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YouTube Browsing
Thursday, May 30th, 2024 10:25 pmI'm a self-confessed huge fan of YouTube. This seemingly inexhaustible infinity of film tempts me to spend an enormous amount of time browsing. Yet while I enjoy surfing the site, jumping from one random vid to the next, there are some YouTubers whose sites I return to regularly to follow their exploits. Today, I'll share a few of these with you.
First, there's www.youtube.com/@CruisingTheCut. Cruising the Cut is a must for anyone into narrowboats. Presenter David Johns is a pleasure to watch, being enthusiastic and personable. If you want advice on anything to do with narrowboats, this is the place. Or if you just want to enjoy a virtual cruise along Britain's canal waterways, this too is the place. The videos look professional, but then he is apparently a freelancer for the BBC, among others.
Next, www.youtube.com/@TinyHouseGiantJourney and www.youtube.com/@livingbig both explore the tiny house scene, inviting viewers inside a wide variety of miniature homes. Some interior layouts will appeal more than others, inevitably, but these channels can be a useful source of ideas for small spaces in general, plus the home owners are interviewed which adds an extra dimension of interest.
Similar to these but much more broad in approach is www.youtube.com/@ExploringAlternatives. Exploring Alternatives looks at a huge variety of different ways of living, some of which you've probably never even thought about before. Tree houses, eco houses, "earth ships", caravans, cave homes, boats of umpteen types, island life, van life, off-grid living and permanent travellers - they're all here on this fascinating and diverse channel.
If you fancy learning how to crochet, or are looking for new crochet projects, then head to www.youtube.com/@bellacococrochet. Bella Coco offers easy-to-follow tutorials for all levels of ability, from absolute beginners to advanced, with lovely videos which are inspiring - and enough to make me weep, as my rubbish efforts never look anything like as good as hers!
I've been following Colette O'Neill's channel, www.youtube.com/@bealtainecottage, for a couple of years now. She is a warm, independently-minded woman who I can't help but admire. 19 years ago, she bought a down-at-heel cottage on 3 acres of poor quality land, and she set about creating a breathtakingly beautiful forest garden and a truly delightful home crammed with arty-crafty knickknacks. And she's done most of the work herself, and on a low budget. She's into permaculture and environmental issues, and Celtic paganism
www.youtube.com/@WalkWithMeTim is a channel devoted to travel and trying out holiday camps and hotels all around the world. There are glamourous ones, like luxury hotels in Dubai for example, or peculiar ones like the converted crane in the Netherlands, and then there are trips round seaside resorts just to share what's there with the viewer. If you've itchy feet and fancy travelling by proxy, you'll enjoy this channel.
Another long-time favourite is www.youtube.com/@EliseBuch. Elise runs a retro clothing business online, which she models for herself, and is in the process of decorating and improving her home. She also takes her viewers along as she hunts for retro or boho treasures in various charity shops. She's undeniably beautiful, but so down to earth and hard-working. When she first bought her house it looked so plain and typically 1970's, but she clearly saw its potential and has been gradually turning it into a gorgeous home with a lovely garden.
Well, I invite you to take a little time to check out these YouTube channels. Do you have any favourites of your own which you'd like to recommend?
First, there's www.youtube.com/@CruisingTheCut. Cruising the Cut is a must for anyone into narrowboats. Presenter David Johns is a pleasure to watch, being enthusiastic and personable. If you want advice on anything to do with narrowboats, this is the place. Or if you just want to enjoy a virtual cruise along Britain's canal waterways, this too is the place. The videos look professional, but then he is apparently a freelancer for the BBC, among others.
Next, www.youtube.com/@TinyHouseGiantJourney and www.youtube.com/@livingbig both explore the tiny house scene, inviting viewers inside a wide variety of miniature homes. Some interior layouts will appeal more than others, inevitably, but these channels can be a useful source of ideas for small spaces in general, plus the home owners are interviewed which adds an extra dimension of interest.
Similar to these but much more broad in approach is www.youtube.com/@ExploringAlternatives. Exploring Alternatives looks at a huge variety of different ways of living, some of which you've probably never even thought about before. Tree houses, eco houses, "earth ships", caravans, cave homes, boats of umpteen types, island life, van life, off-grid living and permanent travellers - they're all here on this fascinating and diverse channel.
If you fancy learning how to crochet, or are looking for new crochet projects, then head to www.youtube.com/@bellacococrochet. Bella Coco offers easy-to-follow tutorials for all levels of ability, from absolute beginners to advanced, with lovely videos which are inspiring - and enough to make me weep, as my rubbish efforts never look anything like as good as hers!
I've been following Colette O'Neill's channel, www.youtube.com/@bealtainecottage, for a couple of years now. She is a warm, independently-minded woman who I can't help but admire. 19 years ago, she bought a down-at-heel cottage on 3 acres of poor quality land, and she set about creating a breathtakingly beautiful forest garden and a truly delightful home crammed with arty-crafty knickknacks. And she's done most of the work herself, and on a low budget. She's into permaculture and environmental issues, and Celtic paganism
www.youtube.com/@WalkWithMeTim is a channel devoted to travel and trying out holiday camps and hotels all around the world. There are glamourous ones, like luxury hotels in Dubai for example, or peculiar ones like the converted crane in the Netherlands, and then there are trips round seaside resorts just to share what's there with the viewer. If you've itchy feet and fancy travelling by proxy, you'll enjoy this channel.
Another long-time favourite is www.youtube.com/@EliseBuch. Elise runs a retro clothing business online, which she models for herself, and is in the process of decorating and improving her home. She also takes her viewers along as she hunts for retro or boho treasures in various charity shops. She's undeniably beautiful, but so down to earth and hard-working. When she first bought her house it looked so plain and typically 1970's, but she clearly saw its potential and has been gradually turning it into a gorgeous home with a lovely garden.
Well, I invite you to take a little time to check out these YouTube channels. Do you have any favourites of your own which you'd like to recommend?
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