Well we are now sitting in Shiphol Airport, Amsterdam. First leg of the journey wasn't too bad. Gentle take off, smooth landing. I rate the pilot 8/10, Tahnee rates him the same. One of things I like about Newcastle airport is (with it being a bit provincial) they are pretty easy going about things. While they have the same care attention to their security theatre as any other airport, I've been through, you get the impression that they decurity guys dont take themselves too seriously and are actually human beings. Tahnee accidently left a 200ml bottle of hair conditioning spray in her hand luggage. We were aware of it before going through, but thought we'd try out luck anyway. As it went through the xray she got pulled over and they searched her bag. I was ... read more