It's been 20 years since I lived in Kinsale ( 2001-04 ) and worked as the bartender at An Seanachai ( traditional Irish bar, unfortunatelly for years for sale ). This was the best time of my life. The people, friends, sounds, stories and love that never happens again. Since than I dream of coming back again. At least for one day. To see old places where we spent our evenings, kissed girls, listened to An Seanachai, played football, saved the boat from sinking, saved the bar from the flood, saved ourselves from the world that keeps on running. It's beeen good old times. These days will never be forgotten and I hope that some day I'll have a chance to return.
@@DennisCollins79 yes I know. Actually one of only few which did not survive. On positive note I decided to celebrate the 20th anniversary since I left Kinsale and will be coming back in May to see how it changed ;)
Aawww, you two and your video ignited the travel bug in me! 🤗💗 Amazing AirBNB place, stunning sceneries, making friends with local wildlife 🦭🦭 and yummm, all that delicious food. The Zooks' stars guide will be a hit! 🤩
Hehe, so glad you enjoyed the video and we're definitely going to give the Michelin Guide a run for it's money 👩🏻🦰👨🏻🦲⭐️🏆😂. Thanks for the lovely comment, Monika!
Obviously a bit off topic but the Battle of Kinsale 1601 is an apocalyptic event in Irish history, the conquest of Ireland, resulting in the collapse of Gaelic Ireland and the greatest diaspora until the Great Famine.
Joan and I are thrilled you enjoyed your visit to the place we call home the Beautiful Town of Kinsale.Since we retired we travel and explore extensively with Homelink. Keep on travelling. Slainte. Joan & Denis Collins
That AirBnB is gorgeous and Kinsale looks like a green and blue gem, beautiful! The two of you deserve to enjoy all the goodness, thank you for sharing! 🤗
enjoying your vlog journey thru Ireland. I first watched your visit to Ballybunion and now Kinsale. You are very professional and observe each location with fresh eyes. As an Irish man living in California for the past 40 odd years it makes me proud to see my homeland show itself in all its uniqueness and charm and give you a wonderful experience.
Awwww, this is an amazing comment to read, Eamonn! So glad to hear we are doing your country proud in our videos ❤️👋🇮🇪. Thank you so much for the kind words.
Excellent, we're going as a family in September and like you I was mysteriously drawn having never heard of it but noticing it on the map when looking for places to stay. After booking I searched for Kinsale in videos to see what more I could find out, I was so pleased to find Rick Steves, you were the next in the list, hoorah! I've already fallen in love with Kinsale from afar, your video let me peek inside the restaurants I'm looking at on Tripadvisor so it was so helpful. I've also reconsidered not walking out to the fort after seeing the view, we will do that, thank you! Happy travels.
AMAZING! Both that our video was extremely helpful for ya AND that we were perched right next to Uncle Rick in RU-vid's search results 😂😂😂. Have such a great time and enjoy Kinsale!
I live here and after watching your video i really realise how much for granted i take the place. I've grown up here and I'm so glad i have! Your video is fantastic, I'm an admin on the local noticeboard on Facebook so I'll share this video for everyone to see. Thank you for capturing my beautiful home town the way you did 🙂
Since you're well oriented what's going on in town maybe you could give me a hint how to find people in Kinsale? I lost my contacts and tried to find my friends. Unfortunatelly they're not on social media. Looked in different articles and only found my friend got married in 2010 but wasn't able to find a contact numer or address. I'll be obliged for any help. I'd like to meet them when I get back to Kinsale.
I will visit county Kerry I'm from Derry poet didn't know it lol pleeeease visit Derry it's a mid size city but awards all ova the place !!!! I'm not sure where in Ireland the ladies family are from I thought Derry ? Why ? Because your the spitting image of my sister , you go on the same way lol different accent but same , love ye both 💕 I'm glad you changed your scoring card or you wouldn't be welcome here to your homeplace lol . I really love your vids my friend the man is so kind and honest I appreciate that god bless ye both ☘️
Well, Kinsale is now on my list!!! Thanks for the great video and the food recommendations. I loved how happy and conversational you all are. It just felt like I was sitting there with you. ❤️
RIGHT!?? Kinsale is a must-visit in our minds and who has ever heard of it when thinking of visiting Ireland? 🤷😍 Thank you for the kind words and feeling like you're sitting there with us, that's exactly the vibe we're hoping for in these travel vids 🥰👋.
Such a fun and insightful video as always 🇮🇪 Curious to hear your experience with Irish prices now that you’ve traveled more through Europe? Always thought it was super-duper expensive 💰
Appreciate the love and kindness, friend 🥰🥰🥰. Honestly, we didn't find the Irish prices to be much higher than other countries in Europe. I would say Croatia and Portugal are definitely more affordable, but Ireland felt pretty on par with France, Greece, and our most recent stop 😘.
@@WanderingAimfully Galway is a beautiful town and not far from the Cliffs of Moher and the Connemara. I took the train from Dublin to Galway which was a great way to view the countryside. If you wander north to Northern Ireland in May (or at some point in the summer) you can head to Rathlin Island to see the bird colonies - they have Puffins!
What a lovely, amazing, comment Riana 🥰🥰🥰! Thank you so much and we are so excited (and grateful 🙏) to be sharing this journey and having you come along with us.
Ah, man!! You didn't go to Fishy Fishy???? That's my favourite restaurant in Kinsale but then I LOOOOVE Fish & Seafood! 😋 Did you end up going to Galway at all? That is one of the coolest cities in Ireland I think... and what about Dingle - the cutest, funkiest town in Ireland.....
We DID go to Fishy Fishy! Honestly, it wasn't as good as the other spots we found, plus most people already know about it/talk about it 😂. It *wasn't* bad, at all! Just, we preferred some of the other places to it (like Finns' Farmcut 😍😍). We did go to Galway, but it was a really rainy day, so it wasn't as enjoyable as it probably could've been. Didn't make it to Dingle, even though the coffee shop "A Bean in Dingle" was high on my list for their cinnamon buns 🤣.
Hahaha, the Airbnb didn't even know they were going to end up in a video 🤣🤷. Glad you enjoyed the video! Enjoy the farmer's market 🍕 for us next week 😍. Thanks for the kind comment!
Adding to my travel list for sure. Also, as previously mentioned, I live to eat too and I’m also always judging restaurants by whether or not I could take my kids there 😆 we get adventurous because we eat super early and figure it’s best to have them there during the pre-peak eating time.
Yessssss to adding this to your list! ✅ Early eating is where we THRIVE, so I can imagine when we have kids we might just be ordering dinner at 3pm everywhere 😂😂😂.
I will visit Kinsale in two days and oh god, I am so happy I found this video! You guys are so amazing, interesting and just pleasing to watch and listen. Thumb up and subscribe button clicked! Can't wait to see other vides :)
These videos are amazing, and you guys are awesome. I've been following along for years as a fellow business owner and loved Jason's mediocre baking series on Instagram. Can't wait to see more of your adventures!
Awwwww yayyyyy a mediocre baking fan! 😂😂 I've yet to try my hand at baking on our travels, but I've EATEN many baked goods 😅. Thanks so much for watching AND for the incredibly kind words, Megan 🥰💖. So excited to share more of our adventures with you!
You'll also have know how to walk. When you walk in traffic, you're going to bump to a lot of people. Because Irish people walk like they drive. Do you get that? You'll encounter it soon. In any large or middling or large town/city. In my work I took the train into Cork City. (lived in Cobh) Took me about one or two months to acclimate.
If you want to come back in June(?) Ireland is hosting the world potato congress! They crush it with the salad options though - so tasty! Shocked you found good pizza, too : )
Thanks so much for this video! I’m considering going to Kinsale in a few weeks. Did you guys eat at Fishy Fishy while you were there? Wondering how it compared to the restaurants you mentioned in the video. Thanks!
You are so welcome, Jessica 🤗! Okay, so, 100% real-talk: Fishy Fishy is... fine. We ate there. It was a solid meal, especially if you love seafood, you will probably enjoy it. We are NOT big seafood people, so it's not really our ideal spot. If you only had a few meals to eat in Kinsale, we would choose Finn's Farmcut and Supper Club over Fishy Fishy. But, that's just our preference, you might love Fishy Fishy if seafood is higher on your list. Hope that helps and let us know if you do make it to Kinsale and how our recs hold up 😍😇.
OH, you know I figured it out! The bed is this exact one from Bo Concept (with a different headboard): www.boconcept.com/en-us/houston/37860CBDCW40300.html
I seriously never go into comments and I went here immediately to see if we got the bed info 😅. Thanks for the recon! These videos have been the favorite part of my day when they come out
Hi Kate 👋. We actually stopped eating vegan in 2019 after Caroline had the worst year of mental and physical health she's ever had. She ended up getting her bloodwork done and found a lot of her vitamin levels were WAY out of whack. Like, off the charts bad. After multiple tests, doctors, and even going on a ton of supplements, she found that eating animal protein again actually gave her body the vitamins and minerals it needed. Within a few months, she started to feel herself again and we're so grateful for that. We loooove the idea of veganism, but unfortunately it's not a one-size-fits-all diet for everyone's bodies 😕.
@@WanderingAimfully Hope she's feeling better. I wish you had had a trigger warning for videos of meat/fish! I am careful in who I follow, omnivore friends know I unfollow them if that's what they want to post - totally their right to post pics of their meat/fish/dairy/eggs food & my right to avoid seeing it. Normally I skip right past any parts of videos if there's going to be non-vegan food shown.. my mistake here as I haven't followed you guys for ages so I didn't realise you weren't plant based any longer. Goodness I didn't want to see that!
Hey there, Vidhi! You'll have to check the menus, but we've found that almost ALL restaurants these days (unless specifically a meat-focused spot like Finn's Farmcuts) will have veggie options ❤️🌱.
Let's fly 5,000 miles to Ireland, an island with incredible seafood, to the gourmet city and eat pizza and potato salad. PS...learn some table manners, dude.
