Have done this quite a lot. Aer Lingus are fine, don't expect BA/Virgin quality meals etc but the pre clearance in Dublin is a godsend for me. Flying this way again in a couple of weeks.

I have no complaints with them.

Yep US security will have you sitting in a room awaiting verification for a few hours before asking you stupid questions like have you ever been to the middle east? Have you ever done any al queada training?

True story, I was 17ish and landed at JFK.

Going to Bol/Brac for 7 days with family to celebrate my dad's 70th, considering extending by a week to maximise holiday allowance. Need to do more research on Croatia but any recommendations for elsewhere to stay for another week? Going in July. Easy one - just want good food, booze, chill.

Love Croatia… lived in Split for a year back when I was 27… would do it again.

Currently in the process of moving to Lisbon (well, outskirts) for a year or so but much harder than i thought. A lot of things we take for granted which need to be sorted before you can actually settle.

Second option is Istanbul.

If anyone has any experience of doing anything similar?

very nice - i am huge fan of lisbon. had friends move to costa da caparica 4 years ago. great lifestyle to live

Brexit has made it very difficult to move abroad to Europe unless you can prove a large amount of savings and steady income etc. I’d love to fuck off somewhere hot but options fairly limited nowadays.

There’s a Facebook group called The British Immigrants In Portugal Group (the breakaway group with just 3k members so far, not the other original group which changed its name to something very similar) and a chap called Steve Robinson (former main contributor to the other group) has about 50 pdf guides on the all of the various processes you may face when moving to Portugal, he also offers consultations.

Getting an appointment with SEF immigration services is an absolute nightmare due to lack of staff/appointments. Your experience will depend on what passports you have of course. If you have an EU passport then moving should be much more straight forward.

Mexico City / Oaxaca / Puerto Escondido recs?

Recommendations for a dinner in Johannesburg tonight? Have a layover at airport hotel

I’ve been to trumps before actually (last time I did a joburg layover) - was pretty good

Friend recommended “the local grill” so going to check that out with a massive glass of Pinotage