Friends booked £30 flight and went on 12-hour holiday after being bored at work

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A healthcare worker who was bored on his lunch break decided to fly to Dublin for a night out and booked flights straight away.Ben Jacobs, 20, and his two pals had seen people on social media booking cheap flights to experience a brand new destination for one night only and wanted to try it.The friends booked to go to Dublin for £30 and flew out of Gatwick on October 14 heading straight to the famous Temple Bar area where the trio then partied all night without even booking a hotel.Ben and his pals spent the rest of the night dancing in a club, before making their way back to the airport at 4.30am after a kebab pit-stop.

Getting through passport control swiftly they boarded their return flight at 7am and arrived home by 10am - for a nap.Ben, a health care assistant from Kent, reckons he spent a total of around £120.

He said: "If I could do that every time I go out, I would."People were so nice, the general vibe in the town, the club, dancefloor.

It was immaculate, it was absolutely perfect. I'd 100% do it again - it's very doable."Ben received a call from his mate whilst on a lunch break, inviting him on a quirky night out.