VANLIFE - Scotland NC500 Pt1 - Is this the best road trip in the world? 

There is NOTHING better than the sounds and smell of making the first morning coffee in the van. I am absolutely addicted to it. Doing this route next year in my new camper! Can't wait!!

Looks amazing Andy. Another great video, looking forward to the next instalment. Stay safe,enjoy🙌🏻🙏🏻

Brilliant video, loved every minute and now subscribed

Unreal video! Such a beautiful place, getting us excited to go!❤️

What a beautiful video. We loved it and your little dog what a cracker. Stunning scenery shots. Great stuff Andy.

Stunning video Andy, know the highlands/islands really well and there’s no place like it on earth👌 Know what you mean about the derelict cottages, have nearly made that move! Looking forward to part 2 and keep the great content coming👍🚐

love the video and the van is beautiful

Wow !! Great video 👍 Sango Bay park up looked amazing as well. Looking forward to part 2 🙂

First time watcher. Superb van and the NC 500 looks amazing. Good work man.

Another great video, wetting our appetite to get back to Scotland.

First one I’ve seen Andy. The editing is superb! The lifestyle looks great 🙏🏼🥂

Keep posting great content 👍

You're doing this the right way. So many people try to do the NC500 in record time. It's not a race. Great video

Done the nc500 last year with my friend had an amazing time, we just wild camped and got a small caravan for a night to shower etc. going back up to do Skye again next month. The highlands are beautiful

A great video. Thanks for sharing.

Doing this in 3 weeks. You’ve now given me more places to visit - haven’t got a clue now how I’m going to fit it all in ! 😂😂 Great vid - looking forward to the next and hope you made it to Skye 😊👍🏻

Great video love Scotland cant wait to get back there and it seems you lucked out in the weather 😀

Nice video, nice van too. We stayed at that campsite near Inverness - rained a lot when we were there. We've done the NC500 a couple of times, different direction each time. It is stunning, no doubt about it. But best road trip in the world? My vote would be the drive up to Nordkapp, the top of Norway.

Great vids dude and dudette! I’ve got boat life but I’m saving for a camper van at the moment. Hopefully the world won’t drop out of its arse by the time I’m ready. Good to see a couple keeping it fresh and funky and enjoying life. Hope to see you on the road some day 🤙🏼

Nice to see you places that we went on our nc500. Absolutely stunning isn’t it. Coming down the west is beautiful. Stay safe 👍🏻👍🏻

Good man , in with the milk first .... i can't tell you how annoyed i get at people that put boiling water over their instant coffee . Great video glad you enjoyed my homeland !

Great job mate!

Nice video, some beautiful places - Subscribed, Happy Touring

Class vlog... 💗

Lovely video. ❤

Looks beautiful. We planned to do the nc500 this year but have heard many negative things about angry locals and vandalism. We are really looking forward to seeing this for ourselves. Much live to you guys great job on the video 🙏

Looks brilliant nice one

Just stumbled across this video and the title made me click. I am looking to do the NC500 this year or next on my motorcycle so was very interested to see points of interest etc. Looks great and i must say "what a fantastic van"

The bad thing about vans on the NC500 is the litter they leave and never invest in the local tourist trade.

Superb vlog 😁👍🏻

Good stuff bro, me and my boys are thinking about doing this next month

planning a trip up scotland soon great to see this

*Rubs hands together* So looking fwd to your NC500 vids, Andy. We’re hoping to do this in October and need some pointers. Visiting from Australia. 🇦🇺

No lakes all Lochs but love and done all these travels in a old VW and a good few times in a old Hymer and throughly love your travels in your wagon we did Cornwall about 20 years ago and had a grea time well we went back to see Bath where once lived back in the day and there once was a festival and Zeppelin were top billing and we had Frank Zappa,Johnny Winter and just loads seems a million years ago we were young and did what we wanted it was a long way from Glasgow then but hey ho peace be with you guys on your travels.

Brill vid mate look forward to seeing more of your vids aidy fae Kilmarnock

Me & my family are doing this in April, hope the weather improves!

All i can envision this coming summer on those roads is huge traffic jams.beutiful place though

😊👍

Ahh, mate, I'm sold. We were considering the 500 in our T6 last year but, our Crafter should be finished for next year so March/April time it will be. We have just subscribed so, looking forward to your vlogs. I may have seen you at the Overlander Show in Avon earlier this year? You know what it's like, not sure where you recognise a face from. However, I'll say hi next time. Happy travels. Mal, Ruth and Raffy.

Subscribed!! 👍🏼

Andy did you notice many golf courses on your first part of the journey, planning a visit to drive the NC500 myself but from golf course to golf course. Great content loving your vlogs.

Fantastic video Andy.. but I’d like to say where did you get that amazing van 🚐?

Done 3 times now 2 times on bikes and once in a car hope to do it again on my Harley soon

Loving your vids…..we’re lucky enough to live in Scotland but you showcase it great….. Hey Lyndsey, can you share what cacao you use please…..I might have missed you saying before……during our binge watch if your channel. 🤪

Wow, awesome headroom in your van. The derelict houses are from the Highland clearances, where people lost their houses to Sheep?

It’s not a lake.......it’s a Loch 🤗

What a beautiful Channel.

Only just spotted your videos, love it!! Great personality and editing, will definitely be watching more!!! 😎😎

Hi guys love the video have you got any videos of your van build

Hi! Thanks for the video! Amazing! One doubt on your campervan: It looks like you have single pane (stock??) windows. How bad is condensation with very cold outside temperatures, even with thermal insulation applied during the night? Enough for a small pond, or just superficial - in the windows? Thanks in advance!

Great video Andy we have just got a little Frenchy too also called Blu but nick named Boo

Thought you might have done Thurso for the surf. You missed Smoo Cave too

So glad i came across your page. In the process of choosing a Van to convert now and this is the first thing il be doing with the Mrs and Dog. Looking forward to the rest of the trip. P.S has to be one of the best looking Vans ive come across. Cheers

Which drone did you use for filming? Was it automatically tracking/following your van in the shots towards the end?

Great video mate. What time of the year was this? We are going to be in Scotland late November coming from Australia. Wondering if it's doable that time of year. Cheers Shane

Loving the van, think i saw it today, u based in hertfordshire. Im looking into van conversion did you buy the van like that or build it??.

Is your sprinter 4x4? Amazing journey just love it

Looks amazing, only a couple of weeks and I'll be doing a similar route 😁 any recommendations for must see places?

Great video thanks, can I ask what's the music your playing at 2minutes 45 secs? Thanks

The back road with the gate. I wonder how old that stone fence is? Amazing views. Thanks!!! PS. Nice van! Nice companion!!!!

Love the video. Who did your van conversion? Cheers

The trouble with paradise is it doesn't stay paradise if everyone and his budgie wants to go all at once. That could be the reason the locals are restless- so you know, get up and do it but try to think of those who live there too. Buy local produce too.

Great vid new subscriber ! loving the van, what year is it and did you buy it all converted or did you do yourself ?

Hi great vids and awesome van you go away a lot are u retired

north sardinia coast ....... quiet as well.

what time of year was this?

Great video. Can I ask what you use for your arial shots?

Dude quick question. What make is your Nordic style beanie hat? Cheers 🤙🏼

Is this good for a 8 meter

It may well be. But it has destroyed one of the last place in mainland UK where true peace and tranquility, in stunning surroundings could be found.

Brill mate aidy fae Kilmarnock

Did you just pour milk into your cup before the boiling water OMG What have you done!!!

NO ive been there and loved it but not a chance on earth as the best sorry to, no wear near, go visit Canada that would piss all over that........

Loved it

yes it is, but please cycle it. Save the planet!

I know most of you will disagree with this but Scotland WAS peaceful, then a few selfish van lifers and tourists wrecked it for everyone, and it is just a few, but wrecked it is, and thats why a lot of locals dont like this 'trend' of RU-vidrs everywhere. I remember back when Rannoch Moor didnt even have a mobile phone transmitter, you were on your own if the SHTF. Back then it was a wild place, carparks and shops were for those that lived up here and the hardy few. Nowadays everyone and his dog fill up the laybys n carparks and buy out all the food in the local shops leaving little left for us locals, then the greedy local shop owners put the prices up to cash in on VL's and NC500 tourists, not everyone has loads of viewers paying the bills. You have no idea just how lucky you lot are, too engrossed on the next YT trend and what words to use in the title, what thumbnails to use, how many subs n views you get etc. I know VanLifers won't agree but since this Van Life thing became 'trendy' (and a cash cow), it really has wrecked so many things for those of us who live up here all year round and not just for a week or two when the weather is nice. That'll be why some VL's and tourists get sh1t from the locals. None of you want to acknowledge that impact or take responsibility for it, and yes I've read the comments, if you did take responsibility, and acknowledge that impact, the locals might be more welcoming. Take a look at the bigger picture and not just the pictures you take for YT. Places are becoming paid for or restricted when they used to be free (like Loch Lomond for example), that was down to all the mess being left behind by tent campers and van lifers. Unfortunately those are the facts, so deal with it. BTW your not 'wild camping' if your living/staying in a van pmsl but hey call it what you will, you just sound silly to those that know the difference (and the truth) It's all about the views, and I dont mean the beautiful Scottish views, but YT views clicks and likes, oh and the cash so dont forget to hit the like button and subscribe b'cuz these people rely on your money. Gotta love all those BS thumbnails and false descriptions and you cant tell me YT isnt FULL of those (and getting all the worse for it). When you live life thru the tiny lens of algorithms you will never see the bigger picture, never. So yup I expect not many of you will agree with the facts, but that's ok, being in denial isn't my problem, its yours. Rant over 😅 Enjoy ❤

its the entitlement that gets me. closed gate onto private track? that wont stop you, you can drive wherever you like . the reason we have a right to roam is we respect the countryside. you're going to fuck it up for everyone . you and the thousands like you. you want to access a beach off the road? get out and walk like everyone else . thumbs up to those who dont need to be told. you lot are welcome

Wld camping in a van! There’s no such thing. What you’re doing in advocating overnighting were you please in Scotland is simply,adding to a growing problem. Doing as you please in a van is causing huge environmental damage and community frustration.

I really like north coast 500..But a hit the dogs and eny pets..Someone can making a video NO PETS NO DOGD ....Thenks