Driving My Van To Northern Scotland
In this video I drive my van to northern Scotland! After weeks of preparations, I am excited to be setting off on my first Scotland vanlife adventure!
I just bought a campervan to travel my home country of Scotland. In 2011, I moved from Scotland to the Middle East and have lived and worked overseas pretty much ever since then. I’ve hardly seen anything or been anywhere in my home country Scotland and I’ve never even visited places like the Scottish Highlands, the Isle of Skye or the NC500.
I am a huge fan of campervan travel and alternative living, having spent over 600 nights living in vans, it’s my favourite way to travel due to the incredible freedom, adventure and affordability.
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If we haven't met before... Hi, I'm Ruth 👋 and I recently bought a campervan to travel my home country of Scotland after living overseas for 12 years. I’ve hardly seen anything or been anywhere in Scotland and now is the time to change that!
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やっとバンライフの始まりですね🤗首を長くして待ってました🥳アーニー号も順調に走れて良かった😊スコットランドの風景素敵ですね、歴史有る昔の建物、ゆったり走れる道路、日本みたいに信号がありませんね、ちょっとびっくり😳イギリスとスコットランドの軽油はやっぱり高いみたいですね、ルースさんがどのようにお金💰️節約するのも楽しみのひとつになりましたよ、それとそれぞれの土地の食べ物も興味が尽きないですね、ひょっとして会う友達はシャルロットさんかな?次回も楽しみにしています、気を付けてアーニー号と旅を続けて下さいね、頑張れルースさん👊😆🎵
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
ありがとうございます!風景を気に入っていただけてうれしいです。これからの動画にも私の風景がたくさん出てきますので、楽しみにしていてください!
Ruth your on the road again God love ya as they say up there I'm going to travel all up north England and Scotland this coming year lol from me in Birmingham xx 😍 😊
長旅に向けて、順調な出発で、良かったですね!旅先での楽しいレポートを待っています。Drive Carefuly!!
Well done, Ernie!
待ちていました🎉❤
Please keep making these videos they are the best i have ever viewed and I have seen alot, i drove up to kintore near Aberdeen for 4days then down to a place called cumnock in ayrshire before i came home to Lincolnshire l paid 139 for diesel at the same garage petrol was the same price 139 this was a jet garage, keep travelling ciao.
街の作りがかっこいいですね。センスの違いを感じます。無駄がないと言うかシンプルで良い👍
Ernie did well. That was a very long first trip. Enjoy time with your friends 😊 The fog/mist looked scary.😢
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🤗
Nice one Ruth! Enjoy your road trip👍
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃
Any spare key you have must have “A Chip” in it! It will respond to your vehicle ignition!
Finally you’ve started the driving with Ernie 🚗😍 But I surprised to see many cars parking on a road 😳 Drive carefully Ruth さん👍🏻
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Yes, they park on the road, it's kind of annoying!
Hi Ruth, thanks for showing me the inside of the female toilets I've not been in one before. Something to bear in mind especially with an older vehicle, unless you really have to don't run the fuel tank down to almost empty, you could suck up any dirt lying at the bottom of the tank. As for services, I think you can stay overnight but there is a fee to pay, also GPS, I've been led up the garden path with them before, not literally of course. I usually follow a road map to give me the main roads I need and then turn on the GPS when I'm closer to my destination. Take care Ruth, looking forward to the next episode.
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips Colin, that is helpful to know about the fuel tank
Hi Ruth, looking forwards to follow you on your Trip. I am planing a scotland Trip with my family & camper van in october. Enjoy your journey. Best wishes from Germany. Martin
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Hi Martin, that sounds great. Hopefully my videos will provide some information and inspiration for your trip!
I am planning a two week trip to England in September. The longest day I run is 200 miles. I was worried it might be a little too much, but I was encouraged to hear that you ran 450 miles. In addition, I was able to find a lot of useful information. Diesel is expensive in the UK. Thank you.
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Good luck with you trip!
Great video x
@ruthaisling
11 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
Just got a spare key for a Renault master. Over £200. And it didn't even come with a blade. The Renault dealer told me that's extra and then you have to get it cut. Beginning to wish that I had kept my Rickman Rancher campervan. The key for that was £6 from the local key cutting shop.
@ruthaisling
5 ай бұрын
Yikes, very expensive too!
Ernie has good rear visibility👍
I enjoyed that ..thankyou mzz everythingkts everywheres all at once ..😍😎😁pip pips n carryon
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
😁Ruth's first long-distance drive in a camping car🛣️Thank you for your hard work🚐💨💦 Scotland is a wonderful place rich in nature 👍🏻 I want to go there too✨ Even so, I was surprised that diesel is expensive😵 I'm looking forward to it.
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, please visit Scotland someday!
走行中の景色がとても良いですね
日本と同じ、自動車は左側通行なので、違和感ないですね。信号機の形はちょっと違いますね。 ルースさんの顔をアップで見れてうれしいです。😊
Wow That was some serious Fog !! Glad all went well !! 👍
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Crazy fog!!
素晴らしい景色でした。電柱が殆どないのでスッキリして良いですね。
I tend to use Apple Maps rather than Google Maps as I’ve experienced GM taking me off the main routes and on to unsuitable small country roads. They don’t seem to realise in Scotland these are often single track and not suitable for larger vehicles. So Apple Maps are worth a try if you use an iPhone. Plus you can share your location with the person you are going to meet via the app. Which is really handy.
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
That'a great advice, thank you!
Yay you’re on the road! Oh my goodness, fuel is expensive there. We’re paying around ¥145-150 for diesel here in Japan and now feeling very happy about that after hearing Scotland prices 😅
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow so much cheaper!! The prices for fuel here are too expensive!!!
Hi am new to your channel and enjoying your videos, a great app to download is Petrol prices it compares all the fuel in prices for different petrol station. Looking forward in seeing more off your videos. or even on the road
@ruthaisling
11 ай бұрын
That is really great to know, I'll download it, thanks!
Fuel is always a lot more expesive on the motorway. At most motorway services you can park overnight for £10 but I don 't think it's a safe option., Well done Ernie
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
That's good to know, yeah I'm not sure I'd like to stay there, a bit noisy with cars coming and going too
My favourite you tuber ❤❤
@ruthaisling
11 ай бұрын
That's so kind, thank you!
本当に良い車を手に入れましたね😊
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
ありがとうございます!
ルースさん会いたかった! KZread初めてくれるの待ってました👏✨ キャンピングカー購入おめでとうございます🎉 bappa shotaチャンネルと一緒に見ますね☺️
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
応援ありがとうございました。
Hey Ruth, great first journey! We just returned from a 4 day trip to Indiana, for a family reunion, and 2 nights at a remote campsite in the Housier National forest. Got back to our Kentucky small town, fuel low light had just come on. 28 gallons of diesel @ 3.88.9 = 110. USD . Averaged 12.7 MPG .Our "Serenity" is a converted shuttle bus, fully fueled and with full water tank we weigh almost 12,000 pounds.
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Wow, fuel is much cheaper in the US! Sounds like an amazing trip. How is campervan travel in the US? I've always been interested to try!
@markrenfrow9873
Жыл бұрын
@@ruthaisling our fuel is cheap compared to the rest of the world, many of us don't understand that, and bitch whine and moan about it. 2 years ago we filled up on the Olympic peninsula, West of Seattle WA, @5.89/gallon, highest we've paid. Van life in the US, It's big ! (Texas is just shy of a thousand miles east to west.) I'm from Kentucky, almost 400 miles east to west. One of my favorite states to travel is Montana, you could spend 2 months and not cover all the beautiful places. (But don't go in winter, unless you really like cold temps !)
@markrenfrow9873
Жыл бұрын
@@ruthaisling I didn't mention the people. I see lots of KZreadr vids about rude people, thefts and harassment. We have had a couple of stops where folks party late into the night, our dogs would growl about it, didn't help getting a good nights sleep. Overall, the folks we've met were good, kind people. I enjoy meeting fellow campers, and have found that if you treat folks the way you want to be treated, it's all good.
just found your utube Vvlog.. looking good ..... I am in Adealide South Australia......... but was born in the UK wales...... love watching VAN L.OAD PEOPLE...... you doing well... just trying to catch up now on your utube Vvlogs...
@ruthaisling
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching the videos!
It was an ideal day in the countryside, a bit of a shame as it was a bit foggy. But it was a good first day of the trip. I thought England had gone back to the pound, but it is now in euros. I guess English people like to travel more than Japanese people, because they are very good at making time to enjoy themselves 🥰
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
In the UK, we use £! Thanks for watching!
ルースさんに似てると思ったらご本人だった🥰 次も楽しみ!!
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
私です(笑)こんにちは。
Ruth, there is a setting in your satnav that you can set, which is take quickest route, I think yours was set at shortest route, hence why your satnav took you off the main roads onto the B roads.🏴👍
@ruthaisling
3 ай бұрын
Good to know, thanks for sharing! 🙏
ブリティッシュベイクオフというテレビ番組のファンなのでイギリスのパンに興味津々です。 今度は食べるパンの映像もみたいですね。 それと最初に映っていた町並みがとても可愛いですね。 行ってみたくなります。
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
今後の動画でパンが出てきますので、楽しみにしていてください!
新世界❤
I thought the start of the video looked familiar - I grew up in Moffat. Looked a flying visit though! 😉😂
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Haha yes, it was Moffat! Good place for a pit stop!
@ewanstevenson
Жыл бұрын
@@ruthaisling Hope you stocked up on Moffat Toffees for the trip! 😋
ルースさんのfirst tripが成功で良かった! スコットランドの景色、食べ物の見た目や値段、自然の様子も、もっと見たいです。 あと、食べ物を食べるルースさんはとても可愛いのでぜひゆっくり食事を楽しむ様子もお願いします。 次の動画楽しみにしています!
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
応援ありがとうございました!
Think yourself lucky, this time last year diesel was over £2 per litre on the motorway. As we come from the Englush Midlands we always stay overnight in Moffatt if we are travelling to the north of Scotland.
@ruthaisling
11 ай бұрын
£2 per litre... yikes! Moffat is a lovely town!
OSAKAのTシャツが嬉しいデス😊
syotaさんも頑張ってます。ルースさんもがんがってください。
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
ありがとうございます。
Another great video. I have done the NC 500 twice sleeping in my car. Not the best way to do it. I would love to do it in a small camper van. Don't fancy doing it in a large van as some of the roads are very narrow and are almost impossible to pass if you meet another car or van.
@ruthaisling
7 ай бұрын
Some of the roads do look so narrow! 😯
@jimkerr9921
7 ай бұрын
@@ruthaisling yes some are very narrow especially the road over the balach na bar road to applecross
I am watching this for the second time. I now have a future perspective with the key purchase. I can see your reluctance on buying a magnetic key box to hide somewhere on the exterior of the van. The key is very expensive! Just a suggestion, when you do store it outside. Protect it with plastic wrap so that it dose not get wet. Sorry for being so long winded. Hope your leg is totally better. Be safe.
@ruthaisling
3 ай бұрын
Thank you, I don't think a magnetic key box is very secure as it's not lockable, so don't think I will use that.
@Murman22
3 ай бұрын
With you on that.
Hi Ruth, the key is so expensive as it contains a chip which is unique to your immobiliser !
@ruthaisling
11 ай бұрын
Interesting, thanks for sharing!
Hi Ruth! Love your videos. I often stay over at motorway services in my campervan but you have to pay £15 x
@ruthaisling
4 ай бұрын
That’s really helpful to know, thank you for sharing. It’s not too bad compared to a campsite but do you find them noisy with people coming and going?
@CosyLifeKits
4 ай бұрын
@@ruthaisling I quite enjoy hearing people around me and it quietens down about 11pm. Some services have free showers too. I’ve always felt very safe x
@ruthaisling
4 ай бұрын
@@CosyLifeKits That's great to know and I'll need to check out the free showers next time I stop at one!
Love the videos. Avoid Inverclyde for Diesel, It must be the most expensive in Scotland.
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, thanks for the advice on Inverclyde 😂
こんばんわ🍀 スコットランドの街並みは大好きです💕 次も楽しみにしています😄 日本の物価は先進国(?)の中でも抜群に安いので、軽油はもちろん食費も何でも、欧米よりめちゃくちゃお得に感じると思います😝
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
全般的に日本の方が安いと思う。でも、果物やモバイルデータは日本の方が高いです!
@serengeti1985
Жыл бұрын
@@ruthaisling さん あ、モバイルデータは確かに高いです😨
Helloルースさん元気ですか?まだ日本に来てくださいね。
I found Ruth. I was relieved to see that he was doing well in the van life. Subscribe to the channel and enjoy the videos. Please come back to Japan. I'll prepare Japanese sake and wait for you.応援してます😃
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for subscribing!
Findhorn the best place in the world been there 8 times me and the wife
@ruthaisling
11 ай бұрын
I'll need to visit sometime, thanks for the recommendation
しょーたさんはクルマを降りて、アジア各国を旅しています😑
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
翔太はアジアを発見することを楽しんでいます。
Diesel is about $4.50 US right now so you’re actually half the cost there! Thanks for a great video! Love your channel.
@fiddleronthebike
9 ай бұрын
I think you are talking about the price per gallon? The price in the UK (and most other countries) is per litre! That is ~$6.50 to 7.50 per gallon
@GPwithme
9 ай бұрын
@@fiddleronthebike Ahhhh right. I didn’t even think of that. Thank you. Silly American and my non metric system.
ルースさん、日本のガソリンスタンドと違って、スコットランドのガソリンスタンドの駐車場は大きいですね!
✨🎶😄
👏👏👏 . Ernie いいじゃないですか.🐰ウサギは.出てきませんね. 次回予告が👍(予告、も~ちょっと長いと嬉しいデス).
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
スコットランドにはたくさんのウサギがいます。でも、ウサギはとても速く走るので、まだ写真やビデオを撮ることができません。
Aberdeen used to be on the coast! 😂
@ruthaisling
4 ай бұрын
Haha yes, a problem happened when exporting the map graphic... oops
頑張って下さい
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
ありがとうございます!
tシャツいいね
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
😂😂
燃料2000円分ではないんですね、wwさては、お金持ちになりましたね。
I tryed Burger King it’s very good
日本でしゃべっておられた時の方がゆっくりで聞き取りやすかった。Nativeだと早くて難しい(笑)まあでもいつも楽しそうで何よりです。最高! When you spoke in Japan, your words were slower and easier to understand; when you spoke native, it was faster and more difficult for me as a Japanese. But it's great that you seem to be enjoying yourself!
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
日本語の字幕があるので、理解の助けになればと思います。
Did you have a coffee when you were in castle Douglas
Hi, Ruth. I have just become aware of your channel, one of hundreds now on a similar and what seems to be a popular theme. I left the UK in 2007 upon retirement from the RAF (13 years of which in Scotland - Leuchars, Kinloss and Lossie) and have lived in the US (now as a Naturalized US citizen) since 2012. Where were you living and what were you doing? Not sure if I could afford to live in the UK today for the obvious reasons, housing primarily, but I do miss the UK and Scotland particularly which I view as a second home. I love Skye and the Inner and Outer Hebrides (great for wild camping) and spent a lot of time there. If I did come back when I retire, it would probably be doing what you are doing now for 6 months out of the year. I have my RAF pension to live on. How easy was it for you coming back, and were you still entitled to NHS treatment, and did you have to make up any NI shortfalls? Cheers Garry Harriman South Caroliana
@ruthaisling
11 ай бұрын
Hi Garry, thanks for your comment. I left the UK in 2011 and was working in the Middle East for a multinational company. I moved with them to Australia in 2014. In 2017 decided I wanted to work for myself online as I wanted the freedom to live wherever I choose and not be tied to one place. I have ran online businesses since then and lived in different locations around the world including the last 3 years in Japan. I've been paying UK NI contributions monthly via direct debit, it's quite a good deal. Haven't used the NHS much in my lifetime luckily but if I am registered here in the UK again and paying tax and NI I believe I'm able to use it? Doing campervan travel for 6 months of the year would be nice, lots of more affordable places with better weather to spend the other 6 months, I'll probably do something similar in the future!
Hi Ruth - was wondering what prompted you to come back to the UK, to live (presumeably ?), given the state of the Country at present. Would have thought, as a bit of a globe trotting gal, that Mainland Europe would have been a better bet ? South of France, maybe ? The scenery in Scotland is amazing though, and I look forward to your adventures.
@ruthaisling
8 ай бұрын
I'm not sure if I will stay in Scotland forever. But due to some unfortunate news in my family, I will be staying in Scotland for the foresable future.
@jamesbarbour8400
8 ай бұрын
@@ruthaisling hi again - thank you for the reply. Sorry to hear of the bad news - would never know by your very upbeat and informative videos. Look forward to watching many more. 🙂
take.care.tripe,ルースさん。
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
ありがとうございます!
I saw it when I was traveling in Japan. Are there cherry blossoms in Scotland?
@davidforman6191
Жыл бұрын
Yes, but not to the same extent as Japan. Many cherry trees in cities
どんなスタンドだったのか 食べ物買う時の動画を見せてほしかったなあ
ルースさん帰国されて楽しんでますね♪(*´∀`日本を忘れないでね
Just a thought, have you tested the new key 🔑? Worth checking it works before you need to use it, just in case.
@ruthaisling
8 ай бұрын
Yes! The locksmith also checked it out too before handing it over to me!
@RA-zr5lw
8 ай бұрын
@@ruthaisling excellent, good locksmith 🔑👍
スコットランドはガソリンが高いですね 私の近所では¥150です(£0.86)アベレージでは£0.92くらいですかね。 スコットランド全てが高いですね。改めて日本の物価安を実感します。
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
イギリスの燃料の値段は痛いですね。
2:36「何ぃ!!」 But the sound effect doesn't work properly in the context because it means (or has the nuance that) something like "What are you heck talking about to me, huh?" rather than simply saying "What is this?" まぁ、日本人視聴者に向けた工夫であることは認めるw
あのお調子者の日本人と旅するぐらいなら一人の方が断然楽しいはず。応援してます。景色は日本と比べると単調だけど、何と言ってもルースさんをみているだけで楽しくなる。
Oil rich Scotland has the most expensive in Western Europe.
Petro is so expensive compared to Japan
@ruthaisling
5 ай бұрын
The price is ridiculous compared to Japan
Wie läuft es ?
Unfortunately I think you were taken for a ride on the price of the key.judging by the year of your van it shouldn't have cost more than 10 pounds
ルースさんのおしゃべりも楽しいけれど、もっとスコットランドの景色もゆっくり見せて欲しいな。M&Sのお店の中も見たかったな。
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
店内の映像もたくさん撮ったのですが、ブレていて使えませんでした、すみません!次回はもっと頑張ります!
ルースさん! いつも楽しく見てます❤ ふくおか、みのりとおじさんです。 KZread🥺少しお願いがあります、おじさんには、 ルースさんの話しと字幕、動画が少し早いように思います。 速度設定で遅くすれば良いだけですが😅😅 でも、😮できれば、ルースさん見るのに設定変えずそのままで見たいです❤ 日本人には、動画、音スピード話しが速い気がします、もう少しスピード落とした方が良いと思います。 前の翔太くんの動画とスピード比べてみてください。 おじさんみのり二人は、ルースさんの動画ゆっくり、お茶吞みながら見たいです。😊 また、新しい旅、楽しみに待ってます!❤❤❤
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
こんにちは!ご感想ありがとうございます!今後の動画もがんばります。
Vegan sausage top call and I eat meat.
Hi Ruth! Why are you wearing that cap all time on your head.
@ruthaisling
22 күн бұрын
Why not?
@tomtomescu1331
22 күн бұрын
@@ruthaisling because tou are beautiful without it.
ナイス 大阪新世界Tシャツ((。♡‿♡。)
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
ありがとうございます!
95 Pounds for a tank of fuel!😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
@ruthaisling
4 ай бұрын
😢😢😢
£1.75 now for diesel, disgrace.
@ruthaisling
8 ай бұрын
So expensive 😰
ガソリンは日本と同じ3種類ですか? ハイオク、レギュラー、ディーゼル。 それぞれの単価を公開すれば、わかりやすいと思います❣️
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
イギリスでは無鉛(日本ではレギュラーと同じ)とディーゼルの使用経験しかないのですが。他にあるかどうかはわかりません!
@user-nc2pb3zu7u
Жыл бұрын
@@ruthaisling さん 気をつけて、良い旅を🙆
If you speak your native language, you can feel the original charm and vitality more |•'-'•)و Nice!
ゆっくり喋ってよ ねー あっそうだスピード落とすか(^^♪
It has been a long time since I have seen Ruth's toilet check😂😂 Have you had your favourite soft serve ice cream?🍦
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
I haven't had soft serve ice cream for a long time!
早口過ぎる!
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
すみません!次回はもっとスローペースにします!
There is no "somehow" the GPS took you on the back roads. All GPS receivers have settings for the user (you) to choose what types of routes you find acceptable. If you do not learn to use your device, and you do not compare the suggested route to a map (google maps for example) then, you're following the suggestions of a computer, blindly. You are smarter than that, so please set up your preferences in your GPS receiver or phone, so you're not surprised. Also, compare the selected route to an overall map of the area, so that you can compare, and recognize when suggested routes are not to your liking.
あれ お肉食べるの??
@ruthaisling
8 ай бұрын
私は肉を食べない。ビデオの中で食べたのはビーガンのソーセージロールだ。
Talk a bit slower please What's the hurry?
Thank you for taking us with you! Diesel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada averages 1.329 CDN dollars per litre so .79 pounds sterling per litre Or 1.00 USD per litre? But Alberta is an oil province.
@ruthaisling
Жыл бұрын
Wow, so much cheaper. The fuel prices here in the UK are painful!