Of all the places you have flown to, I'm surprised you have never visited Italy. Easily one of the most beautiful countries in Europe and the BEST food.
California resident here. My favorite foods whenever visiting England: 1. Fish & chips 2. Full English Breakfast 3. Donner kebabs 4. Indian takeout with fluffy nan bread 5. Wrapped packets of mackerel from Marks & Spencer 6. Washed down with shandy or Jamaican ginger beer 7. For dessert, 99 flake, Digestive biscuits and/or Cadbury's Dairy Milk.
The ITA planes look as stylish on the inside as the outside. Must say that Italy is my favourite country - the history, culture, architecture, scenery, food cannot be beaten and the Italians I've met have all been very friendly.
@@markiangooleyI flew on a blistering summer day on their blue Ita airway plane from Dulles to Rome and it was probably one of the coldest flights I’ve ever taken
@@markiangooley, APU or ground ACU exists. Some airlines require pilots to always keep APU on above certain outside temperature. I flew Royal Jordanian B787 and after standing in overheated jet bridge for 5 mins, the airplane was icy cold.
When we lived in Malaysia when I was a child, there were many things we were asked to bring back to the other Brits living in our village. They included- Clark’s school shoes, gingham checked school dresses (it was a British school so British school uniforms), marmite, Cadburys chocolate, walkers crisps and PG tips! It was also the early/ mid 90’s so no security so people would sneak bacon, black pudding and gammon in their hand luggage (usually in clean nappies) to get them through. Easier than driving over the border into Thailand to buy them. Always felt odd having a suitcase full of British food (company paid luggage fees) and my grandma always got us in chippy dinner the night we got there. Nothing beats fish and chip shop chips from the UK!
I am shocked there was not a Clark's store in all of Malaysia. We had two of them in Huntsville, AL (a city of barely 250k)... Having had fish and chips in London and at several places along the West Coast of the U.S. I don't understand the sentiment of feeling the need to act like you can only get good F&C In London. The problem most Americans have is that they have no clue about making sure their fish is fresh off the boat (that morning). Heck, I even had delicious F&C's in Rosarito, Baja/Mexico...
@@travellinman382Just curious, what did they use to fry the chips back then? Lard? Is it like McDonalds that switch from lard to vegetable oil assuming it was healthier but turned out to be worse ?
@@Wolverines77 Londoners do not know how to do fish and chips. You need to go to one of the coastal towns of Yorkshire Scarborough Whitby, then you’ve tasted real fish and chips.😂😂
@@luiskp7173 When we visited our English friends in 1993 we had some delicious chips. When we returned in 1998, our friends English friends told us that the oil they used to make the chips with was banned, and the chips weren’t as good in 1998. I believe it was canola oil, which appears to not actually be banned (despite what our friends told us), but I guess many places don’t use it as much anymore.
JFK-FCO flights were always packed even when I flew several times to Rome over 40 years ago on 747s. My sister went from JFK-FCO on an Alitalia 747 in March '81 as part of a Latin class high school trip. The plane was full save for one businessman in FC. The blue ITA livery reminds me of Formula 1 racing for some reason.
Nice video! As an italian i'm proud of the presentation you made of ITA. Let's just hope they keep doing well, we haven't a great story when it comes to air companies. BTW, arrivederci is goodbye, and we only say that when living. It litterally means "to the next time we will see each other", sort of see you later, so since you're coming back it was not so wrong!😅
Since we’re on the topic about British food, being from Houston, we have our own parallels to the cuisine: Fish and Chips = Seafood basket Beans on toast = Red beans and rice Sausage roll = Kolaches Sunday Roast = Smoked Brisket Cuppa tea = Sweet tea
I had an aunt who was originally from Belfast but spent most of WWII in England driving trucks. We took her out to an Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips. (Remember those?) We asked here if it was like fish and chips in England. She said "Oh no, this is good!" In defense of British fish and chips I'm sure big quality compromises had to be made during WWII.
Noel, you are so right about the ITA Airways colour scheme. I love the bright Azzurri blue that the a330 is painted in, very imaginative - clearly someone is capable of thinking outside the box. But it's also very fitting for those of us who know a little bit about Italy.
I live in Germany, and like you find traveling back odd. I lived in London for over 30 years but now I feel like a tourist there. The views when you land at LHR on that approach are fabulous though, and especially when you recognise all the parks, buildings, stadiums, and streets. I don't miss the crowds though, it's better seen from above.
How nice you were recognized by a fan in the airport. I've always wanted to visit Italy like my Italian friend. They rented a nice little convertable & drove to small towns & wineries & stayed on old estates where the owners rent out rooms to pay for the upkeep & serve meals & of course wine. ITA should have given you another glass of proseco for being 1 hr late! The plane looked very nice & the food even better!!! It does feel strange to return to a place you once lived as a visitor. Enjoy your time & say hi to the King for me! My late hubby loved going to the pubs when he was in London on business. The people couldn't believe the "Yank" liked football & watched it on the telly with them . Of course, he enjoyed a pint or 2....& a steak as well.
22 year expat from the uk living in Canada, and i can confirm, a chippie tea is always a must whenever i get back to the uk. Sausages are especially important. Enjoy your chippie tea!
I recently moved from Georgia to Colorado and I flew back into Atlanta a few months after my move. I experienced a similar feeling to you flying into London. My family now also lives in Colorado, so there really aren't any of my things or family left in Atlanta. Its a strange feeling being somewhere so familiar to you, but no longer at home, in fact far from it. Anyways, I love your videos. Keep up the good work.
I was behind an ITA A330neo in Miami on a Sunset take off, these planes look the part! Very impressed with the colour scheme. I will book a trip and see what the onboard experience is like.
Me & my wife live in South Georgia & went to Ireland for the first time in March 2022. We LOVED the fish & chips and got them every chance we got... Til we got covid & were stuck in Ireland for an extra week. 🥴
Noel - I believe one of the queens former chefs is working on setting up a restaurant in Dallas (likely a food truck) of fish and chips. He also has a YT page too. You should check him out if you want a shorter trip.
Well, I know that feeling when everything is familiar but it's no longer your place. I used to live in Bialystok, Poland, city only 40 km away from Bielarus border, now I live in Chicago suburbs. Few days before last New Years Eve I flew there after 6 years of absence. Can't even express the feelings I had. I felt like I got back home from a very long vacation, not the other way around. But when I got back to US it felt like I never left. It's a very strange feeling.
I loved the shirt! The ITA 330neo was gorgeous, inside and out. The chaos of the boarding in New York was ridiculous. That type of experience leads to travel stress and contributes to bad behavior of passengers.
You have to come to Wisconsin if you like sausage, especially the city of Milwaukee. We have a large assortment of established Europeans so we have a great variety of Polish, Italian and German sausages. Trust me, I eat my fair share every month.
Yup! I just came down to the comments to say that the reason he can't find proper sausage or fish and chips is that he's probably in the wrong part of the country. Sure, it might all exist somewhere in Texas but he'll have better luck on sausage if he went where larger portions of sausage making Europeans immigrated to. (Norther Midwest) For fish and chips, probably best to head to the NE or PNW where commercial fishing in the US tends to be based out of.
As a Londoner for over 30 years, I can attest to the fact that there are very few decent chippies in London. Almost all of them try to support an over-extensive menu covering far more than fish & chips, like kebabs, burgers, chicken etc rather than doing one thing well. Out in the provinces though, it's a different story, proper chippies everywhere.
It's the same down in Surrey/hants where I'm from the fish and chip shops sell everything from pizzas to kebabs but they advertised as a fish n chip shop and that's the food they cannot get right. Most of the time it's dreadful. I think we need to go north of the border for good fish n chips Fried in proper beef dripping.😉👍
As a Northern Ireland guy living in Indiana US, there’s no good chippies here apart from one run by a British family about a 2 hour drive away. Also got good fish n chips in Newyork at a British run cafe. A good chippie is always my first go to when get back home.
Agree, but depends wher you live in London. We’re lucky in Hackney to have Sutton and sons Excellent fish and chip, they’re also fishmongers so you know it’s all fresh.
Flew ITA last year from MIA to FCO in PE. Had friends in Biz on same flight. Was older 330 and looked it. Service was great and the food pretty good as well. You definitely got the elevated experience. Great video
ITA is actually better than what I think of, the seat if really nice, amenity kit is a surprise! So Many stuff. A bit disappointed with the loo, especially served for business class... It would be weird when you fly back to the country where originally from, great to see Noel enjoy these fish and chips!!
It’s great to see you happy again Noel. Your videos where you were a bit sad and grumpy was sad to see. Glad you’re on the up and up and hope the missus is doing okay
Noel come to Cumming Georgia we have a top Notch fish and chip shop calls Wrights Fish and Chips. It owned by a family from Wales and can get all manner of British goodies from there.
16:09 I say it was more famous as the place the French Emperor Napoleon was exiled to after his forced abdication following the Treaty of Fontainebleau, and conveyed to the island on HMS Undaunted by Captain Thomas Ussher; he arrived at Portoferraio on 4 May 1814. He was allowed to keep a personal guard of 400 men and was nominally sovereign of Elba, a step down from Emperor of the French. However, the nearby sea was patrolled by the French and British navies to ensure he could not escape. During the months that he stayed on the island, Napoleon carried out a series of economic and social reforms to improve the quality of life. After staying for almost ten months, he managed to escape back to France on 26 February 1815 with about 1,000 men.
Born in England. Moved to US when I was 2. Love some proper British fish and chips, and tried it everywhere in the US only to be disappointed every time. Then a few years back I was in Gibraltar and took a taxi (really a tour guide) up the rock and around the island, and he dropped us off at a chippy in Gibraltar. So I asked him, “I’ve been searching for good fish and chips in the US for years and can’t find any. The fish looks amazing, but then it’s so disappointing when I eat it.” He says it’s not the fish, it’s the malt vinegar. US malt vinegar (it’s usually Heinz) isn’t the same as British malt vinegar. So I bought so Sarson’s on Amazon and took it with me to get some US fish and chips. Sure as hell, it was way better. Something about US malt vinegar being more acidic and British malt vinegar being less acidic and more sweet……whatever it was it made the difference. Give it a whirl. Keep up the great content.
4:55 Many people don't seem to notice that most universal power outlets actually now have a usb-c in the middle. I tested it on various airlines (Emirates, China Southern Finnair etc) A small but great touch
Italy is a great place, but I prefer further north. Turin is one of my favourite places on Planet Earth, and just a stone's throw from the Italian Alps, too. Agree about the fish and chips and we haven't been back to the UK since 2016... Nowhere good to get fish and chips in Manila, although I do make my own pork pies now!
Loved the approach into London... I have never come in from that direction before to see the whole city. Awesome. This airline seems to be pretty good too. Will have to try it some time.
As a Brit who’s lived in Australia for the past 12 years, we went back for the first time this year - one of the first things we got was a good Indian take away. 😂 The Aussie haven’t quite mastered it yet!
ITA - Italia Trasporto Aereo. So it’s kind of translates to Italy Air Transport Airways. Don’t think there was any need for the extra “Airways” after ITA
I'm pretty sure New Zealand would have an issue with seeds hidden in bookmarks! Looking forward to my own adventure from Manchester to Singapore soon. I've been frantically scrubbing the seeds from my walking boots - not a euphamism
21:20 But still you get prior boarding, lounge access and free meals, which is something in my opinion, which the eco class will not have, when you fly euro business.
I love how far you'll go for a good meal! I remember you flying from UK to Texas for a steak! My, how times have changed! Reminds me of my dad (who grew up on the east coast). He came home from a hard week of work at UAL, and he announced that he "had a hankerin' for baked beans." "Pack your bags, everybody, we're flying to Boston for the weekend!"
Noel starting November Reno will have twice weekly flights on the start up carrier new Air Pacific's new routes, also the 2 new cities are ONT-RNO, ONT-Nashville. On Nov 16th and 17th respectively. They do ONT-LAS regularly.
For sausage in the States, you just need to find German/Polish parts. I grew up in a very German part of Southern Indiana and sausages galore. They even have a blood sausage, which I think is very close to English black pudding.
Great video Noel the ITA A330N to me looked like the best long haul service/flight you’ve taken . If the catering in Y class is half as good as business class well worth a flight .😃👍
I was pretty much raised in the South and I am a die hard sausage connoisseur ! Can't ever get enough! I know how you feel about being gone from UK for just a year, except I was raised in N. Florida, but have lived in Georgia for the past 45 years. I went to a high school reunion the past week and the city seemed strange to me. Sad part was that I was glad to leave and get back home!
There used to be a good Fish & Chips in Richardson, Texas on Coit Road called Fish & Fizz, run by a guy from Cornwall. They were sadly forced to close back in January as their landlord wasn't willing to negotiate a price for the location that they could afford. But for those 5 years, they'd gone strong.
Small world. American co-worker was so happy to find a decent chippie in Texas of all places back a couple of years ago. And it was exactly that one. Sad to see it go.
I've flown them back and forth to Japan this year, on their A350, and it was the worst experience I've had so far with an airline. The crew did not interact with the passengers at all, they were impatient and one of the cabin crew was smoking an electronic cigarette in the aft galley. I will avoid them as much as I can.
Noel! There is a place in Katy Texas called the chipper owned by some Brit’s. Closest thing to real fish and chips I’ve had in a while(I’m from the UK also). No need to fly to London anymore give it a try.
I had to stop and breathe after just minute 3:00 - it's the reason why I hate flying these days. I can't handle crowds anymore (thank you fibromyalgia and social anxiety for that) But I'm so so so lucky that I got to fly a lot during the 80's and 90's, so I live with those memories. And travelling to the UK; I'm not British but grew up watching the BBC (Blue Peter, Biker Grove, Eastenders ...) so I feel like it's my 2nd home. I can't wait to drink Ribena, have a nice sarnie, and a packet of salt & vinegar crisps. That's coming home for me!
This man truly makes the absolute perfect videos that I can always easily watch from start to finish. I’ve download like 20 random videos from the channel to watch while on my flight from IAD-GIG (Washington-DC to Rio de Janeiro) next week🤣
There is a video on RU-vid of UK people trying Australian fish and chips and claiming it’s better. I haven’t tried fish and chips in the UK though so I can’t comment
I flew on UNITED Polaris - it was lovely - I slept better on United Polaris than I did on Lufthansa first - I absolutely love your videos - I give me a desire to start my videos and live streaming again
That food looks delicous and the livery of the plane is goreous. No where does fish and chips or fried breakfast like england. It would be great if you and rachel could do a trip so we can see how go ITAs asstiance is.
