[2] Produced by Coco Television,[3] it has thus far featured Irish families who have relocated to such countries as France, South Africa, Spain (thrice), Australia, Austria and Italy.

Their three-bedroom home cost €104,000 and Ger, along with his brother in law, purchased a strip of land nearby in order to develop his golf course.

This change came about after the couple holidayed in Tulbagh, a place located one hour and twenty minutes north of Cape Town which they loved very much.

They sold the restaurant they owned in Cobh (Robin Hill), rented their Enniskerry cottage and left for South Africa with their two labrador retrievers.

The Pielows purchased a traditional cape Dutch style house with 1.5 hectares for €220,000 down the street from their new restaurant, part of the well-established guesthouse "De Oude Herberg".

This episode details their experiences in the different culture as they manage their restaurant, cultivate their vineyard and produce their own wine.

Pam settles Ryan into a suitable school and spends time with Charlotte, something she was unable to do in Ireland as she was a working mother.

They managed to sell their Knocklyon home in July 2008 just before the property bubble burst in order to fund their move to Dénia, Spain.

[11] Tarja Owens and Niall Davis from Bray, County Wicklow and Dublin moved to Northern Italy for a six-month trial due to their belief that it would have better mountain cycling training resources.

[12] John Boland of the Irish Independent referred to the Dankers of series two's opening episode as a "charmless couple" he was willing to "hurriedly bypass" in his argument that the BBC had entertained him more than RTÉ.