Definitely A380 followed by A350 as a favourite plane.
As for turbulence, I once flew through a storm Cusco to Lima in Peru which is a short journey but the only time I have ever felt like the plane would potentially crash. Crew never left their seats the entire flight.
I don’t like turbulence but when you feel the plane “drop” it’s actually dropping a couple of feet at most, nothing close to what your brain will think it is. Planes are very well designed and you’d be VERY aware if turbulence was enough to cause structural issues. Very aware.
Also anyone flying into SE Asia, the Bay of Bengal is horrendously notorious for turbulence so it’s almost with certainty you’ll get 15-30 minutes of it, often with crew having to take their seats.
I used to fly over it a good 14-18 times a year and it never really changed.
Tough one to pick a favourite as some have been very different, meaningful and outstanding in their own way.
Going on InterRail across Europe, visiting all 4 micro-nations (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Liechtenstein). Managed to get a passport stamp at each!
Driving around Cyprus - gorgeous island with lots to explore
Dubai for Expo 2020. Was a wonderful experience and booked to go to Osaka for Expo 2025!
Just boarded a flight to DXB (and then Stansted ) and was warned about turbulence over the Bay of Bengal. Hopefully not too bad - wasn’t last time. Only the drops that really get my attention
Thought I’d upload a few of my snaps from Orkney. I was lucky enough to be wandering around these sites with two archaeologists who specialise in Orcadian archaeology.
One place I couldn’t photograph was inside Maeshowe which is a neolithic chambered cairn. It’s preserved so well and also includes a few bits of Viking graffiti
And to finish the tour, I returned to Manchester, watched Micky Flanagan live and then went to a place called Winteringham Fields for another meal - this time with friends.
Was my first Solo Trip, and it was really good fun!
) and was warned about turbulence over the Bay of Bengal. Hopefully not too bad - wasn’t last time. Only the drops that really get my attention
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