FIRST TIME DRIVING in the UK! // Northern Ireland
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Check out our first time driving on the opposite side of the road in the UK! We definitely had a lot of laughs but are happy to report that we had no issues and actually got the hang of it rather quickly. Although, I don't think we could ever be fully comfortable driving on those teeny tiny country roads.
We loved our time in Northern Ireland getting to explore so many beautiful sights like Giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle, Kinbane Castle, Carrick-a-Rede and Dark Hedges! A lot of these stops are Game of Thrones filming locations too!
Having a car rental in Northern Ireland is a must, and we already are talking about our next trip over there, where we plan to see so much more of it's natural beauty!
We stayed at the cutest, most charming little B&B, Thornfield Farm. For more information or to book your own stay, check out this link and tell them The Evergreens sent you! www.thornfieldfarm.co.uk/
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I loved watching this x As someone from Northern Ireland I would actually love to watch something where there are no comments about the Island of Ireland or the troubles x truth be told most people are lovely, the country is beautiful, the music is up there and food is pretty good x glad you enjoyed it x peace and love ❤️
Thanks so much, Jenn! ❤️
as someone from NI, major props for driving in a different country straight away ! Hope you enjoyed here :) take care
Well done for driving. As a Brit - when I drive in Europe or America, it takes us about a day of driving and then becomes quite natural. I do realise though that with our roads it will be harder for anyone from America or Canada to get used to (due to your bigger and easier road systems).
That scenery is simply beautiful, looks like you both had a great time.
We really did...thanks so much for checking it out!
Sweet ride you chose for Northern Ireland ❤️. And I love your new friend that helped you navigate to Giant’s Causeway! So many challenges when traveling…..if that camera was running 24/7……..thanks for making it seem easy and letting travelers know that it’s not the destination, but the journey 💗. Excited for London and hopefully , more crunch ! Hahaha
We totally knew you'd appreciate our new friend! 😆😆😆 He was the cutest! Love ya Regina!
Looks like a wonderful trip! Plus you both did a great job with the video quality.
Thanks Ruff!
Always showing food that looks so good
And the fish ooo man crunch sounds .. Lol
Love the picturesque views.
Thanks Uncle Wes!
Another brilliant video, love the sunsets, the fish & chips.
Thanks James!!
Love you guys! Your videos always brighten my day!
Thanks so much Darcy ❤️❤️❤️
Glad you showed the narrow roads! Great video!
New subscriber! Great video and we totally loved driving in the "wrong" side of the road and in the tight small streets.... great job explaining everything 👍
Thanks so much guys! Driving up there really was so fun! We'll definitely check out your channel.
@@TheEvergreens 💕
I'm glad you guys went north because I'm going south from Dublin. Got to see some of what I'm missing. Lovely video, you both are so cute together.
Aw, thanks so much! Hope you have an amazing trip south. Kiss the Blarney Stone for us.
Breathtaking views! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!!
great video great couple, outstanding choice of music
You seemed to handle the motoring fine.
With all the energetic cliff walking a cooked breakfast & fish n chips for lunch make good sense.
Thank you, Russ! The food was definitely our reward for the hard work 😉
Next time go and visit Cushendall and the Glens of Antrim, they are 20 miles south along the coast and are magical.
Loving these vlogs!
Thanks so much Ally! ❤️
I love you two. Please continue what you are doing
Thank you, Mike! That really means a lot!
I want to binge watch all the Europe vlogs but alas I’ll wait for the next to come out.
Thanks Morgan 🥰 We so appreciate that. (P.S. Just uploaded a new one tonight!)
I love your video, you don't need music while you're talking.
Thanks John!
Unfortunately I'll have to stop watching due to the irritating music especially when talking. Why oh why?
Good stuff I'm hooked
Thank you, Roy!!
Hiya ladies I'm from the north hope you really enjoyed Ireland me and the better half Elizabeth says hi I'm enjoying your vids slainte 💕
Hi Gary and Elizabeth! Thanks so much for watching and the kind words. Slainte!
It's not called a blood sausage it's called black pudding.
We were under the impression you could refer to it as blood sausage or black pudding.
@@TheEvergreens No Brits call it black pudding.. 😊
That crunch tho!! Just thinking about the driving- there's no way I could handle that- I can barely drive correctly in America 😂😂
lol that's how Laurel felt too! So I took one for the team and did all the driving.
Great trip!!
Thanks Scott! Hope you’re doing great!
Those cannabis brownies messed you up with the Gate ;)
Amazing scenery, nice for music videos.
hahaha!... Sadly that's just how we are. No cannabis involved in those brownies :P
Really enjoy your video style. BTW the gate you thought was locked, the gate at the side that you went through is called a kissing gate (you can sneak a kiss as you are both on opposite sides). They are used on footpaths where animals roam freely.
Thanks Andrew! That's so cool about the kissing gate. We've never heard of that before so thanks for sharing with us! ☺️
Really enjoyed and your both so sweet!
Thank you so much!! 💕
Oh wow, you’re in the U.K. (well Ireland and Northern Ireland) have the most amazing time. We are looking forward to following your adventures. Well done with the driving! This how we feel in just about every other country in the world! Loved the top bridge, to bad you couldn’t go on it, but the views there were stunning. Fish n chips look epic. Love the beech tree avenue, never heard of that. We want to visit Ireland and I can’t believe we never have as it’s only across from Wales!! Bad times. Loved this video cheers 🍻
Thanks so much guys! We need to catch up on your videos. We’ll have a bunch of videos from our time over here.
Hope you guys make the trip over to Ireland/Northern Ireland soon!
Post card Northern Ireland is in the UK ,but Ireland is not its an independent country.I am getting tired of explaining this
@@gallowglass2630 yes I know. Probably badly written. Saw they’d been in Dublin but were now in Belfast. Probably should have said Ireland and now the U.K. we live in Wales so not far away from either. 🍻
@@PostcardAndAPint Just call it all Ireland as geographically the island is still called Ireland.
Agree, Ireland is the entire island, including the north 💚
10:30 Aww, your first ever kissing gate!
We just learned about this from another viewer :) so cool.
Lovely vidio ladies
Thanks David!!
l like This vedio
Thank you!
I need to go somewhere, and I need to grow some hair!
Hahah! That definitely works.
Wonderful. As an 🏴 chap of a certain age, Northern Ireland will always be associated with 'The Troubles' & now the almost inevitable reunification of the island of Ireland. As a 🇬🇧 it's all very 'mixed feelings'. That said, I hope we all want what's best for everyone in these Islands & the world.
We definitely wish you guys the best and a peaceful reunification if it comes to that. Hope to be back to visit again soon!
@@TheEvergreenswell we don’t want a reunification here in Northern Ireland so hopefully that never happens !
Glad you had a great time in Ireland 🇮🇪 the north coast is spectacular and you shot some amazing footage ☘️ Hopefully by the time you come back the island will be reunited and partition will have ended, so that the U.K. have no control over any part of the island 💚
Thank you Enda....we hope the same for you! Can't wait to return ☘️
I think if given a choice most people would stay British. Especially so with an NHS.
@@Stand663 I don’t think you understand The Good Friday Agreement, Sam. People in the north of Ireland are not (all) British. The NHS is severely underfunded and waiting lists are through the roof. The Tories have never and will never prioritise the NHS, and we all know their long-term plan for privatisation 👀 so your argument is null and void. Let’s see what happens in Scotland 🏴 this is the beginning of the end of the U.K.
The Divided Kingdom of Great Brexit 🇬🇧
@@Stand663 I don’t think your views on free healthcare at the point of delivery are distinctly British. They’re fairly universal and widespread.
Healthcare across Europe and most of the developed world is either free or affordable. There’s no reason the HSE can’t offer similar models or the same model as the NHS. This is all up for debate as we think about ‘a new Ireland’.
The current model of government from Westminster isn’t working - in fact, it’s been broken for a very long time and now is the time for real change across these islands. The SNP in Scotland, Sinn Fein in Ireland and Labour (and Lim Dems) in Wales are in the driving seat of change. They’re rejecting English nationalism and embarrassing their own language, culture, heritage and traditions.
Tiocfaidh Ar La 🇮🇪🏴🏴
@Sam Dickson
Firstly, you're misinformed. Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain and other countries offer free universal healthcare that is funded by taxation - similar to the NHS.
Germany is one of the biggest spenders on healthcare in Europe. It spends 11.1% of annual GDP on healthcare expenditure. All Germans and legal residents of Germany are entitled to free “medically necessary” public healthcare, which is funded by social security contributions.
If your brother moved back to the UK, perhaps this is a consequence of Brexit. He, sadly, no longer can live/work in Germany without an abundance of paperwork. Of course, there are British people in Europe. I live in Amsterdam and I have colleagues and friends from Scotland and England. Their love for the NHS doesn't mean they're going to give up their lives in Europe to return home. There are lots of British people in Ireland who work and avail of the HSE. We are not confined to stay in the countries we're born in. We all chase dreams, love, hopes, desires, ambitions and love, regardless of what divides us. People learn new languages and learn to drive on the left. It's not a big deal, and doesn't make the UK special. Sadly, Brits did give up their freedoms and independence, and now we're seeing the UK go backwards on migration, environmental issues and human rights.
Yes, tax payers care about healthcare - of course they do, but there are other issues too. Education, infrastructure, jobs, quality of life, standard of living, a free and open economy where you can trade with neighbour and prosper. These issues weren't spoken about in 2016. You were told that there would be £350M per week available to fund the NHS, but the reality is, the Tories introduced a Health and Social Care Levy, which means they lied to you.
The irony of UK retirees in Spain and Portugal doesn't escape me. Sadly, these people were convinced to vote against their own interests, ending the freedom of movement which allowed them to do this. No, they cannot retire in the sun. What's even sadder about this, is the lost opportunities for UK students to work and study across 27 countries.
Yes, English might be a predominant language, but that doesn't diminish the need for other languages. In fact, it just highlights my point of 'British exceptionalism' and 'British elitism' which is very dangerous. It's sad to see your country in the state that it's in, with working families using food banks and the elderly choosing between eating or heating. It's no longer a 'cost of living' crisis - it's a 'cost of surviving crisis' which has been exacerbated post-Brexit.
I am actually from the occupied six counties of Ireland, and partition has failed for over 100 years. The state was set up to be a 'cold house' for native Irish Catholics. These days are over, and good riddance to them. The future is bright for Ireland, and the PLU community have nothing to fear from Irish unity. They will never be treated how the British treated the Irish (starvation, eviction, poverty, lack of education, "no blacks, no dogs, no Irish", mass emigration, genocide).
It's important to note that being pro-Irish or pro-European, doesn't mean "anti-English" or "anti-British". And again, you need to read The GFA if you think Irish passport holders need a visa to enter the UK - you're sadly mistaken, once again.
Are are lots of people across the British Isles who want change, whether they're English nationalists, Conservative voters or anti-monarchy republicans. The good thing about democracy is that the people decide. Don't be afraid of change, because it's happening. Referendums will happen in Ireland and Scotland. This, my friend, is democracy. The people will decide.
Moreover, the US is Irish. Joe Biden is Irish. The Irish issue is bipartisan in the US, uniting Democrats and Republicans - which is difficult to do. The GFA must be protected - peace and stability in Ireland is a priority for everyone. The only real solution, post Brexit, is Irish unity. This is inevitable and work is being done right now to prepare for it. Do not fear, there is nothing to worry about, but change is coming and the SNP and Sinn Fein are growing in popularity at the ballot box.
Ps, it's ironic that you use the words 'intimidation, violence and terrorism' - when in fact, this is exactly what Britain did to Ireland. Ireland has (and had) every right to defend itself over 800 years of oppression at the hands of imperial Britain, who ruled with an iron fist. You need to understand your history to understand the struggle of Irish freedom and independence. Which is why we stand with Ukraine. We do not support aggressive, violent neighbours who want to destroy indigenous, native people which their own language, culture, heritage and traditions.
I have heart disease so couldn’t enjoy the food the way that you do.
That's tough to deal with. My dad dealt with heart disease for 15 years. ❤️
@@TheEvergreens yeah , had a quadruple heart bypass 2 years ago. Just have to get on with it.
Have to say you guys are so polite, responding to all my comments
Enjoy the island of Ireland. ☘️
Thank you! It was so wonderful!!
Were you aware of, or interested in the history of the Troubles ? Conflict Tourism, it’s called.
Never heard of that term but I’ll look into it.
@@TheEvergreens neither had I before a brief trip to Belfast a few years ago. As a Brit we have been conditioned to see N Ireland through the history of the Troubles between 1969-1992, our TV screens were full of bad news from the Province and it’s not a place you would have considered as a tourist destination. Having gone to Belfast in 2018, very early January I fell in love with the place. Travelling to Derry/Londonderry In September
I’m watching your videos / blogs whatever they are called from southern France. Currently 36c and going to get warmer. French word to describe a period of extremely hot weather is « canicule ». We’re in the middle of the Legislative Elections. I support Jean Luc Melanchon
@@antonyware9887 It's just called 'Derry' - the British put 'London' in front of it as part of their colonial oppressive tactics
The Northern Irish might be a bit more "rebels" but they still have cutlery, don't use your hands to eat the fish!! FORK YOU HAVE A FORK
For how much you dislike us, you sure are spending a lot of time watching our videos. 😂
@@TheEvergreens I never said I disliked you... But please, use a fekin fork