Glasgow – walk n talk with Spekky

walk n talk with spekky, the big reveal on our next trip and what’s happening soon.

A very good evening, guys. Welcome back to the channel. Specky Barard Adventures here. It’s a miserable night in Glasgow. We’re out walking and talking with Specky. Getting a couple of steps in our legs to help us sleep tonight. We have the big reveal coming up, guys. Yep. Where are we going in our next journey? Well, once we’ve got all our friends in, we’ll be able to tell them exactly where we are going. It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be interesting. And I’m really looking forward to sharing with you guys where we’re going. Lee Walker in the house. Gemma Boille. Hello. A very good evening, guys. Remember, give the live a thumbs up because we’re about to reveal in the next 30 minutes where we are off on our next trip. I know I told you guys I would be back about 3 or 4:00 today, but I fell asleep and tonight I need to get some steps in my legs or else Specky will not be sleeping tonight. Lee, how are you? Gemma, how are you? I hope you guys are well. I’m really looking forward to sharing with you where I am going on my next adventure. I have already got the journey planned. We will be live in Glasgow airport. That’s for sure. We’ll do live in Glasgow airport. We will do a vlog on the journey on the plane that we’re going on. and our arrival at our destination. We will be vlogging the capsule hostel that I’m going to be living in, which looks really, really funky. We’re doing a vlog on the first one. I can’t say the first one. Uh because you don’t know where I’m going. But yes, we’re going to be vlogging. We’re going to be doing a coffee vlog. um sampling the quality coffee to see if it is any good. Um we’re going to be doing a lunch review when we’re there. Somebody has told me this place where I’m going has the world’s best buffet, buffet, however you call it. They’ve told me it’s the world’s best. Um so we might be we will be vlogging that, let me tell you. Um, yes, there’s another couple of vlogs coming off the back of it as well. So, there’s lots of content going to be getting created. Um, once I have 20 thumbs up on this live tonight, I will be telling you guys exactly where I’m going. Yep, we’re off in Tuesday, guys. We’ll be flying out of Glasgow airport. That’s for sure. I’m okay. I’m intrigued to find out where you’re off to. Uh I’m going to Michigan in Monday, Lee. That sounds fantastic. That sounds really, really good. Um Heidi Hi K9. Yes, guys. Once I have 20 thumbs up in this live tonight, I will be sharing with you exactly where I’m going. People say, like I said, it has the world’s best buffet or buffet place. Um, there’s lots and lots of things going on. Lots. Oh, so I’m really really keen to share with you guys where it is we’re going. So guys, this is a huge monstrosity here in Glasgow. This is Annie’s Land high-rise flats. Now, those flats, there is only, I think, six or seven floors in these flats, and they’re up and down stairs, which is quite unusual. Um, come on, everyone, smash the the like button. Gemma Boil is really really keen to find out where we are going on our next trip. We’re off in Tuesday. For anyone who’s new to the live or new to the channel, my name is Specky Barstard Adventures and I do food and travel vlogs um here on YouTube. Um we’re just recently back from Pisa in Italy, but we’re off in our travels again. We’re going away in Tuesday, guys. We are off in Tuesday uh to another country to sample the delights there. Um once I have got 20 thumbs up on the lives, I am going to be sharing the news where I’m off to on the channel. Everything is done on a budget, guys. Um it’s to show everyone the affordability and been able to travel and to be to be able to eat out. Um, yeah, all good stuff. There is a there is a vlog that I’m going to be doing when I go away and um I’ll give you the title of it. It’s called Shame on You and I’m going to share with you a little bit more about it very very soon. Oh, I’m going to Chicago after a life as you know it in the building. How the devil are you? Life as you know it. Um I don’t know. You’re a number three follower. Gemma Bole is number one. Lee Walker is number two. So, I’ve got my one, two, and threes in tonight. How good is that? Life, as you know, is sharing the crown at number three. There we go, guys. So, yes, as soon as we get to 20 thumbs up in the live, I will be sharing with you exactly where I am going on my next adventure. Yep, we’re off to do some food and travel vlogs in another country and bringing you guys all the fantastic entertainment. Remember to like and subscribe and to hit the little notifications bell, guys, for my next live or when I post more content of food and travel vlogs. They’re just around the corner. The start of next week, there’s going to be lots of content all next week. You guys will get a new video probably Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next week. Um, by the time I finished editing movies and stuff like that, you guys will get it all then. Um, myself and Mrs. Bastards, we were going to review this place over here called um, Spud Shack and Matcha Man. Although I don’t I don’t really know what matcha is, but Mrs. Bar was saying it’s some sort of health thing that they put in teas and lots of different things like that. Um, but yes, Spud Shack we will be reviewing as well, guys. I think we will review Spud Shack over there in Monday, uh, Monday afternoon. We’ll head over to Spud Shack and we’ll give you guys a review of that. Um, the world famous. You have probably seen it in lots of other YouTube videos. There’s at lunch. Loads of different content creators have reviewed that place. That’s why I’m not doing it. But Spud Shack, nobody’s done so far. So, Specky is going to do that for you guys on Monday. Um, which I’m really looking forward to as well. What is everyone saying in the chat? Let’s see if anyone’s wanting a shout out. Drop me a hi, say hello, ask me a question. I’ll give you a shout out. I wish I was a queen, too. Lol. Flooding here on the west coast. Oh my goodness. I’m a moderator, of course. I’m number one. Gemma boil. uh your life as I can see how regal you are. Where’s this speck? This is in a place called Annie’s Land in Glasgow. No shout out for life as you know it. A very good evening. A very good evening to everyone else who’s just come into the live. It’s specky bar adventures here tonight, guys. this live on our walk and talk with speciate. I am going to reveal where we are off to our next destination. We’re leaving Tuesday. Food and travel reviews coming your way next week. I’m absolutely looking forward to this one. Just a couple of weeks ago, we were in Pisa, Tuskery, Italy. That was absolutely stunning. What a city. Really affordable. Great coffee, great food, great people. Everything about Pisa was amazing. If you’ve never been to Italy or if you have, you need to go to Pisa. What a place that is. This guys is the most disgusting chip shop in Glasgow. Do not buy food from Janaros. Um, it’s disgusting. I took Mrs. Bar Stewart in there for a top quality meal after a concert last Christmas. I can’t remember if it was Keen we went to to see the band Keen. Yeah, I think it was or was it um Embrace? It was Embrace or Keen. We went to see and I took her in there for a slap up meal and she decided she just wanted mozzarella sticks and I think they paid something like 5 12 quid 6 for for four or five mozzarella sticks and they were they were terrible. absolutely terrible. They were like from farm foods or um Iceland or something like that. They were shockingly bad. Um so yes, jinaros and anis land in Glasgow. Don’t eat it. This building here guys, this used to be an old cinema 50 60 years ago. Then it became a bingo hall and it’s a grade graded listed building. and they couldn’t knock it down, but they knocked the rest of the building down behind and built nice new modern flats about 25 years ago or 20 years ago. But yes, what a beautiful art deco front. It’s stunning. It’s a beautiful building. Very quiet streets. Absolutely just the way we like it. K9 stinky oil. I don’t even know what you guys are talking about. I like the quiet life that’s next to Great Western Road drive to the hospital. I have no idea what you guys are talking about. Yep. Art Deco. Fabulous. My favorite. Absolutely. So guys, let me know in the comments below. Who have we got in the live tonight? What’s your name and where do you come from? A bit like Sila Black used to say. I’m going to take you guys a walk up next to Annis Land College. I’ve not been up that way for many years and I’ll show you the house of a famous man who used to be on a telly’s in the 70s and 80s in Glasgow. I’ll show you his house. The reason I’m going to show you his house is because when I was a little boy, I was 14 or 15, I can’t remember. I used to have a summer job in Andrew Gillespie butchers. um down on Annie’s Land Cross as it’s called. And on a Saturday morning, I would get on the bike with a big basket at the front and I would drive to this man and his wife’s house and deliver them their butcher parcel. Now, let me tell you, 30 years ago, they were spending in the region of £150 a week on butcher meat. 30 years ago, that was a lot of money. Still a lot of money today. But yes, they lived in a huge property around here. These properties that you see here, guys, um with a scaffolding around it, you’ll pay over half a million quid for one of them. But this big house I’m going to show you is worth, I would probably say anywhere between 700,000 and 100 uh sorry, and a million pounds. Um. Ah. Very good. Very good life as you know it. Stay where you are. Don’t dare come and stalk me. Oh, Meg from Irvin. Hi Meg. My name’s Specky and I’m from Glasgow. I’m 43 and I live not far from here. I love it. What What is Gemma Boil saying? I’m dying to hear. I’m currently all creaky. I come from Edinburgh Zoo. Do you know why they call Gemma Boy Old Creeky? Guys, I’m going to let you into No, in fact, I can’t say that. This This is a family channel. This is a family channel. Specky. Sort your life out, my friend. There you go, guys. There’s Annie Land College, or it used to be known as Annis Land College when I was a little boy. They used to have a a red ash as we called it a red gravel football pitch just around this corner here at the start of the building. I have not been up this way for years. So yes, Annisand College. I want to say it’s called something like Clyde College now. Something like that. Yeah, we’ll have a look. There used to be an entrance just along that road as well. [Music] But yes, look at these old these old properties. They are worth an absolute fortune. There’s a guy who I used to deliver butcher meat to there as well. His name was Sir David McNe. He was the head of the Metropolitan Police in London. He lived in those properties there. So yes, let’s see what Annie’s Land College is called now. Specky, get off the road. There’s cars coming. [Applause] [Music] Yep. I think this is called Glasgow Clyde College now. Oh, I’m not a queen now. What do you mean you’re not a queen now? What’s happened? I have no idea. Life, as you know it, has taken the second spot. I think it’s all down to how many comments you make in a live. Everyone’s jostling for position. How funny is that? Um, no, I don’t think it was. So, they did a lot of mechanical engineering and they did a sports they had sports and stuff like that as well. Um, Glasgow Clyde College. That’s what it’s called now. Wow. The facade has completely changed from what I remember as a wee boy. completely changed in every way. Wow. They have definitely modernized this cottage. [Laughter] I’ve been beheaded. K9, you’ve not? Absolutely not. Here we go. This is all new. This is all new. this part of the college. None of this ever existed. The the the the kind of main entrance to the college was like a way behind here. None of this was ever built maybe 20 years ago. So, can anyone guess think of a famous Scottish man who was on a TVs back in the 70s and 80s? Take a guess. He was very well known. whose house we’re about to see. [Laughter] Oh my goodness. Wow. They’ve done away with Bloody hell. That’s amazing. So, this part of the land here was all the parts for the mechanics and painters and decorators and joinery work and all that kind of stuff. None of it’s there anymore. Wow. They still got the older part of the college. They do have unbelievable. So, yes, guys, take a guess. Who is it? The guy from the Hug Bane Show, the comedian, Shannon Connory. Never heard of Shannon Connory. Oh my god, that pigeon is is eating. That seagull is eating a pigeon. Oh, look. Ah, get out of town. Seagull, you’re minging. Sean Connory. Nope, it wasn’t Shan Connory, but it was an old property like this. I’m going to show you the house. That is one property in there. Yep. Scotch and rye guy. I think you might be on to something here. You might be on to something. Oh my goodness. I need the bathroom. I’ve been drinking too much fluids today. That’s not the property there. Very, very close. It wasn’t Andy Stewart. No, the other guy. [Music] This is brilliant. I can’t believe you guys can’t get this. I’ll give you a clue. His wife was called Kate. If you can’t get this, then something going on. It wasn’t that one there. His wife’s name was Kate. She had blonde hair. For a we old woman in her 80s. She had it dyed blonde. She was most softly spoken woman you had ever heard. Very glamorous for a woman in her 80s. Um, she was lovely. Yep. Specky did burp. Sorry. Oh, life as you know it. You are on to a winner. Say the surname. Say the surname and you are tonight’s winner of the quiz. We are almost there. There you are, guys. That big property right in there. That was the home of Ricky Fulton and his wife Kate. That was their house right there. The nice big sandstone with the black kind of Mackintosh styled windows. There you go. That was their house right there on the corner. Sadly, the neither of them are alive anymore. Wittingham Drive. That’s the exact name of the street right there. Wittingham Drive. You used to deliver his newspaper. Wow. You must really stay nearby. Yep. That was the entrance to the garden. I went in here as a little boy. Look at the size of the house. It’s huge. Absolutely huge. lovely big property. Let me share a couple of stories with you. So, every time I would walk to the house, Kate would always answer the door and she was very, very softly spoken. Um, but like I said, very glamorous. You know, you could tell she wore things like your granny probably wore as well. You know, Estee Lauder makeup and all that. her hair always looked perfectly set and blow dried, you know, like she’d just come out of the the the hairdressers or the hair salon on a daily basis. Um, and sometimes Ricky would answer the door. Every now and again he would answer the door, but mostly Kate. And he he would shout, “Is that the boy? Is that the boy, Kate?” She would say, “Yes, Ricky.” “Yes, Ricky.” And we soft voice. Well, you sort him out, give him some pocket money. And way back 30 years ago, you would get a minimum of Fiverr, sometimes a tener, and at Christmas time, she would personally come into the shop and give you 50 quid in an envelope. £50 30 years ago was a lot of money. So, there you go. Ricky and Kate Fton’s house. you have just seen. Right. So, we’ve only get five likes. I’m ashamed at that. I don’t know what’s happening to the lives these days. They used to be really busy. They were busy the other day. Over 100 people in the live. Who have we still got in just now? Because I’m about I’m about to tell you where we’re off to on our journey. There we go. Six likes. If we can get to 10, I’m going to tell you guys, I think we will. To be honest with you, I think we’ll get there. My crown has gone to Lee. Lee Walker. What a man. Lee’s a great guy. Lee’s from Wisconsin, USA. Come on people, smash that like button. Show your support to the main man himself. I’ve been called worse. You know, Gemma, right? Do you want to know where we’re going Tuesday? I’m about to share it with you because I’ve just realized I need to go home and shave my hair. All my silver is coming in. And Tuesday, guys, we are off to Dublin. Yep, we’re off to Dublin. I know it’s Greece, guys. We are off to Dublin in Tuesday and I’m really looking forward to it. Gemma had been saying for days she thought it was going to be Greece. Unfortunately, not Gemma. Not this time around. But let me tell you, after Dublin, there’s going to be another trip. And I’m keeping that one close to my chest. Keeping that right close to my chest. Dublin. Yes, we are off to Dublin. It’s a 50minute flight from Glasgow and I’m really looking forward to it. Dang, I was wrong twice. Guest London. There you go. There you go. You get about spec. Yep. I do indeed. I like to get about. You only live this life once. And everything I do is create memories for little Specky so she can look back many years to come and go, “Look at all the cool things me and my daddy did together. Look at all the cool things my daddy did as well. Or look how embarrassing my daddy is. How embarrassing is that? Who knows? But yes, guys, Tuesday morning, we’re heading to Dublin. Really looking forward to it. As I said, I can’t tell you the name of the place I’m staying in. just in case there’s any strange cookies, it may want to show up. But once I’ve edited the vlog and posted it up and stuff like that, um, you’ll get to see it. So, it’s lots of good things coming. There’s there’s lots of great food things coming as well. The reason I picked Dublin, well, I’ll tell you why, guys, cuz it’s super expensive there. And I want to be able to to to beat that and show people that there’s actually affordable places to to have food as well. Um like you know um I don’t drink alcohol. However, when I’m there I am going to sample um a half pint or a pint, probably a half pint because I know I won’t like it of Guinness 00. So, yep. For everyone out there who’s like me, doesn’t drink alcohol and wants to know what Guinness 00 tastes like, I’ll even sample a half pint of Guinness for you guys as well. A group video call. Christ, that would be crazy, wouldn’t it? Guinness room temperature K9. I remember trying it about 25 years ago and I thought it tasted like cheap cold coffee with a strong iron taste and I thought, “Oh, that’s rancid.” Um, a drink that I probably wouldn’t forget. Um, but now we’re a bit of a sophisticated pallet, a little bit more mature. Well, so you would so you would think. Don’t know if that’s true or not. Um, I’m I’m willing to give it a go again, but the 00 version because I need to cater for everybody. There’ll be lots of people out there like myself who doesn’t drink alcohol and there’ll be they’ll probably see content made out there all the time of people drinking uh alcoholic beverages with a percentage, you know. So, I think it’s important to be able to provide content for many people. Like I said, Dublin’s meant to be super expensive. One of my friends who’s a a content creator has been in Dublin recently and I think he paid something like a living euros um for a pint of Guinness and I thought that’s just mental. That is crazy. Um he paid a lot of money for food as well, but my channel was different to his. Mine is all about affordability and showing people that you can still get a bargain. Um, I’ll do a separate vlog as well, guys, when I’m home on how much it cost me and give you like a proper detailed um breakdown in costs and whether I thought it was good value for money or not. But there are a few places I’m going to go and it’s very affordable. Um, a lot more affordable than some of the similar places in Scotland or the UK. Um, which I’m quite surprised with. Dublin is like Edinburgh. Lots of people have told me that it’s like Marmite. You like it or hate it. So, I never ever thought, let me tell you this. I never ever thought Dublin would be a place that I would go. Um it’s, you know, I suppose maybe I’m not into that kind of whole um Irish kind of gic kind of gaic, whatever you want to call it, kind of folk music or anything like that. That’s not my thing, you know. It’s a bit like maybe heavy metal music. I’m not really into that either, you know. So, I never ever thought I would visit Dublin. However, I’m willing to give it a go because I want to prove everyone wrong that it doesn’t have to break the bank. It doesn’t need to be expensive, you know. Um, there are places you can go and visit free of charge. There’s things to eat and drink that are affordable as well. And ultimately, there’s accommodation that’s affordable. I’ve already told you guys how much the accommodation has cost me. [Music] If you I don’t think you’ll get any cheaper than that. Any any more less expensive if that if that’s even a term less expensive. Yeah, I don’t think you’ll get anywhere as cheap as that or as affordable as that in Dublin period. And the place where I’m staying at looks like a moxy hotel. Yep. one of those kind of on point, on trend kind of funky art deco kind of um hotels, except it it’s not. It’s a hostel. Um they offer they offer food. You actually get a free drink when you go along as well. When I see the word hostel, you know, I think of something run down where backpackers would go. This place is nothing like that. It’s as funky as anything. If you were getting away with 10 of your mates, you would actually get a hostel because these places have capsules as that or a pod. It’s a pod you sleep in or something like that. Um, and it just looks proper cool as anything. And what I paid for it is, like I said, very, very affordable. I imagine there’s um homeless places in Scotland that would charge more for a mattress and the floor than what I’m going to be staying in. Night K. Got to fly. Catch catch up soon. Have a great evening. I’ll take care. I’m actually heading home myself, but I’m going to stop in at Morrison’s Supermarket to use the bathroom because Specky will not survive till he gets home. Just be safe in your Boston. Boston. Bloody heck. Life as you know it. Boston. Is that know where bad boys went way back in the 60s, ‘7s, and ‘ 80s? Borl. Was it not like a former military camp punishment place that kids went? It was life as you know. thinks I’m going to a BTO. That’s funny. Right. So, there you go, guys. You know exactly where I’m going. We are off to Dublin. And as I said, I’m really looking forward to it. But it’s time for me to go to the bathroom. Um, have a great weekend everybody. Whatever you’re up to. My Saturday nights are very, very chilled. I don’t do much. Um, for me it’s all about less is more. Um, taking it easy and then not putting myself under any unnecessary stress or pressure. Everybody, take care, stay safe, and be kind. And remember guys, if you can’t be good, be good at it. All the best. Bye-bye.