A Raw Look At Our 2024 KiltWalk From St Andrews to Dundee In Aid Of Scottish Mountain Rescue…
I’ve turned this one round quickly, so while it might not be a polished video, it certainly shows you what the Dundee KiltWalk is like, and what a day it was! Thanks so much to everyone who helped to raise such a fantastic amount for our nominated charity, Scottish Mountain Rescue, check out their website at the link below…
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Filmed on Sunday 11th August 2024
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I was born in Glasgow but have lived in Carnoustie, Dalgety Bay, Stonehaven, Edinburgh, Montrose, and further afield (Salamanca, Spain & Devonport, New Zealand)
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This is both my business model and a result of doing everything myself. Editing takes time and I also like to schedule videos a bit in advance in case of any problems/illness/cancellations etc. Keeping my uploads appearing every Saturday is important to me, so I donβt want anything to get in the way of it. Also, I occasionally need some time off to recover from trips! But more than anything else, it’s about budgets. I generally need to film a number of videos on each trip to break even. And each one of these take a while to fall into place on a Saturday morning.
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WHERE’S ALICJA?
Alicja will feature whenever possible, but she has her own life and a proper job so it can take a while for our schedules to match up. Trust me though, I prefer it when She is there too!
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36 Comments
I've rushed this one out, hope it's okay! Thanks again to everyone's support in raising (as it stands) over Β£6,500 for Scottish Mountain Rescue!!!
Very well done Steve and Alicja !! Fantastic effort guys, and what a brilliant amount raised as well ! π
My husband and I discovered your channel in March. Weβve watched all your videos and look forward to the new one each week. I have to say this was one of my favorites. All those kilts! Iβm sure it was hard, but you 2 were troopers! You certainly had a beautiful area to walk through. And congrats on all the money you raised for the Scottish Mountain Rescue! Looking forward to seeing more of your travels. Thanks from the USA.
Well done to you both. It was a great effort. I had to laugh when you were talking about being airlifted by Scottish Mountain Rescue. It would have made a great end to the video, but you wouldn't have made too many friends. Again, a job well done.
You two are amazing! Well done. I hope you are really proud of yourselves!
Massive congratulations you two. Not just for completing the Kilt walk but also for the amount of money you have raised β€. Really enjoyed this vlog, thank you for sharing π xx
Hi well done to you both from New Zealand for doing the walk love watching your videos walking around the Scottish island and any were else ..
Excellent work you two
Iβm amazed at your stamina Steve. For a 50:yr old, walking at a good pace for 20 miles, is a real feat. You go man! Loved the video. Keep them coming. Watching in Australia every week. Alicja you did very well also but you are much younger.
We love watching your videos and congratulations on your kiltwalk, cheers from Hindmarsh Island South Australia π¦πΊ you could come and visit us β€
What a fantastic video, Steve and Alicja, and a wonderful cause.
You both appear to be the nicest people on Social Media, and thanks so much for sharing your adventures.
Nick
Alicja is such a cutie pie in that kilt!
I finally purchased my first kilt the other day at the Highland Games in Fergus Ont.Canada,my belt and buckle should arrive today in the mail.Cheers and great job Steve and Alicja
Awesome effort super Steve and Alicja. Tremendous effort from all who participated β€πππ
Beautiful scenery
Auction ur shirts maybe, I'll give Β£50 for alicjas
Outstanding !!! πππ»
Great atmosphere for your walk , it reminds me of the midnight tiara walk for the hospice I did a while ago …well done both of you.π
I really loved this vlog, Thank you for posting it.
Im originally from st andrews and my parents still live there.
I have now lived in the Netherlands for the last 16 years and my 2 dutch boys loved watching your vlog with me, as love st andrews so much and miss the carpets on the floors?!?!
Strange i know, but here in the NL it is very rare for houses to have carpets.
Thank you again and amazing amount of money you both have raised for a fantastic charity β€
Wow, well done to you both, I bet you had a good night's sleep.
I love wearing my kilts but keep getting slagged off as Iβm a Yorkshire Man n not Scottish π
Congratulations – great job!
You state that you don't have your Γ²wn tartan ? The Polish have their own tartan ( using colours from the saltire and Polish flags) .Does that make Alicja more Scottish than you ?
That was fantastic! Really enjoyed that. And well done for raising so much! This has inspired me and a couple of friends to do this in the future π
who is the lady walking with you?
I enjoyed the whole video, as usual. Keep up the good work!
Great effort guys, hope you got that well deserved ice cream π¦π¦π¦
Fantastic effort, well done to you both! I'm sure someone's already mentioned it but Eden Mill make whisky too! A distillery we're yet to visit. Atb, J&L
Great vlog from you both but Steve, never say youβre wearing a kilt and youβre feeling it on camera. It doesnβt paint a pretty picture! π
Congratulations to you both on completion of the 2024 KiltWalk.
Binge watching Steve with a glass of Vino and nibbles, excellent….
Thanks stsve snd your lady friend you are a legend very sorry I behind with regu8 you tube life is chaos a I watched 3 your vlogs in a row last night but 2 late 2 comment. Very well done u2 that's why you both amazing cheers ππ
Thanks Steve we both enjoyed this you both did so well regards Doc and missis Down Under
The Olympia carpark is only Β£3 all day at weekends… literally across the road from the bus station
It's good to see tentsmuir forest open again I was tried to visit area a couple of years ago but was closed because of storm arwin
Fantastic achievement both of you especially raising a wonderful amount of money for a very worthy Mountain Rescue team. Well done.
Well done guys!