What's it really like to live in rural Scotland?

How nice!!! I m from India.. Village of Kerala.Godsown country 🙏🏻🙏🏻..

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I am a former urban dweller, now living in a rural area. I am a few footsteps from nature in every direction. My little village has 250 inhabitants but there are similar small villages dotted around the countryside. Ours is, however one of the few in our area fully surrounded by forest on all sides. It is lovely, inspiring, calming and nurturing to live so close to nature. But the downside is truly that you have to drive everywhere. It makes you feel very badly because of the unsustainable nature of so much driving if you don’t have an electric vehicle (we want to get one, as soon as we can afford) If you have children, this issue only increases, especially as they get older. We drive our kids to school with a total of 80 driving minutes at least a day (we live outside of the bus system) That is only the drive time, if children don’t have activities, tutoring or want to see friends etc. It is by far the biggest issue for us, with rural living. Other than that, being on a large hill in the forest means romantically being snowed in (if you aren’t missed at work/school) and all of the happy wood stove moments you could wish for. Summers are a joy, with the cool forest paths just footsteps away and the grazing horses and helpful neighbors. Never ever going back to city life!

Hello Molly ... from Isle of Arran... I know your Mum! :) Wouldnt live anywhere else now! Island life is harder than mainland but the quiet and peace is worth it all

If i can get hardwood to burn, fishing supplies, a rifle, dog food, good warm clothes, petrol, a good truck, nice lodge ....a good woman....be set for life.. McLeod here.

I visit my friends in Skye and fish, forage and live nature from time to time and I feel it’s a soul home for me. Some of us can have a few soul homes! I toy with living there all the time, but know full well that full time is going to be much tougher than a break. But it seems a much truer, slower life …. life as it should be.

Oh your dog is so sweet, how is it even possible ❤

I rescued a wild meadow pipit, would you have any advice? She’s already survived a year but I would like her to thrive. She’s missing a whole wing. Vet and online forum haven’t been helpful at all, told me not to bother.

and of course she's english

Some absolutely breath taking places featured in your beaotufk vlog Molly. New subscriber here. We are moving up to Scotland in the new year in our camper and plan to travel around and ideally find a lovely cottage to buy. We are interested in the slower pace and after doing Vanlife for over 3 years full time and then stopping to buy a house in the south of England (major mistake too many people) now more than ever realise we literally NEED to be surrounded and immersed in nature. I just wondered if you wouldn’t mind telling me the locations of the “pass” and “moor” you visited I have noted the forest but couldn’t quite catch the names, the reason being I’m a keen watercolourist and the locations look perfect for a spot of painting ❤ look forward to browsing your catalogue of videos. All the best Sarah & Lee

I subscribed coz your dog won my heart

I love Scotland. As an American I was fortunate to visit twice but want to go back! I love the simple minimalist life as well.

I live in Oregon, USA. A lot of it here can look like the Highlands, but it doesn't feel like the Highlands. Can't wait to visit again. Meanwhile, I am painting them while watching this video.

beautiful dog! the whole video could have been about the dog

Special thanks to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ❤️from 🇮🇳🤞🏻

Beautiful Video! Love your shots, good inspiration of what to include in my own videos on my channel!

Just found your lovely site. Some many years ago I had the joy of visiting Scotland as I had and still have a lovely pen friend who resides in Fraserburgh. We spent two weeks traveling all around the highlands, the Northeast, the midlands, Edinburgh....loved the castle!. Beautiful Aberdeen...and Isle of Skye! Watching your beautiful videos brings back so many wonderful memories. I will look forward to viewing more.

Close to nature ❤ is where the heart feels like home 🏡

How is the internet connection? Thanks

I live n rural Scotland for a few years and loved it , but 2 things prevent me from going there again. 1. The cost of land is too high and 2. The weather can be really bad in the winter.Apart from that I loved it. I now have a house and land in Portugal for 1/3 the cost of the one I sold in Scotland and the weather is far better. You actually get sun in the summer.

I want to settle here with my family. I am from srilanka. Will you help me?

It would of been easier to cut the chocolate smaller if you hadn’t of broke it up first in chapter 2

Love and light ireland ❤

The edit is worth sharing... and the naration is awesome. Great choice of music. Ill share it, but so many people won't. Its something that city folks dont know... And there is no derogatory way of differentiating city ppl from country ppl... It's not about bringing city guys down. But by having derogatory terms for them in the UK, stuff starts to happen😊 stiff strats to change.

Great vid, but there were lots of adverts asking for money and sending money outside of Scotland on this video 😢

Can I ask what your elevation is? I live at 6223 feet above sea level here in Lake Tahoe, California.

I enjoyed your videos I am looking to buy a summer get away from people would you be able to help me reach my peace iam 60 yrs old retired from kuwait

Is that a big grow of Magic Mushrooms at 1.47?

I’m from rural Derbyshire too and I’m looking at Scotland as a potential 🏠 Must be something in the water?! Lovely video x

Beautiful village

Gorgeous place you live and love your lifestyle ❤️. I live in Prince Edward Island Canada and its a small island. Lots has changed in the past few yrs. Would love to visit Scotland someday 😍. Thanks

Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. I love the I images of your Border Collie. What is his/her name?

You wear kilts all the time and play bagpipes and sing O Danny Boy at the pubs!

I learned to make cheese in Achmore nr. Plockton. I loved it. Wisconsin is wearing on me, considering moving to the west highlands.

I am from country side in france and recently moved in town for work, it's been a few weeks, and i already want to kill myself. I dream of moving to scotland or norway but i am all alone if I do.

We as Scots always complain about the rain. But its that rain that gives us the beautiful country we live in. Without it we'd have a dry barren land. The ying and yang of life.

what is background music so sothing

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Just to say you are so beautiful. I love Scotland but because I don't drive it would be difficult to get around. I went to the the Iyland off Arran for a week it was very beautiful. I think somwere in the Highlands there is pony tail we're you walk with the packers but I forgot we're in the Highlands. My two children love going horse riding. Thank you. Dobspato Newcastle Upon Tyne England. 😘😊👍

Any place that Amazon won't deliver to is an automatic "no" for me. I'm totally urban, but there's an 8,000+ foot mountain in my backyard so it's the best of both worlds.
I grew up in Wyoming and that's as remote as anyone should get!

We live in Plymouth which is good for me. We live on the edge of Dartmoor and can be on the moor near enough anywhere within 30 mins and Plymouth has any too busy ❤ think we’re forgotten down here haha

Looks lovely area.can fish there?

Essential to have a dog &log fire with wee dram😅

Nice piece. But I missed hearing the natural sounds-the wind, the water, maybe the dog-in the mix.

Hello from the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina. I live a 15 minute drive from a town of around 1500 people at about 3300 feet above sea level. I love it here because I can only see 2 houses from my house, the closest maybe an 1/8 of a mile away. But I can be in town pretty quickly. So I can have people around if I want, but usually I stay at home because that's where I love to be. Many people in this area like this combination. Sounds like where you live doesn't it? Also, there are lots of people of Scottish descent here.

Beautiful. Cute dog. 😊😊. So peaceful. Enjoy.

only the english can afford to move here,real scots cant

Odd how it looks like parts of Wyoming in states 🤔

I've lived in the city my whole life, being from Manila, Philippines. Now I live and work in Malta, which is quite populated as well. I'd like to be able to live in the countryside if given a chance. Love your videos! You are inspiring!

Love your dog.