What I love about Steve’s videos is that he manages to capture the mix of joy and stress of travelling so well. Long days, being tired, dealing with difficult travelling conditions but also the anticipation and pleasure of the voyage itself and the arrival and exploration of new places. Thank you Steve, keep it up.
Literally just returned from 2 weeks in Ireland: 1 week in Galway and 1 week in Dublin. Just to let everyone know you can pick up the City Link directly at the airport to go to Galway. No need to go to Dublin City centre. Also, Galway is absolutely stunning! 15 min walk from the coach station you’re in the west end and the River Corrib. Beautiful walkway along the River.
@@alisong2328 That is why you have a tongue in your mouth. Just ask one of the very helpful attendants and they will guide you directly to the best bus for where you want to go. Or just ask one of the bus drivers who again will always be very helpful and friendly. Welcome to Ireland, where people talk to each other.
How many of us, dropping friends and family off at airports, have had that urge to just jump on a flight anywhere!. Amazing to see someone actually do it!. Great video.
When I was 25, before children etc., I went with my bestie and friend to see off another friend from Melbourne airport, who was going to Adelaide for a holiday. We had come straight from work at Police HQ and the next thing we knew (after a few drinks at the bar), we were all on the plane to Adelaide. We got kicked out of the airport in Adelaide for commandeering a wheelchair for races (3 of us too embarrassed to tell them where we worked) and went out clubbing. We had the same flight attendants on the flight back who thought that it was hilarious that we were still in the same clothes. It’s the most soon thing I’ve ever done but it wasn’t cheap back then. Our cars were still parked near the Victoria Market in Melbourne all safe and sound. It was a hoot of a night!!
@@karenglenn6707 Great story!. in late teens we got close to being kicked out of Manchester airport for trying to invent ‘baggage trolley chariot racing’. Only reason we didn’t was the 4hr flight delay we were stuck with and the fact we were entertaining the crowd!. With hindsight wheelchairs would likely have been the far better solution!!!.
I left a camera tripod on a beach in Connemara after photographing a wreaked boat. I never claimed on the insurance but it gave me an excuse to by a new carbon fibre one. Interesting as usual, been all over except County Cork.
Your videos kept me (mostly) calm through a long night of tornadoes and Hurricane Milton here in Florida last night. I just imagined I was traveling around as I tried to ignore the winds. Thank you for ALL your videos- we love them so much!
Lovely surprise this morning Steve! My great grandmother left from near Clifden to travel on her own to Glasgow in about 1872, and never saw another relative for the rest of her life! Everyone else went west to the USA. Anyway I have never managed to get to Cliften from North Lanarkshire here in Scotland, so lovely to see it through you!
I Grew up in Clifden in the 50's and 60's. It was very backward in those times but still had many visitors. Best part for me was the local beach as there was little else there. Our school band played at the local Ceili's from time to time. It has some dark history relating to industrial school abuse as well as nearby Letterfrack which tourists are normally protected from. It's part of the areas history and important to note. 😢
The Halfpenny Bridge in Dublin was cast just a mile from me at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire using iron ore mined from County Leitrim. Coalbrookdale was also where the world's first ever Iron Bridge was cast, 1779, where they re-named the village Ironbridge.
It used to be tolled for pedestrians at a 1/2d [halfpenny or ha’penny as we say] when it went into service first - there were a lot fewer bridges then and it shortened the walk to the opposite quay/bank substantially - hence the toll, and hence the name!
Thanks Steve. You brought back so many memories for me. I'm originally from Mayo and 40 years ago I was a student in Dublin so I made countless trips across the country. Leaving Dublin on a Friday evening for Tuam, returning on a Sunday evening, although the roads were not so good back then - I was surprised how quickly you got to Galway. Galway might not be a great looker, but it's a hell of a town for a night out, especially when the university is in session. And Connemara, well it was my playground! I spent several summers there working as a guide on cycling and rambling holidays. In those days I knew the 12 Bens like the back of my hand, I spent so much time walking, climbing and cycling there. Thanks for the memories. If you want to do something else there - take a bicycle not a car. Cycle from Clifden out to Cleggan, down to Leenaun and on to Westport. It's a magical place that will not disappoint.
Kudos to those bus drivers who weave around those narrow streets. Don't you find that the spur of the moment little trips are always wonderful. Looking forward to Part 2. Well done again Steve.
Welcome to Ireland and welcome to the west coast, you can get the CityLink direct from the airport which is a shorter trip or you can go via the City. Noise cancelling headphones are the way to go on public transport. You missed out on Shop Street, Eyre Square, The Long Walk, Salthill and the University of Galway, so at least you can head for those the next time. I wouldn't be listening too much to the advice of a Dubliner! (as an ex-Dub myself). Great video can't wait for the next
I really like your choice of music. In different videos, i noticed tunes that perfectly matches with the mood of the place and it makes it an enjoyable episode. I commented on that before, in your Canada video too. Music that matches the place, the mood, the climate, the pace. Music IS important. 😊
Oh, this brings back such memories. I did a Steve Marsh-like trek around Ireland 30yrs ago. I too was pleasantly surprised by most of the B&B accommodations. Don’t sell Galway short. I recall it as having a very active pub and nightlife scene. I still remember a bowl of mussels at one of the pubs being the best I’ve had before or since. Funny, the little bits of memories one recalls after so many years.
Steve - I’m so chuffed (Mancunian for dead happy). I first did this trip in the summer of 1978 when I was 19! I was travelling with my boyfirend, Frank. There was a bus station in Dublin then and two buses to Galway leaving at the same time. One bus was nearly full so we got on the half full one so we could sit together. We realised we’d gotten on the slow bus when the driver stopped to deliver the post in every village or town and to have a quick half of Guiness in most if them! It took 6 hours to get to Galway, we missed the last bus to Clifden and had to stay overnight in Galway. We did get to see the Alcock & Brown mural and local reports and photographs that used to be in the waiting room at Galway train station the next day before we got the bus. Happy memories and more adventures - too many for now - on my first trip to tthe Emerald Isles. 😊
Well Steve that was very spontaneous even for you 😮 but as usual you always show the good & the bad when it comes to travelling particularly on buses ! Looking forward to part 2 of your surprise Irish adventure 👍
I live near Galway Steve, the cheek of some Dubliners saying that it isn't a nice city! Connemara matches anywhere for scenery, I've been up a good few of the mountains and it's unbelievable. If you do come back in a car make sure you drive through the Inagh valley, visit Kylemore Abbey and stop in Leenaun for lunch 👍
I’m from Dublin and love the bohemian youthful vibe of Galway. My favourite place are the Aran Islands off the Galway coast. Spent summers there in the Gaeltacht (teenage Irish summer camps) where only Irish was allowed to be spoken to help us improve for our Irish lessons in school, we had lessons, sports and ceilis (dances) every day, great craic.
I am a Dubliner and ADORE GALWAY.... the food, the history, and my favourite walk of heading out to Salthill on the promenade.... Is maith liom Gailimh
Just to say what a pleasure these videos are, I suffer from crippling anxiety and could never do them myself. Thanks Steve for the opportunity to share your travels. I’m just glad I wasn’t on those buses, my idea of hell!!
Only on the popular booking sites. There are plenty of excellent bargains available if you don't book in advance but wait until you've reached your destination - especially off-season.
Welcome to Ireland! Connemara is one of the country's Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) areas and one of the prettiest areas. Stew, stout, and sweaters are all you need to see through the dark winter nights. Enjoy your stay!
Thays not bad going, especially for a last minute trip. I drove from Manchester to holyhead, got the ferry to Dublin then drove to Lisdoonvarna south of Galway and that was 12 hours door to door. The west coast of Ireland really is stunning.
Oh wow! You're in my home county! Lovely to see Galway city from the eyes of a visitor! Id nearly bet that journey was taken on a Friday? Although the traffic seems to be getting worse! Absolutely love getting out to Clifden. Looking forward to the next video. Are you doing the Derryglimla walk?? You will definitely have yo come back to Galway another time , its gorgeous, never mind those jealous Dubs 😜
"Crazy little journey"... bus fascinating, nevertheless, from someone who's never ever been over the water to Ireland! To me, many of the houses look like they could be from any small Scottish town; I don't know why I should be surprised at that though. Looking forward to next week's exploation already. It was great to ride along with you Steve. Thanks!
The arrival of your video signals the best part of the weekend for me, lovely little spur of the moment trip and quite scenic into the bargain. thank you and all the best to you and yours and stay safe and well.Cheers from Oz.
When I open TH-cam in the morning, I first check to see if you have a video posted. They are a serene way to start my day, before all the drama of an American Presidential election, perhaps our last.
I remember Temple Bar, the Liffey, one of my most beloved trips to Ireland. Lovely to see you there. If I could live a where in the world, it would be Ireland. The land, the people are so lovely.
An early morning , a flight and two buses was definitely worth it. What a lovely place and the accommodation was great for the price too ….. you give me too many ideas !!
As a traveler myself love full buses with folks all around the world to talk too. Learn so much from each other, keep up the great blogs otherwise Steve good old Scot you are
Thanks for this Steve.....My Irish heritage always leaves me with the need for a super boost of Irish nostalgia....Even from the bus, which isn't ideal,you managed to bring that feeling that I'm actually there and loving that homeliness you captured for me.
Great video Steve. The wind is a hollering and no better way to spend a gusty Saturday morning watching your video on my home country. Your channel is fantastic - I always enjoy viewing. Best wishes.
On my only visit to Ireland in 1963 I recall staying in a Cork hotel for £1 a night, or was it a guinea? Eat you heart out, Steve! Out of the towns and cities Erin's isle really a-wearing of the green! Those colourful terrace houses in Clifden are really cool. 👍
@@VR-Stories26 There is actually some truth in your comment. Connemara's haunting landscapes are best viewed on a soft misty day. Then you get to feel the real spiritual energy and the sad history of that beautiful place.
@@VR-Stories26 Yes, I lived on the Sheep's Head for a few years. The energy was palpable. I especially remember the walk through the little graveyard one autumn day, reading the interesting headstones. And the story of JG Farrell's drowning remained with me. He was an English (of Irish descent) Booker prize winner for his novel critical of England's colonial past in India. In 1979 (if I recall correctly), a young local girl heard his shouts for help and rushed to the water's edge. She reached out her hand for him to grasp it. According to her evidence at the inquest, (and I paraphrase), "he reached my hand with his but instead of grasping it, his hovered, and I saw in his eyes that he was deciding whether to take it, and then he disappeared beneath the water." I just read your channel and watched some of your videos. I hope you will continue to develop it. I live in Bantry now, but am away from there until mid-December. If you ever go back it would be nice to meet. I wish you the best. Helena 👍💚
I started a comment and cell locked up so this may duplicate. I loved your adventure. What fun! Reminded me to get up and just go. No big plans needed. Thank you for being sleeping deprived for us. See ya tomorrow….sorta.
I live in Birmingham but my family are from Westport County Mayo just above Connemara and visited lots of times and everytime the scenery blows you away ☘️
What a brilliant video. I feel like a carrier bag that was picked up and carried along on the trip. Especially enjoyed the accompanying sound track. Better than any mass tv travel show ever made.
Hey Steve just stumbled upon your channel 2 days ago already watched many of your videos. Really enjoyed the content, especially the scotland bits. Greetings from Berlin!
It's Dana from Germany again. =) I love, how you're following my steps of traveling (certainly without knowing) and took this great chance visiting some spots of Ireland! It's such a gift, watching your paths, I walked, too with my photogroup. Clifden is such a lovely town, did you visit the little music shop? A nice owner and always good music to listen to. What I love most, ist the ability of pure enthusiasm (big things and the little ones), which you share with us and make us happy. And Alicja is just the same. It"s wonderful watching you. So a big thank you!
Good on you for seizing the day and going off on an adventure! ❤ You really pushed through and did us a solid by filming your journey when you could have been catching a nap. 👍🏼 Thanks again for a wonderful video! That room is amazing, and a sitting room & mini kitchen to boot?! Great value in my book! Clifden looks charming.
Steve, when traveling in Ireland the joy is in the trip. Many small towns and villages bring the country to life. The major highways now in Ireland have brought the country into the 21st century but they have lost the charm that made it a great place to travel.
Nonsense! The secondary roads still exist over there. Many people choose to travel off the motorways just as I did last summer and found all the charm I was seeking.
@@helenaville5939 , I never said the back roads were not there any more. If you were to read my post correctly it pointed out that travelers miss the adventure of the small towns and villages by taking the major highways. I congratulate you on taking the truly scenic route on your journey!!
I was in Ireland 30 years ago, mostly in the west. This footage gave me a kind of homesickness, even though I was there for less than a week. There's something uncanny and magical about the place. Thanks for your spontaneous leap of faith!
Absolutely Brilliant! Nothing better than ''being of the moment'' & to top it all off you went to my husband's parents part of the world! He even looked over my shoulder at this one Steve, with memories of being a little boy in the depths of Connemara! ☘Can't wait for next week's instalment!! x J x
Thank you Steve. I loved the randomness ( is that even a word ??) of this video...Just love trippin" along with you on your adventures. Can't wait for next saturday....😀
Hi steve. I love your videos a lot. I would like to invite you to come to the former Island of Walcheren in the beautiful province of Zealand in the Netherlands. You could visit a true little piece of Scotland in Veere, have a look at the very special lighthouse of Westkapelle, have a drink on the boulevard of Vlissingen and enjoy Middelburg, one of the most beautiful cities of the Netherlands. You could take the ferry from England to Brugges in Belgium, then take a buss to Breskens in Zeeuws Vlaanderen, take the ferry to Vlissingen and then take the buss to all the places I mentioned above. There is even a buss close to Veere that could take you to Rotterdam for your return. The weather of Zealand is like the weather of Scotland so you would love it!
Steve the next time you come West of the Shannon visit my county Clare. Visit the Burren, the Cliffs of Moher , Lahinch and Kilkee you won't be disappointed. Loved the video and can't wait for next week.
Terrific that Steve. We've done the bottom end of the Wild Atlantic Way and have always fancied the west coast section so now you've got me thinking of there for next summer instead of Harris or Orkney. Your videos really provide food for thought - thank you! And 175k subs now? Fantastic 👏👏👏👏
You couldn't have picked a better destination - Clifden is one of my favourite towns in Ireland and the surrounding Connemara countryside is breathtaking. It's a bit of a pain having to negotiate the Galway city traffic to get there - as you saw, it can be chaotic; a by-pass of the city should be built by 2029 following decades of arguments about which route it should take.
Oh one other little comment.... Those cannons you so casually past in Galway, are from the days of Empire! They are from the Crimean War, presented to the Connaught Rangers in 1857. The west provided two regular battalions of the British army, but were disbanded on the foundation of the Irish state in 1922.
When I first went to Europe from Canada in the 1960s, our airliner could only make it as far as Shannon on Ireland's west coast. When we got off the plane, we were welcomed by my first Irish coffee, served in a crystal-stemmed glass. And Ireland from the air was overwhelmingly green, living up to his name, the Emerald Isle.
This takes me back to the day (20 years ago now) before leaving Ireland to come to the Gulf, I used to go Deep Sea Fishing out of Clifden with a charter fishing boat company called Blue Water Fishing run by John Brittain. He and his wife (Sally i I recall) ran a B&B from their bungalow as you come into Clifden and you could book to stay with them and hire the boat as a package. Just checked online and their website is there still. Many a weekend I enjoyed there and many a pint I have had in the multitude of pubs and hostelries in the town (including the Alcock and Brown back in the day) - great seafood too - straight off the boats, into the restaurant and onto the plate. Fresh as fresh can be. Great impromptu video and all the better for it. Fantastic. Looking forward to the next one too. Great choice in Edinburgh but what a journey on the spur of the moment.
Clifton is a great town and area to visit. I’ve never done it by public transport. Driven many times from Northern Ireland. Lovely drive out through Fermanagh Through Sligo mayo and finally Galway to Clifden. Always a great scenic drive. Clifden always has people about and a pleasant atmosphere. I too was always fascinated by Alcock and Brown. I thought you might have booked in to the hotel of that name. Great area. I hope you got a trip out sky Road. Great view of the Atlantic. Next stop America out there or Newfoundland. Enjoyed watching your journey. Looking forward to your next video. Thanks.
What a great wee video, Clifden looks beautiful. Lived all my days in Scotland and embarrassed to say I’ve never made it to Ireland yet🤦♀️ great value at the guest house.
Great video again Steve, I lived in connemara for many years, its a beautiful part of the world, yes you must do the trip again from Galway to Clifden by car on the coast road and visit Furbo and Spiddal looking forward as always to the next video.
What I love about Steve’s videos is that he manages to capture the mix of joy and stress of travelling so well. Long days, being tired, dealing with difficult travelling conditions but also the anticipation and pleasure of the voyage itself and the arrival and exploration of new places. Thank you Steve, keep it up.
This sums Steve's vids up perfectly.
What I like about Steve's videos is he manages to eat everything my doctor tells me is off the menu.
@@TheBostonRhahaha 😊
Give the man a go-pro and a bus ticket and you feel like you've been on the journey with him. Scotland's Alan Wicker!
Wickers Ireland😄
Steve. I am an Irish man living in Morocco. You made me cry as I was watching this video. Enjoy my beautiful country, Thank you for the videos.
I am from England, and I can definitely agree your country is so very beautiful and I would love to visit one day 😊
i love the irish folk
So why live in Morocco?
John Pio O'Callanhan what are you doing in morocco? There is a story there!!😁
@@AmethystDew It'll be work. In my experience people move abroad for 3 reasons (in the main): work, love, escape.
Literally just returned from 2 weeks in Ireland: 1 week in Galway and 1 week in Dublin. Just to let everyone know you can pick up the City Link directly at the airport to go to Galway. No need to go to Dublin City centre.
Also, Galway is absolutely stunning! 15 min walk from the coach station you’re in the west end and the River Corrib. Beautiful walkway along the River.
Whoever in Dublin said that Galway isn't a nice city was a fool. Its the most beautiful city in Ireland.
Galway City is a fantastic place to visit!! Whoever said that it wasn’t very nice, must have had a bad experience there, or something like that. 😆
Does Steve ever stop anywhere to eat.
I found the signs/stops for buses at the airport very confusing.
@@alisong2328 That is why you have a tongue in your mouth. Just ask one of the very helpful attendants and they will guide you directly to the best bus for where you want to go. Or just ask one of the bus drivers who again will always be very helpful and friendly. Welcome to Ireland, where people talk to each other.
How many of us, dropping friends and family off at airports, have had that urge to just jump on a flight anywhere!. Amazing to see someone actually do it!. Great video.
When I was 25, before children etc., I went with my bestie and friend to see off another friend from Melbourne airport, who was going to Adelaide for a holiday. We had come straight from work at Police HQ and the next thing we knew (after a few drinks at the bar), we were all on the plane to Adelaide. We got kicked out of the airport in Adelaide for commandeering a wheelchair for races (3 of us too embarrassed to tell them where we worked) and went out clubbing. We had the same flight attendants on the flight back who thought that it was hilarious that we were still in the same clothes. It’s the most soon thing I’ve ever done but it wasn’t cheap back then. Our cars were still parked near the Victoria Market in Melbourne all safe and sound. It was a hoot of a night!!
@@karenglenn6707 Great story!. in late teens we got close to being kicked out of Manchester airport for trying to invent ‘baggage trolley chariot racing’. Only reason we didn’t was the 4hr flight delay we were stuck with and the fact we were entertaining the crowd!. With hindsight wheelchairs would likely have been the far better solution!!!.
I left a camera tripod on a beach in Connemara after photographing a wreaked boat.
I never claimed on the insurance but it gave me an excuse to by a new carbon fibre one.
Interesting as usual, been all over except County Cork.
Your videos kept me (mostly) calm through a long night of tornadoes and Hurricane Milton here in Florida last night. I just imagined I was traveling around as I tried to ignore the winds. Thank you for ALL your videos- we love them so much!
Lovely surprise this morning Steve! My great grandmother left from near Clifden to travel on her own to Glasgow in about 1872, and never saw another relative for the rest of her life! Everyone else went west to the USA. Anyway I have never managed to get to Cliften from North Lanarkshire here in Scotland, so lovely to see it through you!
Clifden is a magical place😊
You should go if you can.
I love innorth Lanarkshire too.
I Grew up in Clifden in the 50's and 60's. It was very backward in those times but still had many visitors. Best part for me was the local beach as there was little else there. Our school band played at the local Ceili's from time to time. It has some dark history relating to industrial school abuse as well as nearby Letterfrack which tourists are normally protected from. It's part of the areas history and important to note. 😢
Sad story…..why didn’t she follow them to US
Seriously impressed that you did this on a whim.
Same!
Love the map, for those of us who are a wee bit geographically challenged. Every travel video should have a map.
I’m from Orkney, living in Dublin 24 years now.
Watch all your videos !
Honestly your videos are wonderful, there's a charm, warmness and an honesty to them that you rarely find on YT, and I watch YT a lot!
Hey really appreciate this!
The Halfpenny Bridge in Dublin was cast just a mile from me at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire using iron ore mined from County Leitrim. Coalbrookdale was also where the world's first ever Iron Bridge was cast, 1779, where they re-named the village Ironbridge.
I’m from Dublin. I never knew that that. Thanks so much!!👍
It used to be tolled for pedestrians at a 1/2d [halfpenny or ha’penny as we say] when it went into service first - there were a lot fewer bridges then and it shortened the walk to the opposite quay/bank substantially - hence the toll, and hence the name!
Hey Steve I love the videos.
As an Irish man i hope you enjoyed Ireland
Thanks Steve. You brought back so many memories for me.
I'm originally from Mayo and 40 years ago I was a student in Dublin so I made countless trips across the country. Leaving Dublin on a Friday evening for Tuam, returning on a Sunday evening, although the roads were not so good back then - I was surprised how quickly you got to Galway. Galway might not be a great looker, but it's a hell of a town for a night out, especially when the university is in session.
And Connemara, well it was my playground! I spent several summers there working as a guide on cycling and rambling holidays. In those days I knew the 12 Bens like the back of my hand, I spent so much time walking, climbing and cycling there. Thanks for the memories.
If you want to do something else there - take a bicycle not a car. Cycle from Clifden out to Cleggan, down to Leenaun and on to Westport. It's a magical place that will not disappoint.
And don't stop at Cleggan! Take the ferry over to my very favourite spot in Ireland .....the magical Inisbofin. 😉
Kudos to those bus drivers who weave around those narrow streets. Don't you find that the spur of the moment little trips are always wonderful. Looking forward to Part 2. Well done again Steve.
Welcome to Ireland and welcome to the west coast, you can get the CityLink direct from the airport which is a shorter trip or you can go via the City. Noise cancelling headphones are the way to go on public transport. You missed out on Shop Street, Eyre Square, The Long Walk, Salthill and the University of Galway, so at least you can head for those the next time. I wouldn't be listening too much to the advice of a Dubliner! (as an ex-Dub myself). Great video can't wait for the next
+1 for the Airport to Galway coach!
I really like your choice of music. In different videos, i noticed tunes that perfectly matches with the mood of the place and it makes it an enjoyable episode.
I commented on that before, in your Canada video too. Music that matches the place, the mood, the climate, the pace.
Music IS important. 😊
I don't know how you function on so little sleep. I love the way we never know where we are going with you but are happy to travel along, thank Steve.
Oh, this brings back such memories. I did a Steve Marsh-like trek around Ireland 30yrs ago. I too was pleasantly surprised by most of the B&B accommodations.
Don’t sell Galway short. I recall it as having a very active pub and nightlife scene. I still remember a bowl of mussels at one of the pubs being the best I’ve had before or since.
Funny, the little bits of memories one recalls after so many years.
Steve - I’m so chuffed (Mancunian for dead happy). I first did this trip in the summer of 1978 when I was 19! I was travelling with my boyfirend, Frank. There was a bus station in Dublin then and two buses to Galway leaving at the same time. One bus was nearly full so we got on the half full one so we could sit together. We realised we’d gotten on the slow bus when the driver stopped to deliver the post in every village or town and to have a quick half of Guiness in most if them! It took 6 hours to get to Galway, we missed the last bus to Clifden and had to stay overnight in Galway. We did get to see the Alcock & Brown mural and local reports and photographs that used to be in the waiting room at Galway train station the next day before we got the bus. Happy memories and more adventures - too many for now - on my first trip to tthe Emerald Isles. 😊
Thanks so much for this :)
There’s still a bus station in Dublin
“ isles”? There’s only one Emerald Isle!!🤓
Well Steve that was very spontaneous even for you 😮 but as usual you always show the good & the bad when it comes to travelling particularly on buses ! Looking forward to part 2 of your surprise Irish adventure 👍
Steve just going Walkabout... This is what we love to see!
I live near Galway Steve, the cheek of some Dubliners saying that it isn't a nice city! Connemara matches anywhere for scenery, I've been up a good few of the mountains and it's unbelievable. If you do come back in a car make sure you drive through the Inagh valley, visit Kylemore Abbey and stop in Leenaun for lunch 👍
I’m from Dublin and love the bohemian youthful vibe of Galway. My favourite place are the Aran Islands off the Galway coast. Spent summers there in the Gaeltacht (teenage Irish summer camps) where only Irish was allowed to be spoken to help us improve for our Irish lessons in school, we had lessons, sports and ceilis (dances) every day, great craic.
Dublin is the biggest dump in ireland. Galway any day.
I am a Dubliner and ADORE GALWAY.... the food, the history, and my favourite walk of heading out to Salthill on the promenade.... Is maith liom Gailimh
Just to say what a pleasure these videos are, I suffer from crippling anxiety and could never do them myself. Thanks Steve for the opportunity to share your travels. I’m just glad I wasn’t on those buses, my idea of hell!!
That's great value for accommodation in Ireland. Hotel prices have gone through the roof last few years
Only on the popular booking sites. There are plenty of excellent bargains available if you don't book in advance but wait until you've reached your destination - especially off-season.
Welcome to Ireland! Connemara is one of the country's Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) areas and one of the prettiest areas. Stew, stout, and sweaters are all you need to see through the dark winter nights.
Enjoy your stay!
Stunning journey... The Irish Tourist Board and Irish Citylink should be using this as a promotional film!!
Thays not bad going, especially for a last minute trip.
I drove from Manchester to holyhead, got the ferry to Dublin then drove to Lisdoonvarna south of Galway and that was 12 hours door to door.
The west coast of Ireland really is stunning.
Oh wow! You're in my home county! Lovely to see Galway city from the eyes of a visitor! Id nearly bet that journey was taken on a Friday? Although the traffic seems to be getting worse! Absolutely love getting out to Clifden. Looking forward to the next video. Are you doing the Derryglimla walk?? You will definitely have yo come back to Galway another time , its gorgeous, never mind those jealous Dubs 😜
Clifden a lovely Irish town
"Crazy little journey"... bus fascinating, nevertheless, from someone who's never ever been over the water to Ireland! To me, many of the houses look like they could be from any small Scottish town; I don't know why I should be surprised at that though. Looking forward to next week's exploation already. It was great to ride along with you Steve. Thanks!
Only our Steve could do this on a whim! Another great video. 😊 👍
Love Ireland , the burran is brilliant. West is best
The arrival of your video signals the best part of the weekend for me, lovely little spur of the moment trip and quite scenic into the bargain. thank you and all the best to you and yours and stay safe and well.Cheers from Oz.
When I open TH-cam in the morning, I first check to see if you have a video posted. They are a serene way to start my day, before all the drama of an American Presidential election, perhaps our last.
Perhaps just enjoy the vlog without the politics would be wise.
@@Helen44marieLiving in the US with the elections looming, traumatizes everyone
I remember Temple Bar, the Liffey, one of my most beloved trips to Ireland. Lovely to see you there.
If I could live a where in the world, it would be Ireland. The land, the people are so lovely.
You are ace. I'm excited too. My brain tells me to do last minute adventures too, but at 77 my body doesn't. You had fun.
Know that feeling well, it's a bloomer isn't it?
An early morning , a flight and two buses was definitely worth it. What a lovely place and the accommodation was great for the price too ….. you give me too many ideas !!
As a traveler myself love full buses with folks all around the world to talk too. Learn so much from each other, keep up the great blogs otherwise Steve good old Scot you are
Thanks for this Steve.....My Irish heritage always leaves me with the need for a super boost of Irish nostalgia....Even from the bus, which isn't ideal,you managed to bring that feeling that I'm actually there and loving that homeliness you captured for me.
Another journey video. And yes a Guinness in Ireland ahhhh. And on the west coast. Truly one of my favorite places on earth
Love that you made the spontaneous decision to go to Ireland and followed through!
Unplanned and spontaneous trips often provide the best experiences.
What a trip this was steve , my home country, beautiful connemara
Nice one Steve. Wish I knew you were in Galway, I'd like to buy you a pint to say thanks for the travel vids. 🍻
Looking forward to the next video Steve , enjoyed watching your travels
Another fab video as always Steve
Ireland looks a beautiful place
wonderful journey.....love it to see Galway again......Blessings and Greetings from daggy,Kiel,Germany☘☘☘
I really enjoyed the snug in the pub! Thanks for taking the time to show the local history on the walls.
Great video Steve. The wind is a hollering and no better way to spend a gusty Saturday morning watching your video on my home country. Your channel is fantastic - I always enjoy viewing. Best wishes.
now thats what i Call spontaneous thanks
Thanks Steve you're gey something else, what a grand Video. Thanks for sharing.
Steve you are amazing!
Thanks Steve that was a brilliant video 👍
On my only visit to Ireland in 1963 I recall staying in a Cork hotel for £1 a night, or was it a guinea? Eat you heart out, Steve! Out of the towns and cities Erin's isle really a-wearing of the green! Those colourful terrace houses in Clifden are really cool. 👍
I went to Connemara many years ago. It was so foggy I could barely see 5 metres ahead. Nice to see what it actually looks like.
And in the foggy shadows that's where the stories are. 🥰🥰🥰. Best wishes. (Only Banter).
@@VR-Stories26 There is actually some truth in your comment. Connemara's haunting landscapes are best viewed on a soft misty day. Then you get to feel the real spiritual energy and the sad history of that beautiful place.
@@helenaville5939 Yep you are so so right. It's the same here in The Sheep's Head. Best wishes.
@@VR-Stories26 Yes, I lived on the Sheep's Head for a few years. The energy was palpable. I especially remember the walk through the little graveyard one autumn day, reading the interesting headstones. And the story of JG Farrell's drowning remained with me. He was an English (of Irish descent) Booker prize winner for his novel critical of England's colonial past in India. In 1979 (if I recall correctly), a young local girl heard his shouts for help and rushed to the water's edge. She reached out her hand for him to grasp it. According to her evidence at the inquest, (and I paraphrase), "he reached my hand with his but instead of grasping it, his hovered, and I saw in his eyes that he was deciding whether to take it, and then he disappeared beneath the water."
I just read your channel and watched some of your videos. I hope you will continue to develop it. I live in Bantry now, but am away from there until mid-December. If you ever go back it would be nice to meet. I wish you the best. Helena 👍💚
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I loved your adventure. What fun! Reminded me to get up and just go. No big plans needed. Thank you for being sleeping deprived for us. See ya tomorrow….sorta.
Love the music. fits perfectly with the trip
I live in Birmingham but my family are from Westport County Mayo just above Connemara and visited lots of times and everytime the scenery blows you away ☘️
Found your channel a couple weeks ago and I really enjoy it
Fabulous video Steve, spur of the moment travelling is always an adventure. Thanks for taking us with you. 👍.
What a brilliant video. I feel like a carrier bag that was picked up and carried along on the trip. Especially enjoyed the accompanying sound track. Better than any mass tv travel show ever made.
Haha brilliant description!
Quite a spur of the moment trip! Looking forward to seeing the next video from Ireland!
Hey Steve just stumbled upon your channel 2 days ago already watched many of your videos. Really enjoyed the content, especially the scotland bits. Greetings from Berlin!
Welcome aboard!
It's Dana from Germany again. =) I love, how you're following my steps of traveling (certainly without knowing) and took this great chance visiting some spots of Ireland! It's such a gift, watching your paths, I walked, too with my photogroup. Clifden is such a lovely town, did you visit the little music shop? A nice owner and always good music to listen to.
What I love most, ist the ability of pure enthusiasm (big things and the little ones), which you share with us and make us happy. And Alicja is just the same. It"s wonderful watching you. So a big thank you!
Good on you for seizing the day and going off on an adventure! ❤ You really pushed through and did us a solid by filming your journey when you could have been catching a nap. 👍🏼 Thanks again for a wonderful video!
That room is amazing, and a sitting room & mini kitchen to boot?! Great value in my book! Clifden looks charming.
Holy Cow. Great stuff. Love the spontaneous trip! thank you!
Thanks for the video as always Steve, it was fascinating seeing Dublin and Galway. You always make it feel like I'm there as well.
Another enjoyable video Steve, done on a whim. I am looking forward to seeing the follow up . Sleep well
Steve, when traveling in Ireland the joy is in the trip. Many small towns and villages bring the country to life. The major highways now in Ireland have brought the country into the 21st century but they have lost the charm that made it a great place to travel.
Nonsense! The secondary roads still exist over there. Many people choose to travel off the motorways just as I did last summer and found all the charm I was seeking.
@@helenaville5939 , I never said the back roads were not there any more. If you were to read my post correctly it pointed out that travelers miss the adventure of the small towns and villages by taking the major highways. I congratulate you on taking the truly scenic route on your journey!!
I was in Ireland 30 years ago, mostly in the west. This footage gave me a kind of homesickness, even though I was there for less than a week. There's something uncanny and magical about the place. Thanks for your spontaneous leap of faith!
Absolutely Brilliant! Nothing better than ''being of the moment'' & to top it all off you went to my husband's parents part of the world! He even looked over my shoulder at this one Steve, with memories of being a little boy in the depths of Connemara! ☘Can't wait for next week's instalment!! x J x
Breakfast Burrito at the airport, yes! A filling meal. Very nice accommodation's by the way. Pretty cool to book last minute travel!
Cracking video Steve! As a Dublin native, Galway is sheer poetry. The views are spectacular, and the people are fantastic.
Thank you Steve. I loved the randomness ( is that even a word ??) of this video...Just love trippin" along with you on your adventures. Can't wait for next saturday....😀
Hi steve. I love your videos a lot. I would like to invite you to come to the former Island of Walcheren in the beautiful province of Zealand in the Netherlands. You could visit a true little piece of Scotland in Veere, have a look at the very special lighthouse of Westkapelle, have a drink on the boulevard of Vlissingen and enjoy Middelburg, one of the most beautiful cities of the Netherlands. You could take the ferry from England to Brugges in Belgium, then take a buss to Breskens in Zeeuws Vlaanderen, take the ferry to Vlissingen and then take the buss to all the places I mentioned above. There is even a buss close to Veere that could take you to Rotterdam for your return. The weather of Zealand is like the weather of Scotland so you would love it!
Screen shot taken of this one, thanks!!!!!
Steve the next time you come West of the Shannon visit my county Clare. Visit the Burren, the Cliffs of Moher , Lahinch and Kilkee you won't be disappointed. Loved the video and can't wait for next week.
Steve, we love your videos - get to be an armchair tourists 😊
Galway city is extremely well known for its beauty, those Dublin people were joking or have never left their city
Terrific that Steve. We've done the bottom end of the Wild Atlantic Way and have always fancied the west coast section so now you've got me thinking of there for next summer instead of Harris or Orkney. Your videos really provide food for thought - thank you! And 175k subs now? Fantastic 👏👏👏👏
Loved this Steve. Being an Ireland lover it gave me an idea 😁
You couldn't have picked a better destination - Clifden is one of my favourite towns in Ireland and the surrounding Connemara countryside is breathtaking. It's a bit of a pain having to negotiate the Galway city traffic to get there - as you saw, it can be chaotic; a by-pass of the city should be built by 2029 following decades of arguments about which route it should take.
Well done - awesome thinking on your feet - best videos are always those less planned ! ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
As usual, you take me along for the trip and make for a nice day. Spontaneity is good.
Oh one other little comment....
Those cannons you so casually past in Galway, are from the days of Empire! They are from the Crimean War, presented to the Connaught Rangers in 1857. The west provided two regular battalions of the British army, but were disbanded on the foundation of the Irish state in 1922.
When I first went to Europe from Canada in the 1960s, our airliner could only make it as far as Shannon on Ireland's west coast. When we got off the plane, we were welcomed by my first Irish coffee, served in a crystal-stemmed glass. And Ireland from the air was overwhelmingly green, living up to his name, the Emerald Isle.
Your airliner would have made it all the way to London or Paris , but there was a compulsory stop in Shannon back then!
Omg……that must have been way back at the start of air travel
Clifden is such a wonderful town... i bought my Irish Cap there back in 2004... ive worn it all these years, and its still going strong...
For the first time , I followed you on google maps, thanks for letting us go on your ventures with you. If I were younger…..dreaming here
This takes me back to the day (20 years ago now) before leaving Ireland to come to the Gulf, I used to go Deep Sea Fishing out of Clifden with a charter fishing boat company called Blue Water Fishing run by John Brittain. He and his wife (Sally i I recall) ran a B&B from their bungalow as you come into Clifden and you could book to stay with them and hire the boat as a package. Just checked online and their website is there still. Many a weekend I enjoyed there and many a pint I have had in the multitude of pubs and hostelries in the town (including the Alcock and Brown back in the day) - great seafood too - straight off the boats, into the restaurant and onto the plate. Fresh as fresh can be. Great impromptu video and all the better for it. Fantastic. Looking forward to the next one too. Great choice in Edinburgh but what a journey on the spur of the moment.
Clifton is a great town and area to visit. I’ve never done it by public transport. Driven many times from Northern Ireland. Lovely drive out through Fermanagh Through Sligo mayo and finally Galway to Clifden. Always a great scenic drive.
Clifden always has people about and a pleasant atmosphere.
I too was always fascinated by Alcock and Brown. I thought you might have booked in to the hotel of that name.
Great area. I hope you got a trip out sky Road. Great view of the Atlantic. Next stop America out there or Newfoundland.
Enjoyed watching your journey. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks.
Wow! Galway is certainly beautiful.
What a great wee video, Clifden looks beautiful. Lived all my days in Scotland and embarrassed to say I’ve never made it to Ireland yet🤦♀️ great value at the guest house.
What a brilliant idea. Great watch as always. Looking forward to part 2. Cheers.
This was exciting looks like a fab place
Steve, if you like bridges, you need to come to Pittsburgh. We have more bridges than anywhere in the world…even Venice. 446 in fact.
Great video again Steve, I lived in connemara for many years, its a beautiful part of the world, yes you must do the trip again from Galway to Clifden by car on the coast road and visit Furbo and Spiddal looking forward as always to the next video.
Lovely and stunning scenery,just looked like the north of Scotland. Looking forward to your next one.
Great vid today Steve. We go over and stay in connemara every year. We stay just outside Clifden right down by the coast in Mannin bay.
Jealous here!
Connemara is the best, absolutely adore Connemara.
It's been a long time since I was in Ireland. I'm overdue a revisit,