in the UK for 3 weeks, and we’ll be in Scotland for the final week.
Hi David! I really hope you enjoy your tour with Harry! It’s still one of my highlights to our travels. We tipped £25 euros back in 2021. Depending on the size of the group, I feel this is fair. Have a great time in Toulouse.
Just seen this video now, have u been back since? We love the place, going back this year for the first time in 5 years, were so excited. Glad u loved it
Game keepers have no authority to move you on, theyre the types that go letting off guns yards from busy public footpaths day and night all over the peaks for their “sport”. They do more damage hunting
If I was to do it again I would leave out the east and north coast all together, it’s harsh, cold and Barron. Not much to see! My advice would be to start in the trossachs and head all the way north to Durness, I’d recommend including the isle of Skye and the Isle of Lewis into your trip. There is so much to see that what you miss on the way up you can see on the way back.
I went there 15yrs ago with TUI on a £150 half board holiday in march... The weather was amazing... We walked round the lake. Went cross country skiing.... We caught a train to the capital.... That had great architecture... But a weird amount of graffiti
Oh dear your planning is a joke!... lots of amazing places on the east coast, and you missed many of them... don't give up your day job... and your advise sucks.
Hya loved your video ....In August I actually sunbathed on Achiltibuie beach on Summer Isles so beautiful .... its a little walk over rocks down to the soft white sand and turquoise blue sea.... 🌊 💙 blissful day .. I also adore Scotland in all weather 💙
Was it a condition of hire to use campsites, rather than wild camp? I use campsites, but I also wild camp. As the current rate, Scotland won't be worth visiting as its going to be as bad as Wales and England.
@@danandmarissa it's super safe to wild camp.. You might get the odd horn toot, or a Warden around the Loch Lomand areas, which many now avoid, or use campsites. Last year I spent two months in France, and because of crime towards MHs, and campervans, there were regions that I didnt visit. This is mainly the South Coast, and the Western end of the Med. Also, it's well dodgy along the North Spanish Atlantic coast. It's almost as if the local police turn a blind eye to tourist attacks, because the police move people on, and fine them, but they never catch the highway robbers. At the end of the day, no matter where you travel, bar Scotland, the police, & organised crime, and local regimes, they are all in collusion to rip off wild campers in vans and MHs. I've no idea what you're doing now, but Vanlife is the way to go, but don't go to or do what the big channels do. Less space in a large panel van, but still better than a MH. But that's another story.
@@danandmarissa unfortunately, Scotland is going the way of Wales and England. The Scottish elite has failed to provide the required service. Travel the NC500, and you find shit and toilet paper. Most of this comes from car driving tourists, even Scottish tourists. It's easy to blame campervaners and MHs. If you see Europe on one wing, and England and Wales on the other, Scotland is going to be like Wales, a total lockdown.
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Hi Matty, there are plenty on fuel station dotted around but as mentioned don’t let your camper run too low. On the odd stretch there isn’t a station for some miles! Have a great time, I’m sure you’ll love it.
@@danandmarissa thanks very much for responding we are planning to hire a Swift Go RV for the month of April 2025 It looks so peaceful and calming with spectacular views
Just back from doing the NC500. We did the route anticlockwise starting in the east. Went to most of the places shown here. It is absolutely beautiful (we preferred the west coast). Our weather was great. Thanks for sharing this video.
We downloaded the NC500 app. As you travel the route it tells you what to see and where to go with tons of information and helpful tips. We went in October missing the midges and a lot less people.
Hi Dan & Marissa: I really enjoy your video, my husband and I are traveling to Scotland and I find this itinerary amazing, a good chance to feel the real Scotland. We are arriving at Edinburgh on July 10th, and want to leave 3 days at the end for Edinburgh, it's our first visit to Scotland. We are from Argentina so we are not used to driving with the wheel on the other side, do you think we will find it very stressing? Can it be crowded during July? At what time of the year you did this trip. I'm concerned about mist and fog.
Hi, Only 2 days until your holiday! we travelled in May and the roads were fairly quiet. It’s not quite the school holidays either so you shouldn’t hit the main holiday period. Just take the driving slow and steady, follow the signed and down drive down the narrow roads unless your in a car! Have a great holiday 😊
Good info on the area, so many people underestimate the time it takes on the west coast...whatever your " normal" daily mileage is, take a third off it...i done it on a scooter in 2019, wild camping, learned alot. Great Vid and hope u will be back!! 👍👍👍🤣
