GOODBYE ALICANTE! Such a beautiful city. I'm sure I'll be back to the Costa Blanca.

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Alicante was one of the biggest surprises of 2023. I knew it was close to Benidorm, but hadn't realised how different it was. I'll definitely be back to the Costa Blanca. #alicante #costablanca #ryanair #alicanteairport
Filmed December 2023 | Alicante, Spain.
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*** TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:08 Santa Barbara Castle
00:09:48 Alicante Old Town
00:11:00 Alicante Bull Ring
00:13:11 The Bus to Alicante Airport
00:13:40 Edinburgh Airport Challenge
00:15:15 Conclusion

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@steve-marsh 6 ай бұрын

This clearly means we now need Planes, Trains, Everything stickers :)

@juliedoyle7131 6 ай бұрын

Ha ha...very good ..

@cennethadameveson3715 6 ай бұрын

Where's the Merch Store?😂

@jornspirit 6 ай бұрын

oh no, Steve, will you print your own ones too then? 😎

@jakebuchanan4994 6 ай бұрын

Ohh yes!! And Steve Marsh ones as well!!!

@johnmc3862 6 ай бұрын

Good man Steve!

@sjbolton3291 6 ай бұрын

Glasgow. If you can see the hills, it’s going to rain if you can’t see the hills it’s raining!

@AnoNymInvestor 6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@deanoprime 6 ай бұрын

Alicante is a gem. Lots to do, easy to get around and not benidorm. Has a special place in my families hearts. A lovely part of Spain

@glumonion1454 6 ай бұрын

It is the place where I fell in love with a city, a country and a way of life back when I was 21 in 1980

@ozgirl45 6 ай бұрын

What a lovely place, thanks for taking us along. So nice to see the sun when it’s -10 here in 🇨🇦 with 6 inches of snow!

@levinawalsh2015 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your videos on Alicante & Benidorm. I have been going to Alicante Every year for the past fifteen years (Not during Covid). I have Never Bothered going to Benidorm. I am Actually going to Alicante next Saturday for five days & i'm So Looking forward to it. New Subscriber now. Hello from Ireland ☘😀.

@jamescrawford9883 5 ай бұрын

Saw the bullfights in Cartagena & Malaga way back in 1960, it turned me off bullfighting forever! Great videos, Scott. Cheers from Oz.

@colinseeney471 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the three videos on Alicante, I did a 3 day break in March after watching it. It was a lovely break. I went full in with Hotel Maritimo, I had a 6th floor suite but the plumbing was odd. There was electric plump to flush the toilet. Other than that, great.

@jackwardrope8414 6 ай бұрын

Hi Scott, I have been watching your videos for a long time now and love coming along on all your fantastic adventures! I have a challenge to start your 2024 so let’s see if you’re up for it! The challenge is to complete an extreme day trip. This involves flying from Glasgow/Edinburgh to any destination outside the UK but you must return home within 24 hours. Alongside the challenge you have to complete these mini tasks during your time in your chosen destination; - try some local cuisine - ride any form of local transport - visit a local attraction/place of interest - bring home a souvenir To make this a real challenge you have to complete all set above as CHEAPLY as possible! (And of course, vlog the whole experience so we can enjoy too!) You have been challenged - good luck!

@kevinmcanulty2593 6 ай бұрын

thanks Scot bit of a weather change!!!

@bethlowell7336 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us along to such a beautiful place. I love your vlogs. Keep traveling, stay safe.

@timalcock2653 6 ай бұрын

Great video Scott. Keep up the good work 👏

@PaulEcosse 6 ай бұрын

One of my favourite cities, the marina, the beach, Santa Barbara and the mosaic walkways.

@davidanderson391 6 ай бұрын

Great wee series as usual. If you ever go back to Alicante, I’d recommend the all day trip to the island of Tabarca.

@mairi3807 6 ай бұрын

Loved this and the other two. Thank you 😊

@Martycycleman 6 ай бұрын

Cheers Scott, enjoyed the break😊

@robbiephillipstravelsofple4790 6 ай бұрын

Grate videos Scott really enjoyed them hope all is well

@suebt8794 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant thank you for taking us with you!

@jameslaird9924 6 ай бұрын

Great video Scott, beautiful city 👍🏻

@brianbrown8845 6 ай бұрын

Nice one Scott, great video's 👍

@majorchaos2006 6 ай бұрын

Have enjoyed this little series, thanks Scott

@robertofraser101 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant video scott glad you had some well done you time

@stephensoar 6 ай бұрын

Glad you got some R&R in nice weather and surrounds Scott . Brings back happy memories . many thanks

@douglaslockhart1617 6 ай бұрын

All three were brilliant scott thank you hope you brought the sun back with you 😊

@wendlit 3 ай бұрын

Enjoyed 👀all three! Thank you! 👍👏

@joanneturner4674 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed the videos brings back happy memories of my Spanish holidays x

@scotteff 6 ай бұрын

I love these videos of yours, I wish you would do a cost breakdown for the trips you do!

@johnarmstrong878 6 ай бұрын

I've been thinking of booking a trip and now with your trio of vids it will make it a lot easier to get navigate. Cheers 🍻

@r8m8s8 6 ай бұрын

Nice that you were brought up in Sydney and were able to keep your great Scottish accent！

@scotbotvideos 6 ай бұрын

Glad you got your late bus, Scott. It's always a bummer when you turn up and the bus is yet to arrive.

@shaneD7378 6 ай бұрын

I also went to alicante for 3 days, and I have done the same visits as you on my last day. I went to the castle, but the lift was out of order at the time I had to walk up and back down via the old town it was a memorable experience and a workout! I'm planning to return to alicante again soon

@myrabenson1603 6 ай бұрын

What an enjoyable trip you done ✔️

@smth830 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed. Alicante is a beautiful wee gem. Stunning city.

@LFC9 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this. I'm visiting on Friday for a long weekend for my 40th Birthday. Can't wait. It looks a lovely place. Fingers crossed for some sun 🤞☀️

@jamessmith6402 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Scott excellent video 👍

@grapesodatravels 6 ай бұрын

A fun trio of videos! Alicante has now landed on our bucket list. Watching KZfaq is expensive!

@scottycat6822 6 ай бұрын

I enjoyed a week in Alicante , found it a lovely town and other resorts were easy accessible with the reliable trains and buses.

@kathleenmorrow3792 6 ай бұрын

Such thick walls 1:58 . I have never seen such thick walls.

@davidknox5929 6 ай бұрын

Glad u got to Old Town.Been up to castle twice!Got ceramic numbers for front door.One of my favourite Spanish cities.Thx Scott.

@chaotbl 12 күн бұрын

In the end, the stickers are for the same reason the prisoners carved the graffiti: To leave a trace, to leave something behind. Some are from football clubs, some are political, some are just art. It makes me smile to see stickers, tags or graffiti again I placed somewhere months or years ago if I go back there, on photos, videos or on streetview.

@harriscouwenberg139 6 ай бұрын

reminds me of a Billy Connolly joke, that he thought as a young lad Partick Thistle were called "Partick Thistle nil"

@normancrosbie2949 6 ай бұрын

Enjoyed that Scott and at the end one of those times when you don't mind the bus being a wee bit late.

@egpx 6 ай бұрын

Spent a pleasant few hours walking up, around the castle and back down back in March last year. Glorious weather, not too warm, a nice spot of lunch in the old town afterwards. Alicante gets a 👍 from me.

@chrismatanle 6 ай бұрын

I loved this video! My husband and I went to Alicante for a 3 Day ‘Minimoon’ just a few weeks before you were there and pretty much did the same itinerary with a tram ride to Benidorm except we hiked up to the Castille! (Wowzers that was hard work!) Such a beautiful city and we can wait to go back and spend more time there :-)

@kudzumoose3861 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed your adventures. The castle was beautiful. Next time show us what you are eating. Love to see the food that other countries eat. Thanks.

@lordbisnick3932 6 ай бұрын

Love Alicante, we stayed in the Eurostars Hotel in the Plaza Mayor for a long weekend. A great place. Keep up the good work.

@allanmason7544 6 ай бұрын

love your vids

@Beechhill 6 ай бұрын

Nice one, mate. Good thing you scrambled to get to that busstop. As you may know: Busses are only late when you're not.

@thijsdejong7355 6 ай бұрын

Nice one again

@john-de6zu 6 ай бұрын

Hello love your videos, I'm Carlos a Portuguese imagrant in Wales , speak perfect Portuguese and English, love to see more trips around Portugal I think you would love it, and everyone else would to. Great quality channel, let me know if you ever need some company.

@niklassandstrom7918 6 ай бұрын

my second home . love that town

@paulhoughton5266 6 ай бұрын

Great little film Scott. Can I suggest for 2024 that you only aim to drink local beers when travelling and give your opinion on them 🍺😂

@stevenwilson1816 6 ай бұрын

I visited Alicante earlier this year, staying in a hotel opposite marina which was very nice. Beautiful city right enough and will definitely return soon. Thought about taking the tram from marina to Benidorm but decided against it. You can also visit the Hercules football stadium which is about a further 15 minute walk uphill from the bullring. Cheers.

@soggymoggytravels 6 ай бұрын

Do take the tram, but not to Benidorm. Go to Vila Joyosa and Altea.

@glumonion1454 6 ай бұрын

@@soggymoggytravelsthere’s no tram to Altea, you have to change at Benidorm and hop on the train. Benidorm is okay as long as you don’t wander too far to the left walking down from the station.

@susandonovan7989 6 ай бұрын

Ive walked up to the castle quite a few times. Theres a nice bar at the top to rest and refresh. Always get lost on the many different ways down tho.

@issy7465 6 ай бұрын

When I was a kid, I fell on a cactus like that one at 7:36. I still have the scars.

@williamjones2787 6 ай бұрын

In regards to the stickers, it’s universal in the states, too. 🛫

@fengbi5653 6 ай бұрын

Many travellers use stickers usually with their logo on as a sign to other travellers \bloggers that they have been to a place before them. It’s a kind of a scent mark 😂🤣

@daviddenham1511 6 ай бұрын

FYI….Those plants are Seisal …..they’re what they make string out of.

@oliverbrookes27 6 ай бұрын

I did the castle back in July and despite me spending ages there didn't see it all. The lift only goes half way up as You found out and I never found the lift back down. Ended up walking back down as you did, but taking a completely different route which ended near the indoor market (one place you didn't cover, its amazing, but not on Monday as the fish stalls are all closed, that's most of the ground floor btw!)

@robertblechle6365 6 ай бұрын

I do love southern Spain. Been too long , but summer can be rough

@kathleenmorrow3792 6 ай бұрын

That's why the really old houses in southern Spain have very thick walls. To isolate from the heat in the summer. It was hard in the summer before air conditioning was invented.

@ulfw 6 ай бұрын

Well done Scott! Pity you don't live in Sydney anymore. Would have loved to see you there

@spriggy40 6 ай бұрын

boss vids scott and as i have said before love alicante proper city with a boss beach and if you want to go to benidorm just jump on the tram .

@gazza2933 6 ай бұрын

Scott Interesting videos. Personally, I wouldn't want to spend Christmas in a Mediterranean type climate. However, good work 👍

@cennethadameveson3715 6 ай бұрын

As I said in the last video Benidorm is a brilliant base camp for the hills inland! Also wine in the Xalon/Jalon area and Calpe and The walk via the Serra Gelada to L'Albir and on to Altea good bus service which ever way you do it!

@yyyfffff33333 6 ай бұрын

I'm sure Scott was checking this out as a winter destination !

@kevinellis8869 6 ай бұрын

Stickers preceded graffiti? Seeing you in the sunshine brought warmth into this household. Looking forward to more crazy trips.

@jerzywoking1699 6 ай бұрын

I now live about 20 minutes west of Alicante, up in one of the Serra's. I think on the part I live on, there are over 70 trails to walk. Its beautiful all year round, but November to April are great months to visit, and air fares are cheap. Sometime beggars can't be choosers, so treat Ryanair the same as a bus, and don't buy any extras. Its not exactly a transatlantic flight. Come back again Scott, and visit Murcia and Cartegena. Beuatiful cities too.

@SomeoneExplores 6 ай бұрын

Catching that Edinburgh Airport-Glasgow bus is a nightmare when you have a late arrival! Its usually a dash from arrivals down to the bus stop and you've just gotta pray for luck, but most of the time in the evenings, like you've had, you normally get lucky cause the bus leaves late cause a heap of other folk end up waiting for that same bus!

@s125ish 6 ай бұрын

I’ve had to dash a few times recently for it. There is a cut through the marks and Spencer , luckily I’ve just made it.

@Geckatron 6 ай бұрын

Stickers are the new flags. 🙂

@jimmywilson6388 6 ай бұрын

You are a brave man flying with RylandAir...I swore on the bible many years ago that I would never ever fly anywhere with them and never will. You have to have some standards in life. Good luck Scott.....I enjoy your videos. Cheers from a fellow Paisley man.

@terranceparsons5185 6 ай бұрын

It were always raining in Denly Moor, and even when it were not raining it were damp, so when you went out you got wet.

@imsbvs 6 ай бұрын

Ryanair should sponsor your travels, or at least give you free flights .. Alicante looks to be a great winter short break destination. Benidorm, well it's great too as it attracts those who like it and keep Alicante free for others!! I've visited Valencia, sunbathing at the aquarium, 70f in February. Very nice indeed!

@Clivestravelandtrains 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Scott. The weather stats for Glasgow can be misleading - as you rightly say, some days it only rains for a few minutes and you could easily miss a shower if you're indoors somewhere. I have cycled to/from work in the city centre for 30 years and most of the times I never get wet. Many days the BBC forecasts rain, but it doesn't actually rain!

@danielsweeney6742 6 ай бұрын

Scott sometimes people put stickers on on things to show that where there.

@deeppete1557 6 ай бұрын

I'd say that fella that was doing the street Art stickers hasn't forgotten U😂

@funmilolaogunsola2989 6 ай бұрын

Please try Morocco! You will have a much nicer time than in Spain and have a great cultural experience too

@ColinOBear 6 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the three vlogs and look forward to visiting Alicante on a day trip from Benidorm in April. I know what you mean about Benidorm - it's pretty vulgar in parts but the old town and further up where the Spanish live is pretty nice, I think it's a shame that you focussed your camera on the worst aspects. Still, thanks for showing me Alicante - it's one place along the coast I've yet to see. 😊😊😊

@jonron4729 6 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@hello3motos1 6 ай бұрын

Love the video as ever. Technically a factoid is a ‘fact’ that is so widely repeated that it is assumed to be true but cannot in fact be verified and often false.

@harveyfleming9572 6 ай бұрын

steve marsh has got a youtube video in spain this saturday

@briangasser973 6 ай бұрын

From the weather and scenery, I can understand why a lot of British pensioners like to retire to Spain. It has a California vibe

@4sstg 6 ай бұрын

No bull fighting. 😢cruel.

@algieturas612 6 ай бұрын

The stickers are easier to remove than bloody spray-painted tags.

@user-br1qi6uj1f 6 ай бұрын

....... and I got some criticism in your first vlog for saying Alicante was attractive - certainly compared to Benidorm ! You showed them Scott :>)

@michaelatherton1718 6 ай бұрын

Looks like you forgot the suncream

@hoof2001 6 ай бұрын

You need to remember to order ‘caña’ not beer. That bottled stuff costs a fortune in Spain

@saltaireorangebicyclechopp8555 6 ай бұрын

Long underrated but now on the up. Gentrification has spread as far north as Carolinas, in the historical centre it's loaded with airbnb's and aparthotels, low value tourism has exploded in the past 5 years. My fear is that it'll end up like Barcelona or Malaga, hollowed out districts, rents already make no sense in Alicante compared to local wages.

@saltaireorangebicyclechopp8555 6 ай бұрын

@@Nostalgia- What l meant was...these airbnbs & aparthotels generally are inhabited by tourists who arrive, go the supermarket to stock up & live cheap. I understand that, l've done it. But l no longer do, it's causing housing problems for the locals, blocks are bought up, rents raised, locals evicted & bingo, another aparthotel. It's not "according to me" there are plenty of cheap hotels, pensions & dorms in Alicante but some want even cheaper. It's not a good thing.

@BIGV710 6 ай бұрын

motor bike tours leave stickers about/if you find any with yorky on tour there mine3 leffe is a belguim beer

@angelaaz6282 6 ай бұрын

Quite a set of dangerous steps, leading to nowhere eh 😮

@ludwig327 6 ай бұрын

The saga continues. Would you ever visit Merseyside Scott?

@andybaker2456 6 ай бұрын

I once did a street art walking tour of Berlin, and one of the guides (who was learning the ropes) kept slapping stickers on bollards and lampposts as we were walking round. I've no idea what they were for, or why she was doing it, but you have to wonder whether anyone actually stops to read them!

@tomkenyon3721 6 ай бұрын

Get the impression your not child friendly Scott and hazard a guess that the Glasgow team you refer to are from Govan.

@eugenedonaghy1 6 ай бұрын

It's the team from Paisley St Mirren

@frankbarr1101 6 ай бұрын

I don't quite understand why Edinburgh with a much smaller population than Glasgow has almost twice as many flights leaving from it's airport than there are from Glasgow airport. Is it down to tourism to such a beautiful city (Edinburgh). Long trek for you to get a flight

@tw25rw 6 ай бұрын

Where did you go to school in Sydney?

@jerrydowse5061 6 ай бұрын

Nice one Scott.so glad you didnt do the Bullring.Pointless,barbaric one sided non contest,no place in the modern world. Best wishes for New Year.

@scottbraid443 6 ай бұрын

That Ryanair flight attendant that was queueing to get on the same bus as you was he on the same flight was you?

@Pooky-Cat 6 ай бұрын

I've even seen those stickers on bananas, whaaat? 🤔

@darrynkilpatrick4244 6 ай бұрын

I would have laughed if you had spotted Steve Marsh on the telescope.

@philroberts5367 6 ай бұрын

Is that a Spanish haircut Scott?

@peternolan5353 6 ай бұрын

It's a paisley cut😊

@josephturner7569 6 ай бұрын

Dude, stickers. Many years ago, I was at the top of the Eiffel Tower with my daughter. She wanted to scratch her name into the paint work. I was horrified. I said why? She said, I need to leave a mench. (A Mention. I was here). You know, Kilroy was here. I said, no way. If everyone did that, the place would fall down. I suppose stickers are a compromise. Having said that, even Howard Carter left a Mench. And so did Graham Hancock's Grandad. And, a lot of other people. Going back, as it happens, into the dark mists of time.