SOLO TRAVEL SCOTLAND - First time in the Scottish Highlands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 [Ep. 2] 

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I am glad that this has brought a touch of positivity to your day :-)

Thank you so much Gig, that is very kind of you! I have published all videos from Scotland and can be watched here: ru-vid.com/group/PLonhezuZQT1YnnhCU2_aRm0IaXlnuvSFS Thank you so much for your kind support!

Thank you so much. What a lovely comment to read!

Nigel, your comment is probably the best compliment I can get for my video. What a brilliant and motivating thing to say to a travel video creator like me. Thank you, thank you!!

Amazing

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Keith, thank you so much for this insightful comment! Very helpful for other people, including me, to read and understand the history of Scotland.

What a load of absolute rubbish. Most of the highlands are natural. Every country uses its lands for economic wealth. Yes there were the highland clearances, but those stone houses, like caves, are no longer acceptable as homes. Visitors to any country will be amazed at its history. Many of the forestry roads opened up an otherwise inaccessible beauty.

Hmmm Keith ... half-true I’d say! ‘A very beautiful film” is certainly true and a VERY nice and well-made one too. And yes, exactly as you say, “the landscape is often not what it seems”. But then I’d say you gallop ahead rather too fast, Keith! Until 250-or-so years ago much of the film’s landscape would have been covered by the ancient Caledonian Forest (so pine, sessile-oak, small-leafed lime, alder, birch and rowan). But the Forest has, sadly, “failed”, partly due to (man’s) elimination of the wolf in Scotland which, their natural predator gone, lead to the exponential rise in red-deer numbers. And partly due to (man’s) introduction of sheep to feed the Industrial Revolution’s woolen-mills. Between them the deer and the sheep have browsed the old forest VERY nearly to extinction, the growing young trees eaten down to the ground. You can see this very clearly in the film, “native” trees growing only where they are protected from browsing, on the little islands. Much of what Forest was still left was felled for timber in the Napoleonic and two World Wars and yes, landowners cleared more, first to create shooting playgrounds and, later, non-native supposedly-commercial forests - also of course primarily, and on a HUGE scale, by the Scottish Forestry Commission (still managing over 1m. acres) whose initial task was to ensure Britain had enough timber to fight future wars. And the film also helps clarify the (dreadful) Highland Clearances: but “most of the rural population driven from the land ... “ is (surely) not quite how the Clearances happened. Imagine what it must have been like trying to feed your family off the film’s “beautiful” landscape - imagine it in January, February, March, you in that landscape with your spade and pick-axe trying, often desperately, to feed your family. Suddenly, 300 years ago, there began to be HOPE ... began to be a WAY OUT. It suddenly became possible to ESCAPE it, to emigrate: to America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand - even to Tierra de Fuego. Or to the burgeoning satanic mills of the Industrial Revolution. But YES, to GET OUT ... to ESCAPE. Which is what those “most” did, escaping poverty and sometimes starvation, certainly malnutrition, leaving behind those ‘ruined and abandoned stone structures throughout the landscape”. It is of course absolutely true that some notorious landowners drove-out the ones - sometimes the nasty landowners said “the stragglers” - who hadn’t chosen or hadn’t been able to “escape” - most often the wretched old people. But to what extent is it true that a "happy" and viable community and way-of-life was destroyed? As a further thought, it’s worth keeping in mind how “new” the film’s whole scene is. Only 11-12,000 years ago, in the last Ice Age, the WHOLE THING would have been entirely covered by ice. I don’t have my ice-map with me but I imagine it would have been something like a mile thick, covering EVERYTHING, with not a single living thing below it, not a blade of grass, not an insect. In my childhood glen, 30 crow-fly miles due East of Corrour, the ice would have been well over a mile thick: I’ll check its thickness at Corrour. And Syifa’s beautiful film shows her in that ice-carved landscape walking (unknowingly!) past spectacular ice-cut rocks. PS Re “abandoning the landscape”, even in the 1960s most, yes MOST, able-bodied youngsters got out - the £10 passage to Australia etc. You were almost expected to. At 18, I went to Canada but (of course) love 'ma hame' still.

@@MrTolesi thanks a lot Tolesi for sharing your two cents. What an interesting and insightful comment! Thanks for watching

I very much corroborate the replies here; the Highlands are still ruled by the Lairds in an almost feudal economy. Re-wild the lot and get rid of all the absentee landlords, hunters, stalkers, shooters, ghillies, fishermen, sheep shaggers and the rest.

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@@SyifaAdriana Welcome always

Thank you so much Rich! That’s very kind of you

Yes it's relaxing indeed! However rainy days makes it more difficult to film while traveling at the same time 🤣🤣

@@SyifaAdriana Yeah can understand that, how was your experience with the famous Highland midgies? They can be absolutely relentless! I do a lot of wild camping, born and raised in Scotland and I've still never been able to take them on 😂😂

@@TeamLNE Hahahaha thanks for your comment! Always enjoyed reading people's different experience. I went in end of April to the beginning of May so it was in Spring. I know that midges can be unbearable in Scotland during the summer season. I am glad I wasn't there to experience it haha!

@@SyifaAdriana Really enjoyed watching your video, made me want to get the boots on and head out! Thanks for sharing it with us all.

Awww thank you Shez, that's very kind of you to say that. I am so happy to read this!

How exciting, Bruce! Are you planning to visit Scotland to reconnect with your ancestral land?

@@SyifaAdriana I have been to Scotland a couple of times in the past few years but have not had the time to explore much of the country. I did plan to be in Aberdeen back in2021 to commemorate what would have been my dad's 100th birthday but covid put an end to that. Would like to visit again in the not too distant future.

@@brucelumsden94 I am sorry to hear that Bruce! Aberdeen , the granite city! I would suggest waiting out until the summer is over since flights in Europe are pretty bad right now with shortage of staff and delayed flights for hours.

@@SyifaAdriana I will wait until next northern summer. At home I am a farmer ,not always easy to get away.

@Mark Hepworth I am in NE Victoria near a the tourist town of Bright and the skiing mountain of Mt Hotham(actually right beside My Buffalo.).

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David, great to see you again here! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind support! 😊

Thank you so much, Tony! What a lovely comment to read

The West of Scotland sure is beautiful, I live in Ayrshire and even though I love to escape to the highlands every year ,there is no shortage of amazing scenery (ie looking at Arran on a clear day etc)and great walking trails ,parks and castles here,....Scotland really does have it all.

Thank you so much Stuart!

Alex, you get it 100%. So glad reading your comment confirming how we often fail to stop, enjoy the moment and be present. Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much Riski!

Thanks Matt and Rachel! All the best and good luck with your travel channel 😊

Thanks for sharing your experience, Ewen! 😊 So cool that you camped in the hills. How was the weather at the time? I had stopped carrying a rucksack since I am carry a backpack full of camera and filming equipment. That in itself is already very heavy so a rolling luggage comes in handy 😂

@@SyifaAdriana It was very wet. Had to wade a few burns the following day down to Glen Nevis. It was warm enough though. Day 2, I stayed at a bothy as it was very windy. Yeah, all the camera gear can weigh a bit.

@@BrokenBackMountains I am fascinated by bothys in Scotland and was very intrigued by it when researching my trip. I am glad that you were warm enough the next day! I feel like this type of travel makes you appreciate little things in life.

Ah David! Your comment is soooo lovely. Thanks a lot!! Yes I love pronouncing loch with my imitated Scottish accent 🤣

You just said that because she’s a beauty

Thank you so much Peter 😊

Thank you so much, Joanna for your lovely comment and kind appreciation!

Thank you so much Nigel! That’s very kind of you. The rest of this travel series can be watched here: ru-vid.com/group/PLonhezuZQT1YnnhCU2_aRm0IaXlnuvSFS

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Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much Jonathan!

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Thank you James, that's very kind of you to say this!

Thank you so much Luc!! :)

Thank you so much Jawan!

I agree with you, Kevin! Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much Dinda, what a kind comment!

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks a lot for watching

Thanks a lot, Tony! That’s very kind :)

How cool John! Thank you so much for your kind comment. I needed a visa to enter Ireland, so hopefully I'll be able to visit soon :)

Wow, thank you so much for your kind comment!

My family is from JA, i ve been there looking for that but unfortunately I could not. Still, JA is still the hermosa land of wood and water but without the solitude!

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I actually have been wanting to hitchhike but never got the courage 😂😂 Thank you for your lovely time to watch my video.

Thank you, Habibah!

Thank you so much Bob!

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You're welcome😇

Sounds wonderful Cristina! I am sure you had a great fun :D

@@SyifaAdriana yes and also a beautiful weather

WOW CRISTINA S THATS ALOT OF GROUND TO COVER IN SUCH A SHORT TIME!!!. AT LEAST YOU HAD TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH WEATHER,, WALL TO WALL SUNSHINE🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@@neilanderson841 yes when we're in oarkney islands the locals said we had an exceptional nice weather that day☺️,and yes we we're traveling with a coach ( touring bus) ,.(traveled more than 2000 kilometers) within 10 days☺️

@@cristinas6575 Ahhh that explains a lot, I understand the appeal of a coach tour but for me the freedom to go where I want, rather than a itinerary, allows me to explore BONNIE SCOTLAND away from the touristy 'must see' places. But enjoyment is the key wherever you go. Haste ye back.

Hahaha thanks a lot Corinne!

Oh John, that's fantastic! Did you stay at the hostel or did you walk to Rannoch?

@@SyifaAdriana unfortunately I was only there for a short time. I walked down from the station (after having a coffee & cheeky cake) to Loch Ossian and just sat down at the picnic bench for a few hours to take it all in. The weather was perfect, everything was perfect. It's a great place to clear your mind. I will definitely be back and will stay for few days.

@@sniffer321 Sounds so lovely! I also enjoyed the cake from the station house. I am so chuffed reading your comment, John! Thanks again for letting me know.

@@SyifaAdriana keep up the great work, thanks again

Thank you so much! :-)

Thank you so much Lenny! That' very kind of you to comment and watch this video. I stayed in different hostels on my travel in Scotland. It generally cost me £18-£25/night for a single bunkbed. I dont know what's your budget but Scotland has a great variety of hostels and can be found on this website www.hostellingscotland.org.uk/

Greetings Robert!

Glad you liked it

Hahahaha Ian, I agree! My backpack is already full of filming equipment so I dont want to carry another backpack. Carrying a trolley bag makes it easy to vlog as well hahaha