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2 ай бұрын

We went to Ely & Cambridge.
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Welcome to my Channel,
My name is James and I live full time in my tiny van, however this is not just a van life channel. I enjoy travel, food and drink and making videos 🙂
When I turned 50 I decided I’d had enough of the rat race and working long hours just to pay rent and bills, life was passing me by and I needed a drastic change.
FAQ
Where is Helen?
Helen has a responsible full time job and two children so unfortunately she can’t join me on every trip. I really wish she could.
What equipment do you use?
My vlogging camera is a GoPro Hero 9 but I also use my pixel 6a phone and Lumix G80 camera for other footage
For editing, I used Premiere Pro on an old laptop but I’m saving to buy a more powerful computer.
Do you have children?
Yes I have a 6yr old daughter who lives with her mum but I see her quite a lot. I don’t usually put her on the vlogs and if I do, I block out her face for privacy reasons. I also have a grown up son.
How do you fund your lifestyle?
I don’t need as much to live these days since going full time van life but I receive a small percentage of income from the ads that KZfaq put on the videos.
Why the sponsored videos?
I only accept sponsorship from companies I use and trust, this is my fulltime job and my income, it’s how I support my family. (I have Patreon if you prefer videos with no ads).
How do I contact you?
Please contact me here: james@bythecurb.co.uk

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@doctormong1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Here's £25 to pay your fine.

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Mate that is so kind of you, thank you so much! I've just paid it too ❤

@widdy562 2 ай бұрын

nice one bro

@doctormong1 2 ай бұрын

@@bythecurb If you've already paid it then get a few drinks with it. lol.

@julieryan1616 2 ай бұрын

How kind ❤

@GrumpyGarry121 2 ай бұрын

Top man!

@KeithWebb-cl1ld 2 ай бұрын

£28 for two tickets 😳 Salisbury Cathedral where the Magna Carta is …That’s FREE. You should’ve have to pay to enter a place of worship!

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

I know, it was very expensive but the concert made it worth the money

@christoguichard4311 2 ай бұрын

@bythecurb Canterbury is the only other Cathedral that charges...I think? Rochester, Winchester, Chichester, etc are all free...but ask for donations.

@milels6917 2 ай бұрын

Impressive a place I would like to visit What a lovely day Sunny for a change

@MegaVector2011 2 ай бұрын

@@christoguichard4311 York Minster £18 pp unless you are a resident, then free. Westminster Abbey £29 pp.

@carolcr4024 2 ай бұрын

@@christoguichard4311 York charge 😩

@claireleamy3168 21 сағат бұрын

I get a delicious comforting feeling every time I sit down to watch one of your videos. Thank you both for sharing your lives with us.❤

@elaine8955 2 ай бұрын

I was born in Ely . My dad was in the RAF and that was the nearest hospital when my mum went into labour lol after watching Alf Garnet lol 😮xx

@Simon-fr4ts 2 ай бұрын

Helen's voice is so funny. Nearly every sentence has an upward inflection like she is amazed or surprised! It's cute.

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Awww thank you Simon 😊 funnily enough it does take a lot to make me oooh and awwwww 😂 James is Def the one 😍

@resurgem 2 ай бұрын

Nice to see that they still have wooden punts in Cambridge. In Oxford, they swapped to plastic ones that don't have the same ambience.

@theabandonedhunter3604 2 ай бұрын

A PCN is so annoying!! The dramatic music stomping back to the van made me smile though! 😀 loved the video guys as always! Take care ….Smithy

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Smithy

@kitchenworker446 2 ай бұрын

Is it just me...? I don't think it's right to have to pay to go in a church or cathederal... I get that they have to pay for the upkeep but I think the church gets plenty of money and they could ask for donations. Charges like this make these places too expensive for the ordinary working person...elitist if you ask me...

@seanroberts1177 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree. There should never be a charge to enter a place of worship.

@kathyhayden2499 2 ай бұрын

Voluntary contributions ❤

@steveanon3685 2 ай бұрын

Paying to enter God's place is a con 🙏

@JohnnysGoddess 2 ай бұрын

They could just ask the Vatican 😂

@machiavellian7490 2 ай бұрын

The Lord saves for sure 😮

@TheGreen-team 2 ай бұрын

Another really good watch...drinks were pricey but as long as you both enjoyed yourselves because we enjoyed watching you both. Michelle and Alan❤

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you :-)

@James-gf9jl 2 ай бұрын

Brought back some memories. Last time I visited Ely, 25 years ago, the choir was practicing in the cathederal. If things are very expensive in restaurants, and bear no relation to value for money, walk out. Sadly, it's the minimum wage staff that suffer in these places because, if the punters think they've been ripped off, they never leave a tip.

@samandjennysambrook 2 ай бұрын

Great vlog enjoyed it all you two, but bloody hell,those prices! Frosty jack sat behind the church would have been more like it I recon.😁😂😆🤣loved the tour tho James, looks like an amazing interesting place 👍✅☀️ sorry you got the fine by one minute mate,That's just the way the ball bounces sometimes!😵

@seanrichardson9404 2 ай бұрын

You are very good at what you do.. You have that something if that makes sense. Also not forgetting Helen ❤

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you :-)

@MegaVector2011 2 ай бұрын

The Cathedral is stunning, I'm from York and the Minster is awesome but Ely Cathedral is off the scale. Fantastic choir too, the Christmas services are amazing. Thanks for the upload.

@johnconnick3796 2 ай бұрын

Hi James and Helen, thank you for the upload 👍

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome John :-)

@nickyhamblin5467 2 ай бұрын

Thanks as always, hope you both feel better soon

@micro_adVANtures 2 ай бұрын

Speaking of cycle paths…. There were three roads in a pub. A motorway, a dual carriage way and a single carriage way. They were arguing who was the hardest toughest of them all. They agreed the motorway was on account of his ‘hard’ shoulders. Suddenly in walks a a pink pathway. The motorway looked stunned and his under the table. The other two laughed and asked why he did that. The motorway replied…. You’re joking that’s a cyclo path! Bet Helen rolled her eyes and James snickered lol

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Its an old classic!! 😂

@picknick3591 2 ай бұрын

When visiting Cambridge - best bet is the Park & Ride tbh! An expensive place for sure! You went right in the centre of town but the best street is Mill Road . . . Ely Cathedral is a wonder to behold (also expensive to get into but the maintenance of a place like that has to be considered!) Both places steeped in history, so got to be worth a visit!

@keeleskiz 2 ай бұрын

It was a real pleasure to meet you James in Ely. I have been following your channel from the get go pretty much and the only comment (other than this) that I have left on a channel is yours believe it or not. It was early doors to say how much I admired how you coped with some of the stuff that was going on, lived in your van etc. Great to see you and Helen (although she had her head in the stall/shop 😄). Safe travels and all the best Chris

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Chris, it was lovely to meet you too.

@powerdisney 2 ай бұрын

My father in law was a squadron leader pilot in the RAF so probably frequented that pub. Fabulous tour thank you ❤❤

@helenmorton8718 2 ай бұрын

Have to say, though, James, it was lovely at night in Cambridge, like something from another time. There would have been plenty of interesting characters to see. Appreciate the time given to do this vlog. Thank you.❤

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Helen

@henrymichaelwilson8107 2 ай бұрын

I had a Antie that lived in Cambridge she was a ripe old age of 102. She died a few years ago. Her Husband was something to do with Pye Radio. They used to have a Vintage car in there Garden as a feature.

@stephenwood9104 2 ай бұрын

Fabulous video, both look like stunning cities and looked like you got great weather too 👍 as always thanks for sharing ❤️👍

@peterdent8216 2 ай бұрын

Great footage, keep up the great vids,really enjoyable especially for us who can't get out and about as in the past. Love t! PeteDee

@katenash5981 2 ай бұрын

Good to see Ely, spent my childhood there.

@Red-ns9ny 2 ай бұрын

Was worth it 🥰😂 excellent as always thank you! Your footage with the singing in the cathedral was brilliant. ❤❤

@SusanTurner-yo9lf 2 ай бұрын

Ely looks so lovely and the cathedral was just beautiful.The architecture in Cambridge was wonderful, shame they don't build like that now.

@Freedom2Roam. 2 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable video thank you. The cathedral was stunning, very much my sort of thing. I live 1 hour 40 minutes from Cambridgeshire and I’ve never been, will definitely go now though. Helen made me laugh with the soaps , that’s exactly what I do with smelly soaps. Hope you both feel better soon. X

@jamesdean4100 2 ай бұрын

have been to cambridge on the way back from norwich..nice,preferred it to oxford

@sarahvowden7 2 ай бұрын

How funny to see you guys in our neck of the woods 🤩 Ely is a lovely little city & I was born in Cambridge, if we’d known you were about you could of slept on our drive 😀 . The park & ride buses are the best option & I pretty sure you can stay in the trumpington one . Great vlog again , are you venturing to Suffolk next, lavenham has a lovely pub with American Airmen history . The whole of East Anglia has 😀

@claremaidofthewave251 2 ай бұрын

That top James is a grand colour, really suits you. 👍🏻

@majesticwork 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us on your journeys, always love watching the two of you visiting various places and pubs.. Regards Garry.... 😁

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Garry

@bridiewright1519 2 ай бұрын

Good you have Helen back, lived an hr away from Cambridge but never been to ely ❤absolutely love Cambridge 😊

@mbtaiji 2 ай бұрын

That Cathedral in Ely is amazing. I remember it well from my tour around the UK in 1973. Thanks for reminding me of my mis-spent youth. Almost 50 years ago now. Sigh!

@kathyhayden2499 2 ай бұрын

Lovely vlog James and Helen❤

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@emmahorsfield2234 2 ай бұрын

Great video again. How about taking a trip to some of the Cumbrian towns like Workington, Maryport, Millom?

@powerdisney 2 ай бұрын

Ely is where my Disney in laws came from. They had an antique shop there! Stunning footage as always. I reckon that cathedral was built during the millennial reign!

@ricky4840 2 ай бұрын

Good to see Ely make appearances 😀

@Paul_owie 2 ай бұрын

6:16 I thought that was Helen up top being being a conductor 😂 Brilliant vid.

@jamesdean4100 2 ай бұрын

looks beautiful that cathedral .one of the few ive not visited must go sometime

@lindagent9831 2 ай бұрын

Hi guys I had my graduation ceremony at Ely cathedral, lovely to see it again. Great vlog as usual. Peace 🧚 PS I was a mature student, therefore not offended by comment 🤣🤣🤣.

@thesolidsnakealpha 2 ай бұрын

Looking at some of the architecture it makes you realise we've actually lost the ability to create such feats of engineering. Visit historical sites as often as you can, because one day they won't be there any more. You're both looking great btw God bless you 🙏

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I completely agree!

@user-wq2xi6pv8o Ай бұрын

Great vlog James and Helen really enjoyed this content.

@user-cx1un9qq6p 2 ай бұрын

The church was grate James & Helen and both places where spot on

@zofo666 Ай бұрын

You should have your own holiday travels TV show!And about time you came to Sunderland and tried fountains fish and chips,best ever!!

@andystreet1479 2 ай бұрын

congrats to doctormong for paying your parking bill Cambridge is very expensive

@chelle5812 2 ай бұрын

Helen, hubby said don’t forget Blue light in Greene King. 20% off food. James I bet you will remember next time 😊 ps me and hubby love watching your videos.

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the tip. I'll definitely remember that 😊

@jmcd49 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for great upload😊

@cass8492 2 ай бұрын

Glad ya both still smiling x ace x

@andrewrobinson2565 2 ай бұрын

Missus asks if Helibobs found a charity shop (rich pickings!) but we're only halfway through 😊.

@user-mq9jv3pg6i 2 ай бұрын

Hi Guy's,another great vlog,thanks,yes Cambridge is very expensive 😮 so annoying to get a parking ticket 😮 Anyway was hoping for our shout out when you was in the pub,hopefully next time 😊

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Im really sorry, we had to stop doing shout outs. We talked about it in an early video. When we did them in the beginning we got completely inundated with requests and it was too hard to keep up. However, we always mention people who we see when out and about so hopefully we will see you on our travels :-)

@matt-zr6zs 2 ай бұрын

I want one ...lol Chelsea bun sketch ...lol you can can see the difference between the north /south divide money invested no pot holes in sight ...lol enjoyed the vlog guys

@blackbob3358 2 ай бұрын

For the "worldwide" tourist trade, i suspect, Matt lad. Foreign ob co's abound.

@austen.5756 2 ай бұрын

I once got picked from the crowd to hold the sword jugglers ladder in Covent garden 😅

@redhotchilli23 Ай бұрын

Great video I am just so gutted I missed seeing you in my hometown, I have to say you had a lucky escape by not drinking in the Minster, that said I am sure Helen would have enjoyed the haunted side of it, shame you never got to see Cromwell house of the pubs by the river!

@user-bn6yj9cg3s 2 ай бұрын

Hated staying in Cambridge,used to stay in Ely and earith a lot ,Bury st Edmunds was my fave ,so proper old pubs ,and the smallest is the nutshell ,and if course Abbott ale 🎉

@jap74135 Ай бұрын

I love you guys, beautiful people x And Helen is a stunner! Well done that man!.

@user-if1cj2kz8s 2 ай бұрын

Fabulous as ever… come to Colchester & see us, Yr nearly there 😂 we have a castle & we’re the oldest recorded town. Love to you both. Lucy x

@resurgem 2 ай бұрын

I bought my hubby some Loakes when I inherited some money after my dad died. Husband often went without shoes as a child and had never had a pair fitted properly. He absolutely loves them and the aftercare is superb. They will last him for many many years.

@suerawson8034 2 ай бұрын

Great viewing again both of you 💕but yes oof the prices😏. Love the historic/contemporary feel of these wonderful cities..annoying parking tickets can ruin a lovely day out tho 🙋‍♀️

@user-kc6co4kd6y 2 ай бұрын

Love this blog 😂 you too are such a laugh 😂 love it xx

@judithziari8197 2 ай бұрын

Absolutly stunning the first place with the cathedral you went to thank you for sharing.❤ Cambridge is beautiful but very overpriced. I hope you had a great time.❤

@helenmorton8718 2 ай бұрын

Very expensive trip, James and Helen, and such a shame about the ticket😮 We went to Oxford, and the prices were sky-high. There was nothing cheap. Hope you both feel better soon: no snogging mind, no spreading germs.😅😂😅😅 ❤

@MarkyMark1668 2 ай бұрын

Loved it guys. I feel your pain with the ticket. I suspect they have an alert that your car has expired and then able to issue. Anyways, what can you do. The cathedral looks great. Loved the stone of all the buildings, must be local.

@SimmsGoWalkabout 2 ай бұрын

Cathedral lovely,thanks you will love droning,would of been ok set drone off outside the premises fly over.

@traceyabbott193 2 ай бұрын

You should of said you were in Ely as I live in witchford few mins drive away , sitting here now watching xx

@myjulie60 25 күн бұрын

I was born in Ely. Worked 😅n Cambridge and yes it’s mega expensive. Lots of rich Chinese buy houses there. House prices on par with London.

@angeroper6839 2 ай бұрын

Are sorry to hear you still are under the weather perk up soon you two ,loved the vlog ,very expensive mind , special at the end with the parking fine ,make sure next time me dears Ange

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Ange x

@mum-0217 2 ай бұрын

Shame about the parking ticket, I think if you left the ticket on the screen it's possible you could have been done again? I have been to Cambridge before and its a lovely place with lots of character. Hope your both feeling better on the next one.

@andywright3450 2 ай бұрын

Hi James and Helen great content x

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you :-)

@user-bx8nz4zy4w 2 ай бұрын

Wow that was very different it was like another world to me in Cambridge, not my cuppa tea. Loved the cathedral how did they build something like that. I'm still not 100% either with my back. you always cheer me up James and Helen too I consider you to be my buddies... get better soon... Debbie Brid

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Debbie, we ARE your buddies :-) Im sorry to hear that your back is still not 100%

@gtaswfc4684 2 ай бұрын

The Glossop Hop has to be added to your future adventures you 2...We deffo planning on doing it..Sounds an ace pub crawl.. Check it out..Some fantastic old traditional boozers..👌👍

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

oooh I like the sound of that!!

@helenreasbeck1348 2 ай бұрын

@@bythecurb Have you done the Ale Trail Sheffield to Edale ?

@mazingmumma1 2 ай бұрын

Peterborough catherdral is beautiful ...... try visiting !!!❤❤❤

@resurgem 2 ай бұрын

Gutting about the parking ticket, pleased that someone gave you the money for it though. 🎉❤

@robertgillingwater 2 ай бұрын

Such beautiful cities and cathedrals - that is why it's not cheap or there are entry fees where a choir wa performing live. You obviously enjoyed the whole experience. Weather was grea too.

@blackbob3358 2 ай бұрын

It's supply and demand, Robert. Folk travel 1000's miles to get there. They're not gonna "baulk" at the prices, as much as they know full well it's legal extortion.

@michaelhaynes5187 2 ай бұрын

Yes Ely is very expensive and I live in North London . We had a meal at that pub a few months ago . Nice but very expensive . Ely is a nice small town to walk about . The toy shop is the best shop in Ely . It’s like going back to the 70s . 👍🤓

@chrisbutcher3280 2 ай бұрын

It's a city 😉

@dawnbarlow2002 2 ай бұрын

Ely is a city, not a town 😊 However I agree totally that the pub was not necessarily the best place to eat with regards to vfm. Part of the charm of Ely is that it’s a step back in time…

@tonymcvann4504 2 ай бұрын

The cathedral looked absolutely amazing a little bit expensive but worth it in my opinion. As for the price of the food well over priced. The quantity of your videos and the incidental music is getting better on every video I loved the Katie Melua song in your last video it fitted in so well. Thank you for another great video. ❤❤

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate

@hikingthehills1335 2 ай бұрын

A nail biting end to that video James, I was hoping you would make it back and I know that feeling when you see that ticket on the window 😢.

@kathchandler4919 2 ай бұрын

Blimey, the Greene King in the Haymarket, Newcastle, The Junction, I got my favourite & gorgeous steak pie, buttery mash , broccoli & jug of thick, lovely gravy plus a Madri, £13.49 on Saturday night !

@user-rl8mq9uf7b 26 күн бұрын

Hi guys I like Ely nice market there and a Waitrose and cromwells house very cosy thanks for the video

@kevinjackson9353 2 ай бұрын

This is loveley great views.even our puppy is watching you.

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Haha thank you :-)

@margaretguyton7979 2 ай бұрын

We Started watching you two..You make it so interesting to watch.Giving us tips where to visit. Thankyou both

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊❤️

@judyfaulkner407 2 ай бұрын

Hiya, lovely that you are in my old stomping ground, the last time I was in that Cathedral we didn’t have to pay as we went to evening service as it was around Christmas time it is a beautiful place isn’t it ? Hope you had fun but it’s really expensive in comparison with the Norf!!!!

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Its a lovely place!

@judyfaulkner407 2 ай бұрын

Hope you’re both feeling better !

@user-bt8cz9nv4x 2 ай бұрын

Heaven’s above! The lovely Helen is into everything and reads everything! Eli cathedral is magnificent! Thanks for a very interesting video!

@colinaitken3605 2 ай бұрын

Not been to Cambridge since 1993 and I'm quite happy at that.

@blackbob3358 2 ай бұрын

Well, mr Aitken, it's supply and demand, i fancy. If folk stopped visting, they would'nt do it.

@garybanks2339 2 ай бұрын

Nice vlog, James. When you come back to Liverpool, you must visit our cathedrals as we've got one to spare. Take care Gary & San x

@coletteellerton1840 2 ай бұрын

And they are free

@always.wondering.wandering 2 ай бұрын

I was crossing my fingers hoping you would make it back to the car park in time. That was a beautiful cathedral. I found a youtube video of Leonard Bernstein conducting the London symphony in it. How nice to have enjoyed a concert there. I've never heard of or seen a flash mob, that was intersting to see. I like how you got people in the canal boats to wave. You'll have to take helen out on a boat one day.Thanks for showing us around Ely and Cambridge. You're doing so well, you might even make 50K subscribers by the end of the month. Cheerio you two

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I hope so :-)

@MrKenstafford Ай бұрын

Try Manchester... the old shambles and next door Sinclair Oyster bar, both black and white Tudor style. Thomas chop house. the best beer in the UK, try a pint of draught Bass

@jasonsmith7737 2 ай бұрын

Sad end to a great video .cathedral looks amazing

@kennybrydges9084 2 ай бұрын

Cambridge is beautiful James.. unlucky with the parking ticket 😥.. ATB to you both 👍🙏 take care

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Kenny

@heykevwhatyouup2 2 ай бұрын

I have good memories of Ely used to get fish and chips and eat them by the river at the maltings

@labturtle2978 2 ай бұрын

Peterborough cathedral is very beautiful and in there you can see St Oswald’s chapel where the stolen arm of St Oswald was kept. The saint you talked about from Oswestry. Then go for the day to Stamford I think you’ll like it there x

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'd like to go there!

@vimtorules 2 ай бұрын

I went to Peterbourgh and did not feel safe.

@mandycoulbeck8692 2 ай бұрын

amazing vlog

@stevencopp3354 2 ай бұрын

I shall stick up for you Helen 👍 James if Helen wants to browse she can 🙂. And wish you filmed that subscriber you usually do.

@Red-ns9ny 2 ай бұрын

My uncles family lived in Ely ❤

@russellnewton6660 2 ай бұрын

Both lovely places, expensive but nice.

@delboydelboy-ep1dh 2 ай бұрын

Great video guys as usual

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@FanORush62 2 ай бұрын

Just watched. Wonderful. Whats unfortunate is where you parked - about 500 yds away is the ‘Free Press’ possibility one of the best pubs in Cambridge! I look forward to the next time you are in East Anglia - hit me up and we’ll do Norwichtogether. Stew (and Phil)

@bythecurb 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Stew & Phil

@DAZ28111 2 ай бұрын

Aye, not many pound shops In Cambridge, great 👍 cheers 🍻

@michellehanley1432 2 ай бұрын

Love your videos how about a vlog of what a normal day would be like what is your daily routine is

@louisathomas945 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful cathedral

@stevenginnever5343 2 ай бұрын

Bought my Volvo 740 estate from a lovely lady in Ely. Turned out she was a minister at the cathedral, one owner a vicar😊. Still got the car 7 years later. Ely is worth visiting, if you take a picnic.