Matt Damon is absolutely smitten with Ireland.
It doesn't take much reading between the lines to arrive at that conclusion. The Sun reports the 46-year-old "The Martian" actor found the country to be out of this world. His admiration has reached the "I want to safeguard a lighthouse" level, according to the report.
We can all relate to the effects of a magical vacation. The intoxication lasts long after you have returned home and unpacked your bags.
The Sun states that Damon fell in love with Ireland, particularly the area along the Wild Atlantic Way when he traveled with the family a couple of years ago from Cork to Galway.
Rather than simply keep the pictures from that holiday in a scrapbook and call it a day, Damon is hoping to one day make an investment of an interesting order in Ireland.
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The publication quotes Damon who is eager to find out if you can own a lighthouse: "How awesome would that be? Watching the Atlantic crashing over the Irish cliffs, the rain coming down, the gray skies. I love the weather. That whole geographical area, from Cork to Kerry, Galway, that environment is like nowhere; it's good for the health. All that air. I just have this image, this dream of sitting atop of the lighthouse, looking out to sea, and how beautiful and peaceful that must be. I don't know if you can buy those, wouldn't they be State-owned? If you could, I'd do it. Well, I'd run it past my wife first, then I'd do it."
Damon then discussed his movie "The Great Wall," choosing this moment to tout the importance and power of travel.
The actor explained how filming the movie meant bringing the kids along: "That was largely part of the draw, being able to offer this cultural experience to my kids. It makes me proud and makes me excited how an experience like that might impact on their personalities and perspectives and form them as adults. We went from Beijing to Qingdao, back to Beijing then onto the Gobi Desert."
As for the power of travel, Damon had this to say: "I want them to be worldly, I want them to appreciate and be open to cultures. I want them to be global citizens. Travel is, without a doubt, the greatest thing you can do in your life."
Now, according to an accounting firm based in Cork, "there are no restrictions for foreigners purchasing real property in Ireland and the investment climate is favorable for foreign businesses."
Someone should tell Damon his dream of owning a lighthouse or Irish property is one offer away from becoming a reality.
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