Bag of nuts...

A bag of peanuts and a complimentary glass of cheap red wine is all you get for £292 on British Airways. I remember the days when they would serve you a 3-course meal on any flight longer than an hour. Unfortunately, the smell of Chicken Korma that greeted me as I entered the aeroplane cabin was was just the scent of my disheveled Flight Steward....

The Black Nectar...

I was in Dublin earlier this week and took the opportunity to confirm whether Guiness does in fact taste better in Ireland than anywhere else in the world. In order to achieve a 'valid result', this research had to be conducted in an objective manner and under strict scientific conditions - so I had a pint of the black nectar prior to boarding my flight at Gatwick and abstained from eating on the plane.

Successive pints at Temple Bar in The Dubliner, Donoughues and some nameless establishment, decorated in lepricorns, did indeed confirm that Guiness does taste significantly better in Ireland - However, these results must take into account a margin for error, as I was distracted by a folk 3-piece playing something that vaguely resembled traditional Gaelic music.....or maybe they were just tuning their instruments.