Backpacking Across Ireland, Scotland, And England: Two Epic Weeks

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Күн бұрын

We had been living out of our van Clever Girl and traveling across the United States for over a year when we saw plane tickets to Dublin that were just too cheap to pass up. So we spent the next few weeks researching cities, looking up train timetables, and booking hostels. By the time we boarded our flight, we thought we knew what to expect from the next two weeks. We had NO idea.
This trip was the most epic adventure of our lives. First we backpacked to Dublin and Galway. We went on pub crawls and saw the Cliffs of Moher, the Aran Islands, Trinity College, and the Guinness Storehouse. From there, we traveled to Belfast where we toured the Titanic Museum and hiked Giant's Causeway. A short flight to Scotland later, and we were exploring the charming and beautiful city of Glasgow. Then, in Edinburgh, we hiked Arthur's Seat and wandered around Edinburgh Castle. Taking a train south, we walked through the medieval streets of York and took a relaxing punting trip through Cambridge. Our last city was London where we toured the Warner Brothers' Studio, met some dinosaurs, and rode on the London Eye in the rain. Even just listing the major highlights takes a whole paragraph!
Even if you've watched some of these videos before, we think you'll love this long-form version. We re-edited almost EVERYTHING and added additional voiceovers and context, creating one EPIC video.
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On Our Way 0:00
Reykjavik 3:20
Dublin 4:56
Galway 17:01
Aran Islands 26:11
Cliffs of Moher 33:50
Galway 41:33
Dublin 45:09
Belfast 57:20
Giant's Causeway 1:04:47
Belfast 1:14:26
Glasgow 1:17:22
Edinburgh 1:30:33
York 1:43:45
Cambridge 1:59:01
London 2:07:59
Warner Bros. Studio Tour 2:14:31
London 2:32:26
Back Home 2:49:52

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@rebeccachristensen8167 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for making this video! It’s very helpful in helping me plan my solo backpacking trip to the UK next summer. I especially appreciate all the vegan food reviews, as I am also vegan. As to that naysayer comment above, there are plenty of non-vegan vloggers all over KZfaq and it is very difficult for vegans to find a place to eat when traveling! Keep up the great work with these videos and I’m subscribing! ❤

@PinterWhitnick 14 күн бұрын

That's so fantastic to hear! You're going to have the BEST time! ❤ We feel the same way about highlighting vegan recommendations. 95% of all travel videos ever made feature non-vegan local food. So if we can pass on our experiences and help even just one person find cruelty-free options, we're going to do that! Food is such an important part of travel and culture and there's no reason to shy away from that just because we're vegan. :)

@wayneclark2823 4 ай бұрын

I've watched a lot of vlogs about the British Isles and this is the best by far. You are two thoroughly delightful individuals who clearly have an eye for detail and captured the essence of where you visited. Nothing was rushed, music was appropriate and commentary informative. Nice to see you enjoying the food and a pint or two. You packed a lot in for two weeks but there's much more to see in the UK. Hope to see you back someday. Good luck with everything you do xx.

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! We are constantly in awe of the places we travel and if we can capture even a small amount of its character in a video, then we’re happy. But of course, nothing compares to being there in person! Your comment means a lot to us and it keeps us wanting to continue this journey. We are currently sitting in a pub in Bath at the beginning of a two month backpacking trip through Europe! We got to spend a couple more days in London before going to Bath, Salisbury, and Stonehenge. But we definitely plan to come back again (maybe next year) to see the Highlands and more! Cheers and thank you so much again. 🍻

@jonno777 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful production in my own country of Ireland. Great music 🙌☘️☘️☘️👍

@PinterWhitnick 2 ай бұрын

Many thanks!! We absolutely love your country. ☘️ Our next big series of videos are from a month spent in the south and west of Ireland!

@melysmelys2622 2 ай бұрын

Like that you're both vegan! Wish you'd gone to Wales as well but it was still a great video.

@PinterWhitnick 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! That’s something we don’t hear much!! :) We squeezed in as many places as we could in our two weeks, but we couldn’t make it to Wales. Many people have said similar things and next time we go, we’re going to make a trip to Wales a priority!

@sandrakramer1520 3 ай бұрын

Hi guys. As a backpacking grandma I was thrilled to get names of hostels. Will make my one week in September much easier. You may wish to consider practical information in your videos as a guide to others. For example. How did you get from airport to the hostel? From the hostel to the station?And the cost of everything. I agree that you are doing an excellent job. So often people have the music too loud.

@PinterWhitnick 3 ай бұрын

Hi there. Thank you so much for your kind message! We appreciate your thoughts on more practical information. We do try to find a balance between typical travel videos that might be like "Top Ten Things to Do in X" and a sort of documentary about the places we're visiting. We've found that the majority of videos on KZfaq lean towards the practical and don't show enough of the little moments that make traveling so special to us! But to give a little information about how we travel, we typically walk everywhere we can. Even with all of our bags. Often it's the times between destinations where we find the most surprises and beauty. But from the Dublin airport to the city center, we took a bus, as we mentioned. I believe we took the Swords Express. From there on out, we walked to and from all of the hostels and stations until taking a city bus to the Belfast Airport, and a train (the 500 Airport Express) from the Glasgow Airport to the city center. Those timetables are easy to find on Google Maps which is what we use. As for the cost, our total for transportation (including flights and our rental cars in the US to get to and from New York) was $775 per person. For accommodations, we averaged around $30 per person/night. Most of our cost was of course food, drinks, and activities. We didn't keep really close track of that. We hope that gives you some insights and makes planning your trip easier! You're going to have the best time! Thanks again for watching. :)

@johnscott3714 4 ай бұрын

Great video Kayleigh and Alex. You seemed to be very pleased and emotional when you learned more about your Scottish ancestry Kayleigh.

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It really did make a big impact. It’s funny how learning those things helps to give us some context for our place in the world. It’s easy to forget that we’re just the most recent people in a line that goes back to the beginning of time!

@1320martyh 4 ай бұрын

Just finished watching you wonderful video of your trip, you certainly packed a lot into two weeks. I have visited the Republic of Ireland a few times and have been to many of the sights and pubs you visited. As a Scot I enjoyed how you loved the architecture of Glasgow and Edinburgh which most of us just take for granted. I was particularly interested when you visited one of your relatives in Edinburgh. I worked for a few years in the same office as David Leslie the man who restored Leslie Castle and whose picture you were shown. He lived in the castle for a few years and was called Baron Leslie of Leslie, his wife was called Lesley and she became Baroness Lesley Leslie of Leslie 😁. If you return to Scotland you should visit the Highland for the wonderful scenery.

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

Oh, really? What a small, small world!! Next time that we’re in Scotland, we’ll be visiting the Highlands, as well as Leslie Castle! Thank you so much for sharing your connection with us and for watching our video. It means a lot to us. Cheers!

@9socc 4 ай бұрын

My last name is Leslie! 😮 and I’m going there in August !

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

That’s so cool! Maybe we’re distant cousins!! You should definitely stop by and visit William at the kilt shop on High Street!

@yermanoffthetelly 4 ай бұрын

A tip from an Irish person: Drink Guinness however you like. (But do wait for it to settle) That whole "splitting the G" thing was concocted by pub owners to get tourists to drink faster 😄

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

It certainly worked on us but then, we Americans do love our drinking games! Thank you for the tip! :)

@yermanoffthetelly 4 ай бұрын

@@PinterWhitnick As long as your having a good time that's all that matters. Sláinte! 🍻

@Dreyno 12 күн бұрын

I never heard of it until 3-4 years ago and I say that as a Guinness drinker in my 40s. It was never a thing. No idea where it came from.

@PinterWhitnick 11 күн бұрын

That's so interesting! Thanks for sharing.

@jgg59 4 ай бұрын

Oasis was huge in Ireland Liam and Noel Gallagher’s parents are from Ireland so they grew up in the summers in Ireland. They weren’t pandering they’re very popular.

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

Totally! We didn’t phrase the whole thought correctly (and we condensed our conversation too). We went to that pub specifically because it marketed itself as being THE spot for trad music. We had joked before about hearing all the same songs we hear in the US at bars even though we were going to a trad pub. We heard Wagon Wheel, CCR, Tom Petty, and then Wonderwall was just the kicker!

@TheExigentex 4 ай бұрын

Hey Guys, Absolutely enjoyed yr journey through British Isles, Thankyou ever so much for tha' very interesting commentary @ visuals ( can see uv'e had plenty of experience ) got @ feeling Kayleigh has Scotland in her ❤ @ wouldn't be surprised Drawn to move/live there. Wishing u bth all positivity for Yr future endeavours ❤ frm tha ' 🇬🇧 Xxx.

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! We had the time of our lives and have often thought of Ireland or Scotland being a place we might like to settle down. If only it weren’t so difficult!! We’re just about to come back over for a bit (London, Bath, Salisbury, Stonehenge, and Dover) before heading into Europe. We leave Monday! Thanks again for watching and for taking the time to comment. Cheers!! 🍻

@revbenf6870 4 ай бұрын

The bricking up of windows wasn't so much a British thing as a crown thing. You can find many many old buildings in England (and maybe Scotland and Wales too) where windows have been filled in to avoid the window tax. The histories of England and Ireland etc are very intertwined. My great grandfather was a carpenter who helped to create the grand staircases of both the Titanic and Olympic (sister ship). The family still have some of the woodworking tools he owned. Sad to think his handiwork lies under the Atlantic ocean!

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

It's so interesting to learn these things. Those little insights into a place's history are one of the best things about traveling, in our opinion! That is SO amazing. So many years of work was spent crafting those ships. It's a part of the Titanic's story that we had never really heard about! Thank you for sharing that part of your family history. Even at the bottom of the ocean, we could all hope to leave such a mark on the world.

@gallowglass2630 5 ай бұрын

University College dublin would be considered equal in prestige,but its not a tourist attraction as the buildings are much more modern in design and spread out and less astetic.

@PinterWhitnick 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the insights! We stuck to the city center both trips to Dublin so we didn't venture out to their campus. Thanks for watching!

@gallowglass2630 4 ай бұрын

@@PinterWhitnick UCD is not touristy anyways wouldn't be worth your while fine academic insittution but not really worth travelling to see

@user-yx4wy1xp5w 4 ай бұрын

What about beautiful Wales and Cornwall , and Devon ?

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

There’s so much more to explore and we can’t wait to do it! Thank you for the suggestions!

@user-yx4wy1xp5w 4 ай бұрын

I recommend St Ives , porthcurno beach Snowdonia , 👍🏼

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

We’ll look into them! :)

@thefowlyetti2 4 ай бұрын

They only had 2 weeks, you would need that to explore London alone, never mind Ireland and UK fully.

@jaysummers9396 4 ай бұрын

Fair play, you two have probably done more international travel than 90% of the U.S combined 😂 I watched all 3 hours, thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you 🤘👍

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!! We love traveling and always try to encourage our friends and family to do the same! While this was our first major international trip, we also went on to spend a month in Ireland last year and are currently one day into a two month trip throughout Europe!! (We’re typing this in a London hostel right now!) Those videos will come your way before too long! Thanks again!! :)

@jaysummers9396 4 ай бұрын

@@PinterWhitnick Fabulous, your filming was pretty excellent also 👌 I'm about 150 miles from London at the moment in Shropshire, where I live, having said that, I'm going to Wales for a month tomorrow on my friends water buffalo farm. Have an epic European journey, you'll absolutely love every minute, you'll never ever want to go back to the states 😀 thank you again, look forward to seeing your journey

@matthewwolfe4509 2 ай бұрын

Did you really drive 12 hours, then get straight onto an international flight? Y'all are crazy lol. We live in MI as well, but flew out of Toronto.

@PinterWhitnick 2 ай бұрын

Haha! We did do it but certainly wouldn’t do it again! The flight was about $350 so we just went for it without thinking. The next time we went over we got a Black Friday sale and it was only $250 from Chicago!

@adastra1500 4 ай бұрын

What in the AF is that thing walking on the tower at 1:40:15?

@PinterWhitnick 4 ай бұрын

Hahaha I think you’re seeing a lens flare. With the stabilization, it can make them move strangely!

@gallowglass2630 5 ай бұрын

Oldest pub is seans bar in athlone beats brazen head by 200 years

@PinterWhitnick 5 ай бұрын

We did read that! Seems like the oldest pub in Dublin though, correct?

@gallowglass2630 5 ай бұрын

@@PinterWhitnick Its the oldest pub in dublin but they aqlways claim that its the oldest in ireland which it maybe but seans bar has the better evidence to support there claim

@PinterWhitnick 5 ай бұрын

It definitely doesn't make our list of favorite pubs even in Dublin! We went back for a month in Ireland and found so many more memorable pubs.

@gallowglass2630 5 ай бұрын

@@PinterWhitnick I have never been in it but i have heard that tourists and vloggers spmething similar