I had an old map of Ireland with me on my month in the country. After each drive, I would highlight my route in green, perhaps reflecting my greenness in solo travel or the country’s predominate color. I wanted to get a sense of where I started and where I ended up.
When I got home, I unfolded my map. Being so fearful of driving on the left side of the road on my first day, I had to give myself a pat on the back for traveling full circle in Ireland, both literally and figuratively. I conquered a number of fears in Ireland, traveling solo, driving in a foreign country. The list goes on.
I would like to start bringing you more videos of my travels, so please enjoy just a little taste of some of the sites I saw in Ireland. I have to credit my brother, Charlie Guese, with editing my awful footage into something polished and put together. Enjoy!
Great addition to your website Suzy! It’s always great to see some footage of places traveled, especially when skill was required to film and drive at the same time 🙂 I can’t wait for more videos of your adventures!
Thanks Matt! Driving and filming at the same time should be a circus act.
Great video! I love the intro, with the moving images inside of the frames. How did you do that?!
Thanks Leslie! I have no idea. My brother did the editing. He is amazing with video. I just told him what I wanted for the introduction and he did it.
Great video Suzy. It’s nice to finally see you on video. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
Ahh, the fog! Looks like home! Awesome to see a video. 🙂
I loved it! Great job.
I’ve never been to Ireland. The images in your video were beautiful, and they make me want to go there.
Great job Suzy! We are moving our travels to Ireland in June and will be spending a couple months there. Your video is exciting for us, and I can’t wait to see all these sites in person. The house-sit we are taking is providing us with a vehicle, so I will have to get my wits about driving on the left side of the road.
Driving on the left was definitely a challenge, but you will get used to it after a day or so. Have a blast in Ireland! Let me know if you need any tips.
Awesome video Suzy! Thanks for sharing this and interesting car perspective and the great music! 🙂
Thanks so much for helping me sell the idea of renting a car for our time in Ireland to John. We did buses in New Zealand and I think we might have done better listening to everyone who told us that we needed a car. We only have three weeks, so time is a factor as you mentioned. Do you know if we would need to book far in advance with Argus?
Renting a car is the way to go in Ireland, especially if you are short on time and if really want to get out in the countryside. Yes, if you book with Argus you have to do so before hand. Just a tip, don’t buy the car rental insurance at the counter. If you want the company I went with, it cost me $80 for the whole month I believe for insurance. It makes renting a car way more affordable.
Great video Suzy, you captured some amazing scenes. I loved that vw camper too, how cool was that!
This is a very sharp video, Suzy! You know how to drive on the wrong side of the road?! I’ve never done it. The thought terrifies me. Yet there you sat, casually chatting into the camera. That is very admirable.
Trust me, the first few days of driving on the wrong side of the road were terrifying. However, after a few days you get used to it. I had to wait until the road straightened out to film ha!
Wow, you really drove around the entire island!! And all by yourself – respect, lady! That’s really cool and we can’t wait to go back to Ireland one day to do a similar trip.
Enjoyed the blog post!
Nice to see you in the (digital) flesh. Love seeing bloggers doing videos.
Look at you cruising down the streets of Ireland with camera in hand! Oh how I have missed you. Great video Suzy! I am looking forward to watching more of these. Let’s catch up soon!
Thanks for stopping by Daisy. All of my video skills I learned from you. We should start a travel show.
Enjoyed the video. You look gorgeous when you laugh 🙂 And thanks for sharing this wonderful adventure !
haha Thanks! I don’t know about that but I will take the compliment.
Love the video, it brought back our terrifying driving adventure in Ireland, especially our first day after a long overseas flight. You’re right though, it’s the best way to see Ireland!
That first day driving on the wrong side of the road was my hell. It’s funny though how you get used to it. Once I arrived back home and had to drive on the right, it felt strange ha.
Hi Suzy! Long time not talk, but I saw your video on facebook and had to watch since I’m going to Ireland next month! My boyfriend is from Ireland so I am going to see his family and cruie around for a couple weeks! It’ll be my first time traveling abroad so I’ve been loading up on information and your video and blogs are so helpful!! I have insisted we rent a car since he doesn’t have one out there and I want to see everything and anything. Alec Smith is actually going to come meet up with us for a few days also! I’m glad to see everything is going well! Hopefully I’ll talk to you soon! Safe travels!
Thanks for stopping by Amanda! I hope all is well with you. You are going to love Ireland. It’s a good place to start, especially since you have not been abroad. Renting a car is definitely the way to go. It sounds like you will have a great local guide too! Let me know if you any other tips or suggestions.