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Cancún and the Riviera Maya

Mexico · 10h 45m direct32°7/721° warmerthan home5/10Worth the bother? Ah… maybe.“White sand, turquoise sea, Mayan ruins and swimming in cenotes. Long flight, worth it.”

Doha

Qatar · 7h 05m direct31°5/720° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“Winter sun with skyscrapers and a very good museum. Do not go in July.”

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · 7h 40m direct31°5/720° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“Winter sun turned up to eleven. Skyscrapers, beaches and a mall with an aquarium.”

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates · 7h 20m direct30°6/719° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“Dubai’s calmer, richer cousin. Guaranteed winter sun, theme parks and a mosque you won’t forget.”

Miami

USA · 9h 40m direct30°6/719° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Art Deco, South Beach and Cuban coffee. Warm when Ireland is miserable, which is often.”

Orlando

USA · 9h 30m direct28°6/717° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Theme parks, sunshine and outlet shopping. Your wallet will need a holiday after the holiday.”

Cairo

Egypt · 5h 30m direct25°5/714° warmerthan home8/10Worth the bother? Sure why not.“The pyramids are every bit as good as you think. The traffic is every bit as bad.”

Lanzarote

Spain · 4h direct24°6/713° warmerthan home9/10Worth the bother? Go on so.“Looks like the moon, feels like July. Half of Carlow is on your flight.”

Tenerife

Spain · 4h 20m direct24°7/713° warmerthan home8/10Worth the bother? Sure why not.“Guaranteed sun. You will meet someone you went to school with.”

Fuerteventura

Spain · 4h 10m direct23°6/712° warmerthan home8/10Worth the bother? Sure why not.“Endless beaches and a breeze that never clocks off. Bring a book, not a hairdryer.”

Gran Canaria

Spain · 4h 15m direct23°6/712° warmerthan home8/10Worth the bother? Sure why not.“Sand dunes, a proper city and sun on demand. Like a continent squashed into an island.”

Boston

USA · 7h 10m direct23°7/712° warmerthan home1/10Worth the bother? Stay where you are.“History, seafood and more Irish connections than you can count. Feels like a cousin you have not met yet.”

Los Angeles

United States · 11h 10m direct22°5/711° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Sunshine, beaches and Hollywood. Also traffic you could write a country song about.”

Washington

United States · 8h 30m direct22°5/711° warmerthan home2/10Worth the bother? Would ya bother?“The free museums are some of the best in the world. Washington in summer is a sauna.”

Chicago

USA · 8h 30m direct22°6/711° warmerthan home1/10Worth the bother? Stay where you are.“Skyscrapers, deep-dish pizza and a lake that looks like the sea. Big-city America, done right.”

Málaga

Spain · 2h 55m direct20°6/79° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“A proper city with a beach attached. Tapas portions are not a meal.”

Murcia and the Costa Cálida

Spain · 2h 50m direct20°6/79° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“The Mar Menor, endless golf and sunshine that rarely takes a day off. Retirees know something.”

Antalya

Turkey · 4h 55m direct20°7/79° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Ancient ruins, a cracking old town and resort hotels the size of villages. Sun guaranteed.”

Madeira

Portugal · 3h 40m direct20°6/79° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Spring all year, cliffs everywhere and walks along water channels. Not a beach island, and that is fine.”

New York

USA · 7h 45m direct20°7/79° warmerthan home3/10Worth the bother? I wouldn’t.“Loud, dear and absolutely brilliant. Clear US immigration in Ireland and land like a local.”

Toronto

Canada · 7h 45m direct20°6/79° warmerthan home0/10Worth the bother? Cop on.“Friendly, multicultural and next door to Niagara Falls. Like New York, but it says sorry.”

Faro and the Algarve

Portugal · 2h 45m direct19°6/78° warmerthan home8/10Worth the bother? Sure why not.“Golf, grilled fish and a sunburnt man from Mullingar. Grand.”

Marrakech

Morocco · 3h 35m direct19°7/78° warmerthan home8/10Worth the bother? Sure why not.“Souks, spice, rooftop sunsets and snake charmers. A full-on assault on the senses, in the best way.”

Paphos

Cyprus · 5h direct19°6/78° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“Sun nearly all year, mosaics older than your granny’s granny and a sea that stays warm into November.”

Crete

Greece · 4h 05m direct19°7/78° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Big enough for a fortnight, beautiful enough for a lifetime. The food alone is worth the flight.”

Rhodes

Greece · 4h 20m direct19°6/78° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“A medieval walled city, a clifftop acropolis and 300 days of sun. The knights had taste.”

Seville

Spain · 2h 45m direct19°6/78° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Flamenco, orange trees and the best tapas in Spain. Do not go in August unless you enjoy being roasted.”

Alicante

Spain · 2h 40m direct18°6/77° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“Sun, sea and a castle on the hill. Benidorm is down the road if you are feeling brave.”

Lisbon

Portugal · 2h 40m direct18°6/77° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Gorgeous, cheap-ish and built entirely on hills. Bring the good runners.”

Malta

Malta · 3h 30m direct18°5/77° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“They drive on the left and speak English. Wexford with sun and 7,000 years of history.”

Athens

Greece · 4h 15m direct18°6/77° warmerthan home5/10Worth the bother? Ah… maybe.“The Acropolis, rooftop bars and souvlaki at midnight. Ancient history with a great night out attached.”

Shanghai

China · 11h 30m direct18°5/77° warmerthan home3/10Worth the bother? I wouldn’t.“A long, long flight to a very big, very good city. Bring a charger and a plan.”

Ibiza

Spain · 2h 35m direct17°5/76° warmerthan home6/10Worth the bother? Could be tempted.“Yes, the clubs. But also quiet coves, good food and sunsets that make grown adults clap.”

Valencia

Spain · 2h 40m direct16°6/75° warmerthan home7/10Worth the bother? Worth a look.“Paella’s home town, a city beach and futuristic buildings. Like Barcelona without the elbows.”

Izmir

Turkiye · 4h 20m direct16°6/75° warmerthan home5/10Worth the bother? Ah… maybe.“Turkey without the all-inclusive wristband. Proper city, proper food, beaches up the road.”

Rome

Italy · 2h 55m direct16°7/75° warmerthan home5/10Worth the bother? Ah… maybe.“Three thousand years of history and the best pasta of your life. You will walk 20,000 steps and regret nothing.”

Nice and the Riviera

France · 2h 20m direct16°6/75° warmerthan home4/10Worth the bother? Think about it.“Pebbles instead of sand, rosé instead of water and Monaco a bus ride away. Very civilised.”

Porto

Portugal · 2h 15m direct16°6/75° warmerthan home4/10Worth the bother? Think about it.“Port wine, pretty bridges and a riverside built for long lunches. Your legs will remember the hills.”

Istanbul

Turkiye · 4h 25m direct16°7/75° warmerthan home3/10Worth the bother? I wouldn’t.“One of the great cities of the world, and closer than you think. Go.”

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