Two Canadian tourists shoot fantastic video of their Irish holiday

Wompa1

Judgement Day wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wIvO2FYoQA

This brought tears to my eyes. That's it, I'm moving to the Isle of Man!

Seriously though, I am homesick and I travelled around Ireland a good bit when I lived there. It doesn't make me cry but they did a good job, production qualities were top class. Bunratty did look ****e.

Red Nissan

shamrock55 wrote: »

Great video, but no killarney or west cork:eek: shur they missed out on the most beautiful part of the country

Killarney and the Kerry Ring have been destroyed by massive safety barriers, who wants to see concrete bollards every inch of the roadway. I used to visit a lot, I doubt I'll be back ever TBH.

Anita Blow

Judgement Day wrote: »

Nice video but you could equally make one showing the downside of the tourism 'product' as the Failte Ireland executives refer to it. As for the comment somebody made about how it's all very well for private individuals to make a long video about the beauty of Ireland but Failte Ireland have to get the message across in short ads. :rolleyes: Failte Ireland/Tourism Ireland etc. are free to flood the internet with high quality videos if they so wished but they can't be arsed. Here's one for the Isle of Man produced by their government - can somebody put up a Failte Ireland one? The difference is that the IoM have proportionally more quality visitor attractions packed into their 221 square miles than Ireland can dream of and, yes, they have great scenery and pubs too! A distinct lack of scobies is another attraction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wIvO2FYoQA

I'd say they do a pretty good job in this 90 sec ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-cwJXvBG7k

yer man!

conorhal wrote: »

I was irritated to see that the've started charging to go down to the clifs of Moher though, it used to be free if you rocked up on a bus.

Let everyone off at the gate and go in and park yourself, they charge per person for a car. I've never paid for the cliffs, but I've a different way o doing it that is legal

RachaelVO

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

They seem like a lovely couple.


I actually tried to watch it again this morning but got too sad.

Don't think I could watch it again, I'd be a panda eyed mess if I did!

thisNthat

kowloon wrote: »

Saw this a week or two ago, couldn't help but think our tourist board should be trying to buy the rights to this video.

and then the Irish tourist board would chop and change it and F*** it up into a cheesy predictable Failte Ireland video.
That video is better than any Failte Ireland video ever made, I live in Ireland and I'm embarrassed to say I haven't visited as many places as these guys have in 3 weeks
Excellent video guys, absolutely brilliant. Thanks

Judgement Day

Anita Blow wrote: »

I'd say they do a pretty good job in this 90 sec ad

Wouldn't impress me, I like a bit more substance in my holidays and the touchy, feely stuff under the table is a bit sad - is the suggestion that it's only by coming to Ireland on holiday that people can get nooky dessert?

Panthro

Judgement Day wrote: »

Wouldn't impress me, I like a bit more substance in my holidays and the touchy, feely stuff under the table is a bit sad - is the suggestion that it's only by coming to Ireland on holiday that people can get nooky dessert?

Ara no harm in a bit of kissing 'n cuddling, sure aren't we a sexy bunch of people ourselves!:pac:

willah

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/another-irish-adventure-for-couple-behind-video-sensation-29493633.html

MrJoeSoap

willah wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/another-irish-adventure-for-couple-behind-video-sensation-29493633.html

Great gesture. In before the "taxpayers money" gripes!

RachaelVO

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Great gesture. In before the "taxpayers money" gripes!

It's an amazing gesture, getting that couple back here, will be worth more than their flights over and their accommodation. I'm almost proud of the tourist board for thinking of it!

Dyr

Panthro wrote: »

(Not your typical After Hours thread)

Whipped from the Joe.ie website.
A truly lovely video of our Island as seen through the eyes of two Canadian tourists as they traveled round over the course of a fortnight. If you have a spare 19 mins or so you should have a look.

http://vimeo.com/stephenparker/afortnightplushalf

As they travelled across the island with a camera that can only record in 5 second bursts

Also, thats music is ****e

BrensBenz

I once explained to some Canadians that when God had enough practice at making mountains, rivers, valleys, lakes, beaches, waterfalls, woodland, etc. elsewhere, He decided to put all His new skills on display in one small masterpiece place, i.e. Ireland. The Canadians, a reserved, polite bunch of people, listened intently to this revelation and eventually offered an alternative scenario, i.e. when He finished making the Arctic, God caught a cold, sneezed, and didn't clean up the green goop from the North Atlantic.

I think my theory is correct......most of the time. Pity He forgot to fence it in, though. Thousands of whiny b@$t@rd$ snuck in from the Whineland and their descendents are still whining.

Micky Dolenz

Great country if you could roof it.

Cody Pomeray

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Great gesture. In before the "taxpayers money" gripes!

Actually I was thinking "great gesture but surely they've already seen everything?"

Reminds me of a friend who won a safari holiday in Kenya 6 months after coming home from the safari holiday of his dreams. It was a bit lost on him.

BraziliaNZ

Look like a couple of saps

MrJoeSoap

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

Actually I was thinking "great gesture but surely they've already seen everything?"

The article mentions that both have ancestry here and that they'll be assisted in tracing their roots here, that's the great gesture.

Panthro

Bambi wrote: »

As they travelled across the island with a camera that can only record in 5 second bursts

Also, thats music is ****e

Well now, aren't you a barrel of laughs.
:pac:

ThisRegard

Haven't read the full thread, but just after 4 minutes with the sheep I just couldn't stop laughing.

Great video so far anyway.

gobnaitolunacy

thisNthat wrote: »

and then the Irish tourist board would chop and change it and F*** it up into a cheesy predictable Failte Ireland video.

Those howling harpies on guitars on one of their recent ad campaigns really did my head in. Sounded like a pair of cats, on fire, scratching a blackboard.

keithclancy

2653 kilometers in a Micra ..... Oh god ...

Lovely video though!

patmac

Stinicker wrote: »

There is absolutely nothing positive I can say about the country with the exception of GAA which is the only thing enjoyable here.

Excellent trolling, the GAA is one of the many aspects of this country that we should be proud of, but there is no better place to be on a fine day.

Maximus Alexander

Great video, thanks for sharing.

The saw more of the country in two and a half weeks than I've seen in 27 years. I need to get out and explore more.

Karl Stein

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Those howling harpies on guitars on one of their recent ad campaigns really did my head in. Sounded like a pair of cats, on fire, scratching a blackboard.

And still you laugh at me. Why?

biko

Nice vid indeed.

mutley18

Nice video, cant believe they skipped Donegal though!