Well hello hello from our apartment in Kiev. I feel like it is time for an update because
on our channel we just finished showing you guys videos from Poland and then all of a
sudden we were in London and it is just a little bit chaotic. I feel like we need to
tie all of these strings together. Yeah. Is that an expression?
Absolutely. We've kind of just been all over the place. We've had a super busy schedule
and we've been doing all kinds of different things. So we just want to let you know what
we've been up to.
Alright, so let's rewind. After we finished in Poland we flew to Germany. No we didn't
we took the train. We took the train. Oh my gosh. We had a really eventful train ride.
We had an adventure riding the trains. Yeah. To Germany of my gosh.
We were in Szczecin for a few days in Poland and basically one of the commuter trains that
we were supposed to take just didn't arrive so it threw off our whole train schedule and
we had to reroute. Anyways, we went to Hamburg and traveled the whole country. The very scenic
route.
Yeah, hahaha.
We didn't end up filming that because I don't know we were just really tired. It would have
been a nightmare. It would have been a nightmare. Although actually it would have made for a
pretty exciting vlog. I kind of regret that.
Anyways, we were in Düsseldorf for a project which was really cool. Yeah, so we were actually
filming for a client but we managed to get some footage that we're going to show you
guys.
So we have a little guide coming out for Düsseldorf. We were only there for like 4 days but we
did a lot. We did a lot. That is coming out at some point.
Yeah, that is going to come out after basically our UK content. Mmmhmmm.
So then from there we flew into London. We were there for roughly a week. We were mostly
just chilling out. We did a couple of day trips. We met up with some friends. We went
to a social event one evening. Yeah. And we also managed to get really really sick.
Yeah, so if you watched the videos from Oxford and Cambridge. Yeah. You know that we were
like arggh arggh.
Yeah. No voice. Yeah, especially in Cambridge we were really starting to get sick. Yeah.
Actually I was sick for almost 10 days with on and off symptoms. It was awful. I had like
a fever, I had like a really sore throat. It would be coming and going, coming and going.
Yeah, I feel like the weather didn't really cooperate. Yeah. It was like cold and damp
and rainy. Yeah, but anyways we absolutely loved like when we did go out in Wales when
we felt healthy enough to go out we really enjoyed Cardiff.
Did we say we went to Wales? So after London. Oh right.
Duh. We took a bus to Cardiff. Yeah.
It was a really short bus ride. Yeah. Just like a couple hours something like that. Yeah,
and that was actually the last country that we still had to visit in the UK. Yes.
So we've already done England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and we hit Wales. We hit Wales. All
4.
Wales was awesome. We were probably if we had of been a little healthier we probably
would have done more day trips but we just kind of had to focus on Cardiff so we'll have
a guide and I think we have a couple of food videos coming out from there.
Oh, and in Cardiff we were staying at a really cool AirBNB. Yeah. It was in an old coach-house.
And they had like this indoor cinema setup so we were watching a lot of Netflix. So we
watched The Crown. Yeah, yeah. We saw the Crown.
The whole thing. We were actually watched a lot of Netflix because we were not feeling
good. It was just tea and Netflix. Um and yeah we have a full apartment tour of that
and that will be coming out as well.
And then basically after that we had two more work projects. Mmmhmmm.
Um, so we said goodbye to each other because you went back to London to do something. To
do a project. Yeah. I went to Northern Ireland. Again these are content for clients and they've
actually stipulated that they don't want our stuff to come out until January or February.
Yeah.
So we're going to be shelving that footage and having it come out in the New Year. Yeah
but I'll explain the concept.
So basically we were approached by Visit Britain to like travel to these different destinations
and experience 24 different moments across 24 hours. Yep. So Sam got Northern Ireland
and I got London and there were like a whole bunch of different people filming across the
UK.
And it was a crazy project because we had to be up at all hours of the day. Yeah. Like
there was one day I remember waking up at 1:30am in the morning to be out the door,
out of the hotel by 2:30am. Yeah. And I was like out making sourdough bread with this
guy in BallyCastle.
And uh yeah it was just crazy like we had to be up for all hours of the day so it was
a really busy project. We didn't get a lot of sleep and a week later we met up again
in Scotland. In Glasgow. In Glasgow and that was really cool because we had another project
that we were working on with Visit Scotland. We sound like busy bees right now.
It is normally not like this. It is normally not like that. We normally do like so you
guys have asked us about how we make money and one of the ways is that we sometimes partner
with tourism boards. We usually do like maybe anywhere between 4 to 6 projects a year. Sometimes
even a little bit more. Yeah. But it just so happens that we've had this summer was
all pssshh.
Oh my gosh we had so many projects all coming together at once and it was really really
fun but it has also been really tiring too. Yeah.
So we are so happy to be on our own schedule here in the Ukraine. But let's talk about
Scotland. Alright, of course. I feel like we've just rushed ahead. Yeah, we did.
So anyways the cool thing about Scotland I'll start off here in Glasgow was that we actually
visited last year for a few days. Yeah. And we filmed some footage for a city guide but
we felt it was incomplete. So we've been sitting on this footage since last year and now when
we had a chance to go back we got to do some cool other new things. Yeah.
And so what is awesome is that we actually think we have enough to make a guide to Glasgow.
Kind of like how we made it for Edinburgh last year. Yeah.
So that is going to come out. We also have I think a food vlog there. Some Scottish food.
Yes. But the main event. The main event. Come on it was the Highland Games. Yeah, the Highland
Games.
We went to the Cowal Highland Gathering in Dunoon. In Dunoon.
Um, a little road trip. Yeah.
Oh my gosh I had to drive the biggest van ever on the narrowest roads ever but we made
it. We made it the games which was really cool.
The games were awesome. Yeah, there was bagpiping, highland dancing, heavy athletics. Yeah.
Yeah, we've been to the games in Fredericton, New Brunswick in Canada. They also have Highland
Games there obviously borrowed from Scotland.
But it was at a much smaller scale but these games were massive. Like the actual area like
there was different fields, different stadiums being used. So yeah, it was such an awesome
experience and then from there we ended up we had to like we were only there for the
day to film the games so we had to drive back to Glasgow we checked in through our hotel.
There was a little bit of a mix up there. We had actually been booked in for the day
before. They let us stay in anyways. Yeah, they were so nice to let us stay there and
then we had to wake up at like two or three in the morning to catch a super early flight
to Kiev. Kiev!
So yeah, it is our first time in the Ukraine. We're like yes we when arrived I don't think
I've ever slept so long in my whole life. We slept 14 hours. No, I was 15 almost 16.
15 straight hours. Like I was that tired. That wiped out from all of the things that
we've been doing but now we feel like really refreshed and we feel recharged.
Oh, and we have clothes. Our luggage went missing. Oh right for like a day and half.
I forgot about that.
We hung out in dirty clothes. So we arrived without our bags. Um we had a really tight
connection. We made the connection but our bags didn't.
And so yeah it is so cool to be here in the Ukraine, a new country, yes. On our own schedule,
on our own time, on our own dime. I mean we're fully funding this trip and something that
we'd like to point out is that for most of our travels. I would say 80 to 90 percent
we do fund it ourselves. And so we do really appreciate these projects with tourism boards
but I think like to keep that authentic like that authenticity to our travels we really
like to do our own way. Just do our own thing. To be on our own schedule so while we are
here we hope to make a lot of food videos.
We're going to be in Kiev for just over a week and then after that we are going to the
city of Lviv. Lviv. I think that is how you say it. Yeah. It is spelled L V I V. At least
in English. Not a lot of vowels in there.
So hopefully that is correct. We're just going to be doing a lot of chilling out, a lot of
catching up on work. We're really behind on editing and yeah it is just going to be so
cool um we really like our apartment so far here in Kiev.
Yeah, we'll give you guys a tour. It is huge. A little closer. It is absolutely massive.
It is a big place, a great location in the city. Yeah, it has got some quirky charms
to it and a massive high ceilings.
So anyways and if it echoes that is why. Yeah, that is probably if yeah if you can hear an
echo that would be why because of the high ceilings.
But basically that is our update. That is basically our month of August. Everything
we've talked about that was all of August. Yeah. And what is today's date?
It is very close to September. I think it is the 30th or 31st of August. Well, there
you go. So we're basically coming to you from real time here in the future. And after the
Ukraine we know that we are going to uh a conference in Austria. Mmmmhmm.
Which is going to be really cool. And then after that we're not entirely sure. We're
thinking maybe a little bit more travel in Austria. Maybe going uh and finally heading
down to the Balkans like we had talked about earlier. Oh yeah. I think that is most likely
how we're going to end off our year here in Europe but um yeah we're kind of open to things
so if you guys have any suggestions like places that you think we should visit or anything
like that it would be awesome if you let us know. Mmmhmm.
Alright, well that is it for today. See ya later! See ya! Bye. Tata.